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Italian shoemakers are collecting information to continue to oppose Vietnamese leather upper shoes exported to the European Union (EU). The producers are planning to require the European Commission (EC) to lengthen the anti-dumping tariff application time, local newspaper Vietnam Investment Review reported. EU regulations state the 10% anti-dumping tariff levied on Vietnamese shoes exported to

Le Duc Tho, head of the investment department at Hanoi-based Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade, known as VietinBank, comments on the outlook for the dong. Vietnam's currency advanced 0.7% to 16,680 per dollar as of 2:29 p.m. in Hanoi, the strongest in three weeks, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ``Exporters have been selling dollars for the past 10 days. They aren't holding dollars,

The National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) has begun an anti-dumping investigation into Vietnamese and Chinese shoes, according to a petition from the Leather Shoe Industry and Related Components Corporation (CCCA). INDECOPI announced on July 18 that investigations will be carried out on shoes with fabric-uppers. Since the announcement, accused

From Vietnam, a story of an amateur collector who has managed to build up an impressive collection of dynastic seals from feudal Vietnam as well as prehistoric antiques. There’s more than a few stories like these, and it makes one wonder how much of Vietnam’s ancient heritage is in the hands of private collectors? Amateur collects [...]Show on map

It’s summertime, and we all want fresh food that is simple to make, right? Hot weather doesn’t make anyone want to cook so a good salad can really go a long way. I pulled a sheet of recipes out of the June issue of Women’s Health magazine, one of the few issues of this mag [...]

Walk a long 20 minutes just to go an pass the standard chartered credit card point redemption form ended up couldn't pass as the standard chartered building beside pavilion is not a branch, just a building. Sigh~~Was tired and hungry and just went to Pavilion Food Court. Wanted to eat the tepanyaki, but will too crowded, plus abit high price for just a lunch.Walk and walk, just don't know what to

BBC News recently interviewed Tran Trong Duyet, a retired Vietnamese military officer.Tran Trong Duyet was the head of the infamous Hoa Lo prison which was the institution where John McCain claims he was brutally beaten and tortured during five-and-a-half years as an American prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.What Tran Trong Duyet told the BBC directly contradicts what McCain has told the peo

The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host the seminar “Russia-Vietnam: Business Cooperation Development Prospects” that will be held on July 8, 2008, 10 a.m. within the framework of the visit to Moscow of Vietnamese business delegation headed by deputy director of the Economic Development Department of the Defense Ministry of Viet Nam, Fam Van Sangom. The Vietnamese delegation wi

Sexy pictures of Jenny Chu. A popular Vietnamese model(Asian American model) named Jenny Chu who is popular in the import modeling scene. Nickname : Chu Chu Birthday:October 17 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA Height: 5'3" Measurements: 32B-24-36 Ethnicity: ½ Chinese, ½ Vietnamese Female, 22, Interested: Friends, Activity Partners Location: Twin Oaks, CA Hometown:Newbury Park Schools (Other): Moorpar

Becoming a listed company is a good choice for Vietnamese companies but not the only business strategy available for long-term growth, a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City heard. Listed companies, sometimes referred to as public corporates, have some advantages in business development and capital mobilization, Ho... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

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A delegation of Spanish businesses will arrive in Viet Nam late this month to explore business opportunities and seek local partners, said the Spanish Embassy in Hanoi Friday. Senior leaders from 25 businesses will join the two-day mission led by the Spanish Council of Chambers of Commerce with the support of the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Ho Chi Minh City. The council brought

Turkey will not levy anti-dumping tariffs on gas-fuelled cigarette lighters imported from Viet Nam, according to the Competition Management Agency under the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. The agency on June 13 announced Turkey’s conclusions, saying Turkish trade officials had launched investigations and found that Vietnamese producers had shown no signs of trade fraudulence. In May

The Philippines, the world's biggest rice importer, may buy supplies from Viet Nam under a government- to-government agreement within a week, and is also in talks with seven other nations including South Korea for shipments. The country had received Viet Nam's offer, including the volume and price, Secretary Arthur Yap told reporters today in Manila, declining to provide details. ``We're still

Hope you like standup comedy because this video is just too good not to be shown here. The girl in the video is really good and funny I jot loved seeing her performance. The main thing in her performance is imitating a Vietnamese beauty salon lady. This girl excels herself in the video. In the other hand if [...]

Greek lottery systems supplier Intralot said on Tuesday it clinched a deal with Viet Nam's largest lottery to establish a foothold in the rapidly developing Asian country. The world's second-largest lottery systems supplier will upgrade the systems of the Ho Chi Minh City lottery, Intralot said in a statement. The Vietnamese lottery had a turnover of $140 million in 2007, it said. It did not

Investors from Viet Nam ’s central highlands province of Gia Lai have eyed rubber tree plantations in Laos ’ Champassak province as a promising area for investment. At a recent working session with Champassak authorities, Gia Lai provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Viet Hung said business people want to develop 10,000ha of rubber trees in the Lao province. According to Champassa

Philip Wee, senior currency economist for DBS Bank Ltd. in Singapore, comments on Viet Nam's move to weaken the dong's daily reference rate by 2% tomorrow to 16,461 per dollar and raise its benchmark interest rate to 14% from 12%. ``It's not a cure all. This is a process. At this point, nobody expects a runaway Vietnamese dong because there are no signs of a balance of payments crisis. What's

David Fernandez, head of emerging markets research at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Singapore, comments on Vietnamese stocks. Fernandez spoke in a Bloomberg Television interview today. The VN Index, a measure of 151 companies on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, fell 1.61% to 373 today, the lowest since Feb. 23, 2006.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

Vietnamese stocks may extend this year's worst slump among global markets as the government raises interest rates to quell inflation, Merrill Lynch & Co. said. Higher borrowing costs will restrain earnings growth and prevent a ``huge bounce'' in Viet Nam's equities, Mark Matthews, Asia Pacific head of equity strategy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co

The rhythm of the Vietnamese stock market recently depends heavily on the trading scope of foreign investors, however which is also the weak point of the market in terms of transparency as the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

An overseas Vietnamese’s company has been praised by the Lao government for its contribution to Laos and its economic development. The coffee-trading Dao Huong Group is emerging as a prosperous business in Laos and held its 10 th anniversary of establishment in Laos capital Vientiane on May 31. Addressing the ceremony, Laos ’ Standing Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad and other senior

Eight jewellery and garment makers from Viet Nam will participate in an international exposition in Algeria, from Saturday until the following Friday. Around 2,000 enterprises from 40 countries will attend. Organisers of the exhibition, Safex, said the event would feature enterprises from the US, France, Italy and Germany that had recorded high revenues with Algerian trade. Other partners from

Vietnamese may shun domestic assets and buy dollars and gold, freezing up the domestic economy on concern that the government won't be able to rein in spiraling inflation, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Policy makers plan to keep the benchmark interest rate at 12% this month after two increases this year, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

The quality of Vietnamese cacao in the 2007-08 crop has exceeded the country’s set standards and of the same quality of other cacao producers in the world such as Ghana and Indonesia. The news was announced by Cargill company at a meeting of the Vietnam Cacao Development Committee in Ho Chi Minh City on May 30. The price of cacao in Viet Nam has reached its peak at 35,000-40,000 VND per kg,

Shares of Malaysian property developers sank Saturday on concern their sales in Viet Nam will be eroded by higher borrowing costs. Gamuda, Malaysia’s third-biggest builder by stock market value, Saturday tumbled 18% to 2.45 ringgit, its steepest decline in more than a decade. Malaysian developers, including Gamuda,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other c

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange announced on its website that Citigroup Global Market Ltd. and Citigroup Global Market Financial Product Ltd. had bought 27,030 shares in Seafood Joint-Stock Company No. 4 (TS4) to raise their stake to 14.29% from 13.97%. The US bank’s subsidiaries had also cut their holdings in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

Representatives from some 50 major Canadian businesses, officials from Ontario province and Vietnamese and Canadian diplomats have discussed Vietnam’s business climate, investment opportunities, and legal system in a workshop held in Toronto. At the workshop on business and investment opportunities in Viet Nam, participants also discussed Vietnamese adjustments after the country joined the Worl

Searching for a beautiful Asian girl from Vietnam? Vietnamese girls are some of the prettiest Asian girls that you can ever meet. I’ve been to Vietnam many times and it’s always a treat to see those beautiful girls. I guess you could say that Vietnamese girls are a mix of Japanese girls and Thai girls [...]

Cambodia in the first four months of this year welcomed more than 80,000 Vietnamese visitors, an increase of 97 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon. Khon said he supported the proposed tourism co-operation and joint venture plans between Lam Dong province and Cambodian localities during a meeting with a Lam Dong province delegation

Hideki Hayashi, chief economist at Shinko Securities Co., in Tokyo, comments on the outlook for Vietnamese dong. The dong fell 0.04% to 16,236 per dollar. ``Speculators just seem to be trying to trigger a decline in the dong because of accelerating inflation. The reason for this is because the real exchange rate of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

Australia. Each year several scholarships are available for Vietnamese students to study in the The University of Queensland Foundation Year (International Education Services). Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit. These scholarships ranges from A$5,800-A$7,750, covering Semester 2 tuition fees (50% remission of all academic fees ). The scholarships are payable retrospectively upon suc

Gannon Beverages, a processor of milk, juice and tea, said it will expand its factory in Viet Nam's southern province of Dong Nai. The company has put an additional $2.1 million into Gannon Beverage Packing Facility Viet Nam Ltd., raising its total investment in the plant to $20 million, it said in an e-mailed statement today. The 20,000-square-meter factory in Bien Hoa City will be upgraded in

Viet Nam's five-year government bonds dropped for a sixth day on speculation accelerating inflation, which erodes the fixed payments on debt, is keeping investors away. The dong declined. Yields have climbed more than 2 percentage points over the past week to reach almost 15 percent compared with 8.73% at the start... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

Drug labels must be in Vietnamese except medicine’s name and address, or if the drug is manufactured in a foreign country, the Ministry of Health has decreed. The regulations state that any organization or individuals that violate this law will face administrative punishment or even criminal prosecution. Violators must compensate victims for any loss suffered. For imported medicines, an

The Thi truong Viet (TTV) online store has signed an agreement to collaborate with an US company, VN Ventures, to open a representative office in California to jointly operate the TTV website. Under the agreement, VN Ventures will help develop an English version of the TTV website, which provides US and international customers with access to high quality Vietnamese products. The online store,

Vietnamese businesses are expected to have good opportunities by taking part in the coming Intrade Malaysia 2008 at the Matrade centre in Kuala Lumpur from November 13 to 16. The “Optimistic investment opportunities” fair will drew the participation of more than 500 businesses from 60 countries worldwide, said Khairi Omar, Malaysian consul general in Ho Chi Minh City. It will display various

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) now has three listed fund certificates including MAFBF1 of Manulife Vietnam Fund Management Co, PRUBF1 of Prudential Balanced Investment Fund and VFMVF1 of Vietnamese Securities Investment Fund. Unlike previous assessments on growth potentials and investment opportunities of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

Most small and medium enterprises in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are getting only limited benefits from the latest information technology (IT), a conference heard Wednesday. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) “do not invest much in IT,” said Le Manh Ha, Director of HCMC Department of Post and Telematics, the co-organizer of the two-day conference. According to a 2006 report by the Vietnam

The European Union will dole out 10 million USD for the continuous execution of a project to help Vietnamese businesses raise their competiveness in the EU market, announced a trade official of the EU delegation in Viet Nam on May 14. Trade Councillor of the Vietnam-based EU delegation Antonio Berenguer spoke of the funding at a Ho Chi Minh City seminar on renewing businesses and EU assistance

The chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (HAGL), a well-known Vietnamese conglomerate, will be the first Vietnamese to own a private plane. Doan Nguyen Duc told Thanh Nien his US$7 million Beechcraft King Air 350 had departed Mena Airport in the US state of Arkansas and would land at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on May 14. Duc’s 60% stake in HAGL is estimated to worth

Window Snyder, the Mozilla security chief warned yesterday, that the language pack for Firefox 2.0 is infected with Trojan horse.Most worse thing about this plugin is that, it is available on Mozilla addons website, from where Mozilla Firefox users download extensions, themes and useful stuff for their Firefox browser.Window Snyder explained that the Trojan [...]

The Viet Nam Commercial Joint Stock Bank for Private Enterprises (VPBank) has just made public new interest rates for deposits in Vietnamese dong. Accordingly, interest rate for 7-36 month term deposits is 12% a year and for six month terms and below is 11.5% a year. Interest rate for deposits in US dollars will be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Around 30% of privately-owned companies in Viet Nam expect their business to be up for public listing in the next three years, according to a report produced by Grant Thornton. Only China, India and Malaysia have a higher rate, according to the recent annual International Business Report. The survey was conducted on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Two of Ho Chi Minh City-based Vinh Hoan Seafood Co.’s products were selected as finalists for the Prix d’Elite, an award recognizing the best new seafood products at the 2008 European Seafood Exhibition in Belgium. According to Truong Dinh Hoe, Secretary General of the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP), 44 local seafood companies attended the exhibition, including

The website goinghomesale.com, run by two Vietnamese of the 8X generation, is a popular and trusted website for over 40,000 international students in Melbourne (Victoria-Australia) for bargaining and buying goods. Via the website, young Internet users also can find useful information on life in the country of Kangaroos like house rental services or adjustments to the Law on immigration. The

A delegation from the Viet Nam Association of Mechanical Industry (VAMI) led by VAMI president Nguyen Van Thu attended the UK’s premier technological event, the 2008 MACH trade fair, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham from April 21-25. The event offered the Vietnamese businesses excellent opportunities to learn about the world’s most advanced and latest technologies in

Ingredients2 1/2 quarts water2 lbs pork bones2 teaspoons salt1 tablespoon fish sauce (nuoc mam)1 teaspoon vegetable oil1 garlic clove, chopped2 shallots or scallions, chopped (only the white part)1/2 lb crabmeat (canned, frozen or fresh)1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper2 teaspoons cornstarch2 tablespoons water1 egg1 (15 ounce) can white canned asparagus, undrained (or fresh ones white or green)1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (Chinese parsley)1/4 cup chopped scallion topsPreparationDissolve the cornstarch in the 2 tbsp of water. Set aside.Bring water to a boil and put the pork bones inchesBring back to a boil, then cover and continue to boil the bones for 1 hour. Occasionally skim the top.Remove the bones from the stock and discard. Add the salt and the fish sauce to the stock.Heat the

AP Moller Maersk AS unit APM Terminals said its joint venture, Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT), has signed a contract worth US$112 million to construct a new container terminal southeast of HCM City, Viet Nam. CMIT, which was formed in 2007 as a joint venture between APM Terminals, state-owned Saigon Ports, and Vietnam National Shipping Line, has signed the contract with a joint venture

The US, considered the land of consumption, where people can borrow money until the end of their lives to satisfy their consumption demands, is facing big difficulties. The prolonged recession has forced American people to tighten their belts. Skyrocketing food prices have forced American families to change their eating habits. According to AP, families have to cancel lunches in restaurants and

The Association for Vietnamese labour brokers in the Czech Republic has been founded with the participation of 27 Vietnamese businesses operating in the country. The Association aims to protect interests of workers, solve problems or disputes between workers and labour export companies and businesses. After the opening, the association received some letters of petition from individuals and

“At present, programs publicizing information on policies of the Party and State and national renewal and development to overseas Vietnamese are limited,” noted Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tai, Standing Deputy Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh People’s Committee when considering activities of overseas Vietnamese in 2008. Mr. Tai suggested expanding information to overseas Vietnamese through newspapers, radio,

It is estimated that some 600 tonnes of gold have been imported into Vietnam. Only a small part of the volume has been deposited at banks or crossed the borders again. How much gold are Vietnamese people keeping under their pillows, then? In the first months of the year, Viet Nam imported some 50 tonnes of gold. If... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Viet Nam’s furniture companies have unanimously rejected an Environmental Investigation Agency claim that the country’s furniture sector depends on illegal timber. A 24-page report released by the U.K: based organization last month said that Vietnamese lumber traders have been depending on criminal networks to illegally exploit forests in neighboring Laos and use the stolen timber to make

Three Vietnamese museums have been chosen to display their collections on a virtual museum - a collection of masterpieces from around the world. Vietnamese artifacts displayed online Vietnam Net Bridge, 11 April 200

Brother International Singapore’s representative office in Viet Nam has recently named two dealers, Sao Nam Group and Silicon Technology Joint Stock Company, as the company’s digital printer in Viet Nam. Sao Nam Group has branches in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Can Tho, and Silicon Technology JSC has branches in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang city. Brother International Singapore

a match: trận đấua pitch : sân thi đấua referee: trọng tàia linesman (referee's assistant): trọng tài biên, trợ lý trọng tàia goalkeeper : thủ môna defender : hậu vệa midfielder: trung vệan attacker : tiền đạoa skipper (captain): đội trưởnga substitute: dự bịa foul: lỗi full-time: hết giờ injury time: giờ cộng thêm do bóng chết extra time: hiệp phụoffside: việt vịan own goal : bàn đốt lưới nhàan equaliser: bàn thắng san bằng tỉ sốa draw: một trận hoàa penalty shoot-out: đá luân lưua goal difference: bàn thắng cách biệt (VD: Đội A thắng đội B 3 bàn cách biệt)a head-to-head: xếp hạng theo trận đối đầu (đội nào thắng sẽ xếp trên)a play-off: trận đấu giàn

The Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), quoting Intrafish, has announced that hundreds of Vietnamese shrimp suppliers have been named on the list of companies subject to tax reconsideration by the US Department of Commerce (DOC). The shrimp association of Louisiana state of the US and private owned companies have asked DOC to reconsider the tax rates imposed on

On April 4-5, the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas) held a meeting between Vinacas’ members and foreign clients. The meeting seemed to be very tense, as foreign clients heavily criticised Vietnamese partners for breaking contracts. A representative of a Dutch dried fruit association said that foreign companies specialising in trading, importing, packing and processing cashew nuts are

It’s not surprised that when a Vietnamese person said that “AO DAI is a famous model fashion of Viet Nam” . “AO DAI” can’t be translated to another language in the world as its special symbol that no country has Ao Dai like Viet Nam. AO DAI is a traditional fashion of Viet Nam’s women. It’s tight body, has neck and lengthen to knee. It has been split into 2 part from hip of the body. There is

The weakening dollar and rising interest rates are a major headache for exporters but it seems some businesses are coping rather well. Export company VietEuro’s president and chairman, Nguyen Thanh Lam, said the depreciating greenback had not taken his company by surprise. It had accurately forecast the dollar to fall and decided to hedge its losses by doing business in different currencies, he

In our household, we are on the constant hunt for foods that are delicious and healthy. If it is also easy to prepare, then it is more or less the perfect food. Such "trifectas" of taste, health and ease are likely to make it into frequent rotation in our home. This healthy and super flavorful broth-based soup has recently become one of our favorite evening meals, thanks to my husband's long-time

Stock foreign investors have beefed up their buy-in on the Vietnamese bourse over the past three months despite the fact the VN-Index dipped 42.5%. According to the Mekong Securities Company, foreign investors pumped close to 385 million USD in stocks and fund certificates on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

A global survey has found Viet Nam businesses were the most focused on searching for and retaining staff. The International Business Report 2008, released Wednesday by business consulting firm Grant Thornton, found 84 percent of Vietnamese businesses were paying more attention to searching for and retaining employees than they were a year ago. Mainland China and Botswana were ranked second and

The dong dropped 0.09% Thursday to 16,110 against the dollar, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference rate for the dong at 15,960 per dollar, the same as Thursday, according to its website. Banks are allowed to trade the currency 1% either side of that rate. Five-year government notes Thursday declined for a second day. The yield rose 6 basis

Taiwanese WiMax wireless broadband service provider Global Mobile signed an agreement to work with a Vietnamese WiMax company on international roaming and the development of WiMax services, including content sharing, the companies said. Viet Nam Multimedia Corporation (VTC), a government-run company, will work as Global Mobile's partner in Vietnam. The two companies will cooperate to build an

Since mid February, the price of Vietnamese rice stood at US$460 per tonne, higher than the cost of Thai rice. Compared to the same period last year the price of Vietnamese rice rose by 77-82% while that of Thailand increased by 71-73%. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that export of Vietnamese rice is favourable due to limited supplies and growing demands worldwide. Experts forecast that

On 27 March 2008, a new Branch of Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank (VRB) was opened in Ho Chi Minh, the most dynamically developing city in Vietnam. The Branch will offer a full range of banking services to VRB corporate customers in the South of Viet Nam, the most developed economic region of the country. The greater part of export-import and trade activities between Viet Nam and foreign

The Vietnamese department of culture is one step closer to having the ancient capital of Vietnam in Thanh Hoa Province listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by completing a scientific profile of the... Visit SEAArch to read the full story, and other stories about the archaeology of Southeast Asia.

Vu Van Trung, Vietnamese trade counsellor to Japan, says it is time for Vietnamese businesses to change the export mechanism if they want to boost exports to Japan – a demanding market. Mr Trung talked about the opportunities and challenges facing Vietnamese exports to Japan in an interview granted to Tokyo-based VOV correspondent Thanh Truong. The following are excerpts from the interview.

South Korean steel giant POSCO completed Friday a 100,000-ton processing plant in Viet Nam, a strategic operation that will supply the growing regional demand for automotive and motorbike steel sheets. The $13.8 million facility, which is an 80-20 joint venture with Mitsubishi's Metal One, will mainly cut and shape steel produced from POSCO's 1.2 million-ton cold-rolled steel plant currently

The business circles of Viet Nam and the Czech Republic signed cooperation deals worth more than US$300 million at a joint business forum in Hanoi on March 21. Addressing the forum, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek who has been in Hanoi for an official visit, stressed that the Czech Republic is willing to share its economic development experiences with Viet Nam. He said that the Vietnamese economy

SGL Viet Nam Development Ltd said its unaudited net asset value (NAV) per share, for the period ended Dec 31, 2007 was 2.64 usd per share as on Feb 29 adding that it is confident in the prospects for the Vietnamese property market in 2008. The company said the decrease in NAV of 0.36 usd against the issued share... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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At a recent meeting of the Viet Nam-Canada Business Council, representatives from Canadian companies wished to promote trade ties with Vietnamese enterprises. A large number of Canadian companies such as TD Canada Trust Bank, Real Estate and Infrastructure Development Company ACDL, and Canada’s Travel and Entertainment Company DSL said they were very interested in projects on mineral exploration

Cheap cheap fish! The above is an ad (from one of the large supermarket chains in France) for the fish known as Pangas (also called, Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, Basa Fish and White Catfish, Tra, Gray Sole). It was a reminder to tell you about the dangers of this strange but increasingly popular fish. I [...]

“The overall outlook of the Vietnamese property market remains bright owing to the accelerated economic growth in the country,” said Nathan Hetz, founder and chief executive officer of Alony Hetz.

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Citibank has launched its maiden domestic offering in the Vietnamese debt market, the first long-term negotiable instrument to be issued in Vietnamese dong.The inaugural issue was a VND400 billion (US$22 million) floating rate issue with a tenor of two years, according to a Citibank press release.The certificate can be sold back to Citibank at each payment date after a certain holding period.“Citibank is proud to issue its maiden Vietnamese dong bond. The issue, launched on Sept. 5, adds diversity to the market. It will also help to develop the local bond market. This longer tenor instrument will offer financial institutions an opportunity to invest longer term with insurance in the local market still predominantly via the money markets,” said Charly Madan, chief for Citibank Viet Nam.

Little Hanoi147 Curtain RoadEC2A  3QETel: 020 7729 6868 Date of Last Visit: Thursday, 13 December 2007 The Victim: Ying The Damage: Unknown! Ying paid! The Background: I stood Ying up for lunch twice this week because of my own scheduling issues. Triple booked myself--I hate it when I do that. So Thursday was THE DAY--the time for me to make it up to her. I cleared my calendar for the afternoon so we could get together. I've always walked right by Little Hanoi and their tempting buffet offer. (Cheaper still as a takeaway!) So it was about time to give it a shot. Stupidly, I got us a little lost on the way there. This is unbelievably stupid of me because it's not like I don't walk around the area all the time. I think I managed to eat up about 20 minutes of our valuable lunch time, trudging through the backstreets of Shoreditch. The Starters: But finally, we made it to Little Hanoi. And Ying speaks Cantonese and so do the staff so all was right in the world. We ordered so

When my mom came back from a tour of Asia, she brought me some coffee and a filter from Vietnam. As I was making myself a cup this morning, I thought, everyone should have a Vietnamese coffee filter! It's perfect for one cup. (Lon doesn't drink coffee.) It takes up very little space and is easy to use. The inexpensive filter is available online so you don't need to go to Vietnam to get one.

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One of them places, my cousin brought us to , was this restaurant in Richmond. Unfortunately for me, I have forgotten what this place is called, and in Richmond, you have many Pho houses on that particular street. We also walked into a few Vietnamese provision shops to look at the abundance of food stuff we can buy for cooking Asian Food.So, when we walked in, the restaurant was already quite full. Mind you it was about 12pm, not exactly lunch time, at least not for us. We were just doing brunch. The reason why I did not remember much of it was because I did not do the ordering nor did I pay much attention to its menu.My cousin ordered this mini fried popiah, which was quite tasty. To eat this fried spring roll, we were given a bowl of sweet chilli sauce , which tasted like less starchy Thai Chilli Sauce.As an additional side dish for our noodles, we were given this plate of beansprouts, and mint leaves (really reminds me of ULAM). We were to squeeze a bit of lemon onto the sala

24 November 2007 (Vietnam Net Bridge) - The Vietnam Archaeology Institute take on the conservation of two 300-year-old preserved bodies of monks. The two mummies are regarded as sacred objects and... Visit SEAArch to read the full story, and other stories about the archaeology of Southeast Asia.

The Vietnamese teacher's day is coming(20 November). I feel very tense as there're many teachers to pay visit, and of course, little presents to be brought along as well. The toughest decision is what should be presented to my first instructor(of my thesis in structural part)?? What he will re-act to my present?? It's just because I was two times absent from a meet-up with him on the progress of my thesis. Fortunately, Mr. Trường, the first instructor, hospitably welcame me to his office :o) He gave me two hand-shakes(overture and closure) and small talks on my thesis. He later appointed me to another stage of my works, it's Field Management Calculations(tempo translation). All you guy may know how did I feel at the moment. What a happy and exciting concurrence!! My tense feeling was suddenly eased. Yeah,.. the Buddha really pays his close eyes on me :)

14 November 2007 (Viet Nam News, VietNam Net Bridge) - The Xom Ren archaeological site yielding artefacts some 4,000 years old is included in Vietnam’s National Heritage register. Vietnam is also preparing the paperwork to submit the site for inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Xom Ren archaeological site becomes a national relic On November 12th, the northern province of Phu Tho held a ceremony to receive a certificate for national relics recognition for the Xom Ren archaeological site in Gia Thanh commune, Phu Ninh district. This also includes graves belonging to the Phung Nguyen cultural period dating back 3500 to 4000 years. (more…)

Make a marinade with 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 tablespoon lemon grass powder, 1 tablespoon sambal and 2 finely chopped garlic cloves. Marinate 3 diced chicken breasts in it for at least 4 hours but prefarbably a night in the fridge. Cook in hot oil 1 chopped onion with 1/2 chopped chilli pepper and 1/2 tablespoon lemon grass powder. When the onion is soft add the marinated chicken breast and cook it brown. Add 125ml chicken stock, boil, stir well, lower the heat, cover the lid and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Get the lid of the pan for the last 2 minutes to thicken the sauce. Enjoy! Share This Same TastePork Chops with Hot SauceBurrito with Spinach and Chicken BreastChicken with Onion sauce from the OvenLasagne with ChickenTortellini with Tomatosauce

A lasting impression for any visitor to Vietnam is the beauty of the women dressed in their ao dais. Girls dressed in white pick their way through muddy streets going home from school or sail by in a graceful chatter on their bikes. Secretaries in delicate pastels greet you at an office door and older ladies in deep shades of purple, green or blue cut a striking pose eating dinner at a restaurant. The ao dai appears to flatter every figure. Its body-hugging top flows over wide trousers that brush the floor. Splits in the gown extend well above waist height and make it comfortable and easy to move in. Although virtually the whole body is swathed in soft flowing fabric, these splits give the odd glimpse of a bare midriff, making the outfit very sensual. Rapidly becoming the national costume for ladies, its development is actually very short compared to the country's history.Pronounced 'ao yai' in the south, but 'ao zai' in the north, the color is indicative of the wearer's age and

It is important that we as consumers are aware of the potential risks of what we apply on our skin when we used skincare products. Some of them contain harmful chemicals but are masked by a pleasant fragrance. It is therefore very important that consumers should only use natural skin care products to protect our skin against pollution and harmful contamination . The more preservatives and chemicals we put on our skin, the more we fill our bodies with toxins and compromise our immune systems. R.G. Skin Revitalizer is a daily skin supplement made from Gac, a bright-red fruit found all over sub-tropical Asia especially in Vietnam. This typical color shows it contains beta-carotene. It is grown in home gardens and sometimes cooked and eaten with rice which is a staple diet of the Vietnamese. Beta-carotene is a natural carotenoid antioxidant found in the Gac fruit and its natural benefits are immense: It boosts our body’s immune system and helps in the rejuvenation of our skin cells.

15 October 2007 (Thanh Nien News) - Lara Croft and Indiana Jones have a lot to answer for. It irks me every time someone calls archaeologists “tomb raiders” - makes them seem more like treasure-hunting rogues rather than the scientists they actually are. Sigh. Barring the headline, the profile of Do Dinh Huat seems quite decent enough. Vietnam’s tomb raider finds answers underground by Giao Huong Over the last 40 years renowned archeologist Do Dinh Truat has presided over some 330 excavations of Vietnam’s ancient tombs, more than any one else in Vietnam. “Tomb excavation”, says Truat, “let’s one unearth the worlds of the dead, especially those of the upper classes, and find the missing pieces that make up the great puzzle of our history.” (more…)

13 October 2007 (Viet Nam Net Bridge) - A feature on a longtime Vietnamese collector of antiques, whose single pieces are worth up to a quarter of a million dollars. The owner of nonpareil antiques by Tuoi Tre He is not even known by many antique collectors, but anyone who had a chance to see part of Duong Phu Hien’s huge antique collection would be shocked by the value. The house of collector Duong Phu Hien is full of antiques, from the basement to the top, but the owner is very modest and doesn’t like to boast about the collection. It was very hard for a Tuoi Tre reporter to get access to Mr. Hien’s collection and to know about his most valuable collection of ceramics. Mr. Hien said that those antiques (ceramic-sekeleton pottery items with the colour of green beetle or do luc in Vietnamese) are treasures of treasures. (more…)