A Budget Airline Grows in Vietnam
New carrier VietJet is expanding its flight and intends to challenge the state-owned carrier on international services BusinessWeek - Jan 30
VietJet Lures Travelers From 40-Hour Bus Rides With Budget Hanoi Flights
VietJet Aviation Joint-Stock Co., the budget carrier that began flights in Vietnam last month, may double its fleet to six planes by the end of the year as it lures passengers from bus trips taking as long as 40 hours. Bloomberg - Jan 29
Light Penalties Fail To Deter Increasing Foreign Workers In Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Light fines for working illegally in Vietnam have not been a deterrent to preventing the increasing number of illegal foreign workers in the country, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affair's Employment Department. Bernama - Jan 30
Foreigners Applying for Residency Permit Process to Be Shortened
HANOI: Foreigners who are eligible for residency permit in Vietnam, can now look forward to a shorter processing time during permit applications. Malaysian Digest - Jan 30
Vietnam Targets 90,000 Guest Workers In 2012
HANOI, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- The Overseas Labour Management Department has set a target of sending 90,000 workers abroad this year, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. Bernama - Jan 27
---------------------
Banned books hot property in censored Vietnam
From irreverent cartoons to "depraved" short stories, Vietnam's pop culture is attracting the attention of print censors who experts say are struggling to accept an increasingly brash literary scene. AFP - Jan 25
Vietnam Signals Rate Cuts as Asia’s Fastest Inflation Eases
Vietnam signaled that it may cut policy interest rates to “more suitable” levels after the first quarter and weaken the dong this year as Asia’s fastest inflation eases. BusinessWeek - Jan
At US panel, woman accuses Vietnam on trafficking
A Vietnamese woman on Tuesday accused the Hanoi government and US companies of supporting human trafficking, telling a Congressional hearing chaired by US Representative Chris Smith that she was assaulted and worked as a virtual slave in Jordan. AFP - Jan 25
Vietnam cops resume using fish nets to nab speeding motorists
Police in Thanh Hoa Province say they have resumed the controversial use of fish nets to catch illegal motorbike racers and speeding motorists during the 2012 Lunar New Year. AsiaOne - Jan 25
Vietnam's January exports reach US$6.5 billion
Vietnam earned US$6.5 billion in export s in January, down by 28.5 per cent from last December and 11.1 per cent for the same period last year, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Asia News Network - Jan 24 07:37pm
Inflation tests stability in Vietnam
HANOI - Buffeted by persistent double-digit inflation, slowing economic growth and rising worker unrest, Vietnam's economic reforms are at risk of coming undone. Asia Times - Jan 24
Vietnam New Year Shoppers Defying Central Bank Spurs Inflation
Asia’s fastest inflation is the last thing on Tran Hang’s mind as she jostles fellow shoppers at a street stall in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to snap up Belgian chocolates and Thai candies for Tet, or lunar New Year. BusinessWeek - Jan 22
Vietnam 'intensified' repression in 2011: HRW
Vietnam "intensified its repression" of dissidents in 2011, jailing a string of peaceful activists and cracking down hard on freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said Sunday. InterAksyon - Jan 22
---------------------
China, Russia, US face off beneath the waves
An underwater tug-of-war is intensifying among countries such as China, Russia and the United States in the seas around Japan. Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh, who comes from Vietnam's ..... Asia News Network - Jan 23
Vietnam's banks set for wave of M&A
VIETNAM - The banking sector in Vietnam will see big changes in the first quarter, with focus on mergers and acquisitions, the central bank chief has said. AsiaOne - Jan 23
Vietnam New Year Shoppers Defying Central Bank Spurs Inflation
Asia’s fastest inflation is the last thing on Tran Hang’s mind as she jostles fellow shoppers at a street stall in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to snap up Belgian chocolates and Thai candies for Tet, or lunar New Year. Bloomberg - Jan 23
Vietnam Inflation Slows to 17.27%, Supporting Case for Rate Cuts
Vietnam’s inflation slowed for a fifth month in January, giving the central bank more room to cut interest rates as a deteriorating global economy dims the outlook for exports. BusinessWeek - Jan 22 06:38am
Vietnam's Dot-Com Boom
Favorable demographics make the country an attractive market for Internet entrepreneurs BusinessWeek - Jan 22
Vietnam needs 'rights progress' for US weapons
The United States will not sell lethal weapons to Vietnam until it reverses the "backward movement" in its human rights situation, US Senators including John McCain said Saturday. AFP - Jan 21
-----------------------
Vietnam, India Join to Face China
As US power wanes and China's waxes, other countries start looking for allies Asia Sentinel - Jan 06
India, Vietnam set out ambitious two-way trade plan
Vietnam and India target doubling bilateral trade to US$7 billion by 2015, the visiting Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Human Resources Development Indian E. Ahamed has said. Speak ..... Asia News Network - Jan 05
Vietnam ministry calls for control on property capital flow
The Construction Ministry of Vietnam has proposed to the Prime Minister that measures must be taken to control capital flows into the property market to prevent speculation. Deputy Minister of Constr ..... Asia News Network - Jan 05
Vietnam's import, export strategy approved
Vietnam's new import and export strategy has been approved to triple total export turnover in 2020. Under the strategy for 2012-20 and its vision to 2030, it sets out specific targets to reach an av ..... Asia News Network - Jan 05
Laos, Vietnam step up war on crime in north
Laos and Vietnam have resolved to strengthen policing of their shared border, in a bid to crack down on drug smuggling and other criminal enterprises. The agreement was reached at a meeting in Huap ..... Asia News Network - Jan 05
Vietnamese Jail Journalist Covering Corruption
Police in Vietnam detained have detained a journalist reporting on government corruption in Ho Chi Minh City, reported press watchdog the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] The Epoch Times - Jan 04
Vietnam's Development Dilemma
Last December, the five-nation Mekong River Commission agreed to delay the Xayaburi dam project on the lower Mekong River in Laos Asia Sentinel - Jan 03
Trở lên Đầu Trang |
