Archive for January, 2005
Singapore firm to expand bowling complexes
A Singaporean corporation will set up at least one more bowling and entertainment centre in HCM City in 2005, confirmed the CEO. Peter Tay, CEO of SULT Corp which jointly [...]
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World textile and apparel trade and production trends
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c12253) has announced the addition of World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends -Edition 2, 2004 [...]
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Telecoms firm cuts long-distance charges
Telecoms service provider VDC recently announced it would cut charges on international phone calls made via internet protocol technology by 4 to 17% as of February 1. [...]
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MobiFone to increase switchboard capacity to 3.55m
The second biggest mobile phone network in Vietnam, MobiFone, plans to increase its switchboard capacity to 3.55 million this May. The company currently has seven [...]
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Power price cut to attract FDI
Foreign organisations and individuals in Vietnam can save 400 billion dong this year as a result of the lower electricity price effective since January 1, with savings of 5.2 [...]
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US deposit rates would hit businesses, bankers say
Domestic commercial banks should not increase interest rates on US dollar deposits anymore as such a continuous boost would antagonise businesses taking out loans, financial [...]
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Three officials arrested for forging land certificates
Three officials including a leader of an outskirt commune of Hanoi were detained by city police Friday January 28 for their alleged involvement in the forgery of land [...]
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PM rules out setting up anti-corruption agency
Prime minister Phan Van Khai has decided not to set up an anti-corruption body as there are already many other agencies assigned to fight the problem, said a spokesman of the [...]
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Affordable homes needed for poor residents; NA deputies
The urban area government decree currently being drafted should ensure that low-income families are able to buy homes, said deputies of Vietnam’s legislative body January [...]
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Hanoi to halt registration of new motorbikes
Hanoi will likely put a cap on registering new motorbikes throughout the capital city this year rather than in just the current seven inner-city districts, according to the [...]
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Dollar/dong rate 15,751 for January 29, 31
The central State Bank of Vietnam set the following official rates of the dong against the dollar. January 29, 31 January 28 December 29 Dong per dollar 15,751 15,746 15,742 [...]
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Animal quarantine fees
The Ministry of Finance issued Decision 08/QD-BTC dated January 20, 2005 regulating animal quarantine fees collection, payment, administration and use policies. The above [...]
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Liquidation of assets via auctions
The general Department of Taxation (GDT) has issued Official Letter 197/TCT/PCCS instructing the use of invoices applied to assets auction activities. Under the above letter, [...]
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New regulation on imported motorbikes made in EU
The Ministry of Finance issued Decision 5/2005/QD-BTC dated January 18, 2005 regulating import duty levels applied to imported motorbikes made in European Union (EU). [...]
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Stricter measures against IPR breaches
The ministries of finance and science and environment issued Inter-ministerial Circular 129/2004/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN instructing the implementation of border checking measures [...]
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