Archive for April 1st, 2005
Analysis—Laos hits gold in copper exports
The first major load of copper carthode will come out of the processing plant at the Khanong copper mine in Laos at the end of this month, promising a deepening of the [...]
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State department: Laos’ human rights record remains poor
The annual U.S State Department’s Human Rights report says the Lao government’s human rights record remained poor in 2004, and it continued to commit serious [...]
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Student to highlight Hmong rights issue
A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student is trying to raise awareness of a human rights issue half a world away by petitioning UWSP’s Student government [...]
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Cambodians flee as blast at munitions dump causes panic
A nighttime blast at an arms depot in northern Cambodia triggered an hours-long spray of shells and bullets yesterday, killing up to six people and injuring a dozen others, [...]
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East Asia said to need US$1 trillion for infrastructure over next five years
Developing countries in East Asia need to spend more than a trillion dollars over the next five years in roads, water, communications, power, and other infrastructure to cope [...]
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Theatre—”Seasons of Migration”
Shapiro is one of the first generation of classical dancers to emerge from Phnom Penh’s Royal University of Fine Arts (the nation’s official arts conservatory) [...]
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The abode of gods
Sunrise at Angkor Wat is a time for photo shoot. Tourists start gathering there long before daybreak to take pictures. Children on way to their floating school in the middle [...]
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Bird flu cluster in Banteay Meas Cambodia at grows to four
Cambodia is awaiting results of tests on an 18-year-old man suspected of carrying the bird flu virus who would be the third case found in the kingdom if confirmed. Health [...]
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Industrial SOE exports rise 8.1%
SOEs under the industry ministry by the end of March exported nearly US$377.8 million, a year-on-year rise of 8.1% of which Vietnam Textile and Apparel Corp posted an [...]
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Basic interest rate fixed at 0.65% per month
The State Bank of Vietnam on March 25 issued Decision 315/QD-NHNN on the basic interest rate of dong. Accordingly, the basic interest rate of dong is fixed at 0.65% per month [...]
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Losses shelve government coffee project
The government has recently decided to suspend a 40,000-hectare Arabica coffee development project, asking banks related to the project to rollover debts for areas beset by [...]
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Higher tariff quotas imposed
The Ministry of Finance has cut taxes on a certain number of imports into the country, and instead, apply incremental tariff quotas on these products. Imported goods subject [...]
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Taxman cracks down on Taiwanese under-stating PIT
HCM City taxation department has recently drawn up personal income tax policies for 400 Taiwanese owned enterprises operating in HCM City. According to HCM City taxation [...]
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WB grants US$35m for HIV/Aids fight
The management board of the World Bank in Washington on March 30 approved a non-refundable aid worth US$35 million in a bid to support Vietnam in the prevention of HIV/Aids. [...]
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Agreement signed on Kyoto Protocol
Chief representative of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (Jbic) in Vietnam Masayuki Karasawa and International Cooperation Department under the trade ministry signed [...]
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