Archive for June, 2005
China: Development Projects in GMS
Assistant FM Shen Guofang says China will report to Greater Mekong Sub-region countries about its development projects in the region. Chinese Assistant Foreign minister Shen [...]
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Avon educates women on risk of breast cancer
Avon Cosmetics Vietnam is advancing the fight again breast cancer by raising the awareness of Vietnamese women in HCM City and Hanoi of early detection methods and proper [...]
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Doctors prepare for child liver transplant
The Central Paediatrics Hospital plans to undertake a liver transplant operation early next month with support from South Korea doctors, according to the hospital director. [...]
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Australian programme introduces drug control strategies to reduce HIV/Aids
New tools and materials designed to reduce the spread of HIV among drug users were launched last week as part of an Australian funded project. The Asia Regional HIV/Aids [...]
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Japan helps improve medical services in central region
A chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) office in Vietnam F.Kicuchi and director of Hue Central Hospital, Dr Pham Nhu The signed the [...]
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Canada supports Vietnam in WTO; agrees on stronger bilateral ties
Canada has reaffirmed its support for Vietnam to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and agreed to enhance relations with the Southeast Asian nation. This reaffirmation [...]
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‘Miracle’ surgery saves life
TrungVuong Emergency Hospital and Cu Chi District Clinic report that their doctors carried out six hour emergency operation on 31 year man who had fatally low blood pressure [...]
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SBV forex rates for June 29
Interbank rate: 1 US dollar = 15,826.00 dong State commercial bank rates: USD buy 15,864.00 sell 15,866.00 JPY buy 143.40 sell 145.72 EUR buy 19,035.74 sell [...]
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HCM City promises to polish up investment image
The HCM City government is making efforts to solve many issues faced by foreign investors, but local leaders and investors alike will still have to await solutions to other [...]
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Transport minister mulls Dinh An Estuary Improvement Canal Project
The Minister of Transport Dao Dinh Binh and officials and agencies had an inspection of the Quan Chanh Bo canal project to study some technical elements to complete the Dinh [...]
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Taxation reform toward 2010
The Ministry of Finance has mapped out a roadmap for the reform of the main tax items: ? -Value Added Tax: to decrease number of VAT free goods and services; to apply a [...]
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Canada signs adoption agreement with Vietnam
Canadian foreign minister Pierre Pettigrew on Monday June 27 announced an agreement that will allow Canadians to adopt Vietnamese children after a suspension of more than [...]
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MPI minister defends decision on Russian fraud case
Vietnam’s Investment minister has defended his decision to allow a Russian-invested company, whose director has been arrested for fraud, to transfer its legal capital, [...]
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China IPO to fund aluminium plant in Vietnam
China Yunnan Metallurgical general Co expects to raise CNY1 billion ($120.77 million) from the initial public offering and listing of its joint venture company in Hong Kong [...]
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Singapore firm launches new property management service
Singaporean TAAP International Ltd, which provides property and hospitality management and marketing consultancy in Vietnam, has launched its new brand Harvest, dealing with [...]
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