Archive for October, 2005
Health ministry asks Roche for Tamiflu production licence
After the recent discovery of bird flu in Croatia, Vietnam, along with European and Asian countries, is working overtime to prevent a possible flu pandemic. Currently, [...]
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NA calls for graduated intellectual property law
National Assembly deputies called Wednesday October 26 for gradually increasing protection for intellectual property rather than in one stroke, keeping the country’s [...]
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Producers strike back against fake goods
Producers are fighting counterfeiting by offering rewards for those who detect fakes, among other measures. Some 92 of 262 cases of counterfeited goods discovered by the HCM [...]
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S-Fone cuts mobile phone fees
Vietnamese mobile phone operator S-Fone announced Friday October 29 it will slash rates to the lowest levels in the country in an effort to expand its market Beginning [...]
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Olympus commissions first modern gold plant
Olympus Pacific Minerals announced that construction of the Bong Mieu gold mine has been completed on budget and on schedule. The process plant is now being optimised and is [...]
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Coffee harvest short on low output
Vietnam, the world’s second-largest coffee producer after Brazil, said on Thursday this year’s harvest should peak next month and would be shorter than normal [...]
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Work begins on electric motor plant in central Vietnam
Construction began Thursday on a US$39.9 million electronics and small electric motors plant in central Vietnamese commercial hub Da Nang. The facility, being built by [...]
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Infrastructure investment prioritised
Vietnam has decided to prioritise building up its infrastructure with especially foreign and private investment. Deputy planning and investment minister Nguyen Bich Dat told [...]
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Swiss-Belhotel to manage two more properties
Swiss Belhotel International, a Hong Kong-based hotel management company, will manage two properties already under construction in central Vietnam as part of its business [...]
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Swedish telco plans US$250m investment in broadband internet
Sweden based telecom firm Ecton has announced a plan to invest around US$250 million in broadband internet in Vietnam during the next five years in a move to gain a dominant [...]
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First sovereign issue oversubscribed six times
Vietnam on Thursday sold a $750 million bond, its first sovereign debt issue, with the offer attracting more than $4.5 billion of subscriptions due to its rarity and the [...]
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EU barriers against Vietnam ornamental fish: exports
Ornamental fish exporters in Ho Chi Minh City are complaining about the European Union?s new barriers to prevent fish imports from Vietnam saying their business has been [...]
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GfK Asia tips strong growth in electronics sales
Industry survey firm GfK Asia is forecasting sales of electronic goods, home appliances, IT equipment and telecom products in Vietnam this year will get close to US$1.9 [...]
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HCM City holds investment road show for Malaysians
Executives from more than 200 Malaysian companies heard about HCM City’s potential for infrastructure building and property development yesterday October 27. Speaking [...]
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S Korea SK Corp pulls pin on refinery project
SK Corp., South Korea’s biggest oil refiner, said on Friday October 29 it will not go ahead with a plan to jointly build a refinery in Vietnam due to the cost of the [...]
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