Archive for July, 2007
Company, bank, stock market briefs July 31
The VN Index today July 31 plunged 14.92 points to 925.44 with a total matching order trade of 2,983,320 shares worth nearly 23.590 billion dong. Similarly, the HaSTC Index [...]
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First continuous matching order session opens
After three delays due to member securities companies’ technical problems, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange yesterday July 30 started applying the continuously matching [...]
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SBV forex rates for July 31
Interbank rate: 1 US dollar = 16,141.00 dong State commercial bank rates: US$buy 16,140.00 sell 16,148.00 JPY buy 135.00 sell 136.36 GBP buy 32,623 sell 32,951 Euro buy [...]
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Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship is available to full-time juniors interested in a career in public service who intend to pursue a master’s degree, a doctorate or a professional [...]
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Echoing Green Fellowship
The Echoing Green Fellowship is open to emerging social innovators who have an individual project that tackles seemingly unsolvable social challenges. You must be at least 18 [...]
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“Change the World!” Scholarship
The “Change the World!” Scholarship is available to students who have an idea of how to change the world. You must answer the questions listed on the [...]
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New drilling to determine Philippine 160m barrel oil reserve
A Malaysian oil exploration firm and the Philippine National Oil Co Exploration Corp (PNOCEC) will start drilling operations next month to verify oil deposits that are [...]
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Decree on direct overseas investment in oil and gas industry
Prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung issued the Decree No 121/2007/ND-CP ruling on directly overseas investment in petroleum sector, enforcing the legislation framework for [...]
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Modern moms shun breastfeeding
Breastfeeding of babies, especially those aged from one to six months, is falling sharply in Vietnam, the Reproductive Health Department warned Thursday July 28. The [...]
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Six held for smuggling poultry from India bird flu area
Six people have been detained after trying to smuggle poultry out of a remote region in northeastern India where an outbreak of bird flu has been reported, police said on [...]
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More culling in India to counter bird flu, no fresh cases
Indian authorities Saturday July 28 identified 28 more villages in Manipur for culling operations to curb the spread of bird flu in the northeastern state bordering Burma [...]
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Burma reports new bird flu outbreak
Burma has detected a fresh outbreak of bird flu on two poultry farms south of the capital Yangon, state media said Sunday July 29. Authorities confirmed on Tuesday that dead [...]
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No plans to return to politics, former Thai PM Thaksin tells FT
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in an interview published in Monday’s July 30 edition of the Financial Times that he had no plans to [...]
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Bomb hits Cambodia-Vietnam statue in Phnom Penh
A bomb exploded at a Cambodia-Vietnam friendship monument in Phnom Penh on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of a public park where two other devices were found and defused, [...]
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Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam to issue ‘responsible’ tourism guide
Mekong countries Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have said they will publish a 140-page guide book about responsible tourism attractions and activities in their countries. [...]
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