Archive for January 22nd, 2008
Company, bank, stock market briefs Jan 22
* The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (STC) recently approved My Chau Packaging Joint Stock Co (coded MCP) to list 1,949,928 additional shares on the southern bourse. * The Ho Chi [...]
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VN Index falls 26.14pts, trading at 608.4b dong
Closing the trading session on January 22, the decline of most blue-chip shares dragged the VN Index to 800 points. In particular, the VN Index lost another 26.14 points or [...]
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100,000 birds culled in Bengal in five days
Around 100,000 poultry birds have been culled in West Bengal since Wednesday as the dreaded bird flu virus engulfed five districts, and the state government staved off [...]
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Cambodia police block Farrow genocide vigil
Cambodian police blocked Mia Farrow from holding a genocide memorial ceremony Sunday January 20 at a Khmer Rouge prison, at one point forcefully pushing her group away from a [...]
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Burma auctions gems, jade despite boycott calls: report
Burma’s military government sold 600 lots of gems and jade at a recent auction, state media said Sunday January 20, earning much-needed foreign income for the isolated [...]
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Ericsson sets up 100% foreign invested company
Switzerland-based Ericsson group recently officially established 100% foreign-invested company in Vietnam with the name of Ericsson Vietnam Ltd Co. Ericsson Vietnam Ltd Co [...]
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Vinachem outlines 2008 expansion projects
State-run Vietnam Chemicals Corp (Vinachem) on January 17 in Hanoi announced that it would carry out many big projects in order to reach the growth rate of over 15% in 2008. [...]
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Engineers fail Japanese skills test
Only 14% of 6,000 examinees received satisfactory results in recent IT engineer examinations using Japanese IT Engineers Skill Standards (ITESS), a seminar was told on Friday [...]
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Da Nang educational book retailer to offer shares
HaSTC listed firm Da Nang Educational Book Joint Stock Co announced that it would offer 850,000 ordinary shares at 10,000 dong par to existing shareholders at the ratio [...]
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Banks hold off IPOs
Different from many people’s forecast that there will be a slew of listed banks going public by early 2008, the majority of lenders have not yet had any new move for [...]
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Glitter hospitalised after heart attack
Disgraced British pop singer Gary Glitter is in a Vietnam hospital recuperating after suffering a recent heart attack. Sky News said Sunday January 20 the “Leader of [...]
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Taiwan president to visit disputed Spratly islands: report
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is planning a visit to the Spratly islands in the South China Sea to underscore Taipei’s claim to the disputed group, it was reported [...]
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US-based Good Choice to set up entertainment centre in Vung Tau
The US-based Good Choice recently received the green light from the People Committee of the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau to invest in the project to build multi [...]
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Spain-based Sol Melia group and Tan Viet join hands
A ceremony of signing memorandum of understanding between Spain-based Sol Melia Resort and Hotel Group and Tan Viet (Viet new) Joint Stock Co, contractor of Sunrise Nha Trang [...]
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Banks to hike chartered capital
During the first month of 2008, many banks are preparing to hike its chartered capital to support business capital and expand to other fields. In particular, Vietnam Maritime [...]
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