Archive for July, 2008
VN Index surpasses 450pts
After three increases since the start of this week, the VN Index today July 31 surpassed the threshold of 450 points when increasing 3.09 pts or 0.68% to 451.36 pts, marking [...]
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Vietnam yet lower fuel prices, Petrolimex predicts
Vuong Thai Dung, deputy general director of Petrolimex Corp on Tuesday July 29 said there needed to follow up the global oil price in a time for an expected reduction in [...]
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Korea cat had bird flu: officials
A cat found dead in a South Korean city was infected with a virulent strain of bird flu, the first mammal in the country known to have had the H5N1 virus, health officials [...]
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Cambodia’s poll ‘did not meet key international standards’
Despite improvements in electoral processes, Cambodia’s recent election was flawed and did not meet key standards, international monitors said Tuesday July 29. Prime [...]
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Thai firms say crisis with Cambodia will pass
Somsak Rinruengsin, chair of the Thai Business Council of Cambodia, said Thai businesspeople were still operating in Cambodia as usual. “Private enterprises believe [...]
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Cambodia, Thailand reluctant to act in border standoff
Cambodia and Thailand both signalled their willingness Tuesday July 29 to stand down troops amassed along their disputed border, but neither showed any immediate signs of [...]
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Bush signs sanctions against Burma into law
President George W. Bush on Tuesday July 29 renewed a ban on imports from military-ruled Burma and also signed a new law that aims to keep Burma’s gems from entering US [...]
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Thailand to hold megaproject investment roadshow
Thailand’s 1.6 trillion-baht megaproject programme will be the highlight of the country’s roadshow presentations to investors next month, finance minister [...]
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Battery-maker reports H1 profit surge of 81%
Southern Dry Cell and Storage Battery Joint Stock Co (PINACO) reported that in the second quarter of 2008, it gained 348.52 billon dong, up 17.16% from the first quarter and [...]
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Dong Phu rubber firm reports H1 performance
Dong Phu Rubber Joint Stock Co (coded DPR) recently released the second quarter’s business result with 95.854 billion dong in net revenue from sales and service [...]
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Viet Han Investment and Production JSC posts 8.07b dong H1 profit
Viet Han Investment and Production Joint Stock Co (coded VHG) recently reported the second quarter’s business result with 64.06 billion dong in net revenue from sales [...]
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Paper assoc tells SMEs to unite for strength
The Vietnam Paper and Pulp Association yesterday urged small and medium enterprises in the paper industry to team up for strength and their own survival as the rising cost [...]
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Filipino construction firms eye Vietnam infrastructure
Two Filipino construction firms are looking at setting up production facilities in Vietnam in order to support the country’s growing demand for construction materials. [...]
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Honda Vietnam’s cumulative production achieved 5m-unit milestone
Honda Vietnam Co (HVN) celebrates the 5th million motorcycle to be produced in the first Motorcycle plant. To be at the ceremony are Koji Onishi, general director of HVN, [...]
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Small business upbeat on economy
HSBC’s latest survey on SMEs in 10 Asia Pacific countries and territories, 67% of Vietnam’s surveyed SMEs believed that their economy will grow with a current [...]
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