Archive for June 24th, 2011
Stock markets mostly edge down
Asian shares mostly edged down yesterday Thursday June 23 as traders cashed in after a two-day regional rally while sentiment was also dampened by the Federal Reserve’s [...]
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11 missing in Philippine storm chaos
Tropical Storm Meari caused chaos across the Philippines on Thursday, dumping heavy rains in the capital, leaving 11 people missing in other parts of the country and [...]
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Colourful characters spice up Thai election (video)
A charismatic former massage parlour kingpin and a one-time coup general are among the wilder characters wooing voters as elections loom in politically volatile Thailand. [...]
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US Navy says no S.China Sea link to Vietnam visit
Vietnam and the United States are to hold joint naval activities next month but they were long-planned and are unconnected to regional tensions in the South China Sea, the US [...]
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US ready to arm Philippines amid China tension
The United States said Thursday it was ready to provide hardware to modernize the military of the Philippines, which vowed to “stand up to aggressive action” amid [...]
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Thai PM rallies crowds at sensitive protest site
Thailand’s prime minister rallied thousands of campaign supporters Thursday at the scene of last year’s deadly anti-government protests, defending his crackdown [...]
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Japanese funds sought for support industries
A seminar was held in Hanoi on June 22 to discuss measures to attract Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to invest in developing support industries in [...]
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Vietnam, Chile to sign FTA in November
Vietnam and Chile plan to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) in November on the sidelines of the 19th annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting to [...]
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Export revenue soars in first six months
Total export revenue for the first six months of the year would reach $41.5 billion, up 27.8 per cent against the same period last year, the Ministry of Planning and [...]
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Hanoi registered FDI reaches $875m
More than 875 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) was poured into Hanoi in the first six months of this year, a more than six-fold increase over the same period [...]
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H1 trade gap estimated at $7.5b
Ministry of Planning and Investment said in its report sent to the National Assembly’s Economic Committee that the trade gap in first half of 2011 was estimated at $7.5 [...]
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Push to fill half-empty industrial, export zones
Industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones should apply new strategies to attract foreign investors in a bid to fill half-empty parks, said Luu Duc Hai, director of [...]
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Workshop aims to boost exports to RoK
A workshop aimed at supporting Vietnamese businesses to build strategies to export goods to the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in HCM City on June 22. The workshop, themed [...]
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Banks mull structured savings to lure depositors
Several banks will launch structured savings products to bring about better returns for depositors as the current deposit rate of 14 percent per year is deemed unattractive [...]
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Dollar exchange to hold steady till end of the year: ANZ
The US dollar-dong exchange rate is expected to hold steady to the end of this year, but ANZ bank anticipates a dong devaluation early next year. According to the [...]
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