The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Vietnam (HSBC) on August 30 launched a programme to collect a thousand best wishes to mark the 1000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The Government will speed up programmes to generate electricity from renewable energies and soon adopt a clear and favourable mechanism for the electricity industry to grow as it is crucial for national development.
Who will enjoy 14.600 million dong preschool plan?
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Many educators have expressed their concern about the feasibility of the plan to universalize preschool education for 5-year-old children, saying that it would be even more difficult to universalize pre-school than primary education.
The 104 meter long Hoang Hoa Tham Bridge, which links Binh Thanh District and District 1, will be put into operation on September 1. This short bridge holds a national record for construction time: 12 years.
ASEM climate change forum to be held in northern province
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
The northern province of Quảng Ninh will host the ASEM Forum on climate change and measures for adaptation and mitigation on September 6-7, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his deputies on August 30 lit incense in memory of late President Ho Chi Minh at his memorial house, preserved in his honour in the grounds of the Presidential Palace.
Tran Viet Van, a reporter of the Lao Dong (Labour) daily newspaper, has won seven Honorable Mention Awards at the International Photography Awards by the Lucie Foundation in the US.
Short of cash, Vietnamese companies skimp on market development
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Though they’ll agree the internal market has great potential, many enterprises hesitate to jump in. They say it’s because they lack money to tailor products to Vietnamese taste or develop distribution channels, according to a Tuoi Tre report.
Most successful businessmen hesitate to flaunt their wealth
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Abstaining from ostentation is a traditional virtue in Vietnam, one practiced by Vietnamese businessmen in particular. Though many changes have occurred with the economy, that habit has not changed, observes VnExpress.