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jeudi 19 août 2010
More Vietnamese abroad send money back to their homeland
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 19 août 2010, 08:44
Vietnam trade success 'holds hope for Africa'
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 19 août 2010, 08:41
Vietnam's success in developing agriculture and transforming itself into a major exporter is an example for Africa, where the communist nation is seeking to increase its ties, officials said Tuesday.
US lawmakers urge probe on Vietnam Catholic clash
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 19 août 2010, 08:39
WASHINGTON — US lawmakers urged a UN probe into violence in a Vietnamese Catholic village after families said that authorities used deadly force to break up a religious procession.
Vietnam Airlines accepts web check-in for international flights
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 19 août 2010, 08:31
Vietnam Airlines on Monday began to extend online check-in at www.vietnamairlines.com to certain international flights after successfully applying the electronic procedure to domestic services.
Vietnam textile garment market share grows in America
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 19 août 2010, 08:21
Vietnam textile garment sector has reported an increase its market share in America, according to Vietnam Industry and Trade Information Centre (VITIC).
mercredi 18 août 2010
Vietnamese leader calls on police to stop political parties forming
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mercredi 18 août 2010, 08:52
Hanoi - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on police to ensure no alternative political parties are formed that might threaten the control of the communist government, state media reported Wednesday.
Vietnam devalues its currency as equities approach bear market
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mercredi 18 août 2010, 08:43
Vietnam devalued its currency for the third time since November, moving to reverse a slump in exports that helped to drive stocks close to a bear market.
July trade deficit lower than forecast
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mercredi 18 août 2010, 08:40
Trade deficit remains a matter of concern in the context when foreign exchange reserves of Vietnam have become smaller.
Race on reducing telecommunication charges continues
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mercredi 18 août 2010, 08:38
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have decided to cut interprovincial phone call tariffs by 10 to 20 percent for fixed telephone subscribers.
Vietnam's bid to tame the internet boom
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mercredi 18 août 2010, 08:37
HANOI - Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, spurred by a policy of rapid liberalisation in the Communist state.
mardi 17 août 2010
Vietnam arrests math professor on political charges
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mardi 17 août 2010, 08:41
Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested a French-educated math professor on charges of belonging to a banned political group, the professor's wife said Tuesday.
Vietnam energy group defends call for electricity price hikes
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mardi 17 août 2010, 08:31
Hanoi - The Vietnam Energy Association (VEA) Tuesday defended its call for higher electricity prices against widespread public criticism.
Vietnam's Air Mekong to launch in October
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mardi 17 août 2010, 08:24
Hanoi - The third privately owned airline to try to crack the Vietnamese domestic market plans is to begin operations within two months, a government official said Monday.
lundi 16 août 2010
Vietnam to receive more source of capital from foreign investment funds
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le lundi 16 août 2010, 08:27
Although there are many obstacles in making investment in joint stock companies in Vietnam, the foreign investment funds are still optimistic because there will be more capital sources from the newly established funds.
dimanche 15 août 2010
Vietnam rejects proposal to seed clouds for Hanoi anniversary
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le dimanche 15 août 2010, 08:33
Hanoi - Vietnam has rejected a proposal by the city of Hanoi to seed clouds to prevent rainfall during the city's 1000th anniversary celebrations in October, an official said Friday.
vendredi 13 août 2010
Vietnam to continue lawsuit against US chemical companies
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le vendredi 13 août 2010, 08:45
The struggle for justice will continue, though the opportunity for Vietnamese AO victims in US court had passed when the US Supreme Court decided not to consider Vietnamese Agent Orange victims’ petition against companies that produced defoliants used in the Vietnam War, said a high-ranking official of Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA).
Viet berry pickers protest
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le vendredi 13 août 2010, 08:38
STOCKHOLM - Around 120 seasonal berry pickers from Vietnam staged two demonstrations against their working conditions in Sweden on Tuesday, days after a similar protest by Chinese workers, officials said.
Fierce competition in insurance market in 2010
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le vendredi 13 août 2010, 08:30
The non-life insurance sector is confronting fierce competition, although many insurance companies have achieved great success in 2009 with growth rate of up to 25 percent.
jeudi 12 août 2010
Vietnam railway plan put on hold, but still counts on Japan
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 12 août 2010, 09:00
HANOI - A plan to build a north-south high-speed railway to connect Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam has hit a snag following an unusual move by the parliament of a Communist state not to approve it for further study, but unbowed, the head of the railway operator is calling for continued support from Japan.
Vietnam's rice deals exceed target of 6 million tonnes
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 12 août 2010, 08:55
Food traders have so far signed contracts to ship 6.2 million tonnes of rice for this year, higher than the year's target of six million tonnes, so the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) is awaiting the government's nod to revise up the target.
mardi 10 août 2010
Vietnam, US display military ties amid China tension
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le mardi 10 août 2010, 08:43
DANANG — Vietnam and the United States will stage a fresh demonstration this week of their military ties at a time of escalating tensions with China over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
lundi 9 août 2010
Protests rise as Vietnam social unrest simmers
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le lundi 9 août 2010, 08:49
HANOI - There are signs of growing social unrest in Vietnam after a spate of public protests over perceived corruption and economic injustices
Vietnam denies US nuclear negotiations
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le lundi 9 août 2010, 08:46
Vietnam said Friday it had not yet begun negotiating with the United States on sharing nuclear fuel and technology, despite Washington saying talks were ongoing.
2010 GDP growth may exceed 6.5pct
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le lundi 9 août 2010, 08:38
“Economic growth in coming time is likely to reach higher levels against previous months and be able to even surpass the year’s target of 6.5%,” Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) said in a report on socio-economic development in July and first seven months at the government's regular meeting.
dimanche 8 août 2010
Thailand wants cooperation on rice with Vietnam
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le dimanche 8 août 2010, 20:15
Thailand, the world's top rice exporter, wants to revive cooperation in the rice sector with Vietnam, currently the second-biggest exporter, in a bid to stabilise prices, the Thai commerce minister said on Thursday.
vendredi 6 août 2010
Vietnam protests Chinese seismic study on Paracel Islands
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le vendredi 6 août 2010, 08:51
Hanoi - The Vietnamese government on Thursday protested seismic study activities by China and the country's expansion work in the Tri Ton Island area of the Paracels Archipelago.
Cambodia, Vietnam vow to encourage investment
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le vendredi 6 août 2010, 08:49
The governments of Cambodia and Vietnam issued a joint statement this week vowing to encourage investment, cooperation and development in provinces along their shared border.
jeudi 5 août 2010
Vietnamese brides flock to South Korea
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 5 août 2010, 09:09
VINH LONG, Vietnam — After 30 minutes of discussion it was settled. Le would become his bride.
U.S., Hanoi in nuclear talks
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 5 août 2010, 08:58
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is in advanced negotiations to share nuclear fuel and technology with Vietnam in a deal that would allow Hanoi to enrich its own uranium—terms that critics on Capitol Hill say would undercut the more stringent demands the U.S. has been making of its partners in the Middle East.
Coffee prices plunge as stockpile buffer target fails
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le jeudi 5 août 2010, 08:54
Vietnamese coffee companies failed to stockpile 200,000 tonnes of beans in a government plan to counter a fall in global prices, government officials said Tuesday.
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