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Southeast Asian longest tunnel opens for traffic

HCM City  holds a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Thu Thiem Tunnel and the 22 km East-West highway on November 20, attended by thousands of citizens and high ranking officials.

Ministry, NGOs ink climate MoU

The first memorandum of understanding on coping with climate change has been signed between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, VNGO&CC and the Climate Change Working Group.

Southern industrial zones prioritize green investment projects

Export processing zones (EPZ) and industrial zones (IZs) in the south of Vietnam now focus on attracting hi-tech and environment friendly projects.

Distributors hesitate to import goods amid low demand and high dollar price

Trade companies all say they won’t import goods in big quantity for the year-end sale season because of the expensive dollar, while they foresee the low purchasing power in the domestic market.

Vietnam's U23 football team lose to hosts Indonesia

Viet Nam lost to Indonesia 2-0 in the semi-final match of the 26th ongoing Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Indonesia on Saturday, and will meet Myanmar for the third-place playoff match today.

Ethnic groups to show off traditional costumes

The first ever show featuring traditional costumes of 54 ethnic groups from all over the country will be held at the Viet Nam Culture – Tourism Village in Son Tay, 35km west of central Ha Noi, from November 25-28.

ASEAN Summit concludes, Chair statement focuses on community building

The 19 th ASEAN Summit concluded successfully with active participation and support of member countries and its partners, affirmed Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/11

Preparations for competitive power market ‘too sluggish'; Local banker dismissed on offering high depositing rate; Vietnam's Petrolimex seeks up to 1.05 mil T gasoil for 2012; Investors eye Vietnam as rest of Asia loses sheen 

Projects to get no money from Gov’t

Up to two-thirds of the projects that have been approved to get financing from government bond sales in the next four years will receive no penny following a directive recently issued by the Prime Minister.

Port plan in stormy seas

Ho Chi Minh City plans to remove Saigon River ports from the city inner has run into big waves.

SOE profit debate heads in different directions

A draft decree on state-owned enterprises’ finance management has triggered heated debate sentiments among relevant parties.

Cement producers go a bumpy road with burden on shoulders

A lot of cement producers have to struggle hard to maintain their production. The sharp fall in the domestic consumption has dealt a strong blow on many enterprises pushed them to the verge of bankruptcy.

Vietnamese man at Google

VietNamNet Bridge – Born in 1988, Nguyen Dang Viet Anh has joined Google after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Export revenue likely to hit $95b

Viet Nam was likely to reach a total export turnover of US$95 billion for the year, based on the results of the past 10 months, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien said.

Pack-bike service in ancient Hue city

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 50 people are earning their living with pack-bike service in Hue City. They wait at markets to carry passengers and goods to all alleys in the city. Working hard, but they can earn only $1.5-2 a day.

Ceramics village fires up tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Van Toai, a craftsman in Phu Lang ceramics village in the northern province of Bac Ninh, has been busier than usual during the weekends after launching a new service to introduce craft making to tourists

Viet Nam developers told to start thinking ‘green'

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should join the growing trend of constructing environmentally-friendly buildings as an important step towards sustainable development, experts said a conference on Thursday, Nov 17.

When theses can be bought with money

It is easy to buy theses these days. One just can search on the Internet and contact the sellers at the addresses given in the ad pieces.

The rich buy more luxurious products, the poor enjoy modern technologies

Year-end sale season is the right time for mobile phone manufacturers, both big and small, to launch their key products into the market.

Pa Then women's costume

Visitors to the northern provinces of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang will enjoy the colourful costumes of women from the Pa Then ethnic minoirity.