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Foreign portfolio investors turn eyes to Asia, but ignore Vietnam
Category:economy/business
Foreign portfolio investors are considering a return to Asia but Vietnam isn't enjoying much interest.

Stock market: Foreigners in the dark
Category:economy/stocks
Many foreigners investing in Vietnamese securities are being deprived of shareholder rights. Language and legal barriers and being left on the sidelines at annual shareholder meetings were common complaints voiced at a forum on strengthening listed companies' corporate governance rules, held in Hanoi last week.

India may import rice, fueling ‘panic,’ IRRI says
Category:economy/world
India, the world’s second-largest rice grower, may become a net importer for the first time in 21 years in 2010, potentially sparking the kind of “panic” that sent prices to records in 2008, a rice expert said.

More stimulus: Who’s for, who’s against?
Category:economy/general
The Government has said it will make a final decision on a second economic stimulus package by the end of October and submit it to the National Assembly. Sentiment on whether to extend the stimulus in some way seems about evenly divided. We survey recent opinions.

Jackie Chan receives Vietnam’s medal for peace and friendship
Category:sports-and-entertainment/celebreties
Highlighting the Chinese kung-fu movie star's contribution as Ambassador for Operation Smile Inc, the Vietnam Ethnic Organisation for Peace and Friendship on November 4 presented its medal to Jackie Chan.

Vietnam among top 10 outsourcing nations
Category:economy/business
Vietnam ranks 7th among ten leading outsourcing destinations in the world according to Tholons, a full-service advisory firm for global sourcing and investments.

Huong Giang to vie for Miss World title
Category:sports-and-entertainment/beauty
Model Tran Thi Huong Giang will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2009 Beauty Pageant to be held in South Africa from November 11 to December 12.

Homesick star striker takes welcome Vietnam break
Category:sports-and-entertainment/soccer
Star striker Cong Vinh is back in Vietnam after experiencing the harsh realities of life in the Portuguese football league with Leixoes club.

Vietnam to allow gold imports to stabilize market
Category:economy/finance
Vietnam's central bank on Wednesday lifted a 1-1/2-year-old ban on gold imports in a bid to stabilize the market after a sharp rise in prices helped drive the country's dong currency to a record low.

Ironwood forest discovered in Quang Binh
Category:science-and-education/nature-and-animals
A 100-hectare primeval ironwood forest has been discovered in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the northern-central province of Quang Binh. The park's forest management station made the announcement November 27. {jcomments on}

Vietnam falls short of labor export target
Category:society/labors-and-jobs
Vietnam has fallen short of its target to send 90,000 laborers to work abroad this year as a consequence of the global economic crisis.

IBM ready to help Vietnam’s telecoms sector grow
Category:hi-tech/telecommunication
The world's leading information technology group - IBM - held its first ever seminar in Hanoi on November 5 to introduce its cutting-edge technologies to Vietnam's telecommunications sector.

New property tax won’t stop speculation, lawmakers say
Category:life-and-laws/documentation
Legislators said Friday that a new property tax system proposed by the government would not reduce speculation on the real estate market as the rate was not a large enough to act as a deterrent.

Mrs. World 2009 opens in Vung Tau city
Category:sports-and-entertainment/beauty
In splendid gowns, 65 contestants appeared in the opening ceremony of the Mrs. World 2009 pageant in the southern city of Vung Tau on November 7 evening. They will stay in Vung Tay for two weeks to participate in various activities of the pageant until November 22. VietNamNet and VNExpress captured the ceremony.

Power plants not to blame for floods: Deputy PM
Category:society/facts
Climate change was more a cause of the central region's devastating floods than the reckless discharge of water by hydro power plants, a deputy prime minster told reporters Tuesday.

Telecom utility charged with causing billions in losses
Category:hi-tech/telecommunication
Vietnam's telecommunication utility provider has committed several wrongdoings in equitizing several of its affiliates, causing losses worth billions of dongs to the state budget, inspectors say.

Sand exporters hit by new laws
Category:life-and-laws/documentation
Sand exporters have complained to the Prime Minister after falling foul of new regulation. In early November, sand batches were stuck at seaports after the Government told provinces on September 29 to stop exporting sand, construction gravel and materials for ground leveling.

Central bank’s governor to be questioned about gold prices
Category:economy/finance
National Assembly's Office chairman Tran Dinh Dan said this morning, November 11, that the State Bank of Vietnam's governor Nguyen Van Giau and the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Home Affairs and Information and Communications will be questioned by NA deputies from November 17-19.

Voting for the best hotels in town
Category:explore-vietnam/guide-and-discuss
Considered the focal point of Vietnamese culture and Vietnam's economic powerhouse, HCMC boasts a range of hotels in diverse styles, designs and levels. The designs and styles can be divided into two architectural types: French colonial and modern.

Key ports to unlock Vietnam’s potential
Category:economy/business
Construction of the second of three deep-sea ports planned for Vietnam has just begun on the central coast, a year after ground was broken for the first in the south.

Students to evaluate lecturers: education ministry
Category:science-and-education/faculty
University students will assess their lecturers as part of moves to improve higher education quality, the education ministry has said.

Grand strategy
Category:science-and-education/environment
A UN representative says many steps, big and small, must be taken toward sustainable development in the face of climate change.

Tycoon confident he’ll be Vietnam’s first billionaire
Category:economy/finance
Doan Nguyen Duc says he’s sure he’ll become the first ever Vietnamese dollar – billionaire next year.

Emergency art reveals crises in Hanoi
Category:events/culture-and-sports
A unique art exhibition aims to sound warning bells on looming emergencies. Artist Nguyen My Ngoc talks about her work on display at Emergency Room in Hanoi Wednesday.

Hue begins restoration of royal tomb
Category:explore-vietnam/history
The central city of Hue on Tuesday launched a VND76.34-billion (US$4.26 million) project to restore the imperial tomb of King Dong Khanh (1864-1889).

Making the grade
Category:science-and-education/faculty
Experts say a report on the standard of Vietnam's universities does not reflect the real picture. Students at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education,

Road wrecks decrease despite corrupt traffic police
Category:society/facts
Traffic accidents and related deaths are on the decline in Vietnam, but traffic police are as corrupt as ever, according to official reports released at a conference in Hanoi Friday.

Personnel shortage keeps logistics trade backward
Category:economy/business
Vietnam ranks very low in logistics development among ASEAN members, speakers said at an annual general meeting held last week in Ho Chi Minh City by the Southeast Asian Federation of Forwarders’ Associations.

Environmental fuel tax will hurt consumption, association warns
Category:economy/business
A new environment tax on fuel products is necessary but it will drive up transport costs and hence consumer prices, experts say, suggesting the rate be low.

South Korea upset gives Vietnam third win in a row
Category:sports-and-entertainment/soccer
Underdogs Vietnam continued their winning streak by shutting out South Korea 1-0 in the qualifying round of the 2010 Asian U19 Football Championship in Bangkok on Friday.

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