Prime Minister approves local senior positions

Date: 06/08/2009

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ratified election results and dismissals for the 2004-2011 term for Quang Tri, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Tien Giang and HCM City.

Berjaya UCH ties up with Vietnam tourism school

Date: 05/08/2009

Berjaya University College of Hospitality (Berjaya UCH) is collaborating with Khoi Viet Vocational School of Tourism and Hospitality (Khoi Viet), Vietnam, to allow Khoi Viet’s students to pursue tertiary qualifications with Berjaya UCH.

Delta province places bet on potential for tourism

Date: 05/08/2009

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Ben Tre is seeking VND1.5 trillion (US$84.5 million) in investment funds for seven projects to further develop its tourism potential.

Three big conglomerates to control power sources

Date: 05/08/2009

The Prime Minister has decided that three economic groups, namely the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), will hold the controlling proportion in total power capacity.

Petrol distributors attempting to raise retail prices

Date: 05/08/2009

Petrolimex, which is now holding 60 percent of the market share, Military Petroleum Corporation and PV Oil have sent a document to the Ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade, asking for permission to raise retail petrol prices by another 500 dong. The current retail petrol price is 14,200 dong...

Planning Ministry projects higher economics goals for 2010

Date: 05/08/2009

Draft Government socio-economic scenarios for 2010 are based on an increasingly firm belief that the global economy will recover and this will give a strong push to Vietnam’s national economy will be better off together with the recovery of the world’s economy.

Disgruntled residents trapped by delayed projects

Date: 04/08/2009

Southern residents say they are fed up after years of being unable to renovate their homes or move due to slow-moving development projects.

Vietnam instant noodle market on the boil

Date: 04/08/2009

The instant noodle market has become fiercely competitive with several foreign companies too entering the fray along with their Vietnamese counterparts.

Business in brief 03/08/2009

Date: 03/08/2009

(Extracted from various sources)

San Miguel wastewater attacks water plant

Date: 03/08/2009

Untreated wastewater from the breached reservoir of San Miguel Pure Foods Vietnam has reached a pumping station of HCMC’s Tan Hiep water treatment plant as warned earlier.

34 enterprises banned to bid for road construction projects

Date: 03/08/2009

Ministry of Traffic and Transportation has penalised the contractors who violated bidding principles.

Vietnamese people queuing to beat tax increase on some cars

Date: 03/08/2009

The domestic car market is still hot, pumped up in part by temporary tax reductions. For many models, car buyers have to put down a deposit and wait several months to get deliveries. The tax breaks will expire on December 31.

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