http://www.wikio.co.uk/blog/search/Nguyen Duc Wikio Blogs - search: Nguyen Duc wikio wikio http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=65914149 Three major corporations from China are planning to pour around 2 billion USD into Vietnam’s northern Thai Nguyen to turn it into an eco-industrial city, said a local official. Thai Nguyen’s Planning and Investment Department Director Nguyen Duc Minh said local authorities recently signed a memorandum of understanding on the project with representatives of China ’s Shan Shan, Sun Khun and Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:59:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=65914149 Brian 2008-07-29T12:59:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69221559 In the face of the fuel price crisis, airlines must make dramatic changes to survive. Will private airlines die young? Sometime ago many companies noisily asked for the government’s permission to establish private airlines. But now the situation is quite different, with the first private airline announcing it will delay its first flight. The first private airline of Viet Nam, Vietjet Air (VJA Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:10:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=69221559 Brian 2008-08-28T02:10:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68599349 Lao Marine Transport Services Company will pour US$150 million into building a deep water port in central Quang Tri province under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Monday. The MoU was inked between Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Cuong and the company’s director Liemphy Songkham. The Lao investor has received the province’s approval for studying the planning of Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:19:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68599349 Brian 2008-08-22T08:19:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68858150 The Viet Nam Tourism Association (VITA) has embarked on a new phase in hospitality management with the adoption of Comanche International’s software package as the sole monitoring system for all aspects of the hospitality sector in the country. VITA signed a MoU to this effect with the Thai software company on August 20 in the World Heritage city of Hoi An. The signing ceremony was hosted by Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:57:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68858150 Brian 2008-08-25T04:57:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68635454 Major roads have degraded faster than expected because not enough money is being invested in maintenance, according to the director of the Viet Nam Road Administration Mai Van Duc. Last year, VND1.5 trillion (US$93 million) met only 51.9 per cent of demand to maintain roads and highways. While this year the State set aside VND1.9 trillion ($116 million) from the budget, it’s expected to satisfy Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:56:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68635454 Brian 2008-08-22T10:56:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68426360 Awards luncheon to highlight best and brightest entrepreneurs & champions from Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties on September 25th at the Hilton Anaheim Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68426360 2008-08-20T20:00:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67693818 VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Co (VietJetAir) has cancelled an agreement to lease two Boeing 737-700s from the commercial aircraft leasing and finance firm GECAS after the local private airline postponed its inaugural service due to rising fuel costs. Nguyen Duc Tam, general director of the first private carrier to be licensed in Vietnam, confirmed the cancellation when reached by the Daily. "We Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:09:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67693818 Brian 2008-08-14T01:09:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68103042 Sapa, a famous tourist site in northern Viet Nam, has never been so quiet as these days, though it is the tourist season. An employee of a local travel company said since the recent floods, few tourists have gone to Sapa. The Lao Cai Tourism Information Centre has had to cancel shows on Saturday evenings. At Silver Waterfall, we saw few foreign tourists. Nguyen Van Duc, a sightseeing ticket Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68103042 Brian 2008-08-18T11:00:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68103038 An unsteady market, limited sources of capital and rising material costs have led to many handicraft households in the central provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam to look for new jobs. Despite Government efforts to preserve and expand the handicrafts sector across the country, as well as to help provide new jobs for the increasing ranks of landless farmers, concerns have been raised that Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:14:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68103038 Brian 2008-08-18T11:14:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67361705 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has expressed concern about not being able to achieve its target of five million hectare reforestation by 2010. The ministry cited challenges in implementing incentive-based policies for growers. The ministry’s director of Forestry Department, Nguyen Ngoc Binh presented details of the plans from 2006-2010 in which the country had decided to grow Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:06:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67361705 Brian 2008-08-11T11:06:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67140342 In the amended luxury tax law draft, aircrafts and yachts have been added to the list of items that will bear this tax, with the proposed tax rate of 20%, said a senior official of the Finance Ministry, Vu Van Truong. The draft has received the approbation of many experts and enterprises. According to lawyer Le Nga, it is correct to add aircrafts and yachts to the list of subjects imposed luxury Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:38:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67140342 Brian 2008-08-08T16:38:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67634325 The fall of global prices of steel, gas and fertiliser has caused a drop in local prices, industry officials have said. According to steel production companies, the price of steel ingots on the global market have fallen to US$960 per tonne from $1,100-1,200 per tonne. Several HCM City-based steel producers have cut their prices by VND2 million per tonne to VND17.33-18.5 million per tonne for Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:14:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67634325 Brian 2008-08-13T11:14:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67593059 Paddy output is expected to rise by 4.74% this year to 37.6 million tons, while the government targets rice exports of 4.5-4.6 million tons. Announcing these targets at a videoconference on rice-related issues last weekend, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said the Mekong Delta, the country’s rice basket, would likely harvest 20.28 million tons, up from 18.68 million tons last Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:39:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67593059 Brian 2008-08-13T04:39:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67215665 Export processing zones and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City are faced with a serious labor shortage and willing to compromise on requirements. Many businesses based in Ho Chi Minh City’s export processing zones (EPZ) have posted job notices for the last month promising workers top working conditions and perks. But they have failed to attract many jobseekers. A security guard at Thu Duc Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:09:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67215665 Brian 2008-08-09T16:09:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=66706892 As part of efforts to curb inflation, Vietnam is urging the business community to refrain from raising prices, a government economist said Tuesday. "The government is trying to tell all the businesses that for the sake of the economy, they should be responsible in controlling costs following the hike of petroleum product prices last month," said economist Nguyen Duc Thang of the Ministry of Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:35:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=66706892 Brian 2008-08-05T10:35:00Z