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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:25
TTN – Chuck Palazzo was 18 when he took his first trip outside New York City. He went to Da Nang, Vietnam, courtesy of the U.S. Marines.
“You had mortar rounds going off in the mountains and you were surfing off China Beach,” he said. “It was ‘Apocalypse Now!’” Continue reading Surf, sand and software turn Da Nang into Vietnam’s ‘IT’ city
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| An employee checks a packaging production line at Ngoc Bich Engineering and Construction Co in Thai Binh Province. Many local enterprises are unaware of the TPP and AEC free trade agreements which are expected to help them integrate on global and regional scales. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet |
HA NOI (VNS) — Many local enterprises do not know much about the TPP and the AEC free trade agreements (FTAs) that are expected to be signed this year.
Adequate knowledge about these FTAs would help domestic firms in Viet Nam prepare for business integration at a global and regional scale. Continue reading Local firms lack knowledge of FTAs
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| National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets with Senator John McCain. — Photo vov |
WASHINGTON (VNS) — National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan called for a prompt signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, describing it as a crucial step toward an elevated Asian- Pacific nexus. Continue reading Call to make haste on TPP agreement
by cogitASIA Staff • April 17, 2015
By Nigel Cory
Even before the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement is completed by negotiators, foreign and domestic companies with stakes in Vietnam’s garment sector have begun making investments as if the TPP was already in force. These moves suggest how much the business community expects Vietnam’s garment industry to benefit from the trade agreement. Continue reading Impact of TPP Agreement on Vietnam’s Garment Industry: Weak Spot Could Become Its Major Gain
23/04/2015 09:19 GMT+7
TT – Các công ty xuất khẩu gạo cho biết giá chào bán gạo của VN trên thị trường đã xuống mức thấp nhất trong số các nước xuất khẩu chính trên thế giới.
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| Thu hoạch lúa đông xuân ở Nông trường Cờ Đỏ, Cần Thơ – Ảnh: Hoàng Thạch Vân |
Cụ thể, các doanh nghiệp đang chào bán gạo 5% tấm với giá 355 – 365 USD/tấn, thấp hơn từ 10 – 50 USD/tấn so với các nước xuất khẩu khác như Ấn Độ, Pakistan, Thái Lan…
Theo Hiệp hội Lương thực VN (VFA), giá gạo xuất khẩu của VN liên tục xuống thấp thời gian qua do nguồn cung trong nước và thế giới ở mức dồi dào. Continue reading Giá gạo xuất khẩu VN thấp nhất thế giới
U.S. President Barack Obama (L), flanked by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald (R), delivers remarks to participants in the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride as they begin a 3-day bicycle ride to raise awareness for injured veterans with two laps around the South Lawn at the White House in Washington April 16, 2015.
UPDATED : 04/17/2015 08:09 GMT + 7
09/04/2015 23:30
NLD – Tham gia trồng lúa Nhật, nông dân không phải lo đầu ra mà còn có thu nhập khá cao
By Ha Nguyen, Thanh Nien News
HA NOI – Sunday, April 12, 2015 13:40Email Print
Laborers work at a construction site in Hanoi. Photo: Bloomberg
TNN– Vietnam has taken pride in its ability to attract foreign investment in recent years, but many are now worried that multinational corporations do not play fair when operating in the country.
Several experts and officials with the Ministry of Planning and Investment pointed out at a recent conference in Hanoi that while foreign direct investment plays an important role in the local economy, there are still many problems that need to be fixed. Continue reading Many foreign investors are evading taxes, polluting Vietnam: experts
TP – Trước tình trạng ùn tụ hoa quả tươi mỗi khi vào chính vụ, lực lượng chức năng tỉnh Lạng Sơn đã làm việc với cơ quan hữu trách tỉnh Quảng Tây, Trung Quốc để xử lý.
Xe chở hoa quả tươi đỗ dọc quốc lộ 1A, 4A từ khu vực Tam Lung, huyện Cao Lộc đến sát biên giới Tân Thanh.
Chiều 6/4, trao đổi tình hình xuất nhập khẩu qua biên giới Tân Thanh (Văn Lãng, Lạng Sơn), Phó cục trưởng Hải quan Lạng Sơn Vy Công Tường cho biết, đến nay, lượng xe chở hoa quả tươi, chủ yếu là thanh long, dưa hấu đổ về phía cửa khẩu Tân Thanh, Cốc Nam rất nhiều. Trung bình còn ùn tụ khoảng 400 ô tô, tương đương 10.000 tấn hoa quả nằm dọc quốc lộ 1A, 4A từ khu vực Tam Lung, huyện Cao Lộc đến sát biên giới Tân Thanh, dài gần 30 km. Continue reading Bao giờ hết ùn tắc nông sản ở Lạng Sơn?
By Thao Vi, Thanh Nien News
HO CHI MINH CITY – Wednesday, April 01, 2015 12:43Email Print
Workers process tra fish for export in southern Vietnam. Photo credit: Tuoi TreWorkers process tra fish for export in southern Vietnam. Photo credit: Tuoi Tre
Vietnamese businesses must urge the government to make its negotiations for the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership transparent and also raise their concerns over the deal, an expert has said. Continue reading Vietnamese firms urged to demand TPP transparency, spell out concerns
VE – Hai dự án mà Công ty Louis Berger liên quan tại Việt Nam đều sử dụng phần lớn vốn ODA từ Ngân hàng Thế giới, với tổng giá trị gần 500 triệu USD.
Ngân hàng Thế giới (WB) quyết định không cho phép Công ty Louis Berger Group (LBG, Mỹ) tham gia vào các dự án sử dụng vốn của mình, do có liên quan đến hành vi tham nhũng trong 2 dự án tại Việt Nam. Thời hạn của việc “cấm cửa” kéo dài một năm, đồng thời công ty mẹ của LBG là Tập đoàn Berger Group Holdings cũng bị hạn chế đấu thầu các dự án của WB.
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Thêm 2 dự án tại Việt Nam dính nghi án tham nhũng khi sử dụng vốn ODA. |
Continue reading WB cấm cửa công ty Mỹ vì liên quan đến tham nhũng tại VN
undercurrentnews – As organic aquaculture remains undefined in the US amidst a ballooning organic food market, Vietnam-based Camau Frozen Seafood Processing Import-Export Corporation (Camimex) plans to double its production of organic shrimp this year. Continue reading Vietnam supplier doubling production of organic black tigers this year
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| A performance is held for IPU-132 delegates in the capital. — VNA Photo US House Minority Leader |
US House Minority Leader
HA NOI — Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called for the US to continue its support in dealing with the consequences of war, especially Agent Orange victims, bomb and mine clearance, and sharing information on Vietnamese soldiers and officers missing in action. Continue reading Global gathering helps to forge parliamentary ties
by Murray Hiebert • March 24, 2015
By Murray Hiebert & Phuong Nguyen
cogitasia – Vietnam boosted its military spending by 113 percent between 2004 and 2013, the largest increase among Southeast Asian countries. Defense spending has accounted for around 2 percent of the country’s gross domestic product since 2004. Total spending was $3.3 billion in 2012 and $3.4 billion in 2013 (the latest year for which figures are available), and according toIHS Jane’s, signed military procurement contracts in 2014 worth $1.4 billion. Continue reading Vietnam Ramps up Defense Spending, but its Challenges Remain
By JAN. 30, 2015
Representatives from the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries convened to decide the future of their trade relations in the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership (T.P.P.). Powerful companies appear to have been given influence over the proceedings, even as full access is withheld from many government officials from the partnership countries.
Đọt Chuối Non 