Category | Technology

Vietnam to spend $87 million in IT through 2015 – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Posted on 03 September 2010

Vietnam to spend $87 million in IT through 2015 istockAnalyst.com (press release) … has approved an investment of VND1.7 trillion ($87.2 million) for the national program on information technology application in state agencies by 2015. …

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Vietnam to require surveillance app at 'net cafés, Google protests …

Posted on 03 September 2010

A new law in Vietnam law requires all “retail Internet locations” (including ‘net cafés, hotels, airports, even offices) to install a government-approved, server-side filtering and surveillance application by 2011. …

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VietAm Review by Jean Libby, editor :: Congressional Caucus on …

Posted on 03 September 2010

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Vietnam's Mekong Delta by boat and bus : Jumping Anaconda

Posted on 03 September 2010

Crossing the road in Vietnam’s second biggest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, is a traumatic experience. After just a few hours in the city I’d nearly been run over a dozen times.

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ICS – Vietnam National Pavilion Day

Posted on 03 September 2010

Vietnam is celebrating its National Pavilion Day. The pavilion presented a traditional singing and dancing performance

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KHMER NZ NEWS: Vietnam agrees to supply additional power

Posted on 03 September 2010

According to a power-purchasing agreement signed in 2001, Vietnam agreed to supply 200 megawatts of power annually to Cambodia from 2009 – but it has fallen short of the target and supplied only 100 megawatts by March this year. …

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/9 – VietNamNet Bridge

Posted on 03 September 2010

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/9 VietNamNet Bridge Vietnam's total investment capital also saw a remarkable growth, with an increasing number of newly-established businesses in the last eight months after …

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Mozambican PM tours southern region – VOVNews.vn

Posted on 03 September 2010

Mozambican PM tours southern region VOVNews.vn Along with political and diplomatic ties, cooperation in economics, trade, science and technology between Vietnam and Mozambique have developed fruitfully, … and more

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Vietnam spotlighted at Shanghai expo – VOVNews.vn

Posted on 03 September 2010

Vietnam spotlighted at Shanghai expo VOVNews.vn Nearly 300 Vietnamese and Chinese enterprises also attended a forum on investment cooperation jointly held by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and …

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Titan Plans Debt as High-Yield Bond Sales Poised to Rise: New Issue Alert – Bloomberg

Posted on 03 September 2010

Titan Plans Debt as High-Yield Bond Sales Poised to Rise: New Issue Alert Bloomberg BANK FOR INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM received approval from the central bank to issue 7 trillion dong ($359 million) of notes and another 3 trillion … and more

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Vietnam Fast Facts:

  • GDP (2008): $84.98 billion.
  • Real growth rate: 6.23% (2008)
  • Inflation rate (January 2009): 17.48% year-on-year.
  • External debt (2008): 29.8% of GDP, $21.8 billion.
  • Population: 85.79 million
  • Services: 38.10% of GDP, 2008
  • Exports: $62.9 billion
  • Imports: $80.4 billion
  • Goldman Sachs paper: Vietnam: The Next Asian Tiger in the Making