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Doan Nguyen Duc and US $7 million “toy”
26/01/2009 05:00
Doan Nguyen Duc, the boss of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai football club and the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, made the purchase of the first private aircraft in Vietnam the most outstanding event of 2008. Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc. Duc’s twelve-seat used...
UN Security Council and Vietnam’s hallmarks
25/01/2009 05:00
Vietnam took initiative in contributing to dealing with matters that were discussed by the United Nations Security Council with independent stance, appropriate to the common trend so it was widely supported, said Ambassador Le Luong Minh. Ambassador...
Engineer breathes life into longan trees
24/01/2009 05:00
An old lady prepares to sell her longan fruits, an example of the changes made thanks to Vui’s work in Bac Ninh Province’s Thuan Thanh District. Lookatvietnam - Nguyen Van Vui has taken it upon himself to return fruit inhospitable branches of...
Failed student becomes star chef
24/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - Frustrated, depressed and embarrassed are about the only words to describe Dao Duy Khanh’s feelings when he failed his university entrance exam in 2006. Proud and overjoyed is the best way to describe his mood two years later...
Vietnamese girl invents new economic model
24/01/2009 05:00
Le Vo Phuong Mai, a Vietnamese student at the UK-based Cardiff University, has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, which rejects the European-American economic model and introduces a more perfect one. Le Vo Phuong Mai in her recent...
SBV’s Governor: “I have been bearing big pressure”
22/01/2009 05:00
The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Nguyen Van Giau, talked about the issues relating to the interest rate policy in 2009, about liquidity and the exchange rate. Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Van Giau In the first half...
Foreign pharmaceutical firms look for clearer regulations
14/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – With Viet Nam’s entry into the WTO, foreign pharmaceutical firms gained the right to import and distribute pharmaceuticals in the country. Viet Nam News speaks with representatives of foreign drug companies. Beginning...