FDI disbursement, commitments soar with more on the way: Foreign direct investment capital disbursement is running much smoother this year, showing Vietnam as a good bet for long term investment, despite the economy’s recent difficulties.
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Cover
Larger projects divulge resources risks: More foreign direct investment capital is expected to flow into Vietnam but larger projects also bring bigger challenges to the country, economists have said.
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News
Rice fever needs cool down: Shoddy management and rampant profiteering have been blamed as primary reasons for surging rice prices. On Saturday, Arpil 26, people in Ho Chi Minh City rushed to supermarkets to buy the staple food as small rice shops halted sales.
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Banking & Finance
VASEP calls for dollar loans: Seafood exporters in the Mekong Delta are bemoaning a standstill in production and exports owing to the new central bank’s limits on the access to foreign currency loans.
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Insight
Winners or losers?: Nguyen Van Hung’s dream of a bigger house for his family came true recently. The 50-year-old resident of Ha Tay province’s Phu Vinh village, replaced the dilapidated shell which was his house, with a spanking-new three-storey building, complete with television, fridge and wardrobes.
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Property
HCMC apartments draw police probe: Police have launched an investigation into apartment sales of The Adonis 2 in Ho Chi Minh City after complaints were lodged by early buyers.
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Executive talk
Cheap labour not good enough for the long run: Training more skilled labour is what Vietnam should focus on for its longer-term comparative edge as Winnie Lam, Director of HR Advisory Services of Navigos Group (NVG) discusses with VIR
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IT world
Software piracy is a tough nut to crack: According to a new report, Vietnam's software piracy rate in 2007 registered in at 88 per cent, down from 92 per cent in 2004. However, despite its slight improvement the figure is still far too high.
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Analysis
Learning to bridge the cultural divide: As with any nationality, the most important issue is to reach a common understanding of the opportunity or objective. To do this, one needs to clarify an issue before moving to the next issue, to take things step-by-step, as is the Vietnamese way. At the end of the conversation or meeting, one needs to sum up agreements that have been reached.
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Asia New
Singapore feeling the pressure: From taking fewer taxi rides to eating out less and shortening shower time, residents of affluent Singapore are trying to cope with inflation, which has soared to 26-year highs.
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Vietnam - US in Focus
Danang faces glut of homes: Concerns have been raised over the possible sales glut of homes in Danang as developers flock to the central city.
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