Garment exports grow 32%

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago 1 related news

Viet Nam's textile and garment exports saw growth of 32 per cent during the 2005-11 period, the fastest growth rate for this sector anywhere around the world, according to a recent survey.

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City needs more human resources in IT sector

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

HCM City's IT sector is one of the top 10 sectors that will need a large number of staff over the next three years.

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Producers tip fragrant rice exports this year to hit 700,000 tonnes

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago 2 related news

Producers tip fragrant rice exports this year to hit 700,000 tonnes

Viet Nam hopes to export 700,000 tonnes of fragrant rice this year and one million tonnes in the near future, according to the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA).

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Tourism growth reliant on trained staff

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VietNam News English 5 month(s) ago

Tourism growth reliant on trained staff

By 2015, the tourism industry needs about half a million more skilled workers, experts have warned.But finding qualified employees remains a challenge for the industry. Although Viet Nam currently has 284 tourism schools, the training programmes they offer have not been consistently effective.

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Gov’t leader hails WB’s loan for the poor

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Gov’t leader hails WB’s loan for the poor

VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on December 6 in Ha Noi met with the World Bank Regional Director for East Asia and Asia Pacific Tune Uyanik who is in Ha Noi to boost the implementation of a project aiming to support low-income people in Viet Nam.

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Efforts made to solve dioxin pollution in VN

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Efforts made to solve dioxin pollution in VN

VGP - The Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a seminar on dioxin analytical capacity in Viet Nam on November 30 in Ha Noi.

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Efforts made to shake off Agent Orange hangover

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VietNam News English 6 month(s) ago 1 related news

Dioxin analytical capacity was the topic of the day at a seminar held by the Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Ha Noi last Friday.

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Technology needs a spark

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VietNam News English 8 month(s) ago

The head of the High Technology Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dam Bach Duong, spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Sai Gon (Sai Gon Economic Times) about how the nation fails to keep pace with global technology.

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Women still losers in law of the land

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VietNam News English 9 month(s) ago

Although Viet Nam's current system of laws on property and land relations have created a favourable environment for the practice of equal access by women, gaps causing disadvantages for this group remain, experts say.

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Cotton output fails to meet demand

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VietNam News English 13 month(s) ago

Cotton output fails to meet demand

Although Viet Nam has had favourable soil and weather conditions for cotton cultivation, domestic production provides just 1.5 per cent of the total need for the textile and garment sector, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ho Thi Kim Thoa.

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Low-cost smartphones dominate market

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VietNam News English 14 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Although Viet Nam's mobile phone market has been unable to maintain its previous high growth rate, smartphones continued to be popular last year as vendors launched low-cost models as well as promotions that increased shipments by 75 per cent quarter–on-quarter in 2011, according to a recent report from International Data Corporation.

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Viet Nam eye berth at AFC champs

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VietNam News English 16 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Head coach Sergio Gargelli believes Viet Nam can qualify for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championships ahead of next week's qualifiers.

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Investors show confidence in Viet Nam

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VietNam News English 20 month(s) ago

Although Viet Nam's stock market has yet to escape its depressed status, foreign investors at last week's Viet Nam Investment Summit held in HCM City still saw opportunities ahead.

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Experts warn VN faces earthquake risk

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VietNam News English 22 month(s) ago

The Institute for Geophysics, run by the Viet Nam Institute of Science and Technology, has completed a project aimed at strengthening the country's earthquake supervision and warning system.

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Software industry challenged by rising human resource costs

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VietNam News English 23 month(s) ago 2 related news

Rising costs for human resources have weakened Viet Nam's chief competitive advantage in the software industry.

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