World oil prices mixed in Asian trade

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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago

World oil prices were mixed in Asian trade on Monday, with sentiment subdued as investors kept to the sidelines following weak US corporate earnings.

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Control in the wrong hand

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SaigonTimes English 9 month(s) ago

The market mechanism has malfunctioned with all abnormal indicators as seen in recent fuel price hikes. Seemingly, the control button is not on the State’s hand to press so as to correct the situation, as the real one has been handed over to a handful of oil traders who can dictate prices at will. Despite the public anger, despite damages to the business community and the society altogether, and despite repeated calls from experts and economists to seek solutions, fuel...

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Trade improves in third day of rallies

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SaigonTimes English 10 month(s) ago 2 related news

HCMC – The local market opened the week with a nice rally on Monday as strong demand at the middle of the day sent a large number of stocks up on improving liquidity.

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Mekong delta farmers despair as Chinese traders dictate terms

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SaiGon GP English 13 month(s) ago

Mekong delta farmers despair as Chinese traders dictate terms

Japanese sweet potato growers in the Mekong delta provinces are facing difficult time as prices have tumbled by 70 per cent compared to the previous time, because Chinese traders suddenly refused to buy the farm produce. Once again, this is an alarm call on cultivation practices that have no official endorsement from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Universities want more say in recruiting, enrollments

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Báo Dân Trí English 18 month(s) ago

Universities want more say in recruiting, enrollments

Education experts have asked the Ministry of Education and Training to create conditions for universities to have more autonomy in making decisions regarding administration, recruitment and enrolment quotas.

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Universities want more say in recruiting, enrollments

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VietnamNet English 18 month(s) ago

Universities want more say in recruiting, enrollments

VietNamNet Bridge – Education experts have asked the Ministry of Education and Training to create conditions for universities to have more autonomy in making decisions regarding administration, recruitment and enrolment quotas.

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PM sets new regulations for private universities

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SaiGon GP English 19 month(s) ago 2 related news

PM sets new regulations for private universities

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Nov 13 set new rules for running and setting up of private universities, which allow all private universities under the Ministry of Education and Training to comply only with the People’s Committee of its locality.

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Greece debt crisis: Referendum promised on EU deal

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VOV News English 20 month(s) ago

Greece debt crisis: Referendum promised on EU deal

Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package intended to resolve the country's debt crisis, Prime Minister George Papandreou says.

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China rare earths giant halts output as prices fall

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SaiGon GP English 20 month(s) ago 7 related news

China state-linked Baotou, the world's largest rare earth producer, said it has halted output for a month from Wednesday as the country seeks to boost prices of the sought-after commodities.

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Petrolimex ‘suddenly’ makes profit prior to IPO

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 24 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

In its latest financial report, the Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, or Petrolimex, posted a whopping profit of VND913 billion (US$46.555 million) in 2008, taking the public by surprise as it was also in 2008 that the giant state firm reported a loss of over VND10 billion.

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New regulations strand Ha Long Bay tourists at port

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Báo Thanh Niên English 25 month(s) ago

Thousands of tourists found themselves stranded at Bai Chay Port after around 500 tourist boats shut down their operations, on Friday morning.

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Saggy pants mean no ride on one Texas bus system

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 25 month(s) ago

Don't get on the bus in Ft. Worth, Texas, if you're not properly dressed.

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National beach volleyball tournament concludes

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VOV News English 26 month(s) ago

(VOV) - The first phase of the 2011 National Beach Volleyball Tournament closed on May 9 at the Sam Son beach in Thanh Hoa province, with the Sanna Khanh Hoa and Haiphong teams as champions.

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G20 finance chiefs meet on global imbalances

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Báo Dân Trí English 29 month(s) ago 1 related news

G20 finance chiefs meet on global imbalances

G20 ministers gather in Paris Friday to hammer out common criteria for measuring global economic imbalances at a two-day session that host France hopes will lead to an overhaul of world finance.

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HTC launches social smartphones with Facebook

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Báo Đầu Tư English 29 month(s) ago

HTC launches social smartphones with Facebook

Facebook users will be able to show friends their exact GPS location as well as sharing text and photos with new smartphones launched here Tuesday by top Taiwan device maker HTC.

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