Obama touts second term agenda in graduation speech

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Báo Đầu Tư English 2 day(s) ago

Obama touts second term agenda in graduation speech

US President Barack Obama, in a rousing speech to graduating college students on Sunday, touted his second term agenda, steering clear of scandals that have engulfed the White House in recent days.

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Tears of the middle class and the LV bag

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Tears of the middle class and the LV bag

VietNamNet Bridge - Looking at the income per capita of Vietnam, it is incomprehensible for many foreigners when LV bags or Salvatore Ferragamo shoes priced at nearly $2,000 are sold well in Vietnam. But Vietnamese are familiar with this cryptic thing.

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High-profile businessman advises against realty bailout

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 month(s) ago 1 related news

High-profile businessman advises against realty bailout

Overseas Vietnamese businessman Alan Phan calls on the government not to bail out the property sector, instead to let land prices free-fall in order to help poor people get a house.

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Vietnam’s 0.1 percent

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 month(s) ago

Vietnam’s 0.1 percent

About a year ago, while working on a profile about Trung Nguyen Coffee founder Dang Le Nguyen Vu, for Forbes Magazine, I met an interesting businessman. He is a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam who quit a job at a state-owned enterprise to establish a firm that brokers mergers and acquisitions, sometimes involving companies listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.

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Singapore targets 15 million tourists in 2013

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VietnamPlus English 1 month(s) ago

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has set targets of attracting between 14.8 and 15.5 million overseas visitor arrivals and earning 23.5-24.5 billion SGD from tourism receipts this year.

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TPG seeks first Vietnam investment since 2009 on growth outlook

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Báo Thanh Niên English 2 month(s) ago

TPG Capital, the private-equity firm run by David Bonderman and James Coulter, is seeking its first Vietnam investment in almost four years as the country’s growing middle class offer growth opportunities.

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Affordable housing projects to increase

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

High and middle class real estate is not expected to attract investment this year due to the high level of unsold properties, but social housing projects are forecast to increase with encouragement from the Government.

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Real estate market targets low-income earners to stir economy

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

Real estate market targets low-income earners to stir economy

Viet Nam planned to develop social housing and housing for the middle class in order to stimulate demand for real estate, said Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung.

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Twitter to open office in social network-crazed Brazil

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 4 month(s) ago

Twitter to open office in social network-crazed Brazil

Without even setting foot in Brazil, Twitter attracted 40 million subscribers in this social network-obsessed nation.

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Investment funds pour capital into Viet Nam

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago 1 related news

International investment fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) will invest an additional US$200 million in Masan Consumer – a subsidiary of food processor Masan Group (MSN) – via a combination of primary and secondary funding, the firm confirmed yesterday.

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Rate of uninsured among poverty-stricken remains high

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Báo Dân Trí English 5 month(s) ago 1 related news

Rate of uninsured among poverty-stricken remains high

Vietnam's goal of universalising health insurance is facing difficulties due to uncomprehensive policy.

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VN needs to build a smart and sustainable economy

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 6 month(s) ago

VN needs to build a smart and sustainable economy

When the asset and economic bubbles began to inflate ten years ago, most Vietnamese people who were beginning to recognize the situation were shocked by the fast formation of a lavish society.

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Local souvenirs still unattractive to average visitors

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SaigonTimes English 6 month(s) ago

HCMC – Big souvenir producers in HCMC have yet to make products attractive to average travelers as they have focused on middle-class visitors only, according to a recent survey conducted by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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Hawa mulls furniture exhibition center in Binh Duong

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SaigonTimes English 6 month(s) ago

Hawa mulls furniture exhibition center in Binh Duong

HCMC – The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCMC (Hawa) is in talks with Becamex Corp. over establishment of a joint venture to build a furniture exhibition center in Binh Duong Province in a move to better tap the local market.

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Obama victory speech: 'The best is yet to come'

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Báo Dân Trí English 6 month(s) ago 1 related news

Obama victory speech: 'The best is yet to come'

President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. In victory, he confidently promised better days ahead.

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