Easy View Internet (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
In Asia, New Internet Marketing Experts In recent years, Asia has developed to become one of the foremost internet marketing boom areas, particularly in Singapore and Malaysia. As more and more events take off in this part of the world, outstanding internet marketers are starting to blaze the trail and offer marketers in the USA, [...]
The Real Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Sen. Obama, you’re unelectable (and an illegitimate candidate) Michelle to Stay at Home [No overseas trip for her], Drudge Report, July 16, 2008. J. Cifre, Amateur Hour, Savage Politics, July 17, 2008. Jeff Gold, The Obama Attack on Civilization, Stop-Obama, July 17, 2008. Just one of the things Obama doesn’t understand. Obama Doesn’t Understand Role of Joint Chiefs: Will [...]
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The Electricity of Viet Nam Group (EVN) has said it needs around 11.86 trillion VND ($700 million) from now to the year’s end to develop power generating and transmission line projects. Of the required capital, some 6.75 trillion VND is expected to be sourced from domestic commercial credits, 1.11 trillion VND from foreign loans, and the remaining 4 trillion VND from bonds. In the first half of
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Kien Giang-based Mekong Aviation Joint stock Co has submitted an application to the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV) to launch carrier Mekong Air. Mekong Aviation is the third private aviation firm to request a Vietnamese operating licence. Vietjet Air and Speed Up Air have already been given permission by the Government to operate domestic services. Mekong Air has a charter
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Vietnam ’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company will provide Laos with 14 million USD to finance construction of dormitories for athletes competing at the 25th Southeast Asia Games scheduled in late 2009. Under an agreement signed in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on June 21, 4 million USD of the sum will be doled out as a grant, and the remainder, a three-year soft loan. The project will
vietnam stock market (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Friday, June 20, 2008 Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HaSTC) recently announced that the Song Da 4 Joint Stock Co (coded SD4) would officially list 7.5 million shares on the northern bourse on June 25. Gia Lai highland central province-headquartered SD4 with a chartered capital of 75 billion dong, of which the state holds 64% of chartered capital, operates in such fields as irrigation and hydropower...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
The Than Uyen Tea Joint Stock Company from the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau has received European quality status for its Shan Tuyet green tea. TQ CSI International granted a ISO 22000:2005 Certificate for Food Safety Management Systems to the company, making it first in the nation’s tea industry to receive the European-standard approval. Established in 1960 with the Than Uyen farm,
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
The Viet Nam Civil Aviation Administration (VCAA) asked Vietnam’s first low-cost air carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines to stop advertising and marketing its products under the brand and symbol of a foreign airline, Australia’s Jetstar Airways. According to VCAA’s Vice Head Lai Xuan Thanh, Jetstar Pacific “intentionally” advertised the symbol of Jetstar, an airline of Australia, without permission
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
At a meeting with port au-thorities and customs officials last Friday, HCM City People’s Committee vice chairwoman Nguyen Thi Hong requested port authorities move imported goods that have not yet cleared customs to temporary warehouses to alleviate the current overloading of city ports. Thousands of containers were backed up at the Logistics Development Joint Venture No 1 (VICT) Port, admitted
