Vietnam Considers Navy Exercises with US, as Hospital Ship Visits
Page 1 of 1
Vietnam Considers Navy Exercises with US, as Hospital Ship Visits
By Al Pessin
Pentagon
27 June 2008
A senior U.S. Navy admiral says Vietnam is
considering fresh offers he made this week for joint naval exercises.
The admiral made the offers during the first ever visit to Vietnam by
one of the U.S. Navy's hospital ships. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the
Pentagon....
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-27-voa55.cfm
Pentagon
27 June 2008
A senior U.S. Navy admiral says Vietnam is
considering fresh offers he made this week for joint naval exercises.
The admiral made the offers during the first ever visit to Vietnam by
one of the U.S. Navy's hospital ships. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the
Pentagon....
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-27-voa55.cfm
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
UPDATE 2-Vietnam actions welcome, more may be needed-IMF
WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Measures by Vietnam officials to control inflation and a widening trade imbalance are welcome, but may not be enough to boost market confidence, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Monday....
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN3036866720080630?rpc=611
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN3036866720080630?rpc=611
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Vietnam Must Develop Its Seaport System: Official
HANOI, June 30 Asia Pulse - Vietnam needs to simultaneously develop its seaport system and the administration of it to further exploit the potential of its long-stretching coastal line, said an official at a seminar on State management of seaports in Hanoi on June 24....
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080630/4/3likl.html
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080630/4/3likl.html
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Vietnam Money-Interbank rates steady after rises, dong gains
HANOI, June 30 (Reuters) - Vietnamese banks kept dong interbank rates steady on Monday after raising them in the past week as money supply remained tight, while lending rates eased after the central bank barred lenders from adding fees to loans....
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINHAN22390220080630?rpc=611
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINHAN22390220080630?rpc=611
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
New Project Targets Sustainable Tourism Development in Vietnam
HANOI, June 30 Asia Pulse - An US$11.1 million project to promote sustainable tourism development will be carried out in five of Vietnam's poorest provinces.
The targeted provinces, including Cao Bang and Bac Kan in the north, Thua-Thien Hue, Quang Binh and Quang Tri in the central region, have potential for tourism development....
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080630/4/3li0y.html
The targeted provinces, including Cao Bang and Bac Kan in the north, Thua-Thien Hue, Quang Binh and Quang Tri in the central region, have potential for tourism development....
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080630/4/3li0y.html
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Russell adds Vietnam, others to global stock index
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Russell Investments said on Tuesday that Vietnam and six other countries have been added to its Global Index in the annual reconstitution....
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0129523020080701?rpc=611
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0129523020080701?rpc=611
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Vietnam's economy slows with slumps
By Jason Folkmanis | 2008-7-2 |
VIETNAM'S economy expanded at the slowest pace in at least seven years, as slumps in the stock and property markets prompted builders to halt projects amid the fastest inflation rate in a decade and a half....
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080702/article_365267.htm
VIETNAM'S economy expanded at the slowest pace in at least seven years, as slumps in the stock and property markets prompted builders to halt projects amid the fastest inflation rate in a decade and a half....
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200807/20080702/article_365267.htm
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Foreign investors pause as Vietnam tackles economic woes
TAIPEI/SEOUL, July 2 (Reuters) - Millions of dollars in foreign investment have been shelved in Vietnam because of the risks posed by an economy facing its biggest test in years.
Record-high commodities prices are eating away at some of the economic gains Vietnam has made since a raft of tax and other incentives over the past 20 years pulled in more than $90 billion in foreign investment, led by South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan....
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINTP20659220080702?rpc=611
Record-high commodities prices are eating away at some of the economic gains Vietnam has made since a raft of tax and other incentives over the past 20 years pulled in more than $90 billion in foreign investment, led by South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan....
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINTP20659220080702?rpc=611
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Vietnam sets official dong at record low
HANOI, July 2 (Reuters) - Vietnam's central bank set the daily official dong exchange rate on Wednesday at a record low of 16,519 dong per dollar , reflecting the continued pressure on the currency from rising inflation and imports......
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINHAN6864420080702?rpc=611
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINHAN6864420080702?rpc=611
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Vietnam's Commodity Prices Stable in Early July: Retailers
HANOI, July 2 Asia Pulse - Commodity and service prices show no indication of rising early this month despite prior concerns, supermarket representatives here have said.
The public has expressed worries over rampant price hikes in July following the removal of government regulation on certain goods....
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080702/4/3lm2n.html
The public has expressed worries over rampant price hikes in July following the removal of government regulation on certain goods....
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080702/4/3lm2n.html
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Vietnam Dong Investors Use Black Market; Traders See 18% Drop
July 4 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam's currency controls are forcing foreign investors into the black market to obtain dollars, aggravating declines in the world's worst-performing stock market and pushing benchmark bond yields above 20 percent.
Businesses that aren't controlled by the government pay about 7 percent more than the official rate when using the dong to buy dollars because the state gives its trading companies priority access to the U.S. currency, the World Bank said. The premium is reducing demand for the nation's stocks and bonds, according to PXP Vietnam Asset Management.....
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20602097&sid=aArrfxiLIhaU&refer=world_currencies
Businesses that aren't controlled by the government pay about 7 percent more than the official rate when using the dong to buy dollars because the state gives its trading companies priority access to the U.S. currency, the World Bank said. The premium is reducing demand for the nation's stocks and bonds, according to PXP Vietnam Asset Management.....
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20602097&sid=aArrfxiLIhaU&refer=world_currencies
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Vietnam official dong rate hits new low
HANOI, July 4 (Reuters) - Vietnam's central bank allowed
the domestic dong currency to drop on Friday to a new low of
16,520 to the dollar, reflecting the continued
pressure on the currency from rising inflation and imports.....
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINHAN23504420080704?rpc=611
the domestic dong currency to drop on Friday to a new low of
16,520 to the dollar
pressure on the currency from rising inflation and imports.....
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINHAN23504420080704?rpc=611
yunowu- Forum Leader
- Posts : 419
Join date : 2008-06-21
Similar topics
» Vietnam Money-Interbank dollar trade picks up, dong near low
» Vietnam Doubles Daily Trading Band for Dong to 2% (Update2)
» Tiny Iraq navy to flex muscle as oil guardian
» FACTBOX-Five facts about Southeast Asia's ASEAN
» Report of the U.S. Congress: the cost of the Iraq war nears the cost of the Vietnam War
» Vietnam Doubles Daily Trading Band for Dong to 2% (Update2)
» Tiny Iraq navy to flex muscle as oil guardian
» FACTBOX-Five facts about Southeast Asia's ASEAN
» Report of the U.S. Congress: the cost of the Iraq war nears the cost of the Vietnam War
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|
Fri Nov 21, 2014 7:52 am by Lenmon
» IIF Website is Down - March 06, 2009
Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:30 am by ayesha
» IIF is back up!
Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:39 am by MyDreamFuture
» WHY CAN'T I POST IN OTHER TOPICS????
Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:34 pm by anaconda_dinar_sheik
» NUEVO FORO PERMANENTE
Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:11 pm by COQUI COQUI
» Iraqi sport figure assassinated, civilian killed, four arrested in Mosul !
Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:59 pm by COQUI COQUI
» The U.S. accepted the French advice on SOFA !
Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:57 pm by COQUI COQUI
» Iraq: Kurdish politician killed in disputed region
Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:28 pm by COQUI COQUI
» Main site down again?
Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:10 pm by RealHope