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  A worker walking a bicycle loaded with construction steel on his way to a construction site in Hanoi The frozen property market and high interest rates have pushed steel producers into the red and some even face the risk of shutting down their business. Pham Chi Cuong, chairman of the...

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  A part of Dung Quat oil refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai. The refinery is the mainstay of the Dung Quat Economic Zone. Coastal economic zones have developed strength in numbers, but failed to pull their weight. They are characterized by sluggish...

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  Workers at a ship yard of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, or Vinashin. Many in Vietnam hope the government will pursue reforms that are broad enough and deep enough to fix debt-ridden state banks and rein in inefficient state enterprises (SOEs)...

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Foreign visitors examine Vietnamese wood products at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City. The demand for garments and woodwork is expected to fall as the global recession continues. Exports are growing and their prices are rising, but a faster rise in input costs is canceling export profits. Exporters worry that the development...

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People work at a furniture factory outside Hanoi. Many exporters in Vietnam are struggling to survive the difficult times. The global recession and resultant lower purchasing power has caused difficulties for many Vietnamese exporters. It has not helped that their heavy reliance on imported materials, coupled with rising...

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  The Agent Orange issue is about much more than scientific evidence An Agent Orange victim carries food for lunch at a hospice in Vietnam’s central Da Nang City. The US and Vietnam launched the first concrete step toward cleaning up contamination from Agent Orange last month,...

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The chief editor of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, Dinh The Huynh, was re-elected as Chair of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association at its congress from August 10-12 in Hanoi. VietNamNet Bridge – The chief editor of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, Dinh The Huynh, was re-elected as Chair of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association at...

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Trade defence to protect domestic production; Craft exporters enjoy sales boost; Airports in southern provinces seek int’l flights    Trade defence to protect domestic production < />   Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh has warned Vietnamese businesses of losing ground in their home market,...

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VnnNews – Exporters are complaining that they cannot access bank loans. . . VnnNews – Exporters are complaining that they cannot access bank loans, because of which they have missed opportunities to purchase materials at low prices and may also miss chances to earn high profit when export prices increases.   Lack of investment...

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Masterpieces by Ludwig van Beethoven will be played by the Youth Orchestra at the Hanoi Opera House on July 2, under the baton of German conductor Christian Schumann.   VietNamNet Bridge – Masterpieces by Ludwig van Beethoven will be played by the Youth Orchestra of the Vietnam National Conservatory of Music at the Hanoi...

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