small denominations needed for tet

Small denominations needed for Tet

New low denomination notes of Vietnamese dong have already been disbursed in the country’s economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City to satisfy local residents’ demand for exchanging new notes during Tet – a traditional custom for the Lunar New Year in Vietnam.
mekong capital triples ownership in traphaco

Mekong Capital triples ownership in Traphaco

Mekong Capital announced today that its Vietnam Azalea Fund Limited had tripled its ownership in traditional medicines producer Traphaco Joint Stock Company, increasing its shareholding percentage to 20 per cent from 6.5 per cent.
emo hannover calls for vietnamese visitors

EMO Hannover calls for Vietnamese visitors

The leading global trade show for metalworking, EMO, will once again take place in Hannover, Germany this year from September 19 to 24, 2011 to showcase “more than machine tools”.
pvfcco steps into herbicides

PVFCCo steps into herbicides

PetroVietnam Fertiliser and Chemicals Corporation has expanded its product portfolio to herbicide products after shaking hand with Vietnam Pesticide Joint Stock Company.
ethanol is here to stay

Ethanol is here to stay

Vietnam’s third foreign invested bio-ethanol production project has come a step closer.
aseana thinks big down south

Aseana thinks big down south

A joint venture between Malaysia’s Aseana Properties Limited and local Binh Duong Corporation will develop five luxury hotel, prime offices, apartments and urban infrastructure projects in Ho Chi Minh City.
giap museum idea embraced

Giap museum idea embraced

Following the death of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, experts and relevant authorities have said a museum should be established in memory of the General.
general vo nguyen giap through artworks

General Vo Nguyen Giap through artworks

An exhibition themed "General Vo Nguyen Giap through artworks" opened in Hanoi on April 27, partially reproducing the portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap - the elder brother of the Vietnamese People's Army.
general giap rests in peace in hometown

General Giap rests in peace in hometown

Hundreds of thousands of mourners paid their final tributes to late General Vo Nguyen Giap who was then buried on Tho Mountain in Vung Chua, Quang Binh province, his hometown.
hanoi to have vo nguyen giap road

Hanoi to have Vo Nguyen Giap Road

Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.
hanoi to name highway after general vo nguyen giap

Hanoi to name highway after General Vo Nguyen Giap

It has been proposed that the highway connecting Noi Bai Airport to Nhat Tan bridge in Hanoi, which is currently under construction, should be named after the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap.
nation mourns for general vo nguyen giap

Nation mourns for General Vo Nguyen Giap

Vietnam is paying last tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap whose name was closely linked to the nation’s two resistance wars against French and American aggression in the 20th century.
foreigners praise general vo nguyen giap

Foreigners praise General Vo Nguyen Giap

Many foreigners gathered along with locals on October 7th at 30 Hoang Dieu street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, to express condolences with General Vo Nguyen Giap’s family and pay homage to the legendary general.
late general giap to be flown home in civil aircraft

Late General Giap to be flown home in civil aircraft

The coffin of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died last Friday, will be brought home by a civil aircraft from Hanoi to central Quang Binh Province, his native land, on October 13 for burial services, the State Funeral Committee said.
vo nguyen giap a general of great talent

Vo Nguyen Giap - a General of great talent

Legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, former Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People’s Army, was regarded as the 20th century’s greatest military talent by many historians and scholars.