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Gold’s “Consolidation Phase” Continues, “Time to Deliver” for Euro Leaders, China “Shows Growth is Priority”

February 20, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Wholesale market gold bullion prices held above $1730 an ounce in Monday morning’s London trading – roughly in line with where gold has been for much of February – while European stocks and commodities edged higher amid hopes that policymakers might finally approve Greece’s second bailout. US markets are closed for a holiday.

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Fighters, Radar, Marine Patrols Top Asia’s Military Wish List

Feb 17, 2012 (Reuters) — Singapore hosted military brass from across Asia this week at the region’s biggest arms and aerospace bazaar, almost 70 years to the day since it fell to Japanese forces sweeping across Southeast Asia during World War Two.

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Vietnam: FDI Inflows Reach US$200 Bln

December 21, 2011 (Vietnamica) — Nearly 13,670 valid foreign direct investment (FDI) projects have operated in Vietnam by mid December with a total registered capital of $198 billion. The total newly registered and additionally increased capital in 2011 reached $14.7 billion, accounting for 74 per cent of 2010’s figure. Industry and construction made up 70 per cent and real estate just 5.8 per cent of FDI, a sharp fall from the previous year.

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Phys. Demand “Huge” as Gold Touches $1600, but “Bears in Driver’s Seat” as European Govts Fear Possible Downgrades

December 16, 2011 (Vietnamica) — Sport market gold prices briefly touched $1600 an ounce Friday lunchtime in London – 2.3% up on this week’s lows – while stocks and commodities were broadly flat compared to Thursday’s closing prices. “Physical market demand continues to improve,” says Walter de Wet, commodities strategist at Standard Bank.

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Orchid Fund Becomes Largest Shareholder of FPT

December 2, 2011 (Vietnamica) — The State Securities Commission disclosed that as of Nov 30, 2011, the Singapore-based Orchid Fund raises its equity stake in FPT to 8.129 percent, up from 6.94 percent. In light of this, the Fund becomes the largest shareholder of FPT. Truong Gia Binh – founder and Chairman of FPT – is the runner up, holding 7.24 percent (Gafin, Dec 1).

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Japan’s Three Interests in Trans-Pacific Partnership

November 11, 2011 (Vietnamica) – In his recent article “The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Rise of China: What Japan Joins the TPP Means for the Region,” on Foreign Affairs, Bernard K. Gordon – Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire – points out three Japanese interests in the TPP.

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