Health, Sci-Tech

The Gioi Di Dong (World of Mobiles) To Achieve VND 6 Trillion Revenue in 2011

May 17, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – The Gioi Di Dong (World of Mobiles), established in 2004, is a pioneer mobile products and devices retailer in Vietnam. Since then, the mobile retailer has remained very high growth rate of revenue. In 2007-2010 period, The Gioi Di Dong had its sales increased triple, from VND 1,000 billion (2007) to VND 3,000 billion (2010). The retailer expects a VND 6,000 billion revenue this year.

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Cimigo Releases Vietnam Internet Usage 2011 Survey

May 12, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) –In recent Vietnam NetCitizens Report 2011 Cimigo reveals that Vietnamese internet users are accounted for 31 percent of the population. Cimigo interviewed 3,376 people in the nation’s largest survey related to internet use. One third of interviewees came from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city. Another one third were in Hai Phong, Nha Trang, Da Nang, and Can Tho. The rest lived in 2nd-grade cities. Cimigo provides the full report free of charge at their website. Major findings of the report are as follows.

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MoIC: Statistics on the Use of Email at State Offices

May 12, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – Vietnam Economic News (May 11) revealed Ministry of Information and Communication’s statistics on the use of email at state offices. 90 percent of ministries, ministerial-level offices and governmental organizations and 93 percent of centrally-controlled provinces and cities have used email at work.

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France and ADB Fund Vietnam’s $360 Mln Role Model University Project in Hanoi

May 3, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) BoD has approved a loan and additional credit facility worth total US$190 million today, comprising of $170 million Ordinary Capital Resource and $20 million credit facility from the Asian Development Fund (ADFHT), during the ADB’s 44th Annual Meeting held in Hanoi, for a Vietnam’s role model of university education – The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH). Details of the two loans are provided below.

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Dairy Products and Pharmaceuticals Prices Higher in Apr 2011

Apr 28, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – Tuoi Tre Online reported news from Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) saying that in Apr 2011, imported dairy and pharmaceutial products raised prices by 5 to 10 percent.

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Green Buildings as Competitive Advantage

Apr 25, 2011 (Vietnamica.net | Boise State Radio) – We hear about green buildings and think, “right, good for the environment.”  But we should also be thinking, “green buildings, good for the pocket book – for builders, for landlords and for tenants.” What is a green building? A trend gaining ground in business is the idea of sustainability.  But what is it and why are companies pursing ideas to help them and their communities thrive in the future? Sustainability means building something now that will be good for people and the environment long into the future. When it comes...

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