The World

Cambodia Vietnam Securities Firm Inaugurated in Phnom Penh

Apr 26, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – The newborn Phnom Penh-based Cambodia Vietnam Securities Co. (CVS) was holding its inaugural ceremony on Apr 24, 2011. The ceremony was attended by Cambodia’s Premier Samdech Techo Hunsen and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Hanoi-headquartered BIDV Securities Co.’s CEO – Mr Do Huy Hoai – is serving as Chairman of CVS Board of Directors.

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Laos Agrees to Delay Dam that Neighbours Say Threatens Mekong

Apr 26, 2011 (by Jonathan Manthorpe, Vietnamica.net) — Plans for the first dam across the lower Mekong River are putting Laos on a collision course with its neighbours and environmentalists who fear livelihoods, fish species and farmland could be destroyed, potentially sparking a food crisis. The four countries that share the lower stretches of the 4,900 km (3,044 mile) Mekong – Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia – met in the Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday to debate and possibly decide the future of the 1.285-megawatt (MW) dam, the first of 11 planned in the lower Mekong that are expected...

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Consumer Blogs

Apr 25, 2011 (Vietnamica.net | Boise State Radio) – You’ve probably heard about weblogs, or blogs, those on line chat spaces that are increasingly common on the Internet.  Lots of individual use them, but what about organizations? What are blogs and what can they do? Perhaps you’ve about web logs – or blogs, for short.  Blogs are part of a new wave of Internet-based interactive communication that let allows customers and others share information – both good and bad.  So should your organization try to monitor or set up a blog? According to Boise State Marketing professor, Jason McDonald,...

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RMIT Vietnam Awarded “Green Building” Title by MoIT

Apr 25, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – According to Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), MoIT’s “Energy Efficient Building Award 2010″ was conferred upon RMIT International University Vietnam Saigon South Campus academic building – called A1 Building.

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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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Vietnam MoC Mulls Over $1.5 Bln Credit from Chinese Development Bank

Apr 25, 2011 (Vietnamica.net) – On Apr 22, Vietnam Ministry of Construction (MoC) and Chinese Development signed an MOU on a credit facility for housing development in Vietnam. Details of the loan have not been released. The total amount of credit could reach US$1.5 billion.

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