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Articles in September, 2002 issue of Vietnam Investment Review

• Putting globalisation to work: stimulating employment for the nation's job seekers is a tough task and globalisation doesn't make it any easier, writes Duc Tho. (Insight: an inside view on the stories behind the headlines).
  by Duc Tho
• `Soft cream' to administer party makeover. (Asian news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region)).
• Devastation as centre and south hit by floods. (News).
• Timeout guide: your listings bible for Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
• More time for power plant bids. (News).
  by Xuan Ha
• Bridging the investment gap: Thai Binh is often referred to as an agricultural province with little industrial potential. However, the winds of change have been murmuring since infrastructure improvements linked the locality with the rest of the country.
  by Tran Son
• `Pre-poll rigging' claim in Pakistan. (Asian news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Domestic telecom firms crying foul. (Information Technology).
  by Hong Ha
• Officials pave way for Heritage Road plans. (News).
  by Son Thuy
• Much trumpeted pricing ordinance needs fine-tuning. (vision & Associates).
• To leave ... ... and return: Vietnam has been sending people overseas to benefit from a foreign education. Many graduates today believe that an overseas qualification is the guarantee of a good job in the future. Song Mai asks are they on the right track?
  by Song Mai
• Business services: a survey: developing business development services (BDS) is an important strategy for achieving competitiveness and sustainable growth for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to a BDS survey jointly undertaken by Germa
  by Vu Long
• Who will buy my onions? A charming local fairy-tale suggests that onions can make one laugh as well as cry. (Legend).
  by James Sycamore
• REE and BCC stocks lead the market. (Stock Market Watch).
• Highlights. (Scene).
• Vinacard distributors pay buyers a nasty collect call. (News).
  by Van Anh
• Recent arbitration precedent grabs local and foreign interest. (Legal Column).
• King of the beat: joining the quest for new dance floor grooves, special funk agent Hank Scorpion gets his ear to the ground for the lowdown on the new sound. (Music).
• State workers tell ministry all is well. (News).
  by Tran Vu Dang
• Foreign feed firms hunger to expand. (News).
  by Hoang Mai
• A clean bill for health: increasing demands for medical examinations and treatment are burdening healthcare systems in Ho Chi Minh City. More than $1.2 billion has been earmarked for modernising the sector, but the issue is how to mobilise this ambitious
  by Nguyen Hong
• Acceleration needed to hit the 2006 deadline running. (News).
• Stock splits keep rolling--weekly returns still down. (Stock Market Watch).
• Southern city FDI target slides away. (News).
  by Duong Hong
• Year's FDI figures below expectations. (News).
• Newcomer likely to renovate real estate. (Property & construction: the leading guide to Vietnam's property market).
  by Ngoc Son
• Crafty solutions: once there was a push to transform traditional craft villages into becoming the fulcrum of a restructured rural economy. Then came problems with villages' lack of capital, organisation and marketing skills. Now experts are hoping the Int
  by Hong Ha
• New non-life joint venture enters the fray. (News)
  by Ngoc Mai
• Whopping plastics plant proposal perused
• Dawn Goa: distinct from the rest of India, Goa is small enough to be explored in a way that other Indian states cannot. (Getaways Gateway)
• State enters car dispute. (News)
  by Ngoc Son
• Hanoi road plans fraught with delays. (Property & construction: the leading guide to Vietnam's property market).
• Revised anti-fraud VAT refund scheme. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector)
• Stock split discussions slow market. (Stock Market Watch)
• Capital draws up investment wishlist. (News).
  by Hoang Mai
• Second city draws up a solution to traffic nightmares. (News).
  by Duong Hong
• Momentum regained: a wide range of measures designed to attract foreign direct investment recently announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) have drawn special attention from the foreign investor community. (Insight: an inside view on the
  by Vu Cuong
• Local firms go for brokerage. (Banking & finance: in depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
  by Nguyen Van
• Saigon Port to move out of town.
• Apollo puts new course into orbit: the Apollo language centre is offering a UK-standard qualification in international marketing. Vietnam Investment Review's Ha Dong spoke with Apollo director Khalid Muhmood. (News).
  by Ha Dong
• Inadequate training brings industrial firms up short. (News).
  by Mai Anh
• SOEs: are they waxing or waning? equitisation has figured largely in the country's efforts to reform state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Government authorities and foreign thinktanks however said the process should be accelerated. (News).
  by Vu Long
• Asia to stay smoky until November, experts predict. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• The Marble Mountains: while most expats have probably heard of the Marble Mountains, few wilt know of their legendary origins ... or their mysterious link with a mystical flower some claim can be used to cure malaria.
  by James Sycamore
• FIEs line up to grab slice of EVN reimbursement fund.
• Domestic shipping & forwarding companies & agencies.
• Relocation move floundering. (News).
  by Cam Ha
• Biti's bucks sector trend by focusing on local market. (Private firm profile).
• PetroVietnam looks abroad. (News).
  by Nguyen Ngoc
• Sri Lanka enjoys ceasefire and awaits new peace talks. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• EBIC plays role of European matchmaker: the European Business Information Centre (EBIC) was set up early this year to provide information exchange and facilitate business links between Vietnamese and European companies. Hong Ha talks to EBIC executive dir
  by Martin Albani
• Rebel revolt deals Nepal's tourist trade near fatal blow. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region)
• Colour me glad: H'mong women are not the only weavers in Vietnam renowned for their needlework. (Culture)
  by Phuong Lien
• Vbot for world domination: last month in Japan, the first ever Vietnamese team to enter the Asia-Pacific robot creation contest, or ABU Robocon, forced 19 robotic rivals to byte the dust when it won the championship. Le Nho brings us their remarkable stor
  by Le Nho
• Unfaithful
• JWT faces fresh scrutiny over licence.
  by Vu Long
• Investor confidence needed to break bourse free fall: at the end of the September 20 trading session, the local stock index stood at just 183.33 points. Will the slide continue? VIR asks securities experts if they fear the worst. (Banking & finance: i
• Trade deficit continues slow descent. (News).
• Hacisco next up for bourse listing nod. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comments from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
• Southern IP may make it off the drawing board. (News).
  by Giang Thanh
• Deals on wheels: with locals now preferring other means of transportation, cyclo operators in Hanoi are seeking to broaden their horizons. (Society).
  by Phuong Lien
• Monorail proves feasible for Hanoi. (News).
  by Bich Ngoc
• Iranians enjoy a day at the races--and all bets are on. (Asian news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• State cash to ease sluggish spending. (News).
  by Hong Ha
• Whistle stop: just off the rails in Dien Bien Phu. (Nosh: to eat, feed in abundance).
• Flying high: provided you have an independent streak, it's worth heeding the popular slogan of Bangladesh's tourist authority: "Come to Bangladesh before the tourists." (Getaways Gateway).
• Korean oil firm's plan no pipe dream. (News).
  by Ngoc Mai
• Making a meal of it: twenty-eight new members will be inducted into the Vietnamese squadron of the Armagnac Musketeers during a slap-up dinner at the Sofitel Plaza Saigon Hotel on October 2. (Advertorial).
• Landmark law to cure competition ills. (News).
• HCMC stock market. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
• Domestic shipping & forwarding companies & agencies.
• Nation maintains healthy FDI flow despite global ills. (News).
  by Xuan Son-Vu Long
• Few escape Kashmiri conflict. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Five more stocks to arrive this year. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
  by Nguyen Hong Son
• Scene. (highlights).
• Spotlight on road safety as toll rises. (News).
  by Bich Ngoc
• Moves to improve legal environment. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
  by Le Nho
• Time is nigh for dyke wall overhaul. (Property).
  by Bich Ngoc
• Fire lit under stalled property projects. (Property).
  by Duong Nguyen
• New sports complex on target. (Property & construction: the leading guide to Vietnam's property market).
  by Van Anh Son

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