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Articles in January, 2003 issue of Vietnam Investment Review

• Ushering in the Year of the Goat: although not as iconoclastic as the buffalo, snake or tiger, the goat nonetheless plays a significant part in the nation's folk heritage--as well as its cuisine. Nguyen Ngoc Chinh dusts off some bawdy legends. (Tet Extra)
  by Nguyen Ngoc Chinh
• Central Committee urges action in four key areas. (News)
• Honda Vietnam. (Advertorial)
• Say it with flowers: local flower growers are expecting demand for fresh blooms to skyrocket as Tet draws near. Heading down Nghi Tam Road on her way to work early one morning, Phuong Lien remembers to stop and smell the roses. (Trends).
• Nation on top ten list for tourism. (News)
• Interview with the US ambassador behind the trade deal; the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement committed the country to a range of economic reforms. Some came into effect with the pact's ratification in December, 2001, while others are still being phase
  by Nguyen Hanh
• Man on the moon: an impoverished woodcutter discovers there's more to life than mastering mortality. (Legend)
  by Thai Ha
• Sparring partner. (Leisure)
• Might this be the year of the mouse? (Information Technology)
• Website to promote bid transparency
  by Linh Dan
• IMF poverty project `obstacles removed'. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector)
  by Xuan Ha
• An end to scratched negatives? (Advertorial)
• Foreign shipping & forwarding companies & agencies in Vietnam
• Taiwanese airlines win mainland nod. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region)
• Timeout guide: your listings bible for Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
• Savage garden: located a stone's throw from the urban metropolis of Singapore, Bintan Island, Indonesia, is the very essence of wilderness. (Getaways Gateway).
• Ministry urges fertiliser sector growth. (Commodities)
• Reason to be cheerful: while foreign direct investment figures remain low in Vietnam, partly reflecting the current global pattern, the country's key competitive advantages of economic and political stability have all but driven out thoughts of the 1997 A
  by Ha Nguyen
• VICT sinks foreign rivals to scoop Lloyd's award
  by Giang Thanh
• Hanoi authority promises to keep Tet wet for locals. (News)
  by Ngoc Anh
• Tourist firms hit the Asean trail. (News)
• Experts urge a fee hike rethink as small firms feel the pinch. (Stockwatch)
  by Vu Long
• Market slides a little in build up to Tet. (Stock market Watch)
• Southern city aims to improve on GDP growth target. (News)
• Sugar industry finds the going bitter, seeks help. (News)
• 2003 a `turning point' for BIDV. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector)
• Investment update: Vietnam's only comprehensive weekly-updated guide to investment
• Operators seek association help to tackle undercutting. (News)
• Workers to enjoy Tet windfall. (News)
  by Duong Nguyen
• Officials discuss roadmap for auto industry growth. (News)
• First foreign campus looks to bright future: the Australian RMIT is the first foreign university to build a campus in the country, RMIT University Vietnam. President Michael Mann, former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, talks to Le Nho about the project.
• PM grants pay hike to minimum salary level. (News)
• Better rice leads to greater export value: a Ministry of Trade forecast indicates Vietnam stands in critical need of several commodities, whilst the agricultural sector is likely to see a substantial growth in exports this year. (Commodities)
• Dong Nam probe fingers 33 firms. (News)
• Baby business bonanza. (Consumer Trends).
  by Rail Matthaes
• Plotting a steady course: World Bank country director for Vietnam Klaus Rohland analyses the nation's economic prospects for the Year of the Goat. (Economics).
• $5m worth of china found aboard wreck.
  by Kim Giang
• Peace of mind? Life insurance has become fashionable for wealthy Vietnamese in recent years, and lifers have been quick to see the potential in the market. But, asks Ngoc Mai, is it right that their success is based on hard sell? (Tet Extra).
• Golf course retrieved from the rough. (Property).
• Ambassadors' greeting: Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Qi Jianguo and German Ambassador to Vietnam Dr Wolfgang Massing remark on the development of trade and business ties between their nations and Vietnam. (Tet Extra).
  by Ngo Hanh
• More rooms required for `second Phuket' island. (News)
  by Ngoc Son
• Northeast Indian Nagas pray for end to bloodshed. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region)
• BaoViet moves to protect top lifer spot. (News)
  by Ngoc Mai
• Iran: ballots test reform support. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Government wants steel sector to cover all angles. (News)
  by Linh Dan
• Sweet Home Alabama. (Film)
• Getting the gloves back on: after a seven-year hiatus, boxers up and down the country are making a return to the ring. (Sport).
• Phase II of State Bank bad debt plan tabled. (News).
• Let us eat cake: no Tet in Vietnam would be the same without devouring large amounts of glutinous banh chung (sticky rice cake). Below, James Sycamore looks into the esoteric origins of one of the country's oldest traditions. (Legend).
  by James Sycamore
• Officials and drug giants square off over imports. (News).
• The giddy goat: with the Year of the Goat looming, there's perhaps no better time to savour one of the country's best-kept secrets. Forget about dog, snake, cat or rat--have you eaten goat chua? (Food)
• Minister salutes the work of diplomatic services abroad; how effective have Vietnamese diplomats been in stimulating economic relations overseas in the Year of Horse? Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Dinh Bin reviews their performance with Ha Ngu
  by Ha Nguyen
• Foreign shipping & forwarding companies & agencies in Vietnam
• Pagoda staff counter rip-off merchants. (News)
• `Best technology not necessarily enough': Vietnam Investment Review's Le Nho asks GfK Group world-wide IT director Pascal Rollen about the Vietnamese ITC market. (News)
  by Le Nho
• Another disappointing trading week. (Stock Market Watch)
• Capital officials release harsher land use management measures. (Property)
• Farming exports post growth. (News)
• Petronas venture inked to explore new oilfields. (News)
• More Viet Kieu take to agricultural investments. (Property)
  by Le Nho
• Local footwear wins out in Canada trade dispute. (News)
  by Nguyen Hanh
• To curry a flavour: a charming Indian restaurant in Hanoi is shattering the myth that vegetarian food is neither tasty or filling. (Nosh: to eat, feed in abundance)
  by Nosher
• Complex for relocated residents breaks ground. (Property & construction: the leading guide to Vietnam's property market)
  by Ngoc Anh
• Helmet law re-enforced. (News).
  by Bich Ngoc
• Strawberry fields: the sudden appearance of luscious strawberries on the streets of Hanoi has set tongues wagging about the origin of this delicious red fruit. Special agent Phi Ha investigates. (Trends).
  by Phi Ha
• Import rules relaxed on state, foreign aid funded cars
  by Nguyen Ha
• Keeping up with trade. (Analysis)
  by Minh Khue
• Nghi Son refinery project moves into second phase. (News).
  by Ngoc Mai
• Wan Hai shippers go from strength to strength
• A hard day's night: as you kick back for the Tet holiday, consider the lot Hoa and Binh, porters at Hanoi's Long Bien market, who unload fruit and veg from 2 am to 6 am each morning. It's backbreaking work--all for a mere VND500,000 a month--but, as Bich
  by Bich Ngoc
• Admin expert reviews reform, development progress; administrative development expert at the Hanoi School of Business MBA programme Professor Augustine Vinh talks to Ha Dong about reform and development progress in Vietnam. (News)
  by Ha Dong
• DAF to lend support to export enterprises. (News)
• Timeout guide: your listings bible for Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
• Tensions mount over US-led Taleban chase. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region)
• Ministry brings BOT to the fore. (News)
  by Bich Ngoc
• Hun Sen pledges trials for Khmer Rouge leaders. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region)
• Staggering proposals for reducing road congestion. (News)
  by Bich Ngoc
• Domestic shipping & forwarding companies & agencies
• Highlights. (Scene)
• Decision lays down guidelines for foreign capital investment in Hanoi. (Legal Column).

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