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Articles in May, 2003 issue of Vietnam Investment Review

• Busy port sparks weight debate. (News)
• A man for all seasonings: Bobby Chinn's culinary creations are indicative of a unique approach to cooking, writes Phuong Lien. Who else could turn mashed spuds into a worldwide phenomenon? (Profile).
  by Phuong Lien
• Architects secure new intellectual property rights. (Legal Column).
• Amended SOE law reform's best ally: an amendment to the State-Owned Enterprise Law is expected to be approved this month by the National Assembly. The new law paves the way for further reform of the company model that once dominated Vietnam's economy. (Ne
  by Vu Long
• Foreign-invested firms set to land major building projects. (Property & construction: the leading guide to Vietnam's property market).
• Investment update: Vietnam's only comprehensive weekly-updated guide to investment.
• 24/7 casino kicks off in Halong Bay. (News)
  by A Nui
• Urban myths: the authorities' recent campaign to clean up Hanoi's streets and reorganize its businesses has impacted not only on the city's traders, but also its vendors. Bich Ngoc reports on the new status quo. (Insight: an inside view on the stories beh
  by Bich Ngoc
• Book puts heat on Arroyo. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region)
• Discover places to go with the people you know ... (Where You Go).
• Food that nourishes the soul; for many kids who live in the street, who are orphans or simply too poor to attend school, a free training course at Hoa Sua restaurant provides them with a chance at a different kind of life. Ngoc Son writes the venture just
  by Ngoc Son
• Singapore-US ink trade deal. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Southern city port plan floated.
• Import monopoly blocks access to vital AIDS drugs. (News).
  by Ngoc Hai
• Southern hub report details trouble spots and goals. (News)
• NZ-invested pulp mill project courts local partner. (News)
  by Hoang Anh
• Gaming facility for north. (News)
• Local software firms in line for banking boon. (Information Technology).
  by Van Anh
• Work begins on $440-million hydro power plant. (News)
• Fight breaks out over capital bus contract. (News).
  by Bich Ngoc
• SARS crunching nut exports. (News)
  by Hoang Anh
• Ha Tinh hosts shrimp baby boom. (News).
• Nowhere in Africa.
• Domestic shipping & forwarding companies & agencies.
• UK trade mission's market grab. (News)
  by Thuy Dung
• Measures taken to revitalise bourse. (Stock Market Watch).
• Ibis on collision course with road. (News)
  by Thuy Dung
• Preserving the bottom line: Hanoi's Museum of Ethnology has only been open for six years, yet it succeeds where few of Vietnam's 120 museums have. Viet Hung finds out why the youngster is flourishing financially. (Insight: an inside view on the stories be
  by Viet Hung
• Region races to develop the mighty Mekong. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Demand for computers shoots up. (Information Technology).
• ING Bank shuts southern office-quiet on Hanoi. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
• ADB grant to upgrade roads. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector)
• Binh Trieu Bridge halves meet. (Property).
  by Duong Nguyen
• Local banks join to issue cards. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
  by Nguyen Ha
• Fertilizer sector makes SOS call. (News)
• Banking system shifting from tellers to technology. (Information Technology)
• Eximbank sells land to pay debts. (Property & construction: the leading guide to Vietnam's property market).
  by Nguyen Hong
• ADB moves to cushion SARS impact on Asia. (Asia News)
• Official SEA Games site wrestles rival over logo. (Information Technology)
  by Trang Anh
• Highlights. (scene).
• Credit card market set to heat up. (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.
• Creating a level playing field: creating equality between private and state-owned companies, and between domestic and foreign-invested ones is the policy of the government. Thai Sinh speaks to the Minister of Planning and investment Vo Hong Phuc about thi
  by Thai Sinh
• Find reignites Unilever-Dasco dispute
  by Nguyen Hanh
• State moves to rein in new SOE numbers
  by Vu Cuong
• Twilight world: an eccentric state-owned hotel in Dien Bien Phu looks like something straight out of the Twilight Zone. (Nosh *).
  by Nosher
• Defence Ministry's telecom company branches out. (Information Technology)
• HCMC stock market. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and commitment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
• HCMC stock market. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector).
• Second city firms run for the border. (News)
  by Nguyen Hong
• Loan reform pace irks State. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector)
• Asia eyes juicy Iraq contracts. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Pecking order: most people agree that cock-fights are typically brutal affairs, but how much do you actually know about this ancient pastime? Ngoc Chau gets her claws into the ferocious spectator sport. (Culture).
  by Ngoc Chau
• In case of coconut. (Food: you are what you eat).
• New horizons. (Insight: an inside view on the stories behind the headlines)
  by Van Ngoc
• New paper mills set to lighten import load. (News)
  by Hoang Anh
• Donnie Darko.
• Pakistan in fresh nukes pledge. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Spirited Away.
• Airline seeks allies in SARS salvage job. (News)
  by Ngoc Son
• Foreign firms line up to protect Cham islands. (News).
• Investors courted to boost low-income housing drive. (Property).
  by Bich Ngoc
• SEA Games on track south. (Property & construction: the leading guide to Vietnam's property market)
• Equitisation green light sweet for VK. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and comment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector)
  by Duong Nguyen
• 25th Hour.
• Hotels join discount campaign. (News).
  by Ngoc Son
• Timeout guide: your listings bible for Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
• Fresh doubts over BHP plan. (News)
  by Nguyen Hanh
• New roads to ease southern traffic woes. (Property).
  by Duong Nguyen
• Buzzing bikers: the recent decision by the Hanoi People's Committee to restrict motorcycles in the city has greatly reduced the number of motorbikes on the roads. Electric bike traders have been quick to seize the opportunity to ride into the market. (Ins
  by Thuy Dung
• Local executive scales the heights: Le Van Khai has been appointed the first Vietnamese Country Chairman of Caltex Vietnam. He talks to Vietnam Investment Review on taking over the office from outgoing American chief Raymond Maher. (Executive Talk)
• Push for dong mobilisation. (Banking & finance: in-depth news, analysis and commitment from Vietnam's banking and finance sector)
  by Nguyen Ha
• Local brewery partner dropped. (News)
• Developer blames state for four-year delay. (News).
• Timeout guide: your listings bible for Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
• Kinh Pin: the brains behind Dong Kinh Chinese restaurant in Hanoi believes a little local knowledge goes a long way. (Food).
  by Phuong Lien
• The human cost of war weighs heavily on Afghans. (Asia news: a summary of the top stories in the Asia Pacific region).
• Foreign food firm's appetite for growth: Metro Cash and Carry Vietnam is the biggest wholly-foreign food retail venture in Vietnam. With two stores in Ho Chi Minh City, the company is to open others in Hanoi, Haiphong, Can Tho and Danang. Metro's managing
  by James Scott
• MoF drawn into tax wrangle. (News)
• AIA discloses bold non-life market drive
  by Mai Anh

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