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Purchasing power does not drastically increase in the month approaching Tet to reduce the pressure of inflation this January, often the month of highest inflation each year, Ha Noi Statistics Office has said. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Ha Noi in January rose 0.96 per cent over the previous month, a relatively small number [...]
On Monday afternoon, most gold shops on Phan Dinh Phung Street in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City raised quoted prices to VND45 million per tael. The Kim Thanh Hao gold shop in Phu Nhuan District quoted selling SJC gold prices at VND45 million per tael with buying prices at VND44.5 million. Discrepancies between [...]
At 4:30pm Monday, a NOUVO LX motorbike fell and burst into flames after its driver swerved it to avoid hitting another bike on Ha Huy Tap Street, Vinh City in the central province of Nghe An. After the bike skidded for 3 meters, it burst into flames. The bike belongs to Nguyen Cao Cuong, 28 [...]
Tibet analysts and human rights advocates say the spread of protests in Tibetan parts of China are the latest sign of growing dissatisfaction among Tibetans with Chinese government policies. And there is concern now, they say, that the situation could get much worse. Concern about protests in Tibetan areas of China, particularly in the southwestern [...]
President Barack Obama delivering the 2012 State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 24, 2012. U.S. President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for an economy he says “is built to last” – an economy built on manufacturing, energy, skills for American workers, and what he describes as “a renewal [...]
Apple reported record-breaking net profits for the three months to 31 December 2011 of $13.06bn (£8.36bn), up 118% from the same period in 2010. The company also sold 37 million iPhones, more than twice as many as it sold in the last quarter of 2010. “Apple’s momentum is incredibly strong, and we have some amazing [...]
Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Heaton celebrates after his penalty heroics Cardiff City keeper Tom Heaton proved the penalty shoot-out hero to inspire the Bluebirds to the Carling Cup final. Heaton saved Crystal Palace’s first two penalties from Jermaine Easter and Sean Scannell to book the home team’s fourth trip to Wembley in as many years. Cardiff [...]
Sevral banks in Vietnam say dealing with bad debts rather than credit growth is going to be a priority task for 2012. According to the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper, even large banks in the country fear that bad debts could rise this year. State-owned Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, for instance, has made collecting debts its top [...]
The World Bank Wednesday said Vietnam’s economic growth will speed up this year but warned that the country, together with other Asian economies, is being affected by a decline in global trade. “Economies in the East Asia and Pacific region are being affected in varying ways by the current difficult economic times,” the World Bank [...]
The tablet version of the Apple iPad will be officially launched here in early February, page Mackotakara (Japan) said. The rumor regarding third iPad, a tablet computer generation of the Apple continuous topical in recent times. Since Apple usually update product cycles a year so it looks like an event to introduce new products to take place [...]