HANOI—As Vietnam’s economy has boomed in recent decades‚ so too have pollution levels in its major cities‚ with experts concerned that air pollution could pose a major public health concern. "Environmental pollution in Vietnam is a real problem‚" said Tuong Lai‚ former dean of Vietnam’s Social Science Institute. "It’s not just foreign visitors who have complained about our dust pollution—people in our country are also very dissatisfied with it‚" he said. A study conducted by employment consultants
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Delaunay and Torrisi: FDI in Vietnam INDIA‚ CHINA AND AMERICA INSTITUTE 1549 CLAIRMONT ROAD‚ SUITE 202 ● DECATUR‚ GA 30033 USA WWW .ICAINSTITUTE.ORG FDI in Vietnam: An Empirical Study of an Economy in Transition Christian Delaunay & C. Richard Torrisi Journal of Emerging Knowledge on Emerging Markets Volume 4 November 2012 Produced by The Berkeley Electronic Press‚ 2012 1 Journal of Emerging Knowledge on Emerging Markets‚ Vol. 4 [2012]‚ Art. 4 FDI in Vietnam: An Empirical Study of
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It is one of the fastest growing segments within the tourism industry‚ generating millions in revenues for cities and countries. MICE is also the popular trend of tourism in almost every country in the world‚ including developing countries like Vietnam. However‚ Europe and America still remain the major markets worldwide in respect of the number of meetings‚ conferences and exhibitions. Here is the rank of countries which have the highest number of meeting last year 2007. You can easily find out
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Do WTO Rules Create a Level Playing Field? Lessons from the Experience of Peru and Vietnam∗ Christina L. Davis Department of Politics Princeton University† ∗ The author thanks Marc Busch‚ Thomas Cottier‚ Judith Goldstein‚ Eduardo Perez Motta‚ and John Odell for comments on the paper‚ and thanks Anbinh Phan and Courtenay Dunn for valuable research assistance. The research benefited greatly from interviews with officials involved in the negotiations‚ who have not been cited by name at
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3 (February 14) – Vietnam: market entry decisions Answer the following questions: 1. Does Vietnam represent an attractive investment opportunity? Vietnam is 12th nation in the world with more population and its economic growth is expected to keep increasing in the following years. Thanks to the Doi Moi economic reforms since 1994 the country’s GDP is the third in growth rate in Asia‚ the inflation has decreased from 775% to 14% and the FDI is everyday more important. Moreover‚ the population
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considerable evidence that the POW MIA issue contains validity. The Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam was signed on January 27‚ 1973. This document‚ finalized during the Paris Peace Accords‚ signaled the end of the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)‚ the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)‚ and the Provisional Revolutionary Government (representing various South Vietnamese insurgents) joined the US in signing
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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General Information Official name: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Capital: Hanoi Population: 87 million people (2011) Total Area: 331.212 square kilometers Major religion: Buddhism Major language: Vietnamese Monetary unit: Vietnam dong Location Vietnam is one of the most beautiful countries located in the South East Asia. In the North‚ Vietnam shares the long borderline with China. In the East‚ Vietnam is bordered by the Gulf of Tonkin‚ inn the East and South by the South China
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Regardless of whether one refers to the United States’ military involvement in Vietnam as a "war‚" or if one prefers to use the more commonly-used‚ (albeit‚ more historically accurate) term: "Military Conflict‚" the effects caused by this historical tragedy remains obvious to anyone who has ever bypassed a homeless veteran on the street begging for spare change. Likewise‚ one only needs to pass by the endless lines that trail out from amongst the front doors of the emergency room at the Long Beach
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* There where many affects that impacted Australia on the Vietnam war ranging from the veterans psychologically and physically‚ their families whether it’s the loss of their son and husband or the damage inflicted on them psychologically and physically taking care of them for the rest of their lives or/until they are able to sustain by themselves. The biggest impact of the war was on the vetrans themselves. The things they seen and had to do some without a true explanation drove them insane with
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