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28.11.11 Vietnam Focus
November issue: Table of contents
SPOTLIGHT
- Vietnam slowly builds environmental credentials; Vietnam's foreign donors are
supporting such efforts
- Control of the skies: Vietnam Airlines' legacy as the country's sole national
carrier; More foreign investment in the wings?
POLITICS & SOCIETY
- The hidden past of the Metropole: Tourists, however, are unlikely to gain access
- Switching to lethal injection: Vietnam's court system is notoriously weak
- Wondrous Ha Long Bay: The organisation took four years to gather global opinions
- Javan rhinos lost, but new bat found? Bats uncovered
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Budding friendship with Britain: A number of major investments are also
currently underway
- Playing north and south: The military north; Seoul of the south
- Nuclear plans afoot: Most of the funding for the project will come from
Vietnam's stage budget
- Denmark funds green growth: Money in, money out
1Middle income but more aid
- Canadian state visit: Canada has a substantial overseas Vietnamese population
- Tax treaty with Kazakhstan, last Soviet republic to declare independence
ECONOMY & ENERGY
- Boosting bank lending:Cash injection considered
- Is anti-corruption getting serious? Asset declaration
- Auto sales sputtering: Overall vehicle sales by members of the association stood
at just below 90,000 units
- More Russian oil and gas deals?
- Import quotas adjusted
- PetroVietnam confirms ConocoPhillips bid
- Second refinery delayed:The refinery will cost US$7.5 billion to build
GREATER MEKONG
- Focus on Myanmar: Engaging the regime; Mitigating Chinese influence
- ADB supports Lao hydro dam: The total cost of the power plant is estimated
at around US$1 billion
- DIY investment zones: But Laos is doing it differently.
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