Vietnam to waive visa for Russian visitors

A good news for Russian visitors, they can travel within Vietnam for 15 days without a visa.Russian nationals will be exempted from visa when entering Vietnam within 15 days from January 1, 2009, according to a decision of the Vietnamese Prime Minister. The fresh decision...

Missed manners

For visitors to Vietnam should be aware of the following practice:"Dress is another area fraught with hidden meaning. People in Vietnam are very conscious of looking neat and, when on vacation, often dressup. Backpackers in tattered garb are a source of perplexed...

ASEAN Window system to be on a test run next year

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plans to put its single window system to the test next year in order to accelerate customs clearance and enhance trade competitiveness in the region, according to world news reports.The ASEAN Single Window (ASW) will first be...

Vietnam tourism sector posts high growth in first quarter

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism held a press conferencein Hanoi on April 17 to announce tourism events in 2008 and the resultsof the tourism sector’s operations in the first quarter of this year."The number of Thai visitors increased by 34.5 percent,...

Gov’t Okays Thap Cham-Da Lat Railway Project

The government has agreed to inject VND5,000 billion (about US$312 million) into a project restoring the ThapCham-Da Lat railway system, one of the unique mountain railways in the world.The 84 km long railway linking Phan Rang-Thap Cham city in Ninh Thuan Province and Da Lat...

Prevention is better than cure

More than 1,300 people across the country have suffered from acute diarrhea, of whom 136 cases tested positive for Vibrio Cholarae. Worthy of note is that nearly 17 percent of all healthy people are carrying this strain of the bacteria, and people are being urged to protect...

AMD to Sack 10% of Employees

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. saidit is cutting about 10% of its work force, or about 1,650 jobs, andwarned that weaker-than-expected sales hurt results in its recentquarter."AMD, locked in a battle with Intel Corp. over chips known as microprocessors, said it expects...

Smart Eating at Work, Top 10 Snacks to Keep At Your Desk

Tons of coffe at work. My bad habbit. I like the chocolate covered cacao nib, but where is the fresh fruit and vegetables? Aren't they good for our health?"Top 10 all-around picks, in no specific order, to stash at your desk or in your office fridge "1. Raw, unsalted nuts...