Forum: Travel Guide
September 18th, 2009, 11:23 PM
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Touch of history in Vung Tau
By Kinh Luan in Vung Tau
The hydrofoil from HCMC to Vung Tau gradually reduces speed. I exit through the side door of the hydrofoil and feel at ease with the difference between the windy and...
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Forum: ADB
September 18th, 2009, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 126,576
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Forum: Housing & Land
September 18th, 2009, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 126,638
Experts say value-based house tax unfair
A property tax system based on home value is not viable and unfair, experts say, arguing that homes should be taxed based on the area they are built on.
Under the latest property draft law by the...
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Forum: Cultural Spotlight
August 11th, 2009, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 21,161
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Forum: Cultural Spotlight
August 11th, 2009, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 21,161
The Vietnam – Japan Cultural Exchange Days
“The 7th Vietnam – Japan Cultural Exchange Days” in Hội An 2009 is the annual festival with many cultural activities: folklore and contemporary.
The 2009 festival as a national event will be...
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Forum: International Cooperation
August 2nd, 2009, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 1
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Sunday, Sunday
By Mark Kent , British Ambassador to Vietnam
Sundays are supposed to be restful - but it rarely works out like that. I normally have to spend some time working to catch up on the previous week's...
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Forum: International Cooperation
August 2nd, 2009, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 21,340
Vietnam’s American dream
By Ron Lawton , Entrepreneur
I am a Canadian who has lived in America for many years. I have been successful and have prospered there. Now that I have some time I am seeing the other side of the...
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Forum: International Cooperation
August 2nd, 2009, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 1
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Vietnam, Globalization and Grimsby
By Mark Kent, British Ambassador to Vietnam
Just back from two weeks in the U.K., where I attended the annual conference of British ambassadors and visited several U.K. cities with the Vietnamese...
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Forum: Housing & Land
August 1st, 2009, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 30,122
4. Conclusion
Sustainable settlement is an...
4. Conclusion
Sustainable settlement is an important factor to impulse sustainable urban development. Human settlement is sustainable only when satisfying all requirements of a sustainable...
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Forum: Housing & Land
August 1st, 2009, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 30,122
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Forum: Housing & Land
August 1st, 2009, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 30,122
2. Current Situtations of New Towns in Hanoi
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2. Current Situtations of New Towns in Hanoi
2.1. In Regard to Planning
The terminology of ‘new town’ was introduced in Vietnam by constructing the first 184 hecta Linh Dam new town in 1994....
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Forum: Housing & Land
August 1st, 2009, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 30,122
1. Hanoi in Brief
Hanoi is the political,...
1. Hanoi in Brief
Hanoi is the political, cultural, socio-economic and commercial centre of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Being the Capital and the “City for Peace” recognized by the United...
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Forum: Housing & Land
August 1st, 2009, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 30,122
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Forum: Waste Management
August 1st, 2009, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 130,678
CHAPTER TWO:
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE...
CHAPTER TWO:
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
In recent years, development programs targeting improvements in the provision of public services in developing countries have...
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Forum: Waste Management
August 1st, 2009, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 130,678
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
The capacity...
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
The capacity for governments in lesser-developed countries to provide adequate environmental services in urban areas has been studied extensively in the development and...
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Forum: Waste Management
August 1st, 2009, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 130,678
ABSTRACT
Capacity building has long been a...
ABSTRACT
Capacity building has long been a central focus in the debate around the provision of public services in developing countries. My research examined previously unexplored capacity...
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Forum: Waste Management
August 1st, 2009, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 130,678
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Forum: Waste Management
August 1st, 2009, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 130,678
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Forum: ADB
August 1st, 2009, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 21,130
Thanh Hoa City – a case in point
The...
Thanh Hoa City – a case in point
The Provincial Town of Thanh Hoa City (THC), capital of Thanh Hoa Province, was selected as an initial case study under the CRUEIP, which is being supplemented by...
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Forum: ADB
August 1st, 2009, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 21,130
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Forum: Housing & Land
July 31st, 2009, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 126,638
Property titles easier to obtain with new laws
Small changes in new laws effective August 1 will make obtaining house and land titles a shorter and simpler process, according to an official.
Basically, the procedure will follow the same steps...
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Forum: Housing & Land
July 26th, 2009, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 15,639
Vietnam to modernize land management system
Vietnam has finalized legislation relating to databases on land in 54 out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide, paving the way for efforts to modernize the country’s land management system supported...
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Forum: Urban Environment
July 26th, 2009, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 0
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Ha Noi rivers, lakes to get $56 mil clean-up
The municipal authority has planned to spend VND1 trillion (US$56.5 million) from the State's budget to alleviate the severe pollution the city's rivers, lakes and ponds are facing.
Ha Noi's...
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Forum: Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
July 26th, 2009, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 122,262
Ethnic group’s charming villages
Located in the heart of the Ba Be National Park in northern Bac Kan province, Pac Ngoi hamlet is one of a few hamlets that still keeps to the traditions, customs and habits of the Tay ethnic group,...
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Forum: Urban Poverty
July 26th, 2009, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 121,852
World Bank looks at ethnic minority poverty
Ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam should be further encouraged to participate in the fight against poverty in order to attain a better outcome, World Bank national director in Viet Nam Victoria...
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