http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:05:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: New York TimesNearly four decades ago, South Vietnamese leaders mapped out their battle plans inside the presidential palace here. When they lost the war, the palace became the base for the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, which worked to impose tight Communist control.But in September it was the ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=16 Source: Martyn Williams, IDG News Service Vietnam launched its first satellite over the weekend to provide telecommunications, broadcasting and Internet links across the country. Vinasat-1 was carried into space aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European spaceport in French Guiana at 7:17pm local time (10:17pm GMT) Friday evening. "With transmission capacity equivalent ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=15 Source: Asia Pulse Singaporean businesses are showing interest in the real estate market in Vietnam, considering this to be a promising market. "As the political situation is stable and the economy has experienced growth for many consecutive years, the Vietnamese people are getting richer and their demand for housing is high. I ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=14 Source: Asia Pulse The Malaysian construction company WCT Engineering Berhad was granted an investment license to undertake the US$200 million Platinum Plaza in southern Sai Gon urban area on January 9. The 9ha complex encompasses a four-star hotel, an office building, a service and trading centre and sports and entertainment areas. The ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=13 By Asia Pulse Singapore group Cattigana plans to build a US$102 million five-star resort at the foot of the Hai Van Pass in Vietnam's Thua Thien-Hue Province. The luxury resort, to be built on 100ha on Chuoi Beach in Chan May-Lang Co Economic Zone, will have 170 villas and a complex for ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=12 Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2007 By Joe Leahy in Mumbai India's information technology outsourcing sector is heading for crunch time next year, as a rising currency and increasing wage and real estate costs force the industry to rethink how it does business. Multinationals continue to view the country as one of the ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=11 The survey, made through 305 interviews in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City , also indicated that about 88 percent of professional internet users said internet is indispensable in their daily business. "We strongly believe that the broadband internet service in Vietnam will see a boom in development," said Valerie ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=10 The internet has been around in Vietnam for 10 years and has spread to every corner of the country, from large city to the countryside. In the 10 years since the internet arrived in Vietnam the user number has risen to 18.64 per 100 population. In comparison, in Thailand it ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=9 NTT Communications Corp (NTT Com) and Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have announced an agreement to form a joint-venture company, Global Data Service Joint Stock Co, in Hanoi in early January 2008 to provide world-class data-center services. NTT Com and VNPT will be among the first telecom operators to ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=8 Shanghai and Bangalore are well-known international development hotspots, but expert panelists at the CoreNet Global Summit in Atlanta, have identified up-and-coming cities that are expected to be the economic hubs of the future. In a session called "Around the World in 90 Minutes," panelists picked dozens of cities in Asia, Europe ... http://www.vietnamwebdesign.net/vietnamwebdesign/?p=7