For those sportsaholics in Vietnam and neighbouring countries: Don’t miss the deadline for registration for the Vietnam International Triathlon! Registration closes on the 8th of August 2008. For registration details click the following link: REGISTRATION
The event, held on the 23rd and 24th of August 2008 is going to be great but sweaty. A good friend tried the course for the Olympic distance last week for his training and confirmed my expectations, Hoi An is
Hi All,
If you are you are interested in getting in touch with individuals/companies that outsource to Vietnam or if you provide outsourcing services you’re invited to join the Vietnam IT Outsourcing Group on LinkedIn. Joining will allow you to find and contact others members on LinkedIn. The goal of this group is to help members:
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Hope to see you in the group,
— The Vietnam IT Outsourcing Group Team
Last February, petrol prices in Vietnam were increased by 11% and diesel prices were increased by 36%. It is hard to believe but today the price for one liter of 92-Octane petrol (which I used for my motorbike) was increased from 14,500 VND yesterday to an amazing 19,000 VND (USD 1.10) today. This is a 31% increase. Diesel was raised with 14.3% to 15,950 VND.
Vietnam is trying to catch up with fuel prices in other countries but this sudden increase was not known by many people and comes as a shock. Fifteen years ago I used to work at a petrol station in Holland and if prices were going up by just 1 cent, Dutch people would start to panic already. Can you imagine what would happened if petrol prices in Holland increase by 31% overnight?
Of course, those who are living in Europe will argue that petrol is cheap in Vietnam but compared to salary levels petrol prices are expensive. This increase will push the inflation for July and August 2008 even further up.
Petrol prices in Vietnam are lower than those of their neighbors and therefore traders smuggle a lot of petrol
Today morning, Monday 14 July 2008, Miss Venezuela may call herself Miss Universe. Eighty beauties attended the in Vietnam hosted Miss Universe Pageant. Millions of people around the globe witnessed that Dayana Mendoza, 22 and an aspiring interior designer, won the Miss Universe pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
It was an odd time for Vietnam to organize the event as it would have been much better if it was held on Saturday or Sunday instead of a Monday morning 8AM when all Vietnamese people are at work. Some people in Saigon were lucky as there were full day power outages in Tan Binh and other locations so that employees let their staff go home.
The strange time was chosen so that it coincides with prime-time Sunday evening TV slot in the USA, home of Donald Trump Read the rest of this entry »
I was watching the TV two days ago and was surprised how late the show was held as it is uncommon in Vietnam to organise events until late in the evening.
The amphi theatre of the Vinpearl Resort was loaded with 81 beauties that were competing in the mini competition, the bikini show (or swim wear show…..whatever you want to call it).
Elisa Najera, 21, was the winner in the mini competition, the bikini show, for the Mis Universe 2008 pageant.The earier mini competitions were the traditional costume presentation and the Vietnamese traditional dress, the Ao Dai, Fashion Show.
