February 2010
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China Sustains Expansion as Inflation Pressures...
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — China, the world’s third-biggest economy, sustained its manufacturing expansion in January as export orders jumped and inflation pressures grew, two surveys showed today.
A purchasing managers’ index released by HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics rose to a record. A second survey, by the Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, recorded the second- fastest growth...
HOSE 2009-2010
taitran:
Mức vốn hóa toàn thị trường tính đến cuối tháng 12 là 620 nghìn tỷ đồng, tương đương gần 38% GDP năm 2009. So với thời điểm cuối năm 2008 (225 nghìn tỷ đồng) mức vốn hóa đã tăng gấp gần 3 lần. Số lượng công ty niêm yết tăng hơn 30% (453 công ty) và số lượng tài khoản tăng hơn 50% so với năm 2008 (đạt 793 nghìn tài khoản).
Tính đến tháng 12/2009, giá trị danh mục của nhà đầu tư nước...
January 2010
27 posts
Apple Tablet
Ice: Apple tablet would've been less than it is if not for the magic marketing
Ice: Kindle would've been something if it has the marketing like this
TaiTran: I don't use Apple products. I do use Amazon :-??
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Banks face revolutionary reform
Barack Obama wanted a regulatory reform bill on his desk by the end of last year. It did not happen.
Rather than wait impatiently on the sidelines, the president on Thursday came up with new restrictions on Wall Street. which will further delay a bill – and add to the lobbying frenzy that surrounds it.
In a surprise move, Mr Obama adopted the ideas of Paul Volcker, the former Fed chairman,...
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President Obama calls for the biggest regulatory...
By Tom Braithwaite in Washington and Francesco Guerrera in New York
The global banking industry was thrown into turmoil on Thursday after President Barack Obama , responding to public rage over the financial crisis, proposed the most far-reaching overhaul of Wall Street since the 1930s.
In reforms that could force the restructuring of some of the biggest names in US finance, including JPMorgan...
Is there a real threat of inflation?
taitran:
Is there a real threat of inflation?
Created: 20 January 2010 Updated: 21 January 2010 Written by: Martin Li YES, says Charles Gibson
Of course there are inflationary pressures. Just because they aren’t yet fully apparent does not mean that they don’t exist. The only question is when they will express themselves. There are two very good reasons why they will. First, the US monetary...
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Lessons to learn from emerging market success
Jonathan Garner is a Managing Director and Chief Asian and Emerging Market Strategist at Morgan Stanley
Emerging market equities returned 75 per cent in dollars in 2009, outperforming developed market equities by around 50 per cent. Over the past decade they have returned more than 100 per cent in dollars with dividends reinvested, versus negative returns for developed market equities.
At Morgan...
Nation full speed ahead in WTO
Professor Claudio Dordi, team leader of the Multilateral Trade Assistance Project, EU-Vietnam, in an interview with VIR’s Binh Chau.
Vietnam has enjoyed its first three years as a WTO member. What do you think of the country’s implementation of its WTO commitments, and how has it taken advantage of the opportunities brought about by its membership? Soon after its accession to the WTO, Vietnam...
Slideshow: Dubai’s grand building dream falters →
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Chinese hunt for bargains in Dubai
By Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai and Simeon Kerr in Dubai
Published: January 18 2010 07:09 | Last updated: January 18 2010 07:09
Chinese investors, who have trawled the world for distressed car brands and cheap commodity assets since the beginning of the global financial crisis, will now take a shopping trip to Dubai to look for property bargains.
Investors from Wenzhou, known...
G vs C draft
Gạch đầu dòng từ 15/01/09
Quan điểm của mình về động cơ vụ này là khi sức ép chính trị chính thống không có hiệu quả thì phải dùng những mũi khác về kinh tế. Vụ này có nhiều kịch bản, nhưng có một điểm gút là chính phủ Mỹ bật đèn xanh thì Google mới được tiến hành một independent investigation, vì nó xộc vào hệ thống của hơn 20 công ty / tập đòan khác hoặc lấy thông tin về các cuộc thông tin lên...
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China dismisses Google’s threat to exit
One of China’s top censors on Thursday reaffirmed the state’s commitment to monitoring the internet, showing no signs of compromising in the face of Google’s threat to quit the country.
Wang Chen, head of the State Council Information Office and deputy head of the Communist party’s propaganda department, said internet media “must live up to their responsibility of maintaining internet security”,...
“The public has made a shift from spending to saving. The point is, Wall Street...”
– Ron Muhlenkamp
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Facebook, GM lead 2010 IPO candidates
The stars may very well align for the IPO market in 2010. Literally.
Following one of the worst years in recent memory, public offerings are expected to rebound nicely this year, with potentially much of the action centered around several high-profile companies.
Embattled automaker General Motors, for example, has hinted since last summer that it could once again become a publicly-traded...
Interest Rate Observations From Morgan Stanley
dismaltrader:
Morgan Stanley, which recently made the daring call for a 5.5% yield on the 10 year by the end of 2010, and which has recently caught the attention of many finance pundits, provides some more projections for 10 year rates not only in the US but globally. Curiously, out of all countries, Morgan Stanley only sees Japan lower by the end of 2010, with all developed countries higher,...
Chuyện TGĐ Jetstar Pacific bị bắt
Bắt giam nguyên Tổng giám đốc Jestar Pacific
Vì sao nguyên Tổng giám đốc Jetstar Pacific bị bắt?
Nhận xét:
Tóm lại theo những gì được đọc thì ông Nam bị bắt do “thiếu trách nhiệm gây hậu quả nghiêm trọng” có liên quan đến tình hình thua lỗ của hãng hàng không giá rẻ này. “Lỗ lũy kế đến hết năm 2008 là 1.137 tỉ đồng, vốn chủ sở hữu âm 121 tỉ đồng. Về quản lý chi phí xăng dầu, 2...
“Tiếp tục một mô hình kinh doanh đang thất bại chỉ vì không cam chịu bị mất trắng...”
– Dự Trần
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Viettel chi 59 triệu USD mua mạng di động Teleco...
Theo tin mới nhất ICTnews vừa nhận được, Viettel đã đề nghị mua lại 70% cổ phần của công ty viễn thông nhà nước của cộng hòa Haiti - Teleco.
Được biết, đề xuất khoản 59 triệu USD cho số cổ phần trên do Viettel đệ trình là hồ sơ thầu duy nhất đủ điều kiện. Lời đề nghị từ Ngân hàng Trung ương Haiti và từ hai nhà cung cấp dịch vụ mạng GSM (Digicel Haiti và Comcel) đã bị từ chối.
Đề xuất của Viettel...
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Fed warned on interest rates
Tom Hoenig, president of the Kansas City Fed, on Thursday warned against keeping rates too low for too long.
“Experience both in the US and internationally tells us that maintaining large amounts of stimulus over an extended period risks creating conditions that lead to financial excess, economic volatility and even higher unemployment at some point in the future,” he said. Mr Hoenig rejected Mr...
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Japan goes into damage control on yen
TOKYO, Jan 8 – Japan’s new finance minister backed off his call for a weaker yen following an apparent rebuke from the prime minister on Friday, saying currency levels should be determined by markets.
Still, Naoto Kan said the government should pay heed to the views of the country’s business community, signalling that he was sticking to the view of favouring a weaker yen to boost the...
Top fund picks for 2010
taitran:
Top fund picks for 2010
Created: 4 January 2010 Updated: 7 January 2010 Written by: Faith Glasgow Darius McDermott, Chelsea Financial Services
Defensive: Jupiter Absolute Return
Mr McDermott picks out both strategic corporate bond funds such as M&G’s Optimal Income and defensively positioned equity income funds such as Artemis Income as possibilities for investors worried by the...
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Kiểm soát giá cả – nên hay không?
(Trần Vinh Dự - minhbien)
Khả năng Chính phủ Việt Nam (CPVN) áp đặt quản lý giá cả trên một danh mục lớn các mặt hàng bất kể nguồn sản xuất là doanh nghiệp nhà nước (DNNN), tư nhân (DNTN) hay doanh nghiệp có vốn nước ngoài (DNVNN) đang khiến nhiều người lo ngại. Thí dụ, Phòng thương mại Âu châu ở Việt Nam (EuroCham) đã 2 lần gửi thư lên Thủ tướng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng bày tỏ sự lo ngại đặc biệt đối với...
♫ .Vn: The Beginning
quanganhdo:
Since I have submitted .Vn to the App store for reviewing, I’d love to share some ‘behind the scenes’ information regarding this short project.
As far as I know, there is at least one Vietnamese keyboard solution for the iPhone, which is conveniently named VnKeyboard. It, unfortunately, doesn’t support iPhone OS 3.1.2 and I have no idea when it would be updated to do so. As you may...
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So, if Brazil do not win the World Cup, then..
Heatwaves, trade wars and a World Cup victory for Brazil
Published: December 30 2009 22:13 | Last updated: January 1 2010 13:35
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China and India lead Asian recovery
By Kevin Brown in Singapore
Published: January 4 2010 03:47 | Last updated: January 4 2010 07:51
Asia’s rapid recovery from last year’s recession appeared to be confirmed on Monday by a slew of positive reports on industrial production that suggested economic growth is powering steadily ahead, led by China and India.
Even a worse-than-expected fourth-quarter contraction in...
December 2009
3 posts
The Fun Theory
Something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better.
Take a look at this: Piano Staircase
The Fun Theory
Vietnam Credit bank ratings
The AAA-rating is given to the best bank, while D-rating is given to those on the verge of insolvency.
A rating: Asia Commercial Bank (ACB)
BBB rating: Sacombank, Techcombank, Vietcombank, Military Bank, Eximbank, Vietinbank, VP Bank, BIDV and Habubank
BB rating: South East Asia Bank, Saigon Bank, Agribank, Dong A Bank, VIB Bank, Maritime Bank, Lien Viet, Saigon-Hanoi, Ocean Bank
B rating: VID...
November 2009
8 posts
Một số thông tin về Dubai và Dubai World:
Dubai là một trong 7 thành phố-bang của United Arab Emirates (Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất). Mỗi bang có ngân sách, quy tắc riêng, còn vấn đề đối ngoại, an ninh, dân cư thì chung. Abu Dhabi, là thành phố lớn nhất, và là thủ đô của liên bang này. Abu Dhabi chiếm phần lớn dầu mỏ của UAE. Abu Dhabi có quỹ souvereign wealth fund lớn nhất thế giới. Dubai thì phát triển kinh tế về cảng biển,...
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When to Choose Drupal →
quanganhdo:
I don’t have any experiences whatsoever with Drupal, but this blog post is worth a bookmark. Anyone has a comment on this? (I’m looking at you, @ice).
If your team hates Drupal and loves OO then be very careful about selecting it for your project, conversely if you’re Drupal shop full of experienced Drupal developers you can probably get away with using Drupal when it’s...
How to Market to Teens: Keep It Real and Simple
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/solutions/advertising/article.php/3699986 According to a recent report from market research
publisher Packaged Facts, approximately 25.6 million teens live in the
United States today, and in 2006 they spent nearly $80 billion dollars
on food, apparel, personal-care items, entertainment and other items.
Despite a slight decline in the teen population over the next...
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Victory in the cold war was a start as well as an...
By Martin Wolf
Published: November 10 2009 21:03 | Last updated: November 10 2009 21:03
“A crisis is a strange way to celebrate an anniversary.” This is the wry judgment of Erik Berglöf, chief economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.* Yet a crisis is what we see in countries that began the march from communism two decades ago. So, has capitalism...
Vietnam aims to sell $1 bln bond by early...
taitran:
Vietnam aims to sell $1 bln bond by early 2010-source
HANOI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Vietnam hopes to raise $1 billion by early next year in its long-awaited second international bond issue that will cap the coupon at 7 percent, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday.
The ministry wanted to sell 10-year dollar bonds before the end of the year but there might not be enough time to do...
“Về sức mua, vàng không/chưa lên giá nhiều so với các loại hàng hoá cơ bản khác, chỉ có tiền giấy mất giá rất nhanh.
Thống kê từ năm 1971 (lúc Mỹ từ bỏ hoàn toàn gold standard) đến 2006, sức mua các đồng tiền so với Gold như sau:
-Lia Ý mất giá 98.2% -Franc Thuỵ Điển mất giá 96% -Bảng Anh mất 95.7% -Franc Pháp mất 95.2% -Dollar Canada mất 95.1% -USD mất 94.4% -Mark Đức mất 89.7% -Yên...
October 2009
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Short View: GDP grows, but pain remains
The recession in the US is over. Official confirmation came with the news that its gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the third quarter – slightly better than positive forecasts.
Stocks rallied, while the dollar sold off. The numbers were a good enough reason to halt the recent return of risk aversion. In the short term, the key to whether risk appetite can return,...
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Shock as figures show Britain is still in...
Shock figures showing that Britain is still struggling through recession sent the pound plunging and threw fresh doubt over Alistair Darling’s plans to cut the national debt.
The City and Downing Street were stunned as output data revealed that the economy shrank by 0.4 per cent between July and September — an unprecedented sixth consecutive quarter of decline.
The figures dashed predictions...
1. I always love the Facebook Livefeed, the private-old-short one, not ‘that’.
2. Wonder why they - the PMs do not care of Privacy Settings.
3. Relationship, which was ‘forgotten’ in the last newsfeed, regains its power.
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received a [ blank ] mail from Facebook.
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Goodbye, Macroeconomics
By Eli Noam
Published: October 14 2009 00:46 | Last updated: October 14 2009 00:46
We are in the midst of a severe economic crisis, the second in about a decade, and the third for Latin America and Asia. It appears that information based economies are volatile. This is partly due to the fundamental price deflation in some of the core information services and products, and...
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Cheap Is A Luxury
Romil Patel
Being cheap is sometimes looked to as being a good thing and sometimes a bad thing. Some entrepreneurs will tell you that being cheap is a good thing, while others may say that cheap people never prosper. I personally believe there are times to be cheap and times that require you not to be cheap. Well, how can a person go both ways? I’ll show you… 1. Buying that car - It...
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Do Name Brands Matter?
Posted by David G. Mitchell
October 23, 2009
Is it my imagination or are brands not nearly as big a deal today as they were thirty years ago? When I was growing up, there were endless discussions of Coke versus Pepsi, McDonalds versus Burger King, and Haagen Dazs versus Ben and Jerry’s. Over the past few years, however, I think that debates of that nature have all but disappeared.
Now, the...
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Nokia takes on iPhone in legal fight
By Andrew Ward in Stockholm and David Gelles in San Francisco
Published: October 22 2009 16:22 | Last updated: October 22 2009 21:21
Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile-phone maker, on Thursday launched a legal challenge against alleged intellectual property abuse by Apple, opening a new front in its battle against a US rival that is transforming the industry.
A lawsuit filed...
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Facebook accounts for 1 in every 7 UK page views
October 16, 2009
http://weblogs.hitwise.com/robin-goad/2009/10/facebook_accounts_for_1_in_7_uk_page_views.html
Facebook accounted for 14.5% of all UK Internet page views during September 2009, equivalent to 1 in every 7. The social network is the second most visited website in the UK after Google UK, but because users view a much larger number of pages per visit, Facebook is the clear leader in...
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Web 2.0: Zynga’s Mark Pincus predicts an economy...
October 20, 2009 | Paul Boutin - Venturebeat
Social gaming company Zynga has been one of the primary beneficiaries of Facebook’s rapid growth to a social network of more than 300 million people.
The San Francisco-based company has been able to surpass 50 million daily active users for its Facebook games, where you can share with your friends the fact that you’ve planted a crop of corn with...