Here are the leading news stories about Vietnam you should not miss today, October 15. Here are the leading news stories about Vietnam you should not miss today, October 15. Politics -- President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on Friday sent their condolences to Thailand over the death of King Bhumibol Abdulyadej. -- The 12th Party Central Committee has set a key task of renewing the growth model which in a way that is propelled by the economy’s productivity and competitiveness during its six-day fourth plenary meeting, which concluded on Friday. Society -- Ho Chi Minh City wishes to learn from Japan’s experience in addressing environmental pollution in urban areas, the municipal deputy chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen said as he met with vice president of the International Friendship Exchange Council of Japan Nakagaki Yoshihiko on Friday. -- Numerous areas in Quang Binh have been inundated as lashing … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – October 15
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Hochiminh Stock Exchange on October 15, 2014
Hochiminh Stock Exchange on October 15, 2014 The Saigon Times Daily VN-Index: 604.29 (-0.25%) Stock Price Change Volume AAM 15,400 -100 1,980 ABT 53,000 1,320 ACC 27,000 -1,000 300 ACL 12,200 400 AGF 21,000 -700 1,230 AGM 12,300 -900 41,730 AGR 7,400 569,630 ALP 4,100 -100 570 ANV 10,600 +100 49,150 APC 17,800 +200 105,000 ASIAGF 10,300 -700 100 ASM 11,800 1,514,790 ASP 8,000 -100 192,240 ATA 4,700 131,150 AVF 3,800 391,050 BBC 57,500 -500 3,400 BCE 11,700 +100 143,850 BCI 19,000 -600 34,310 BGM 6,000 632,310 BHS 11,400 10,370 BIC 14,900 -500 306,790 BID 13,300 272,660 BMC 30,000 -400 46,110 BMI 16,700 -100 … [Read more...] about Hochiminh Stock Exchange on October 15, 2014
October 15 in History
1582 In Italy and Spain, this day becomes the first day of the Gregorian Calendar after it is adopted by Pope Gregory XIII. Ten days would be eliminated, thus October 5, 1582 became October 15. 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte lands on the Island of St Helena, South Atlantic where he has been sent into exile by the British after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. 1826 Death of Chau Thi Vinh Te (born 1766), wife of Vietnamese General Nguyen Van Toai under the Nguyen dynasty. She was a great contributor to the construction of the two biggest canals in southern Viet Nam, one of which is named after her, the Vinh Te Canal. 1953 From October 15 to November 6, Vietnamese resistance forces break the French Operation Mouette in Ninh Binh Province south of Ha Noi. The operation marked the beginning of the French attempt to win the First Indochina War in 18 months. 1964 Nguyen Van Troi (born 1940), a young Vietnamese patriot, is executed by the US-backed Sai Gon … [Read more...] about October 15 in History
Deadline for Vietnamese Fulbright Scholar program 2013: October 15
The recruitment cycle for candidates for the 2013 Fulbright Vietnamese Scholar Program, one of the four traditional components of the Fulbright Program in Vietnam, officially announces on April 12. … [Read more...] about Deadline for Vietnamese Fulbright Scholar program 2013: October 15
Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews October 15
Here are the top news stories from Vietnam in brief for October 15, 2014: -- On Tuesday, a mid-sized truck transporting ice had a wheel tumbled down an open manhole and toppled onto a 43-year-old woman who was selling helmets on the sidewalk of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, in front of the Saigon Zoo. The woman was killed immediately in the accident. … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews October 15