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Vinh

Vinh , city (1989 pop. 175,167), E central Vietnam, near the Song Ca River and the Gulf of Tonkin coast. It is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area and is linked to Hanoi by highway and railroad.

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Vinh, Vietnam Situated on the coast, the name means ‘bay’.

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	VIETNAM: VINH LONG CALLS FOR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT.(Mekong Delta province, planning for domestic investments)(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 2/18/2004
	VIETNAM: GROUNDBREAKING IN VINH PHUCH FOR GOLF COURSE RESORT AND VILLAS.(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/7/2005
	VIETNAM: NEW AUTOMOBILE FACTORY LAUNCHES OPERATIONS IN VINH PHUC PROVINCE. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 9/6/2005

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	VIETNAM: VINH LONG CALLS FOR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT.(Mekong Delta province, planning for domestic investments)(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 2/18/2004; 122 words ; According to VoV , the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is calling for foreign and domestic investment in 50 projects...boosting agricultural and economic restructuring in the province. Vinh Long has also attached much importance to developing industrial... Read more
	VIETNAM: GROUNDBREAKING IN VINH PHUCH FOR GOLF COURSE RESORT AND VILLAS.(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/7/2005; 113 words ; ...golf course, villas and lodging facilities began in northern Vinh Phuc province. The project, invested by the Joint Stock Urban...conducted at a cost of VND393 billion on an area of 81 hectares in Vinh Yen township, which has beautiful landscape and is conveniently... Read more
	VIETNAM: NEW AUTOMOBILE FACTORY LAUNCHES OPERATIONS IN VINH PHUC PROVINCE. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 9/6/2005; 78 words ; According to VoV , an automobile assembling factory was put into operation in northern Vinh Phuc province with a design capacity of 35,000 units per year. The US$18.9-million factory was built by Xuan Kien private automobile... Read more
	Vietnam Railways has awarded Alstom a 38.3 million [euro] contract to modernise signalling on the 320km Hanoi--Vinh line.(Vietnam) Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 1/1/2009; 46 words ; Vietnam Railways has awarded Alstom a 38.3 million [euro] contract to modernise signalling on the 320km Hanoi--Vinh line. Alstom will supply electronic interlocking, trackside equipment and a centralised signalling centre for the project, which... Read more
	The other country.(pleasant dream) Magazine article from: Harvard Review; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...his sixtieth birthday, our neighbor Ong Vinh had a dream that foretold his brother's...their lives all over again, so perhaps Vinh's dream was one of imminence, his brother...killed himself and left his wife all alone. Vinh must have been wronged by his brother long... Read more
	Massacre in the Gulf of Tonkin: killing of Vietnamese fishermen reveals China's imperialist designs.(Commentary) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 3/11/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Vietnamese fishermen and injured seven others in the Vinh Bac Bo (Gulf of Tonkin). Eight fishermen were...000 square meters of territorial waters in the Vinh Bac Bo conceded by Hanoi under the 2000 Vinh Bac Bo Pact. Nguyen Van Canh, a visiting scholar... Read more
	Meeting with remarkable women in Vietnam.(Buddhist women) Newspaper article from: Yasodhara-Newsletter on International Buddhist Women's Activities; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; Lisi Ha Vinh (Chan Dai Kieu) To describe the situation of Buddhist women in today's Vietnam, one has to look back at the changes this country... Read more
	VIETNAM: SOUTHERN PROVINCE SEMINAR FOCUSES ON INVESTMENT. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/18/2004; 108 words ; ...attended an investment seminar in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long. Vinh Long authorities introduced to the participants its economic potentials...businesses from HCM City said they would seek opportunities to invest in Vinh Long in the near future. Read more
	Premier Bank offers local help for small firms' long-distance problems.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: ColoradoBiz; 2/1/2001; ; 407 words ; Vinh Grant and Eric Dupasquier want to expand internationally this year. They've been held back in the past, largely by financing issues... Read more
	VIETNAM: GARMENT EXPORTS SET TO REACH US$5BLN. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/29/2005; 106 words ; ...yearly target, according to Deputy Minister of Trade Le Danh Vinh. However, in the context of Vietnam's limited quotas, 2005 is...garments, with an annual growth rate of nearly 10 percent, Mr. Vinh said. He said Vietnam has so far earned US$1.4 billion from exporting... Read more