When will Vietnam earn money from int’l book festivals?

Vietnamese books annually take part in several international book festivals, such as the Beijing Book Festival in China, the Moscow Book Festival in Russia, the Frankfurt Book Festival in Germany and the Havana Book Festival in Cuba.

Vietnam’s stall at the Havana Book Fair in Cuba.

 
The areas of the stalls for Vietnamese books have increased [...]

Vietnamese athletics officials say not enough money for training

Sports officials are concerned there is not enough government funding for Vietnamese athletes who will compete in the region’s two main sporting events in 2009.

Athletics Department Manager Duong Duc Thuy said the national sporting body planned to send athletes abroad for training and competition at international tournaments but the funding was too tight to ensure [...]

Businesses still throwing money into ads, despite high inflation

–Experts say advertising turnover has been increasing steadily since the beginning of the year, though a lot of businesses have cut their budgets for advertising campaigns to cope with difficulties.

In May 2008, Vinamilk announced a $2mil campaign, with the money spent on using logos and images of Arsenal’s footballers to popularise the Moment coffee [...]