Archive for June, 2010

50 firms win Vietnam Tourism Award 2010

June 30, 2010
50 firms win Vietnam Tourism Award 2010

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on June 26 presented the Vietnam Tourism Award 2010 to 30 hotels, 20 travel agencies and 15 tourism service enterprises at a ceremony in Hanoi.   LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on June 26 presented the Vietnam Tourism Award 2010 to 30 hotels, 20 [...]

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HCM City wins women’s football championship

June 30, 2010
HCM City wins women’s football championship

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has become the champion of the National Women’s Football Championship 2010 after they defeated Hanoi Trang An I 2-1 in HCM City on June 26.   National women’s football championship kicks off Traditional prejudice obstacle to women’s football: FIFA expertHCM City women’s football squad gets Chinese coach  The two teams started [...]

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Activities to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary

June 30, 2010
Activities to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary

Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung approved some major activities to celebrate Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary. LookAtVietnam – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, head of the National Steering Committee for Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary, approved some major activities to celebrate Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary.   The 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi   An [...]

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Ca Mau couple sentenced 23 years for torturing child

June 30, 2010
Ca Mau couple sentenced 23 years for torturing child

VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court of Ca Mau province on June 29 sentenced a couple to jail for 23 years each for torturing a 14-year-old boy.   Criminal charges proposed against Ca Mau child abuse couple Officials under scrutiny in Ca Mau child abuse case   Thousands of people stood outside the court to follow [...]

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Ministry tightens inspection of imported meat

June 30, 2010
Ministry tightens inspection of imported meat

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued a new regulation calling for stricter meat import inspections. VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued a new regulation calling for stricter meat import inspections.   Vietnam returns to frozen meat imports Imported ‘dirty meat’ scandals bring opportunities to [...]

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Vietnamese students will attend Microsoft Office World Champs 2010

June 30, 2010
Vietnamese students will attend Microsoft Office World Champs 2010

LookAtVietnam – Two students passed 350 contestants from 35 universities and colleges in Vietnam to win the tickets to the “Microsoft Office World Champion 2010″ in the USA this August.   Vietnam, RoK sign IT cooperation document HCM City forges ahead in IT Program offers IT support to youth     Nguyen Tran Duy Phuong [...]

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Jamming Noi Bai airport, a sci-tech firm director arrested

June 30, 2010
Jamming Noi Bai airport, a sci-tech firm director arrested

LookAtVietnam – Police on June 29 arrested three people who are accused of causing wave disturbances at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, affecting aircraft landings and takeoffs.   Noi Bai International Airport, the second largest airport in Vietnam.   According to investigators, since late 2009, Vu Duc Trung, director of the Vietnam Technological Service 1 [...]

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Dreaming of instant fame, 17,000 register for ‘Vietnam Idol 2010’ tryouts

June 30, 2010
Dreaming of instant fame, 17,000 register for ‘Vietnam Idol 2010’ tryouts

LookAtVietnam – ‘Vietnam Idol’ will be going back on the airwaves in August after a year’s absence. Tryouts are underway in four cities. Vietnam Idol returns Quoc Thien crowned Vietnam Idol 2008 Phuong Vy tops Vietnam Idol 2007   Youngsters participated in the preliminary round in Da Nang city on June 27. Under a new [...]

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Two provinces send SOS to Government on power outage

June 30, 2010
Two provinces send SOS to Government on power outage

VietNamNet Bridge – Power cuts have caused serious losses to industries in Ba Ria – Vung Tau and to the tourism sector in the Nha Trang region.   Foreign newswires comment on Vietnam’s power crisis   In Ba Ria-Vung Tau, southeast of HCM City, steel producers and seafood processors complain that power cuts have reduced [...]

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Foreign investors limited to 30 percent share in local telecom firms

June 30, 2010
Foreign investors limited to 30 percent share in local telecom firms

 The operator of MobiFone, the Vietnam Mobile Service Company (VMS) will be restructured as a one-member limited liability company. LookAtVietnam – A draft decree guiding implementation of the Telecommunications Law will limit foreign investors to no more than 30 percent of the chartered capital of Vietnamese telecoms companies.   PetroVietnam restructures in conformance with Companies [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...