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Expats find the good life in Vietnam 

October 31, 2011
Expats find the good life in Vietnam 

  An Australian chef in a restaurant in Hanoi Radhakrishnan from Sri Lanka has been a businessman for a long time. Of the several countries where he has worked, he finds it easiest to make money and live comfortably in Vietnam, and this is where he intends to stay. “Compared to my home country, it [...]

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Asian flavors during September at Mövenpick Hotel Saigon 

September 3, 2011
Asian flavors during September at Mövenpick Hotel Saigon 

Mövenpick Hotel Saigon has authentic Thai food promotion during September During September, Mövenpick Hotel Saigon has a promotion especially for Asian cuisine lovers. There is a clam hotpot promotion, Chinese dim sum, Hong Kong noodle and Thai food promotion at various food and beverage outlets of the hotel. Throughout the month, Iki Japanese Restaurant is [...]

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Mexican Fiesta, other treats in store at Sheraton Saigon 

May 2, 2011
Mexican Fiesta, other treats in store at Sheraton Saigon 

Saigon Café at Sheraton Saigon Hotels and Towers offers a Mexican Fiesta every Thursday. This May, the Sheraton Saigon Hotels and Towers in Ho Chi Minh City will offer a Labor Day brunch and dinner, a special Mother’s Day feast and a weekly Mexican Fiesta. Every Thursday night, the hotel’s Saigon Café will host a [...]

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Easter brunch, spa package, and event incentives at Park Hyatt Saigon 

April 20, 2011
Easter brunch, spa package, and event incentives at Park Hyatt Saigon 

  During late April and May, Park Hyatt Saigon hotel is offering special promotions like the Easter brunch, spa packages, and incentives for event planners. Park Hyatt Saigon is hosting a traditional Easter brunch buffet on Sunday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Opera Restaurant. Among the specials are seafood on [...]

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Vietnam cuts import tax on sugar 

March 8, 2011
Vietnam cuts import tax on sugar 

Vietnam will cut import tarriffs on sugar to 15 percent The Finance Ministry will cut import duties on sugar to 15 percent, in April, in order to ensure sufficient supply for the local market. The current tariff on refined sugar is 40 percent while raw sugar is subject to a 25 percent tax. According to the Finance Ministry, [...]

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Vietnam tra fish supply set to fall 40 pct this year 

February 28, 2011
Vietnam tra fish supply set to fall 40 pct this year 

Seafood processors will face a shortage of tra fish, this year Vietnam’s tra fish output may drop 40 percent this year as farmers continue to turn away from the business. Industry insiders say that farmers will only be able to produce 900,000 tons of tra fish, this year, which will translates roughly to 360,000-380,000 tons [...]

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15 Vietnamese women allegedly cheated into surrogacy in Thailand 

February 26, 2011

  Thai police and several non-governmental organizations have rescued 15 Vietnamese women who claimed they had been tricked into working as surrogate mothers.   The women, who are 30 years old on average, were discovered during a police raid in Bangkok Wednesday.   The raid of the 101 Babies Company was prompted by requests from [...]

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Film movement celebrates New Year in Vietnam cities 

January 16, 2011
Film movement celebrates New Year in Vietnam cities 

  The global film movement Future Shorts ONE returns to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this Saturday, simultaneously with 14 other countries around the world, with its New Year edition.   Future Shorts ONE January program features Michael Cody’s “Foreign Parts,” tales of a kitchen tragedy in “Kitchen,” and “This Is England” star Stephen [...]

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Done in by degrees 

November 28, 2010
Done in by degrees 

Bamboo tubes of grilled buffalo meat at Hoa Ban Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City’s Nha Be District Northwest Vietnam has some of the country’s most striking vistas. The rugged terrain is home to jagged mountains, rich tropical forests, ethnic minorities, and an abundance of wildlife. The region is also famous for the hearty, rustic [...]

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Air with oxygen at Yang Bay

February 4, 2010
Air with oxygen at Yang Bay

Yang Bay Tourist Area in Y Bay Tribe, Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province, is suggested as an ideal site for tourists to celebrate the Tet holiday . . .  Tourists have fun in a cool stream in Yang Bay Tourism Area in Khanh Hoa Province.To reach the site from Nha Trang City, tourists must [...]

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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...