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Illegal cable TV and Internet services uncovered

February 6, 2009
Illegal cable TV and Internet services uncovered

Seven telecom companies in HCM City that supplied illegal cable TV and Internet services have been fined VND 35 million ($2,060) each. Their equipment was also seized. Cable TV and Internet services will be controlled more strictly.LookAtVietnam – Seven telecom companies in HCM City that supplied illegal cable TV and Internet services have been fined [...]

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Beautiful women and flowers in Vi Quoc Hiep’s paintings

February 5, 2009
Beautiful women and flowers in Vi Quoc Hiep’s paintings

Red roses, yellow daisies besides portraits of irresistibly beautiful women light up the painting exhibition “Beautiful Women and Flowers” at Y Ngoc – Sy Hoang Gallery, HCM City, which opened on Wednesday.       VietNamNet/VNE

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Drug trade alive and well in southern metro

February 5, 2009
Drug trade alive and well in southern metro

An alleged drug dealer climbs on the motorbike of a suspected buyer on De Tham Street in Ho Chi Minh City A man stops his motorbike on De Tham Street in Ho Chi Minh City and gives a signal to another man on the sidewalk who nods and hops on the back of the bike. [...]

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More rice and medicines for national storages

February 4, 2009
More rice and medicines for national storages

LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to buy an additional of 100,000 tonnes of rice and various types of animal vaccines and medicines for the national reserve.  The Ministry of Finance will spend VND880 billion ($51.76 million) to buy 100,000 tonnes [...]

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Prices of products and services decreasing on VAT tax cuts

February 4, 2009
Prices of products and services decreasing on VAT tax cuts

Businesses are considering slashing prices of many products and services after the Government announced the 5% VAT cuts on 18 categories of products and services. Hoang Quoc Tuan, Deputy General Director of Dong Nai Tile Company, said that with the 5% tax cut, the price of a brick will decrease from VND1,100/brick to VND1,045, while [...]

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The Cong and Hai Phong struggle for Minh Duc’s signature

February 4, 2009
The Cong and Hai Phong struggle for Minh Duc’s signature

Leaving Song Lam Nghe An club, midfielder Nguyen Minh Duc, a member of the national squad, went to The Cong club. Recently, he was named on the list of players of Hai Phong club. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has to arbitrate this case. Midfielder Minh Duc. After Minh Duc’s contract with Song Lam Nghe An [...]

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Work begins on Vietnam Oil and Gas Hotel Complex

February 3, 2009
Work begins on Vietnam Oil and Gas Hotel Complex

Lookatvietnam – The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) began construction of its five-star hotel complex in Me Tri commune, Tu Liem district, Hanoi on February 3. Lookatvietnam – The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) began construction of its five-star hotel complex in Me Tri commune, Tu Liem district, Hanoi on February [...]

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Youngsters and modern language

February 3, 2009
Youngsters and modern language

VietNamNet Bridge – Sometimes adults worry about the young’s language because of its constant creativeness and simplification – this “new”, mixed language perplexes them. To see how Vietnamese language is changed in youngsters’ language, just visit chat rooms or blogs. There many new words are created, for example “khoan tac” (who advertises their concrete cutting and [...]

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In love and squalor

February 3, 2009
In love and squalor

An alley in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 4. Alleys in the city are often sites where traffic stories of loss meld with acts of communal compassion. Though drugs, drink and disease threaten their lives, intimacy and care keep a Ho Chi Minh City alley community together. There are certain sorrows that can’t be avoided [...]

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Merger and acquisition activity to remain high: report

February 2, 2009
Merger and acquisition activity to remain high: report

Most investors will likely move forward on merger and acquisition deals more cautiously this year and much will depend on the pace of equitization of major corporations such as MobiFone, according to British accounting and consulting firm Pricewaterh PricewaterhouseCoopers said the interest in merging and acquisition activities (M&A) in Vietnam would remain high as foreign [...]

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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...