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HCM City to tighten regulatory controls

February 7, 2010
HCM City to tighten regulatory controls

LookAtVietnam – The municipal administration of HCM City plans to begin frequent inspections of supermarkets and trade centres this year onwards to ensure they “seriously” abide by regulations.According to the city’s Department of Industry and Trade, the stricter inspection regime aims to make up for earlier lax implementation of regulations that has allowed for unplanned [...]

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Vietnamese producers aim for high grade market

January 29, 2010
Vietnamese producers aim for high grade market

LookAtVietnam – Some Vietnamese producers have been trying to change their reputation by “conquering” the high grade market sector.   Making “perfect” products In late 2009, Phu Nhuan Jewelry Company established Cao Fashion Company, to introduce jewelry and handbags trademarked as “Jemma.” These products are designed by South Korean and Italian designers and aimed at young [...]

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Arbitrators have few clients because of little power

January 20, 2010
Arbitrators have few clients because of little power

LookAtVietnam – Over the last six years, commercial arbitrators have settled only 280 disputes. According to the Ministry of Justice, the HCM City Economic Court every year deals with 1,000-1,100 economic dispute cases, which is 30 times higher than the number of disputes settled by the biggest arbitration service in Vietnam, the Vietnam International Arbitration [...]

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Street children hope for a better tomorrow

December 24, 2009
Street children hope for a better tomorrow

It’s 10:30 in the evening in HCM City. The humid air carries a thick stream of exhaust from the tourist buses, and a nearby rubbish bin emits a rancid smell. Bui Bui is given a balloon that was picked up off the street by her mother Mai.At the corner of Pham Ngu Lao and Do [...]

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Public smoking ban starts soon

December 23, 2009
Public smoking ban starts soon

LookAtVietnam – In 10 days time the ban on smoking in public spaces, approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, will take effect, but many people still have no idea about the new regulation.Le Sang from Thanh Xuan District said that smoking was a habit that formed over many years, making it impossible to quit [...]

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Sales draw Hanoians to home appliance centres

December 23, 2009
Sales draw Hanoians to home appliance centres

Home appliance retailers now have a ‘good crop’. With attractive discounts of 30-60 percent, their products are selling like hot cakes. Nguyen Kim Home Appliance Centre on Trang Thi street is full of visitors these days. Consumers are whispering that the products are very well-priced. Washing machines are selling for two or three million dong [...]

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Condominiums worth more than half a billion US dollars to be built

December 19, 2009
Condominiums worth more than half a billion US dollars to be built

LookAtVietnam – Construction of a US$660-million high-class condominium complex began in Ha Dong district in southern Hanoi on December 18. The Cleve complex will have 15 high-rise buildings with more than 4,600 flats to be built on an area of nearly 66,000m2. It will include ‘smart’ apartments, large-scale trade and financial centres, hospitals, sports centres, [...]

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PM budgets $870mil for better health centres

December 15, 2009
PM budgets $870mil for better health centres

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the spending of more than VND16 trillion to build and upgrade preventive health centres around the country. . . Dang Thuy Tram Hospital in the central province of Quang Ngai is equipped with modern facilities to better serve the patients.Ministry officials told a seminar held in HCM City yesterday, [...]

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Hanoi has first methadone centre

December 2, 2009
Hanoi has first methadone centre

A patient was examined at the drug rehabilitation centre in Tu Liem District, Hanoi.LookAtVietnam – Hanoi inaugurated its first drug rehabilitation centre using methadone. The city will have five more methadone centres in the near future. This centre is based in Tu Liem District. Hanoi is the third city in Vietnam to have drug rehabilitation centre [...]

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10 driving schools suspended for graft

December 1, 2009
10 driving schools suspended for graft

LookAtVietnam – More than 10 out of 54 driver training and testing centres had had their operations suspended due to violations in training and testing. A driver training and test centre at the Transport and Automobile Joint Stocks Company No 2 makes its debut. Around 20 per cent of driving centres in three provinces have [...]

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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...