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EU takes step to punish deficit sinners 

September 16, 2011
EU takes step to punish deficit sinners 

General view of the European parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. The European Union moved closer on Thursday to toughening budget rules to punish overspenders after the EU Parliament and governments reached a compromise to prevent future debt crises. Governments that run excessive public deficits could face financial sanctions under the deal, although the measures would [...]

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Ingenuous infomercials 

March 12, 2011
Ingenuous infomercials 

A necklace studded with “artificial diamonds” claimed to be wrought from something called “nano gold” – a special metal that had been discovered following three years of research A Thanh Nien investigation finds unscrupulous entrepreneurs peddling fake junk over the airwaves while government regulators twiddle their thumbs Minh, a Ho Chi Minh City housewife, purchased [...]

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Charity, health officers could face jail terms in adoption scam

September 25, 2009
Charity, health officers could face jail terms in adoption scam

Tran Thi Luong and her co-defendants at the Nam Dinh People’s Court Prosecutors sought jail terms of up to five and a half years for health and charity officers on trial Friday for their involvement in an adoption scam in Vietnam’s northern province of Nam Dinh. The province People’s Procuracy, which groups leading provincial prosecutors, [...]

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Charity, health officers could face jail terms in adoption scam

September 25, 2009
Charity, health officers could face jail terms in adoption scam

Tran Thi Luong and her co-defendants at the Nam Dinh People’s Court Prosecutors sought jail terms of up to five and a half years for health and charity officers on trial Friday for their involvement in an adoption scam in Vietnam’s northern province of Nam Dinh. The province People’s Procuracy, which groups leading provincial prosecutors, [...]

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Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

February 20, 2009
Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

Underground gambling has gone wireless to evade Vietnam’s strict anti-gaming laws. The King’s Crown Casino website where gamblers can bet online.At a Ho Chi Minh City café near the airport, a gambler who asked to be known only as T. points to a man concentrating on his laptop.“He’s gambling now,” says T.“He sold his luxury [...]

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Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

February 19, 2009
Online casinos thrive in no-gambling state

The King’s Crown Casino website where gamblers can bet online. Underground gambling has gone wireless to evade Vietnam’s strict anti-gaming laws. At a Ho Chi Minh City café near the airport, a gambler who asked to be known only as T. points to a man concentrating on his laptop.“He’s gambling now,” says T.“He sold his [...]

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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...