Posts Tagged ‘ Department ’

Telecast dispute – VFF on the wrong foot 

January 15, 2012
Telecast dispute – VFF on the wrong foot 

  The Vietnam Football Federation has only itself to blame for the current controversy raging over TV telecast rights for Super League games. VFF early last year signed a 20-year contract with the telecommunications and media company called the An Vien Group for VND6 billion (US$285,000) per year. The contract has been rejected by the [...]

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Hanoi asks businesses to pay over $190 mln in tax dues 

December 30, 2011

  Hanoi has urged businesses in the city to pay more than US$190.4 million of tax they still owe this year. Thai Dung Tien, deputy head of Hanoi Tax Department, said VND3,461 billion, or 86.5 percent of the money, is collectable while VND122 billion or 3 percent will prove difficult. The status of rest is [...]

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Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

December 30, 2011
Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

  Students of French department at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Poor career prospects have left fewer and fewer students choosing French as their major in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a report by the Tuoi Tre newspaper. The report cited the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), one of the country’s hubs [...]

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Passenger buses to be banned from HCMC center 

December 29, 2011
Passenger buses to be banned from HCMC center 

  Ho Chi Minh City government in January will ban passenger buses that come from other provinces from entering the city center. There are major bus stations at the city outskirts, but many buses, especially those run by small businesses, have tried to win more credits by picking up and  leaving their customers at homes, some in the city [...]

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Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

December 27, 2011
Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

  Students of French department at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Poor career prospects have left fewer and fewer students choosing French as their major in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a report by the Tuoi Tre newspaper. The report cited the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), one of the country’s hubs [...]

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Hanoi asks businesses to pay over $190 mln in tax dues 

December 26, 2011

  Hanoi has urged businesses in the city to pay more than US$190.4 million of tax they still owe this year. Thai Dung Tien, deputy head of Hanoi Tax Department, said VND3,461 billion, or 86.5 percent of the money, is collectable while VND122 billion or 3 percent will prove difficult. The status of rest is [...]

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Vietnamese police accept shortcomings in in-custody death scandal 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese police accept shortcomings in in-custody death scandal 

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen holds a photo of her husband, Nguyen Cong Nhut, who died at the Ben Cat District Police Station in Binh Duong Province on April 25 during an interrogation related to crimes at a local tire factory where he worked. Police in Binh Duong Province have said they are responsible for managing their officials [...]

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After flames, Hanoi building found to have violated fire safety standards 

December 19, 2011
After flames, Hanoi building found to have violated fire safety standards 

A woman looks up at the 33-floor building where her colleagues were trapped by a fire in Hanoi Thursday. She was among 40 workers rescued by the local fire deparment. The 33-floor Hanoi building that caught fire Thursday, injuring 11, failed to meet fire and safety regulations, an official told Thanh Nien Friday. To Xuan [...]

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Vietnam starts massive crackdown on crimes 

December 17, 2011
Vietnam starts massive crackdown on crimes 

  The Ministry of Public Security on Friday launched a massive crackdown on crimes across the country. According to Lieutenant-General Phan Van Vinh, chief of the ministry’s Anti-Crime General Department, from now until February 20 next year, his department’s forces will perform raids on crimes in all fields. The department will focus on provinces and cities that [...]

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Six SEA Games stars to be recommended for Labor Award 

December 16, 2011
Six SEA Games stars to be recommended for Labor Award 

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for some glorious performances at last month’s SEA Games in Indonesia Six athletes will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for their outstanding performances at the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia last month, a sports official has said. Lam [...]

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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...