Posts Tagged ‘ Duong ’

Disaffected youth? 

January 2, 2012
Disaffected youth? 

  Outpouring of frustration and disappointment among youth indicates a need to strengthen pride and confidence in the nation, experts say Young people at an enlistment ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City last September. A national enlistment program this year saw thousands of youth voluntarily join the army. Experts say the sense of national pride [...]

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Different credit limits a rational move 

December 30, 2011
Different credit limits a rational move 

  Strong small banks should be allowed greater lending growth A local commercial bank’s employee counts money next to piles of dong notes in Hanoi on Monday The application of different credit caps on different banks based on their operational capacity is expected to correct a situation where banks with customers cannot offer loans while [...]

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Fish soup for the soul 

December 30, 2011
Fish soup for the soul 

  A simple, rural dish carries the flavor of the best offerings from Vietnam ’s rice fields Rice vermicelli and anabas soup in Hai Tu Quy Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 It is always a good time to eat rice in Vietnam. But something else that grows well in the rice fields [...]

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Fish soup for the soul 

December 29, 2011
Fish soup for the soul 

  A simple, rural dish carries the flavor of the best offerings from Vietnam ’s rice fields Rice vermicelli and anabas soup in Hai Tu Quy Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 It is always a good time to eat rice in Vietnam. But something else that grows well in the rice fields [...]

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Rural treasures 

December 19, 2011
Rural treasures 

  Jars of tương being dried in the sun “I don’t know when the first jar of tương (soya sauce) was made but our family has been producing the sauce for five generations,” says an old woman in Duong Lam, a village in Hanoi’s Son Tay District famous for its tương recipe as well as [...]

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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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Just the start: analyst expects more bank mergers 

December 19, 2011
Just the start: analyst expects more bank mergers 

Vietnam needs to implement the restructure of both small and large banks in a drastic manner, an economist says. The central bank has approved the merger of three small banks – Ficombank, Saigon Commercial Bank, and Vietnam Tin Nghia Bank – that are mired in liquidity problems. The restructure of banks will continue for the [...]

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Farm owner hands over 14 bears to rescue center 

December 12, 2011
Farm owner hands over 14 bears to rescue center 

A moon bear in a cage at a bear bile farm in the southern province of Binh Duong in a handout photo taken November 29, 2011. The Hong Kong-based Animals Asia Foundation has transported 14 moon bears voluntarily handed over by the owner of a bear farm in the southern province of Binh Duong to [...]

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Glut of coastal economic zones stunts growth 

November 17, 2011
Glut of coastal economic zones stunts growth 

  A part of Dung Quat oil refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai. The refinery is the mainstay of the Dung Quat Economic Zone. Coastal economic zones have developed strength in numbers, but failed to pull their weight. They are characterized by sluggish development, low occupancy rates, modest investments and very small contribution [...]

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Vietnamese actress wins Chinese award 

October 30, 2011
Vietnamese actress wins Chinese award 

Actress Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc in Canh dong bat tan (Floating Lives) Vietnamese actress Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc has won the Favorite International Actress award at the China Golden Rooster Awards 2011 held Oct 18-23, for her role in Canh dong bat tan (Floating Lives). Director Nguyen Huu Phan was quoted by the Vietnamplus newswire [...]

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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...