Posts Tagged ‘ From The Central ’

Vietnam lawmakers frown at proposed administrative fines 

November 22, 2011
Vietnam lawmakers frown at proposed administrative fines 

  Vietnam’s lawmakers said Friday they did not agree that the heavier cash fines proposed by a draft law will be able to deter administrative violations. Ngo Van Minh, a lawmaker from the central province of Quang Nam, said while people keep complaining that current fines aren’t heavy enough to deter violations, they have ignored another [...]

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Flew the coop 

September 10, 2011
Flew the coop 

  Central region flavors land in Ho Chi Minh City at Mai Phai Gà lên mâm is made of traditional ingredients such as boiled chicken, assorted vegetables and sticky rice Chicken is a commonly served dish in Vietnamese cuisine. The most familiar version is boiled chicken dipped in a mixture of salt, pepper and lemon [...]

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Forest fortunes a deadly fantasy 

August 8, 2011
Forest fortunes a deadly fantasy 

  The temptation of million-dollar agarwood lures dreamers into a shadowy world of theft and murder deep in the jungle Tran Lieu, an agarwood hunter from Ai Nghia Town, Quang Nam Province, is among many locals recently romored to cultivate millions of dollars of ky nam, but the man insists that it is not true.  Nguyen Van [...]

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Vinashin inspection report released 

June 11, 2011
Vinashin inspection report released 

  Sixteen former Vinashin officials and three government ministries implicated in the company’s financial debacle A ship assembled by the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin)’s Ha Long Ship Building Company in the northern Quang Ninh Province. Three government ministries and 16 former Vinashin officials have been implicated by a team of government inspectors in the [...]

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Legislators say Vietnam not ready for annual housing tax

November 23, 2009
Legislators say Vietnam not ready for annual housing tax

National Assembly representatives on Saturday voiced their disagreement with the annual house tax proposed by the finance ministry, saying it would cause adversely impact many citizens. “The draft’s regulations will significantly affect the society,” representative Dieu Kre from the central province of Dak Nong said. “I’m afraid that people won’t agree to pay housing tax [...]

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Deputies differ on tax laws

October 27, 2009
Deputies differ on tax laws

LookAtVietnam – The National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed amendments to the laws on Value-Added Tax and the Corporate Income Tax. Workers of a machine spare parts company assemble rice harvesting machines. Amendments to the laws on Value Added Tax and the Corporate Income Tax were discussed on October 26 by NA deputies.Ten of the 11 [...]

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Boardinghouse blues

October 23, 2009
Boardinghouse blues

In a 30-square-meter room with no fan, no window and only one door, some 250 women and men are jostling for sleeping space. There’s no empty space on the floor. The sleepers, mostly manual laborers and peddlers from rural provinces who come to Ho Chi Minh City for work, all sleep on their sides, elbows [...]

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Vietnam’s bonds rise first day in three; dong little changed

October 21, 2009

Vietnam’s government bonds rose for the first time in three days on speculation local lenders are favoring the securities because they can use them as collateral to borrow from the central bank. The dong held steady. “Many banks don’t want to sell bonds now since it’ll be more profitable if we keep the notes to [...]

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A royal homecoming

October 3, 2009
A royal homecoming

Nearly three centuries after his death, a king of the Le Dynasty prepares to return home for reburial. Bags and other objects found in the coffin of the 22nd king of the Le DynastyDescendants of Le’s family are speeding up preparations to move the mortal remains of King Le Du Tong (1679-1731) from the National [...]

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A royal homecoming

October 3, 2009
A royal homecoming

Nearly three centuries after his death, a king of the Le Dynasty prepares to return home for reburial. The depiction of a Le Dynasty funeral in the 17th century by a Western artistThe mortal remains of King Le Du Tong (1679-1731) of the Le Dynasty at the National History Museum in Hanoi. Under a proposal [...]

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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...