January 9, 2012
A man (L) stands in front of an ATM while a homeless man sleeps in front of an advertisement on a street in Hanoi January 3. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has acknowledged the surging influence interest groups have on the policymaking process, calling for increased transparency to tackle the issue. Prime Minister Nguyen [...]
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December 16, 2011
A draw will be held to divide Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) teams into six groups, instead of grouping the teams in certain areas like the past years. After that the hosts of the six groups will be chosen for the qualifying round of the 16th National Under-21 Football Tournament sponsored by Thanh Nien newspaper on [...]
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November 14, 2011
Workers at a ship yard of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, or Vinashin. Many in Vietnam hope the government will pursue reforms that are broad enough and deep enough to fix debt-ridden state banks and rein in inefficient state enterprises (SOEs) such as Vinashin, which embarrassingly defaulted last year. After four years of economic instability, [...]
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October 11, 2011
Higher hospital fees could prevent the poor from getting treatment and many question if increased fees will improve services Patients wait to pay hospital fees at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Trai Hospital. The Health Ministry is evaluating increasing hospital fees as they said current fees are too low to maintain services. Holding a [...]
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August 26, 2011
Traditional music performed in Huong sac Viet Nam The fourth Huong sac Viet Nam (Vietnam’s scent and beauty) will take place in Hanoi on Sept 10 to promote the country’s traditional, folk music and other “specialties” in art and culture. Â The one-night show will feature traditional music of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam as [...]
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July 3, 2011
Vietnam should establish a network of people who have influence and are able to connect online communities to gather and guide voluntary youth groups, says Nguyen Quang Thong, vice chairman of the Vietnam Youth Federatio, said. Thong, also editor-in-chief of Thanh Nien newspaper, made the proposal at a meeting of the Central Committee of [...]
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June 6, 2011
Vietnam has tightened controls over mobile phones imports. Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade said it is reviewing a new rule that tightens controls over alcohol, cosmetics and mobile phones imports, following concerns raised by foreign business groups. The rule, effective June 1, stipulates that the product groups can only be imported via one of [...]
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June 1, 2011
 A Chinese boat illegally fishing in Vietnamese waters in a photo taken on board a Vietnamese naval ship. In the past two weeks, Vietnamese fishermen have reported a rash of violent Chinese intrusions into Vietnamese waters. Some fear the incursions are part of a Chinese plot to take the East Sea by force. Nguyen [...]
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May 24, 2011
 (L-R) Four Filipinos, Estreuta M. Debelem, Aserdin Cadion Eduardo, Pineda Sevilla Regina, and Elizag Jovito Corpuz, were arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on May 3, 2010 in a gambling con investigation. They were released and not charged with the crime. Last May, Ho Chi Minh City police arrested four Filipino nationals as they [...]
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May 8, 2011
A life-sized replica of a Jarai burial ground in the outdoor viewing area at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi. Many foreigners make the mistake of thinking about Vietnam as a homogenous nation, comprised of a single race of people. In fact, it is home to a variegated tapestry of culturesâ54 ethnic minorities [...]
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