Posts Tagged ‘ Has Asked ’

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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Family wants trial delayed in reporter’s murder 

November 19, 2011
Family wants trial delayed in reporter’s murder 

Tran Thuy Lieu, 40, is expected to stand trial this December in the southern province of Long An for killing her husband, a former reporter. The family of a journalist who was allegedly killed by his wife in the southern province of Long An has asked a local court to delay the wife’s trial and [...]

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Vietnam probes Japan's claim of GMO detection in pho 

November 18, 2011
Vietnam probes Japan's claim of GMO detection in pho 

  Vietnam agencies are investigating Japan’s claim that it has found genetically modified organisms (GMO) in pho (rice noodles) exported by a local company, the news website of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union reported on Thursday. According to Dan Viet, on November 11, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development asked Bich Chi Food Joint-stock Co. [...]

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Vinalines makes big plans for stalled port project 

May 8, 2011
Vinalines makes big plans for stalled port project 

  Vietnam’s top shipping firm Vinalines says it wants to expand a key international container port even though its construction has been indefinitely delayed since last year. Construction of the Van Phong Port in the central province of Khanh Hoa started in October 2009. According to the original plan, the US$3.6-billion port would have 42 [...]

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Forex crackdown has eased market tension: expert 

March 25, 2011
Forex crackdown has eased market tension: expert 

A staff member counts US dollar notes at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City The dong has strengthened against the dollar and dollar-denominated deposits have increased over the past week after the central bank clamped down on foreign exchange transactions in the unofficial market. On Thursday, the dollar traded at Vietcombank at VND20,865, down [...]

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Vietnam Airlines seeks relief from price caps 

February 26, 2011
Vietnam Airlines seeks relief from price caps 

National carrier Vietnam Airlines has asked the government to raise the price cap on domestic airfares National carrier Vietnam Airlines has asked the government to raise the price cap on domestic airfares following a devaluation of the dong against the dollar. The airline’s long term proposal further requested a complete removal of price caps in [...]

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Ministry vows adequate rice supplies

December 15, 2009
Ministry vows adequate rice supplies

LookAtVietnam – After rumours of scarce rice supplies surfaced, causing a slight increase in the price of the grain recently in some southern localities, . . . “We are completely maintaining the balance between supply and demand for this strategic commodity,” Bien said.More than 1 million tonnes of rice was currently in reserve and food [...]

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PM reports on Govt’s work, questioned on anti-corruption effort

November 20, 2009
PM reports on Govt’s work, questioned on anti-corruption effort

A lively Q&A session developed as the PM replied to queries by deputies on November 19 after he read a 90-minute report on the Government’s work. Initial questions focused on anti-corruption work. PM Nguyen Tan Dung in the Q&A session on November 19. The PM’s report responded, he said, to many of the 254 written questions [...]

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Employers urged to develop housing for industrial workers

November 12, 2009
Employers urged to develop housing for industrial workers

The programme to build houses for low-income workers at Industrial Parks (IPs) in HCM City needs more commitment from developers and incentives from the government. Worker housing at Tan Binh Industrial Park in HCM City. The city has asked companies in its industrial parks to contribute towards public housing for workers.The municipal administration has asked [...]

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IT firms hope to set up in Quang Trung software city

November 9, 2009
IT firms hope to set up in Quang Trung software city

LookAtVietnam – The number of companies operating at Quang Trung Software City has dropped by five compared to last year, mostly due to the economic downturn. 95 companies were located at Quang Trung.Chu Tien Dung said that 95 companies, of which 49 were foreign-invested, were located at Quang Trung.He blamed the drop on the downturn [...]

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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...