January 21, 2012
Hanoi on Tuesday adjusted the working hours of educational institutions in the capital city, before the new hours that aim to reduce traffic congestion becomes operative citywide in February. Even as the date closes in, many people are skeptical about how effective the new policy is going to be, although it will affect the daily lives [...]
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January 9, 2012
EVN targets a total electricity generation of 118.5 billion kilowatt-hours in 2012 State-owned utility Electricity of Vietnam has reported an estimated loss of VND3.5 trillion in 2011 (US$166.4 million), lower than its original projection of VND11 trillion. The group, also known as EVN, has taken measures to cut operating costs to reduce losses, news website VnExpress [...]
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January 8, 2012
A clothes shop offers discount of 50 percent in Hanoi. Vietnamese consumers like to purchase products on sale, a survey has found. All major retailers have been offering attractive discounts to encourage recession-wary shoppers to loosen their purse strings for the festive season, and the initial response has been positive. The discount sales began prior [...]
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January 8, 2012
A Transport Ministry’s proposal to impose personal vehicle fees draws mostly negative reaction Traffic congestion on Ho Chi Minh City’s Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street. A Transport Ministry’s proposal to impose personal vehicle fees has drawn skepticism about its feasibility to reduce traffic congestion in major cities. Experts have expressed doubts over the feasibility [...]
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December 31, 2011
New circular sets out in detail rights of arrestees to demand legal assistance, and for defense lawyers to ask for change of principal investigator A trial in Ho Chi Minh City. A new circular sets out detailed procedures to ensure an arrestee’s rights when criminal cases are being investigated. The Da Lat People’s Court [...]
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December 23, 2011
We’re finally beginning to see some distinctive 10-inch Android tablets that are more than iPad knockoffs. Earlier this year, Sony released its wedge-shaped Tablet. Now, two more entries provide features and functionality beyond Apple Inc.’s offerings: Asustek Computer Inc.’s Eee Pad Transformer Prime and the Droid Xyboard 10.1 from Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and [...]
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December 20, 2011
No disciplinary measures taken after civil aviation authority finds national carrier breached its own procedures and regulations A Vietnam Airlines aircraft taxiing at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. The national flag carrier has broken its own rules in hiring foreign pilots, an inquiry has found. National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has been breaking its [...]
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November 26, 2011
A woman pulls shopping carts through the aisle of a Target store on the shopping day dubbed “Black Friday” in Torrington, Connecticut November 25, 2011. Retailers were hoping for more shoppers like Shawn Elzia as the annual Black Friday bargain stampede marked the unofficial start of what is widely expected to be a middling [...]
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November 26, 2011
Vietnam lawmakers on Tuesday opposed draft adjustments to the current labor law, saying that an increase in regulated overtime is not what laborers want. The proposal being discussed at the National Assembly aims to increase the maximum annual overtime from 200 hours to 360 hours. Cu Thi Hau, a lawmaker from the northern province of Hung [...]
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November 13, 2011
Accusations and denials as Vietnam Airlines co-pilot suspected of using bogus certification Passengers alight from a Vietnam Airlines plane at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. The national flag carrier is trying to verify if it recruited a South Korean pilot with bogus flight records. The Civil Aviation Authority [...]
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