Posts Tagged ‘ In Binh Duong Province ’

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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Criminals prey on industrial park workers 

October 16, 2011
Criminals prey on industrial park workers 

  With paltry incomes hardly enough to scrape by on, poor and desperate workers are being brutalized by thieves, loan sharks, swindlers and other criminals Factory workers change shifts at an industrial park in Vietnam. Many workers at industrial parks in Binh Duong Province’s Ben Cat District have fallen victims to a variety of crimes [...]

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Vietnam recalls tainted jellies 

June 4, 2011
Vietnam recalls tainted jellies 

The taro jellies suspected to contain cancer-causing substances are made by the Taiwanese-invested New Choice Foods Ltd., based in Binh Duong Province. Vietnam has recalled 3,582 packages of taro jellies from shelves following fears they were contaminated with the industrial chemical DEHP used mainly in the plastics industry. Authorities have also ordered distributors to recall other 3,688 [...]

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Korean boy band Super Junior arrive in Vietnam 

May 5, 2011
Korean boy band Super Junior arrive in Vietnam 

Korean boy band Super Junior will have a live show in Binh Duong Province on May 7 to end their third Asian tour. Korean boy band Super Junior will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday to prepare for their live show in Binh Duong Province on May 7 to end their third Asian [...]

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EU tax decision leaves Vietnamese shoemakers on verge of bankruptcy

December 25, 2009
EU tax decision leaves Vietnamese shoemakers on verge of bankruptcy

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese shoemakers may now face collapse due to a new decision on extending anti-dumping tariffs for 15 more months. Diep Thanh Kiet, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association, said that together with the removal of GSP, the tax extension has dealt a double blow to Vietnam’s shoes industry, which employs [...]

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U21 squad gathers for international showdown

September 29, 2009

The 25 players chosen to represent Vietnam in the International Under-21 Football Tournament next month arrived in Binh Duong Province on Monday to prepare for the big event. The players from the Binh Duong, Tien Giang, T&T Hanoi, Quang Ninh and Da Nang teams were selected for their strong showing in the National Under-21 Football [...]

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Food ruined and unclaimed in ports as importers duck responsibility

September 21, 2009
Food ruined and unclaimed in ports as importers duck responsibility

LookAtVietnam – Confusion over food imports has meant food left rotting in ports months after its delivery date and subsequent expiration. Currently nearly 100 containers of frozen food are stuck in HCM City ports in HCM with importers refusing to receive them. Clamp downs and bureacratic changes have meant many importers trying to dodge responsibility for [...]

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Local hero wins two int’l architecture awards

September 17, 2009
Local hero wins two int’l architecture awards

A view inside the Wind and Water Café, designed by architect Vo Trong Nghia in Binh Duong Province Vietnam’s top architect Vo Trong Nghia took home two prizes at the 2009 International Architecture Awards in Helsinki, Finland, earlier this month. Wind and Water Café and the Trung Nguyen Coffee Culture Center, designed by architect Nghia [...]

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Zoo’s tiger exhibit closed after tiger kills worker

September 17, 2009
Zoo’s tiger exhibit closed after tiger kills worker

A tiger at the Dai Nam Zoo in the southern province of Binh Duong. A zoo in Binh Duong Province has been asked to shut down and strengthen its tiger enclosures after a tiger killed a worker Thursday. Experts had warned the cages were unsafe two years ago. Duong Thanh Phi, director of Dai Nam [...]

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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...