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Vietnam metro leaders pledges crackdown on street racers 

October 7, 2011
Vietnam metro leaders pledges crackdown on street racers 

  The fast and furious take over city streets throughout Traffic Safety Month An illegal racer performs tricks on Ho Chi Minh City’s Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street. The central government is looking to crack down on street racing in the country’s biggest cities. The Ho Chi Minh City municipal administration has asked the central [...]

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Dancers in the dark 

August 30, 2011
Dancers in the dark 

    A scene in ‘Story of the shoes,’ a series of vignettes that told the real-life stories of the dancers involved Linh Nga and Thuy Chi, possibly the two best Vietnamese dancers of their generation, each spent over ten years training in China before becoming the renowned artists and choreographers they are today. Both [...]

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Dead Kumho worker not implicated in theft, may have been whistleblower 

August 20, 2011
Dead Kumho worker not implicated in theft, may have been whistleblower 

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. After nearly four months of investigation, Binh Duong Province detectives have yet [...]

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Judge defends closed court hearing of Ha Giang headmaster 

March 17, 2011
Judge defends closed court hearing of Ha Giang headmaster 

Lawyers and reporters wait outside the Ha Giang Provincial People's Court, on March 10. Photo courtesy of Tien Phong newspaper The high-profile trial of a headmaster in the northern province of Ha Giang who stood accused of having sex with his students wrapped up on Thursday, in a rare closed court session.  The presiding judge Mai [...]

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How humans got big brains, barbless penises 

March 12, 2011
How humans got big brains, barbless penises 

  Missing chunks of DNA responsible for turning genes on and off help explain some key differences between chimpanzees and humans — including why humans have big brains and why the human penis is not covered with prickly spines, US researchers said on Wednesday. The study, published in the journal Nature, reinforces the notion that [...]

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PM owns up 

November 28, 2010
PM owns up 

A 150,000-ton oil tanker built by Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, a Vinashin affiliate. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has acknowledged the government’s role and his responsibility in Vinashin’s grave fiscal woes. “As head of the government, I would like to take responsibility for the government’s limits and weaknesses,” he said during a National Assembly [...]

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No news is bad news

January 3, 2010
No news is bad news

Tang Thanh HaLookAtVietnam – Actresses and singers were in the news for all the wrong reasons last year but to them it seemed merely a way to remain in the public eye.  Last year saw a bunch of A-list celebrities becoming involved in scandals or, if they are to believed, contretemps.Film star Tang Thanh Ha, [...]

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No news is bad news

January 2, 2010
No news is bad news

Film star Tang Thanh Ha caused controversy after a racy image of hers was posted on the Internet Actresses and singers were in the news for all the wrong reasons last year but to them it seemed merely a way to remain in the public eye. Last year saw a bunch of A-list celebrities becoming [...]

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Personnel shortage keeps logistics trade backward

November 22, 2009
Personnel shortage keeps logistics trade backward

Vietnam ranks very low in logistics development among ASEAN members, speakers said at a meeting held last week in HCM City by the Southeast Asian Federation of Forwarders’ Associations. LookAtVietnam – Vietnam ranks very low in logistics development among ASEAN members, speakers said at an annual general meeting held last week in HCM City by [...]

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Personnel shortage keeps logistics trade backward

November 22, 2009
Personnel shortage keeps logistics trade backward

In low gear: The logistics industry is in need of a further 12,000 workers to meet demand Vietnam ranks very low in logistics development among ASEAN members, speakers said at an annual general meeting held last week in Ho Chi Minh City by the Southeast Asian Federation of Forwarders’ Associations. It needs support from more [...]

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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...