Posts Tagged ‘ Mong Cai ’

Land scamming officials jailed

September 19, 2009
Land scamming officials jailed

LookAtVietnam – Former Quang Ninh Province senior officers received jail sentences for their role in a local land scam. The court opted to award the lightest sentences proposed by local prosecutors.  The 28 accused, including the former deputy chairman of the Mong Cai city’s People’s Committee, were found guilty of fraud, dereliction of duty, and [...]

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Ex-officials jailed in major land scam

September 19, 2009
Ex-officials jailed in major land scam

Former senior officers involved in a land scam in Quang Ninh Province received jail sentences ranging from six months probation to four years on Wednesday. The court opted to award the lightest sentences proposed by local prosecutors.The 28 accused, including the former deputy chairman of the Mong Cai city’s People’s Committee, were found guilty of [...]

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Dependency on Chinese market casts shadow on Vietnam’s rubber exports

August 7, 2009
Dependency on Chinese market casts shadow on Vietnam’s rubber exports

Overall, Vietnam’s rubber industry is in good health, but recent unilateral steps by its major customer, China, have given producers the willies, according to Saigon Tiep Thi. Vietnam has long supplied high grade natural rubber to the world market.  In 2008, it was the #4 producer, following Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, and supplying some seven [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/8

August 2, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/8

Domestic coffee price up by VND300-400 per kilo; PM gives nod to int’l border-gate city in Quang Ninh; Vietnam, Indonesia discuss sea, fishing cooperation; Programme helps raise garment industry’s competitiveness; Plan to develop rubber plantations until 2015 Domestic coffee price up by VND300-400 per kilo  The domestic price of coffee on July 31 rose by [...]

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A bay to shelter from economic woes

July 5, 2009
A bay to shelter from economic woes

Halong Bay’s charms have landed it many global admirers.LookAtVietnam – Home to world natural heritage site Halong Bay and the key economic hub of northern Vietnam, Quang Ninh province is offering investors lots of investment opportunities. While Vietnam is emerging as one of the most attractive investment destination, Quang Ninh is also on the radar screen [...]

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Frozen meat piled up at Chinese border

July 2, 2009
Frozen meat piled up at Chinese border

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of containers of frozen meat which were transiting Vietnam enroute to south China when the H1N1 flu scare occurred are still stuck in  northeast Vietnam.  Thousands of containers of frozen meat which were transiting Vietnam enroute to south China when the H1N1 flu scare occurred are still stuck in northeast VietnamCong an [...]

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Getting more difficult to export goods to China

June 12, 2009
Getting more difficult to export goods to China

Vietnamese goods on their way to China have continuously gotten stuck over the last one month. Businessmen say that trade with China across the border has become more difficult than ever. Dried litchis exports to ChinaLying stretched out in the cabin of a container carrier, Tran Trung Tam, a vehicle driver, has been waiting for [...]

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Multiple sectors hurt by smuggled Chinese products

June 8, 2009
Multiple sectors hurt by smuggled Chinese products

Goods smuggled from China at Mong Cai Bus Station in Lang Son Province The Thu Trang Children’s Clothes Enterprise in Ho Chi Minh City had to temporarily close recently after failing to compete with low-priced products being smuggled in from China. Early this year, the enterprise had turned to the domestic market after its main [...]

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Indian Taro: Vietnam’s best lacquer painting

May 12, 2009
Indian Taro: Vietnam’s best lacquer painting

“Doc Mung” (Indian Taro) by late well-known artist Nguyen Gia Tri, which is considered the most beautiful lacquer painting in Vietnam, is housed at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Museum of Art.  Sculptor Nguyen Thien.LookAtVietnam – “Doc Mung” (Indian Taro) by late well-known artist Nguyen Gia Tri, which is considered the most beautiful lacquer painting in Vietnam, [...]

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Temporary imports for re-export: Foreign partners not jumping ship

May 11, 2009
Temporary imports for re-export: Foreign partners not jumping ship

Vietnamese enterprises affirm that they won’t lose out in deals of importing frozen meat for re-export.  The containers of frozen meat at Hai Phong portAccording to the enterprises, on April 9, the Chinese customs agencies in the area bordering Vietnam’s Mong Cai town in Quang Ninh province began strictly examining frozen import meats coming through [...]

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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...