January 25, 2012
Consumer demand for holiday goods and transportation will grow 10 percent from last year, according to a government forecast that urged authorities to monitor and stabilize prices. Asia’s fastest inflation is the last thing on Tran Hang’s mind as she jostles fellow shoppers at a street stall in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to snap up [...]
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January 10, 2012
Tran Phuoc Hung threw a grenade at police Saturday night after they intervened in his request for prostitutes. Two men were arrested in northern Vietnam Saturday as one of them threw a grenade toward a police officer who was called after they insistently asked a karaoke shop for prostitutes. Five people were injured by the incident in [...]
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January 8, 2012
Experts say more should be done to eliminate scam taxis after inspections led to the suspension of eleven firms in HCMC and Hanoi An imitation taxi passes foreign tourists near HCMC’s Ben ThanhâMarket. Experts say Vietnam must do more to eliminate illegal taxis that tarnish the image of major cities. Nguyen Chi Hieu hailed [...]
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January 2, 2012
Nguyen Van Khuong, a Tuoi Tre journalist, has been arrested for allegedly giving bribes. Police in Ho Chi Minh City Monday arrested a journalist at Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on charges of “giving bribes.” Nguyen Van Khuong, 39, who is famous for his articles on traffic police corruption under the penname Hoang Khuong, was allegedly involved in the [...]
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December 31, 2011
(R) Nguyen Van Trung, 32, and his girlfriend, 28-year-old Le Thi Hong Linh receive jail terms at a trial in Ho Chi Minh City for robbing a Japanese tourist. A couple was sentenced to a total of four years in jail on Wednesday for robbing a Japanese tourist in Ho Chi Minh City, as travel [...]
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December 2, 2011
The valuable wooden house in Bac Giang Province in northern Vietnam An old wooden house in Vietnam northern province of Bac Giang has been offered VND70 billion (US$3.33 million).  The house is said to have been built with timber from sua (Dalbergia tonkinensis prain), an endangered species which has been banned from commercial use.  [...]
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December 2, 2011
Artist Nguyen Van He kicked off the National Youth Fine Arts Festival on November 28 in Hanoi with an art performance. The National Youth Fine Arts Festival for artists from 18 to 35 opened at the Culture-Arts Exhibition Center in Hanoi on November 28. The event, to run until December 9, showcases 155 artworks selected [...]
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November 28, 2011
The central bank has completed a plan to restructure the banking system. Vietnam’s central bank said it will consider lowering the dong deposit rate cap in December, admitting that the cap has created an advantage for large banks over smaller lenders. The 14 percent cap was introduced at the end of 2010, but until last [...]
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November 19, 2011
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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November 17, 2011
Nguyen Van Men, 62, and his wife, at a southern Vietnam hospital where he and three others were sent as they fell unconscious after drinking rice wine Four people were hospitalized in southern Vietnam on Tuesday after finishing 10 liters of rice wine at a family party.  The four men are relatives from An [...]
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