Posts Tagged ‘ Office ’

Office post remained for judge accused of illicit affair 

January 5, 2012
Office post remained for judge accused of illicit affair 

  A former judge in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta kept his position as the provincial court office deputy after receiving public criticism for going to a guest room with another man’s wife. The case was discovered in early October by the woman’s in-laws. Nguyen Thanh Mong, deputy head of Ca Mau People’s Court Office, said he [...]

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Vietnam growth holds near 6 pct as higher rates counter exports 

January 3, 2012
Vietnam growth holds near 6 pct as higher rates counter exports 

A street vendor walks past a Chanel SA store inside the Rex Hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Vietnam’s growth held near 6 percent this quarter, reducing the pressure for further monetary tightening after higher interest rates limited the boost to the economy from exports and domestic consumption. [...]

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130-year-old post office continues to charm 

December 23, 2011
130-year-old post office continues to charm 

  The Saigon Post Office in the early-20th century … and the Ho Chi Minh City’s General Post Office at present In Ho Chi Minh City, two iconic buildings that are tourist attractions as much for their architecture as their history are the Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office situated next to each other [...]

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3 arrested for siphoning off $6 mln from China Airlines 

December 22, 2011
3 arrested for siphoning off $6 mln from China Airlines 

Pho Vi Nhat, a former employee of China Airlines in Ho Chi Minh City, was arrested along with two current staff for allegedly stealing US$5.9 million from the airline Two employees of China Airlines’s representative office in Ho Chi Minh City and their former colleague have been arrested for allegedly stealing nearly US$6 million from [...]

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Workers used and abused, without pay 

November 19, 2011
Workers used and abused, without pay 

  Workers in Ho Chi Minh City struggle with unstable jobs, abuse at work, and bosses who flee to avoid paying employees Workers from Miso Vina Company stay at the company yard around the clock awaiting payment after the South Korean director fled to avoid paying their salaries Binh burns leaves and sticks at night [...]

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Thieves kill security guard to rob Hanoi bank 

November 13, 2011
Thieves kill security guard to rob Hanoi bank 

Residents flock to the Agribank transaction office in Hanoi's Thanh Oai District, where a security guard was killed on Friday, Nov 12. Thieves fatally stabbed a security guard to rob a transaction office of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) in Hanoi early Saturday, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported. At around 5 a.m., [...]

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Vietnam, UK issue communiqué on first strategic dialogue 

November 5, 2011
Vietnam, UK issue communiqué on first strategic dialogue 

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (L) shakes hands with the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister of State Jeremy Browne on Oct 26, 2011. Vietnam and the UK found agreement on several regional and international issues that they discussed during their first strategic dialogue in London. A joint communiqué was issued following completion of [...]

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Official warned for violating Party ethics code 

October 28, 2011
Official warned for violating Party ethics code 

  The Communist Party unit in a Mekong Delta city has issued a warning to a senior tax official for violating the party’s ethics code at a local massage parlor, newswire VnExpress reported. The Party committe of Ca Mau City also proposed that the city’s Tax Office sack its deputy director, Pham Minh Quang. According to [...]

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Vietnam’s sinking office market prices alone in Asia: CBRE 

October 26, 2011
Vietnam’s sinking office market prices alone in Asia: CBRE 

  While office markets across Asia awaken from the global economic crisis, prices in Vietnam continue to drop, real estate services company CB Richard Ellis said in a new report. “The market movement that has been seen in Vietnam is in contrast to that witnessed elsewhere in Asia,” said Nick Axford, Head of Research for [...]

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Vietnam office rents to fall 7pct in 2012, Jones Lang LaSalle says 

October 25, 2011
Vietnam office rents to fall 7pct in 2012, Jones Lang LaSalle says 

  Vietnam’s office rents will fall as much as 7 percent in 2012 because buildings are completed at a faster rate than business expansion, said Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., the world’s second-biggest commercial property broker. The new properties will boost the nation’s grade A office space by about a third in 2012, pushing rents down [...]

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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...