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Lost treasure 

November 14, 2010
Lost treasure 

  A century-old governor’s palace in Long An Province, before being demolished (left) by the provincial government, who then constructed a new structure, roughly modeled on the same design (right). Vietnamese history only goes back about 300 years in the southern delta, the first hundred of which was spent clearing and settling much of the [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/12

December 29, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/12

Rice export hits record high of 6 million tonnes; Retail turnover surges 18.6 percent in 2009; Bank to let loose 60 million share issue   Vietnam’s rice export reached twenty-year record high till the end of December this year, said the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). The nation exported six million tonnes of rice in 2009, earning over 2.4 [...]

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Classic drama to go on puppet stage

December 5, 2009
Classic drama to go on puppet stage

Based on the classic drama “Mussel, Oyster, Snail and Clam”, director of the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Nguyen Hoang Tuan, has produced a puppet performance entitled Nang Hen. A secene from Nang Hen.VietNamNet Bridge – Based on the classic drama Ngheu, So, Oc, Hen (Mussel, Oyster, Snail and Clam), director of the Thang Long [...]

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Legislators call for tighter hydro plant controls to curb floods

November 9, 2009
Legislators call for tighter hydro plant controls to curb floods

National Assembly members demanded the government tighten control over hydro power plant projects on Friday after discharge by a plant in the central region worsened flooding during typhoon Mirinae. Nguyen Dinh Xuan, a member of the National Assembly’s Science, Technology and Environment Committee, said inspections needed to be carried out to see if reservoirs at [...]

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Danish Queen Margrethe pleasure at Vietnam visit

November 9, 2009
Danish Queen Margrethe pleasure at Vietnam visit

Danish Queen Margrethe II has expressed her pleasure at the current Vietnam visit, saying that it brought about a profound view about a new and dynamic Vietnam for her.  Danish Queen Margrethe II  (L) meets with Ho Chi Minh Municipal People’s Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan. LookAtVietnam – Danish Queen Margrethe II has expressed her pleasure [...]

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Swine flu claims another life in HCMC

September 25, 2009

A man infected with H1N1 died in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday, just one day after Vietnam recorded its tenth death related to the flu, a representative from a local hospital told Thanh Nien. The 30-year-old patient from Binh Thanh District was admitted to Gia Dinh People Hospital on Monday night with a fever, [...]

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Death toll from swine flu reaches double figures

September 24, 2009

An H1N1-positive woman has died in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, increasing Vietnam’s fatalities from the global swine flu epidemic to ten, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The 59-year-old was admitted to Ben Tre’s hospital on September 16 with a severe cough and respiratory difficulties and later transferred to Cho Ray [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/9

September 18, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/9

Vietnam congratulates Japan’s new Prime Minister; Reception marks VN’s National Day in US; Vietnam attends 2009 Asia Women Entrepreneurs Conference; Denmark bolsters cooperation with Vietnam  Vietnam congratulates Japan’s new Prime Minister  The Vietnamese government and people would like to warmly congratulate H.E. Yuki Hatoyama for his election as Prime Minister of the Japanese Cabinet, the [...]

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Properties in limbo with title law

September 13, 2009
Properties in limbo with title law

The number of real estate transactions has decreased because of a law providing that ownership of a house and the use of the land it sits on must be on the same title. HCM City Property Trading Floor staff inform an investor about real estate projects. The number of the city’s real estate transactions has [...]

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Importers urge EU to remove anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese shoes

September 12, 2009
Importers urge EU to remove anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese shoes

LookAtVietnam – A European importers’ association on September 11 urged the European Union to remove its anti-dumping duties against Vietnamese and Chinese leather shoes. The EU anti-dumping measures involve import duties of 10 percent on Vietnamese shoes with leather uppers and 16.5 percent on the same kind of shoes from China.The move came just before [...]

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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...