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7 arrested as 6 cops shot in northern Vietnam clash 

January 9, 2012
7 arrested as 6 cops shot in northern Vietnam clash 

Police deactivate mines set up at the entrance to the house of Doan Van Vuon in the northern city of Hai Phong. Six cops were shot in an encounter with Vuon's family on January 5. A man who allegedly shot six officers when his family was trying to stop police from revoking their land in [...]

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Vietnam minister suggests car owners spare roadway 

December 29, 2011
Vietnam minister suggests car owners spare roadway 

  Vietnam’s transport minister has asked the Ministry of Public Security to adjust several by-law documents to force future car owners to prove they have a proper place to park. Minister Dinh La Thang said that one of the factors causing severe traffic congestion in large cities in Vietnam, typically Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh [...]

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Vietnam Football Federation agrees new management entity will be a joint stock company 

November 7, 2011
Vietnam Football Federation agrees new management entity will be a joint stock company 

ACB Club owner Nguyen Duc Kien (L) speaks at VFF's annual general meeting in Hanoi on Friday. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) approved the establishment of the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) as a joint stock company (JSC) at the federation’s annual general meeting in Hanoi on Friday. The approval gives in to the demand [...]

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Club owners say no to limited liability company 

October 29, 2011
Club owners say no to limited liability company 

Club owners at a meeting early this month. Football club owners want the country’s top-tier V-League and second-tier First Division to be managed by a joint stock company rather than a limited liability one. The club owners strongly disagree with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism who want [...]

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Vietnam to start collecting new road fees next year 

October 10, 2011
Vietnam to start collecting new road fees next year 

  A proposal for collecting road maintenance fees has been submitted to the government that, if approved, will take effect not later than July next year. Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Hong Truong said at a press conference Wednesday that the ministry has proposed collecting the fees by either asking vehicle owners to pay them monthly or [...]

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New plans for Vietnamese football questioned 

October 9, 2011
New plans for Vietnamese football questioned 

Vietnam Football Federation Vice Chairman Pham Ngoc Vien (L). Hailed as a plan that would revitalize Vietnamese football, the establishment of the so-called Vietnam Professional Football JS Co., or VDF has run into rough weather even before its inception. The idea was mooted and accepted in a meeting between owners of the nation’s leading clubs [...]

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Accidents waiting to happen 

September 23, 2011
Accidents waiting to happen 

  Mafia-esque bus transportation system a no-holds-barred race fraught with risk Buses wait to pick up passengers on the road outside the Giap Bat Bus Station in Hanoi It took 30 minutes for the bus to travel just one kilometer as it inched its way out of the My Dinh Terminal in Hanoi at around [...]

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Personal effects on sale in public interest 

April 29, 2011
Personal effects on sale in public interest 

  The shop displays a collection of art and accessories donated by singers and actors. The owners of the unique store, including Truc Linh (in black), donate all proceeds to charity. It is difficult to have multiple parties in a transaction and close it with a win-win situation for all four of them, but the [...]

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Re-sold into slavery 

April 6, 2011
Re-sold into slavery 

Underage workers employed at a garment sweatshop in HCMC Three teenage girls, aged 15 to 16, returned home last week from brothels allegedly disguised as barbershops in the Central Highlands town of Buon Ma Thuot. Two of the girls were being returned for the second time. Last November, a non-governmental organization rescued the girls from [...]

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Bad storm rising 

March 13, 2011
Bad storm rising 

  Thanh Nien Weekly had an exclusive ride-along with Ho Chi Minh City police during a recent citywide raid on illegal street racing A man being detained by police for participating in an illegal street-race in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5 Nguyen Kim Hoang, 27, climbed on top of his motorbike last Saturday, [...]

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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...