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Give the press their due 

November 16, 2011
Give the press their due 

  Bill on Denunciation would discredit the press as tattle-tales German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center, R) and Ho Chi Minh City Mayor Le Hoang Quan (center, L) surrounded by the press in front of city hall during her visit to HCMC on October 12. An article in the draft Law on Denunciation has come under [...]

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Vietnam chess stars ink sponsorship deals 

November 6, 2011
Vietnam chess stars ink sponsorship deals 

The 28-ranked GM Le Quang Liem (L) will receive US$150,000 from the Vietnam Chess Federation in four years, Photo by VnExpress. The Vietnam Chess Federation (VCF) on Thursday inked four-year sponsorship contracts worth US$200,000 with the country’s two best chess players, Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son. The 20-year-old Liem, ranked 28th in [...]

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Investors fail to pay construction companies for years 

October 17, 2011
Investors fail to pay construction companies for years 

Song Da No. 2 construction firm is now implementing the Ban Ve hydropower plant project in Nghe An Province, but the investor is finding it difficult to pay. Complicated capital disbursement procedures have prevented construction firms from reclaiming debts from investors, even years after their projects finish. Vu Tuan Duong, vice general director of construction [...]

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Commercial banks try to attract overseas remittance

January 27, 2010
Commercial banks try to attract overseas remittance

LookAtVietnam – People will have their foreign currencies temporarily seized if they sell money to gold shops, the State Bank of Vietnam has warned. The demand for selling and purchasing foreign currencies is increasing in the kieu hoi (overseas remittance) season.  People don’t want to sell kieu hoi to banks, why? Overseas remittance service companies all [...]

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Teachers to receive measly New Year bonuses again

January 10, 2010
Teachers to receive measly New Year bonuses again

Teacher Duong Tan Phat at the Pho Cuong Primary School in Quang Ngai said he had never received a Tet bonus during his 34 years in the profession.  A makeshift classroom under a resident’s stilt house in Lai Chau’s Sin Ho DistrictLookAtVietnam – Teacher Duong Tan Phat at the Pho Cuong Primary School in the [...]

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Teachers to receive measly New Year bonuses again

January 10, 2010
Teachers to receive measly New Year bonuses again

A makeshift classroom under a resident’s stilt house in Lai Chau’s Sin Ho District Teacher Duong Tan Phat at the Pho Cuong Primary School in the poor central province of Quang Ngai said he had never received a Tet bonus during his 34 years in the profession. Phat is not alone.Some one million other teachers [...]

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National port plan gets green light

December 29, 2009
National port plan gets green light

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the Viet Nam Seaport Development Master Plan, which calls for total investment of between VND360trill and VND440tril to 2020. Seaports building decisions will be based on local natural conditions, the need for economic development and interaction with nearby ports.The plan, which was submitted to the Government in June, aims [...]

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Nude photo collection dumped from awards list

December 19, 2009
Nude photo collection dumped from awards list

LookAtVietnam – A nude photo collection was deleted from the list for Vietnam Book Awards 2009 Thursday although it was previously mentioned as a gold prize winner. Thai Phien, author of the Xuan thi (Springtime) collection gathering 71 nude photos, was quoted by newswire Dan Tri as saying, “The name of my book was hidden [...]

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Nude photo collection dumped from awards list

December 19, 2009
Nude photo collection dumped from awards list

A nude photo collection was deleted from the list for Vietnam Book Awards 2009 Thursday although it was previously mentioned as a gold prize winner. Thai Phien, author of the Xuan thi (Springtime) collection gathering 71 nude photos, was quoted by newswire Dan Tri as saying, “The name of my book was hidden when the [...]

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New laws offer medical aid, pensions for elderly

December 17, 2009
New laws offer medical aid, pensions for elderly

Laws to provide all Vietnamese aged 60 and above with special treatment will come into effect next year. They were announced by the Presidential Office yesterday. The Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu (L) at the meeting. (Photo: VNN)The laws, referred to as the Elderly Law and the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, were [...]

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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...