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Vietnam inspects loss-making shipping firm 

September 20, 2011
Vietnam inspects loss-making shipping firm 

A ship belonging to Vinalines. G overnment inspectors Thursday began investigating fund and property management at leading shipping firm Vinalines, which announced big losses recently.   The 75-day inspection will cover Vinalines’ long term investments initiated between the beginning of 2007 and the end of 2010.   Vinalines will be required to provide clear and adequate answers [...]

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Art house rules 

September 5, 2011
Art house rules 

  Vietnamese artists are refusing to accept government awards and fighting amongst each other over nominations Late author Son Nam was nominated for this year National Award but his family has withdrawn his name following a lot of controversy concerning the awards. The family of late writer Son Nam just withdrew his name from the [...]

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Fishing boats turned into passenger boats unsafe, insiders say 

August 19, 2011
Fishing boats turned into passenger boats unsafe, insiders say 

An old fishing boat being renovated into a passenger boat Dilapidated fishing boats are being refashioned into tourism boats and restaurant cruisers in what experts say is a dangerous practice. A report by the Tuoi Tre said Monday that the new trend is to blame as a major cause for fatal boat wrecks.  “Fishing boats and tourism [...]

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Floral mystique 

August 16, 2011
Floral mystique 

  Every part of the lotus creeper is useful, but to make the best tea, it takes a very special flower and very special knowledge Is there a lingering fragrance? Or is it wishful imagination? There are no lotuses, for sure. All the lotus ponds near the West Lake in Hanoi are now completely covered [...]

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Vietnamese firm, Hyundai team up to produce car engines 

August 7, 2011
Vietnamese firm, Hyundai team up to produce car engines 

Workers assemble car parts at a factory in Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City-based Truong Hai Automobile JSC will cooperate with South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Corporation to invest in the first car engine factory in Vietnam, according to a contract signed Thursday.   The project will be launched this October at Chu Lai [...]

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Dig good lookin' chicks? Cho Lach's the place 

August 2, 2011
Dig good lookin' chicks? Cho Lach's the place 

  Taking care of baby chickens has become a service as the chicken business in Cho Lach District in the Mekong Delta boomed  Cho Lach District in the Mekong Delta’s Ben Tre Province has emerged in recent years as the premier destination for those looking to buy roosters for cockfights or chicken to raise as [...]

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Recording artists rail against government CD stamp 

July 23, 2011
Recording artists rail against government CD stamp 

Two policemen are classifying the seized pirated CDs. At the same time, the recording officials said they are fed up with government-issued authenticity stamps which have done little more than proving a financial and logistical burden. Prominent members of Vietnam’s recording businesses are requesting permission to issue their own authenticity stamps. The recording officials say [...]

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Southern kindergartens close amid rising HFMD threat 

July 17, 2011
Southern kindergartens close amid rising HFMD threat 

A mother looks at a closure notice in front of Vang Anh kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday. Several kindergartens have been shut down across Ho Chi Minh City this week as a hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) scare sweeps the country.   Vang Anh nursery school in District 8 closed its summer classes [...]

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Horror roulette 

July 15, 2011
Horror roulette 

  A scene in Giua hai the gioi (Between two worlds), this year’s first local horror movie is set for release on July 22 Murky censorship laws have long vexed horror film makers in Vietnam. In recent years, few have dared to risk releasing them. Those who complained their films were rendered unrecognizable by heavy [...]

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Vietnam plans microchip plant debut 

July 4, 2011
Vietnam plans microchip plant debut 

Professor Bui Ngoc Chau introduces a project to produce Vietnam's first microchip plant in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday. The first microchip plant of Vietnam will be the first step in turning Ho Chi Minh City into a semiconductor hub in the country and the region, experts said at a recent conference.   Officials [...]

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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...