October 8, 2011
Anyone who cares about Vietnamese education must have been shocked by recent media reports about the quality and quantity of students who passed entrance exams at specialized universities that train future high school teachers. The number of students applying to these universities has decreased dramatically compared to previous years. Many universities are even at [...]
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July 30, 2011
Farmers harvest dragon fruit for export in the central province of Binh Thuan. The US decided to import more varieties of Vietnamese fruit, creating further opportunities for the nation’s fruit industry. The market often pays high prices for imported fruit, but maintains strict quality standards. At the moment, it requires imported fruit to meet VietGap [...]
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April 9, 2011
I was outraged by the response of Toyota Vietnam’s production manager on technical flaws in more than 8,000 Innova cars. Mr. Yoshida said there would be no recall because there have been no complaints. Does he want to wait for accidents to occur before he takes any action? He said that since the country [...]
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March 18, 2011
Boats in Ha Long Bay, a famous tourist spot in Vietnam Travellers could soon be able surf in Bali, shop in Singapore and eat spicy street food in Thailand before crossing into Cambodia and cruising the Mekong in Vietnam – all on a single tourist visa. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working [...]
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January 8, 2011
Farmers feed their tra fish at a farm in the Mekong River Delta. Last month, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) put Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) on the red list, warning seafood consumers across Europe that the fish farms polluted the environment. Strangely, after angry protests by catfish breeders, processors, and officials, and a meeting between [...]
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December 20, 2010
Tra fish prepared for processing at a seafood company in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long (Photo by Tuoi Tre) The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Vietnam’s General Directorate of Fisheries Friday signed a long-term memorandum of understanding to cooperate with each other on sustainable tra fish production. The WWF also officially removed Vietnam’s tra fish, [...]
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November 28, 2010
Local seafood exporters have criticized a European parliament member who has alleged that the pangasius or tra fish is farmed in “filthy” pools and polluted rivers. They’ve asked Struan Stevenson of Scotland to visit the farms on the Mekong River and see the breeding pools for himself. In his keynote address to the European [...]
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February 2, 2010
VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. Minister Hoang Van Phong.VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. VietNamNet: Half a century has passed since the Ministry of Science and Technology was established (its forerunner [...]
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January 28, 2010
Sa Pa, in Lao Cai Province, is one of the popular destinations to both domestic and international tourists.LookAtVietnam – A nationwide set of standards to rate tourism services is expected to be published in the second quarter of this year.The work was commissioned to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism by Deputy Prime Minister [...]
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January 20, 2010
LookAtVietnam – VAMA has informed government agencies that the proposal by MOIT to make 6-9 seat cars the strategic line is unreasonable. VAMA members all hold different ideas about which car models should be chosen as the strategic car line. Toyota, Vinastar and GM-Daewoo advocate 6-9 seat cars, while Ford Vietnam says Vietnam should not [...]
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