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Vietnam ex-cops receive suspended sentences for torturing woman 

January 11, 2012
Vietnam ex-cops receive suspended sentences for torturing woman 

Tran Ba Tuan and Nguyen Dinh Quyet, both former investigators of Nha Trang’s police division, at a trial in the central province of Khanh Hoa on January 9. The duo received suspended sentences for torturing a theft suspect in 2010. Two former police officers in the central province of Khanh Hoa each has received a nine-month suspended [...]

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Amazon weighed buying RIM, interest cooled 

December 21, 2011
Amazon weighed buying RIM, interest cooled 

A BlackBerry handset is displayed in Washington, December 15, 2011. Research In Motion Ltd has turned down takeover overtures from Amazon.com Inc and other potential buyers because the BlackBerry maker prefers to fix its problems on its own, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Amazon hired an investment bank this summer to review [...]

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Vietnamese football turns over a new leaf 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese football turns over a new leaf 

VPF chairman Vo Quoc Thang (L) talks to his deputy Nguyen Duc Kien at the first general meeting of the company in Hanoi on Wednesday. The first meeting of Vietnam Professional Football JS Company (VPF) was held in Hanoi on Wednesday to choose its managing staff. Vo Quoc Thang, owner of the top-tier club Dong [...]

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Speeding leads to highway deaths 

June 19, 2011
Speeding leads to highway deaths 

  Reckless driving and frequent tire blow outs have plagued Vietnam’s most advanced roadway The bus involved in the accident on June 13 that killed 8 people and injured 10 others on the Ho Chi Minh City-Trung Luong Highway Investigations into a recent highway accident, which killed eight and injured 10, has indicated that speeding [...]

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Tourists trapped in lift in central Vietnam  

June 7, 2011
Tourists trapped in lift in central Vietnam  

The lift system at the Ngu Hanh Son Tourism Area, where 19 passengers were left hanging for nearly 30 minutes on Sunday. The US$828,460 lift has repeated problems and this time panic ensued with two children passing out before their release. A lift system at a tourism area in the central city of Da Nang [...]

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Vietnam stock markets set for listing surge 

January 15, 2011
Vietnam stock markets set for listing surge 

Investors at a securities firm in Ho Chi Minh City. Many large businesses are slated to be listed on the stock exchange this year. Hordes of companies plan to float their shares on Vietnam’s two stock exchanges this year in the hopes that an improved economy will lead to market rallies. Authorities at the Hanoi [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

January 25, 2010
POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation; Egypt’s investment minister pays visit; Slovakian Speaker to visit; Vietnam kicks off preparations to host World Economic Forum       EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation    The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Embassy of Denmark, and the Embassy of the Kingdom [...]

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WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic

January 12, 2010
WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic

The WHO is to examine its handling of the H1N1 pandemic, the group said Tuesday, after accusations by some politicians that it exaggerated the dangers of the virus under pressure from drug companies. The United Nations health agency will review the way it dealt with the outbreak of swine flu once the pandemic has subsided, [...]

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Regulation seeks to improve commercial bank governance

December 23, 2009
Regulation seeks to improve commercial bank governance

Government Decree No 59/2009/ND-CP was issued on July 16 and took effect on September 15, replacing Decree No 49/2000/ND-CP on the organisation . . . Decree No 59 gathers together into a single decree provisions on legal representatives, internal rules, bank inspections, organisation of bank management, and commercial bank operations, as well as special provisions [...]

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29 citizens honoured for combating corruption

December 17, 2009
29 citizens honoured for combating corruption

The Central Steering Board for Combating Corruption on December 15 met with individuals who have made outstanding achievements in fighting corruption.  Twenty-nine people from 21 provinces and cities were invited to attend this meeting. Among them were 16 farmers, eight government employees, two journalists and a businessman. The chief of the Central Steering Board for Combating Corruption’s [...]

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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...