Posts Tagged ‘ The Dau ’

Vietnam banking sector set for surge in M&A activity this year 

January 11, 2012
Vietnam banking sector set for surge in M&A activity this year 

  An upswing in mergers and acquisitions in the banking system will occur this year, bringing the number of banks in Vietnam to below 30, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper has reported, citing experts. Economist Nguyen Tri Hieu said there will be a strong M&A wave in the sector as many lenders are looking for [...]

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Secrets of Vietnamese mummies explained

December 6, 2009
Secrets of Vietnamese mummies explained

The secrets behind mummies found in Vietnam are being explained in a new book by Nguyen Lan Cuong. Cuong talked about his research in this area over the past 30 years. Ass. Prof. Nguyen Lan Cuong (middle) and the mummy of Buddhist monk Vu Khac Minh at the Dau Pagoda, Ha Tay. Among the types of [...]

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Ministry supports Dau Giay-Phan Thiet expressway project

September 24, 2009
Ministry supports Dau Giay-Phan Thiet expressway project

LookAtVietnam – Transport ministry officials and experts last week listened to the first report on a plan to build an expressway connecting Dau Giay T-Junction in Dong Nai province The Dau Giay-Phan Thiet expressway will have a total length of 128 kilometers.Under the report prepared by the developer Binh Minh Import Export Production and Trading [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 9/9

September 9, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 9/9

Slothful bridge work clogs up Highway 1A; Ministry calls on people not to discriminate against HIV/AIDS students; Bureaucratic delay prompts wildcat strike; Foreign students come to learn about Vietnam Slothful bridge work clogs up Highway 1A Work to renovate nine bridges along Highway 1A (Can Tho – Ca Mau section) is running behind schedule, causing [...]

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Contractor blamed for weighing station foibles

July 5, 2009
Contractor blamed for weighing station foibles

A truck takes a detour to avoid the Dau Giay Weigh Station in Dong Nai Province.LookAtVietnam – The contractor for the Dau Giay Weigh Station on the National Road 1A in Dong Nai Province was criticized Friday for regular breakdowns that allowed too many overloaded trucks to get away scot free.  Duong Danh Quy, the [...]

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Contractor blamed for weighing station foibles

July 4, 2009
Contractor blamed for weighing station foibles

A truck takes a detour to avoid the Dau Giay Weigh Station in Dong Nai Province The contractor for the Dau Giay Weigh Station on the National Road 1A in Dong Nai Province was criticized Friday for regular breakdowns that allowed too many overloaded trucks to get away scot free. Duong Danh Quy, the office [...]

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Bribes endemic on National Road 1A: truck drivers

April 11, 2009
Bribes endemic on National Road 1A: truck drivers

Drivers of overloaded trucks complain they have to carry even more to make up for bribes paid to traffic police and transport inspectors ever since a weighing station was set up on National Road 1A in Dong Nai Province. More patrols have been conducted to prevent overloaded trucks from taking a detour on National Road [...]

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Illegal sand exploitation devastates farmland

April 1, 2009
Illegal sand exploitation devastates farmland

A crane loads sand illegally dredged from Dau Tieng Lake in Dong Nai Province on to a truck Virtually overnight, some paddy fields on the Dong Nai River have collapsed recently. It is not some cataclysmic event like an earthquake that has caused it, but the illegal activity of sand dredging in Dong Nai Province [...]

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Modernized weigh station easily avoided

March 11, 2009
Modernized weigh station easily avoided

A truck stops after passing the Dau Giay Weigh Station in Dong Nai Province. Thanks to a network of bribes and brokers, the station has failed to stop scores of overloaded trucks from traveling the country uninhibited. An attempt to get overweight trucks off the roads has been thwarted by a network of shady brokers. [...]

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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...