November 21, 2011
Bao Tin Minh Chau gold bars are displayed for sale at a gold shop in Hanoi Experts say gold buyers may fall victim to new restrictions planned for the bullion market, with concerns rising over potential monopolistic control. Dinh Nho Bang, vice chairman of the Vietnam Gold Traders Association, said the plan to reduce [...]
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November 16, 2011
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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November 9, 2011
Gold bar producers are required to have a minimum market share of 25 percent under a new draft decree Economists warned that a plan to reduce the number of gold producers can lead to a supply shortage and the emergence of a black market, news website VnExpress reported Monday. The warnings came after the central [...]
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November 7, 2011
A traffic policeman writes a violation report in a street of Hanoi A draft law submitted to Vietnam National Assembly Thursday punishes administrative violations with cash fines of up to US$95,200 and proposes to save prostitutes from rehabs. Â The draft law on administrative violation punishment raises the minimum penalty by five times to VND50,000 [...]
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September 9, 2011
Experts argue that the plan is not feasible and ignores broader initiatives needed to eliminate the gap between haves and have nots A homeless man sleeps on Nguyen Tri Phuong Bridge connecting districts 5 and 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. The municipal authorities are considering a plan to wipe out begging in the [...]
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July 23, 2011
As China and ASEAN inch closer to a goodwill declaration on the East Sea, experts doubt that it will ease tensions Vietnamese fishermen in the East Sea. Experts have called a recent agreement to implement a regional declaration of goodwill a step toward resolving growing tensions in the East Sea. Experts have called a [...]
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June 24, 2011
The central bank plans to tighten control over the gold market The State Bank of Vietnam will continue to allow gold trading but ban the use of the precious metal as a means of payment, according to a draft decree expected to be submitted to the government later this month. Officials had reportedly considered limiting [...]
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June 3, 2011
New consumer protection law will lack teeth without several amendments, say experts A woman walks past an advertisement at a shopping center in downtown Hanoi. Vietnam’s first-ever Consumer Protection Law will take effect this July. The Consumer Protection Law that will take effect this July is a good first step, but one that needs [...]
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November 15, 2010
A file photo of Trang Tien Street, part of the French town before 1945 in Hanoi Vietnamese and French architects will submit to Hanoi authorities a draft management statute to preserve an old French town in the capital, local newspaper Tuoi Tre reported Saturday. Â Launched nearly four years ago, the draft-making project also includes [...]
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March 22, 2010
The Ministry of Transport has recommended to the Prime Minister that fines for pedestrians violating traffic laws in Ha Noi and HCM City should be raised . . . The proposal is part of the draft decree on road traffic fines, which proposes fines at about 50 per cent higher than currently regulated in Decree [...]
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