December 26, 2011
Vietnam raised electricity prices by 5 percent last Tuesday The Ministry of Finance said prices of electricity, coal, fuel products and public services, which are heavily subsidized by the government, will be determined by the market no later than 2013. Prices of these essentials will gradually be “given back to the market,” the ministry said [...]
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December 22, 2011
A Petrolimex gas station in Hanoi The Finance Ministry has found that major Vietnamese importers of oil products made smaller losses than they previously reported. Petrolimex, the largest fuel trader with a market share of around 60 percent, had reported losses of VND1.8 trillion (US$85.7 million) in the first six months. However, the actual loss [...]
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September 5, 2011
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amongst each other over nominations Late author Son Nam was nominated for this year National Award but his family has withdrawn his name following a lot of controversy concerning the awards.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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July 15, 2011
The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance asked fuel outlets to maintain their current retail prices on Friday, in response to questions about the recent drop in global fuel costs.  It’s impossible to consider lowering fuel retail prices at the moment, the ministry said.  On Saturday, VnExpress also reported that ministry officials said they would not increase import taxes on petroleum products. The body’s [...]
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July 12, 2011
Soldiers from the Kon Tum Province Military Unit collect the remains of a Vietnamese war martyr found during construction of a house in the eponymous town. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has said in a statement that it will put a growing number of psychic corpse finders to the test. The [...]
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June 30, 2011
An overview of Da Lat City. The Ministry of Construction Friday approved a proposal to turn the hill resort town of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong into a centrally governed city. The proposal was submitted by the Lam Dong Province People’s Committee. The ministry said Da Lat deserves the status [...]
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June 27, 2011
The education ministry Friday asked authorities in Mekong Delta provinces to punish those responsible for not following its marking instructions during the recently concluded high school graduation exams. Â The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) said it had allowed leaders of marking councils in 11 provinces to hold a meeting to discuss its [...]
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June 23, 2011
Students check the results of their high school graduation exams at the Marie Curie High School, Ho Chi Minh City, on Thursday. The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) on Saturday issued a statement expressly banning any instructions than the ones that it has issued for marking the recently held high school graduation exams. Â [...]
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June 14, 2011
Vietnam has lost at least 1.5 to 3 percent of its gross domestic products (GDP) to environmental pollution that has been increasing rapidly for many years, says the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Â Surface water in most urban areas are polluted with organic substances and Coliform bacteria up to three times higher [...]
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February 26, 2011
Vietnam raised prices of various oil products on Thursday The Finance Ministry said it may cut petrol retail prices and re-impose import tariffs in the second quarter if prices fall on the world market. Otherwise prices could go up again, the ministry said, noting that even after the latest increase, local petrol prices are still [...]
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