February 6, 2010
The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications said Thursday local wireless carriers are not allowed to lower rates before Tet, the Lunar New Year festival starting next weekend. According to the ministryâs Telecommunications Department, any rate cut by large companies at this point would trigger a price war, negatively impacting the domestic market and hurting small [...]
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February 2, 2010
An increasing amount of drugs are being smuggled into Vietnam and the number of foreign criminals involved in such cases rose dramatically in 2009, the Ministry of Public Security reported. LookAtVietnam – An increasing amount of drugs are being smuggled into Vietnam and the number of foreign criminals involved in such cases rose dramatically in [...]
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January 31, 2010
An increasing amount of drugs are being smuggled into Vietnam and the number of foreign criminals involved in such cases rose dramatically in 2009, the Ministry of Public Security has reported. Among the foreigners, the portion of Africans was disproportionately high, said the ministry.Increasing numbers of Africans were staying in Vietnam illegally or with overstayed [...]
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January 18, 2010
The Ministry of Finance has denied rumors about the descent of Vietnamâs credit rating by international institutions, affirming that Vietnam still has good credit rating despite the economic downturn. The ministry said it has cooperated with the institutions, including Moodyâs, Standard & Poorâs and Fitch Ratings, to give credit ratings to Vietnam for the last [...]
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January 8, 2010
A cement factory in Hai Phong City Vietnam will stop investing in new cement factories until 2020 as supply is increasingly outpacing demand, the Ministry of Construction has said. In a note to city and provincial Peopleâs Committees nationwide, the ministry said Vietnam had invested in 97 cement production lines with a total capacity of [...]
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December 27, 2009
Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry and fisheries exports are set to reach US$15.34 billion this year, down nearly 7 percent from 2008 due to falling global prices. LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s agricultural, forestry and fisheries exports are set to reach US$15.34 billion this year, down nearly 7 percent from 2008 due to falling global prices. In December alone, [...]
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December 27, 2009
Vietnamâs agricultural, forestry and fisheries exports are set to reach US$15.34 billion this year, down nearly 7 percent from 2008 due to falling global prices. In December alone, the exports were recorded at more than $1.3 billion, Vietnam News Agency reported Saturday, citing figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Rice remained the [...]
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November 22, 2009
A customer at a Ford showroom in Ho Chi Minh City. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has chosen cars with 6-9 seats and engines smaller than 1.5 liters as the strategic product line for Vietnamâs auto industry, which will benefit from various tax incentives. In a proposal submitted to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, [...]
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November 21, 2009
The majority of EU nations have opposed a proposal by the European Commission to renew anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese shoes, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In a meeting Thursday, 15 of 27 state members voted against the proposal aiming to extend 10 percent taxes on Vietnamese shoes for another 15 months, the [...]
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November 21, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Education and Training should change its approach to higher education and make big changes at universities, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan at an online conference on higher education for the 2009-2010 academic year. Graduates from the HCM City University of Pedagogy. The Ministry of Education and Training [...]
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