December 13, 2009
This toll booth on the Hanoi Highway in Ho Chi Minh City opened in August to replace the old station four kilometers away Toll collection is so rife with inconsistencies that it resembles a money-making racket. They are like humps on a speedway, detractors say.âEvery 30 to 40 kilometers on average there is a toll [...]
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October 17, 2009
Reporters interview Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen last May. A draft decree on administrative measures covering media and publishing activities has been roundly criticized for contradicting to its stated claim of protecting the fourth estate. A wide cross-section of professionals including lawyers, chief editors and even government officials have expressed particular [...]
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June 16, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A draft law on medical treatments and healthcare-related issues heated up the National Assembly’s discussion table yesterday, June 15, which was hosted by NA vice chairwoman Tong Thi Phong. The draft law has tackled many problems in the country’s healthcare system, including defining basic rules for granting or withdrawing work permits for medical [...]
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June 11, 2009
LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies yesterday agreed that the early introduction of a Law on Food Hygiene and Safety would pave the way for big improvements in food hygiene – from the farm and slaughter yard to processing factories, street stalls and restaurants. A resolution on food safety and hygiene will be issued for the [...]
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June 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Ho Tat Thang, vice chairman of the Viet Nam Standards and Consumer Association (VINASTAS), speaks with Viet Nam News about the draft Law on Consumer Protection. According to a recent survey, 59 per cent of consumers are unaware of their rights.Vietnamese society and the country’s economy have been changing, especially since we opened [...]
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June 6, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The community-based rehabilitation network for disabled people now covers 46 out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide 10 years after being established. Girls with disabilities learn to communicate through sign language for a better job opportunity in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum.A two-day conference on the Ordinance on Disabled People opened [...]
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May 6, 2009
LookAtVietnam – It is quite easy to find guide books for parents to follow prenatal gender selection methods at bookstores throughout the capital city, according to Nguyen Thi Huong, a mother of two girls living in Ha Noi. Women in the Khanh Hoa Province receive reproductive health information. Regulations prohibiting prenatal gender selection are being [...]
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April 22, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The draft Telecommunications Law, with six chapters and 66 articles, was put forward for discussion at the National Assembly Steering Committee on April 20. The Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications was issued in 2002 to open a legal corridor for the telecom market. However, the ordinance is no longer appropriate in the current situation, [...]
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April 15, 2009
A resettlement zone in Muong Lay District, Son La Province.LookAtVietnam – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong emphasised the social consequences of resettling people to make way for the Son La Hydroelectric Plant to NA’s Standing Committee that met in Ha Noi yesterday.Re-settlement of the displaced residents was an important, complex task that would change [...]
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March 19, 2009
Though the world’s petroleum prices have been decreasing significantly, domestic distributors are seemingly determined not to cut retail prices. Some experts have called for an inquiry to find out if the distributors are violating the competition law. In the latest news, on March 18, Saigon Petro said it has sent a document to the Price [...]
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