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Vietnam encourages producers to register brands overseas 

October 29, 2011
Vietnam encourages producers to register brands overseas 

The famous brand of Phu Quoc fish sauce, which is owned by the Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Association in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, was recently registered by a Hong Kong-based company in China. Vietnamese producers’ associations should register their members’ collective brands overseas as soon as possible to avoid foreign legal battles [...]

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Countdown for New Year begins

February 6, 2010
Countdown for New Year begins

Artisans work at the calligraphy market on Pham Ngoc Thach Street in HCM City’s District 1.LookAtVietnam – Traditional Tet favourites like calligraphy markets and flower fairs have begun in HCM City in the week before the lunar New Year.On Pham Ngoc Thach and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets in front of the Labour Cultural House, [...]

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Blasts from the past

January 10, 2010
Blasts from the past

Though many know Vietnam’s past only through a half-century of scattered war relics, two millennia of artifacts are hidden throughout the country.  A group of personal seals found in a Mekong Delta river. The stone and jade stampsrepresent Oc Eo culture, which flourished in the delta in the 1st-6th centuries.Vietnam’s thousands of years of recorded [...]

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Phu My Bridge Corp. not selling toll-collection rights

December 21, 2009
Phu My Bridge Corp. not selling toll-collection rights

General Director of the Phu My Bridge BOT Corp. Nguyen Thanh Thai has denied a rumor the company is transferring the right to collect Phu My Bridge tolls to another company. LookAtVietnam – General Director of the Phu My Bridge BOT Corp. Nguyen Thanh Thai has denied a rumor the company is transferring the right [...]

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Phu My Hung dispute continues to fester

December 14, 2009
Phu My Hung dispute continues to fester

Over 100 angry people crowded into Phu My Hung Company’s office on November 11, demanding that the investor provide them with documents on real estate projects, but they were prevented by guards. People were prevented by guards from seeing the firm’s officials.  Dispute at HCM City’s model residential areaResidents file official complaint against Phu My Hung Residents [...]

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Surrounded by tolls, Phu My Bridge may be avoided

December 12, 2009
Surrounded by tolls, Phu My Bridge may be avoided

A major bridge project in Ho Chi Minh City may not be able to recover its construction cost as vehicles will likely avoid the toll-bridge to save on transport fees. The Phu My Bridge connects districts 2 and 7 south of downtown Ho Chi Minh CityThe fee to cross the Phu My Bridge, which links [...]

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Surrounded by tolls, Phu My Bridge may be avoided

December 12, 2009
Surrounded by tolls, Phu My Bridge may be avoided

The Phu My Bridge connects districts 2 and 7 south of downtown Ho Chi Minh City A major bridge project in Ho Chi Minh City may not be able to recover its construction cost as vehicles will likely avoid the toll-bridge to save on transport fees. The fee to cross the Phu My Bridge, which [...]

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German breed top dog in canine beauty contest

December 7, 2009
German breed top dog in canine beauty contest

A German berger beat more than 150 other contestants to win Vietnam’s first-ever dog show held in Ho Chi Minh City over the last weekend. A Phu Quoc ridgeback was named the runner-up at the awarding ceremony on Sunday. It also won the category specific for rare canine species native to Vietnam.The competition would pave [...]

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HCM City pledges to finish road projects

November 27, 2009
HCM City pledges to finish road projects

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Transport to complete three key transportation projects by the end of this year to reduce city traffic jams. Construction site at Thu Thiem Tunnel, one of the three key projects that have been instructed to be completed by the city authorities. Le Quyet Thang, director [...]

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Only the State is a loser in Vietnam’s real estate boom

November 24, 2009
Only the State is a loser in Vietnam’s real estate boom

LookAtVietnam – There are many ways to evade taxes on the sale of houses. Everyone knows them so the State loses lots of revenues. TDQ had a house in Tan Quy ward (HCM City District 7) that he purchased for 1.5 billion dong, about $75,000. Recently, he bought another house for five billion dong in [...]

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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...