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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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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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‘Phu Quoc’ fish sauce not what it used to be

November 16, 2009
‘Phu Quoc’ fish sauce not what it used to be

Around 90 percent of Phu Quoc fish sauce sold both locally and overseas is faked or of poor quality, the island’s fish sauce association said Sunday. The Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Association based on the island off the coast of the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province said raw material shortages and higher production costs had [...]

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Fish sauce makers seek to protect name

May 7, 2009
Fish sauce makers seek to protect name

LookAtVietnam – The Association of Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Producers has begun to register the Phu Quoc trademark in the European market to deal with widespread fakes marketed by foreign companies. The Association of Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Producers has begun to register the Phu Quoc trademark in the European market.The registration will specify the [...]

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Kien Giang should make use of its advantages: President

February 28, 2009
Kien Giang should make use of its advantages: President

President Nguyen Minh Triet has suggested that Kien Giang province should make full use of its advantages of the lowland, mountainous, marine and island area. He made this suggestion while working with key leaders of the province on February 26-27. The President praised the achievements recorded by the province in 2008 and applauded the province’s spirit [...]

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Thumbs up for gulf development

February 17, 2009
Thumbs up for gulf development

LookAtVietnam – A US$32 million master plan to turn the land and waters under Viet Nam’s jurisdiction and sovereignty the Gulf of Thailand into economically dynamic region has been given the thumbs up by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. A corner of Phu Quoc Island. Located in the Gulf of Thailand, Phu Quoc is the [...]

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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...