November 12, 2011
 A man talks on the phone inside the office complex where MF Global Holdings Ltd have an office on 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan New York, October 31, 2011. Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global, customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is [...]
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October 30, 2011
A man and his three-year-old daughter who is being treated for hand, foot and mouth disease in the southern province of Dong Nai. Since early this month five major hospitals in Hanoi have caused quite a stir with a campaign asking their health workers to refrain from receiving money offered by patients or their families [...]
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August 4, 2011
Public health experts argue that criminalizing prostitution has only lead to violence A male sex worker soliciting a client on a street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Vietnam has been hailed for its “friendlier” approach to mitigating the harmful consequences of prostitution but experts argue that legalizing the practice could help bring [...]
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July 7, 2011
Government and cultural officials from the northern province of Bac Ninh began inspecting a historic relic being threatened by illegal sand dredging at a nearby river. Â Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the province cultural inspectors on Monday confirmed that the national relic of Mieu and Phan Dong Temples [...]
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November 27, 2010
Bile bear extracted from the gall bladder of a bear at a farm in northern Vietnam All the dramatic exposés and denouncements about the production and consumption of bear bile have done nothing to shake the popular belief that it is a medicinal panacea, a survey has found. Conservationists have called for Vietnam to strengthen [...]
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November 21, 2010
A market management officer seizes products of a direct sales company in Ho Chi Minh City at the end of last year. Yagho Vietnam was found to engage in false advertising related to the health benefits of its jewelry and clothing products. Local authorities say direct sales firms have violated local laws despite fairly recent [...]
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February 5, 2010
Ho Chi Minh City residents will be able to learn yoga with qualified Indian instructors and use imported US equipment at a new fitness center that has just opened. The BeYou center run by Chinh Ban MTV Ltd. employs experienced instructors who have been trained, some abroad, while the Yoga instructors all come from its [...]
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November 21, 2009
National Assembly representatives urged the government to take measures to eliminate bribes given for jobs and promotions, but the Minister of Home Affairs said it’s a “very difficult task.” Minister of Home Affairs Tran Van TuanDeputy Le Van Cuong from Thanh Hoa Province said at a National Assembly meeting he has for two years called [...]
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November 20, 2009
National Assembly representatives on Wednesday urged the government to take measures to eliminate bribes given for jobs and promotions, but Minister of Home Affairs Tran Van Tuan said itâs a âvery difficult task.â Deputy Le Van Cuong from Thanh Hoa Province said at a National Assembly meeting he has for two years called for government [...]
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August 13, 2009
Pringles potato chips sit on display in a supermarket in New York, US For Grey Global Group Inc., its contract to create TV, print and Internet advertisements for Procter & Gamble Co.âs Pringles isnât just about selling potato chips. Itâs about the end of billable hours. Instead of being paid for hours clocked devising promotions [...]
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