Posts Tagged ‘ To Pay For ’

No corruption evidence in Vietnam banknote scandal 

October 29, 2011
No corruption evidence in Vietnam banknote scandal 

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung wants to monitor case progress in Australia Bundles of polymer dong banknotes in Hanoi. The central government has reported to lawmakers that police have found no evidence of bribery in a high-profile international currency-printing scandal. The Ministry of Public Security has yet to find evidence that an Australian currency-printing [...]

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Criminals prey on industrial park workers 

October 16, 2011
Criminals prey on industrial park workers 

  With paltry incomes hardly enough to scrape by on, poor and desperate workers are being brutalized by thieves, loan sharks, swindlers and other criminals Factory workers change shifts at an industrial park in Vietnam. Many workers at industrial parks in Binh Duong Province’s Ben Cat District have fallen victims to a variety of crimes [...]

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Higher fees double patients’ concerns 

October 11, 2011
Higher fees double patients’ concerns 

  Higher hospital fees could prevent the poor from getting treatment and many question if increased fees will improve services Patients wait to pay hospital fees at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Trai Hospital. The Health Ministry is evaluating increasing hospital fees as they said current fees are too low to maintain services. Holding a [...]

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Labor exports falter as banks tighten credit 

June 21, 2011
Labor exports falter as banks tighten credit 

Staff members of a local export company (L) interview candidates for overseas jobs in Hanoi. Nguyen Van Nam has been on tenterhooks for the past week. He has completed most of the procedures for going to work in Taiwan next month, but has not managed to raise enough money to pay for the trip. “Earlier, [...]

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VN needs to develop underwater archaeology

November 22, 2009
VN needs to develop underwater archaeology

Thousands of artefacts have been discovered beneath the seas and rivers of Vietnam. Vietnamese archaeologists are longing for a professional centre for underwater archaeology.   VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of artefacts have been discovered beneath the seas and rivers of Viet Nam, demonstrating the long history of activity on the nation’s waterways. While many of [...]

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More jobs means fewer workers need help from support package

October 20, 2009
More jobs means fewer workers need help from support package

LookAtVietnam – Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hoa spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about a support package for workers. Based on the situation in December 2008, we forecast more than 300,000 workers would lose their jobs by late 2009 as a result of the global economic crisis.But, [...]

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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 16/10

October 16, 2009
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 16/10

Jetstar accepts ATM card payment; Mountain homestays in Hue; Festival to celebrate cityhood; Tourist boats to get star ratings Jetstar Pacific has begun to allow passengers to pay for air tickets through the 1,000 ATMs operated by Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV). Under a joint programme between the budget carrier and BIDV, [...]

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People must now pay for H1N1 tests

October 14, 2009
People must now pay for H1N1 tests

LookAtVietnam – Whether they are found to be negative or positive people having H1N1 tests will now have to pay The decision was made after the institute found biological products used for testing H1N1 virus were running out. Previously, the national institute met athe demands of all people who wanted to have tests. Those people, who [...]

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Jetstar opens ATM payment option

October 8, 2009
Jetstar opens ATM payment option

Jetstar Pacific will allow passengers to pay for air tickets through ATM machines starting Thursday. Under a joint program between the no-frills carrier and the state-owned Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), owners of BIDVATM cards can choose to pay for tickets booked online or via phone at nearly 1,000 BIDV automated teller [...]

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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...