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Vietnam lawmakers criticize proposed rise in laborers’ overtime 

November 26, 2011
Vietnam lawmakers criticize proposed rise in laborers’ overtime 

  Vietnam lawmakers on Tuesday opposed draft adjustments to the current labor law, saying that an increase in regulated overtime is not what laborers want. The proposal being discussed at the National Assembly aims to increase the maximum annual overtime from 200 hours to 360 hours. Cu Thi Hau, a lawmaker from the northern province of Hung [...]

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Central Hanoi in between past and future 

October 14, 2011
Central Hanoi in between past and future 

  The central area of Hanoi, which comprises the four downtown districts of Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung and Hoan Kiem, has not seen much development over the past few years, a contrast to the fast growth seen at other new urban areas in the capital city. Modernizing central Hanoi while retaining its [...]

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Repeated dyke breaks destroy apricots and hopes of a happy Tet

January 5, 2010
Repeated dyke breaks destroy apricots and hopes of a happy Tet

Tran Ngoc Hong sits besides his waterlogged apricot garden in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City. LookAtVietnam – Hundreds of families on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City won’t be able to enjoy Tet this year after a broken dyke flooded their houses and apricot gardens early Saturday.  Apricots trees are the traditional [...]

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Repeated dyke breaks destroy apricots and hopes of a happy Tet

January 4, 2010
Repeated dyke breaks destroy apricots and hopes of a happy Tet

Tran Ngoc Hong sits besides his waterlogged apricot garden in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City. Hundreds of families on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City won’t be able to enjoy Tet this year after a broken dyke flooded their houses and apricot gardens early Saturday. Apricots trees are the traditional decorative plant [...]

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Vietnam’s tennis in trouble before SEA Games

December 6, 2009
Vietnam’s tennis in trouble before SEA Games

The national tennis team is facing problems just ahead of the most important sports event of the year – the Southeast Asian Games 2009. Dai Trang, one of the two players who refused to take part in the tournament in Cambodia. Ngo Quang Huy, one of the leading men’s tennis players in Vietnam, recently sent a [...]

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Labour hero accused of embezzlement as well

December 1, 2009
Labour hero accused of embezzlement as well

Can Tho City prosecutors on November 27 decided to accuse labour hero Tran Ngoc Suong of yet another crime: embezzlement. Tran Ngoc Suong at the appeals court. An official letter was sent from the Co Do District Procuracy to the Mekong Delta city’s Police Agency on the afternoon of November 27. Not long before, Can Tho City [...]

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Labor hero to be probed for embezzlement

November 30, 2009
Labor hero to be probed for embezzlement

Labor Hero Tran Ngoc Suong at the Can Tho City People’s Court in August Police in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho said they have been ordered to investigate allegations of embezzlement against a Labor Hero, local newswire VnExpress reported on Saturday. According to a decision signed by the head of the Co Do [...]

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As clamor against Suong verdict grows, officials vow to dig for truth

November 27, 2009
As clamor against Suong verdict grows, officials vow to dig for truth

Current and former officials have said that the public outcry against the sentence levied against a farm co-op manager gives ample grounds for central authorities to reconsider the verdict. Ba Suong at the appeals court on November 19. (The Can Tho City Appeals Court on November 19 upheld a lower court verdict against Tran Ngoc Suong, [...]

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Ulterior motives hinted at in verdict against Labor Hero

November 27, 2009
Ulterior motives hinted at in verdict against Labor Hero

Labor Hero Tran Ngoc Suong at the Can Tho City People’s Court in August NA deputy, lawyer charge that land might have been the core issue; national prosecution office pledges to review case. The eight-year imprisonment verdict against a labor hero on slush fund charges has drawn strong criticism from very senior officials, and some [...]

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NA Committee may intervene in labour hero case; Security minister orders report

November 24, 2009
NA Committee may intervene in labour hero case; Security minister orders report

On the sidelines of an NA session, the Justice Committee’s chairwoman said that the committee may review an eight-year prison sentence meted out to elderly labour hero Tran Ngoc Suong. Ba Suong received the Labour Hero title in 1999 and at the trial in August 2009. Ex-farm boss on slush-fund charge          Tran Ngoc Suong, 60, former [...]

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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...