Posts Tagged ‘ Under The Ministry ’

Time is right for laws on right to demonstrate 

October 11, 2011
Time is right for laws on right to demonstrate 

  Workers of Taiwanese-owned footwear company Pou Yuen Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, on strike last year. A former official from the Ministry of Public Security says the right to strike needs to be protected by laws in Vietnam. The Law on Demonstration is being drafted by the Ministry [...]

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Minimum wage increase no cause for cheer 

May 22, 2011
Minimum wage increase no cause for cheer 

State workers repairs electrical grids in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Many employees of state-owned firms are not interested in the minimum wage increase, saying it fail to match recent price hikes. The Vietnamese government’s recent decision to increase the minimum wage by 14 percent has failed to spark any enthusiasm among workers. Not only [...]

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Website launched to link Vietnamese diaspora 

December 13, 2010
Website launched to link Vietnamese diaspora 

  A website designed to connect the overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu) community in all parts of the world was opened on Wednesday (December 8). Jointly launched by the Vietnam News Agency, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Agency for Foreign Information Service under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), [...]

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Objections prompt ministry to halt changes in high school exam

January 15, 2010
Objections prompt ministry to halt changes in high school exam

Education ministry on Monday canceled its plan to release foreign languages from compulsory subjects of the annual high school graduation examination in response to the objections of educators and officials. Under the Ministry of Education and Training’s latest decision, foreign language together with literature and mathematics remained compulsory subjects for the graduation examination usually held [...]

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Dammed and damned

November 3, 2009
Dammed and damned

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant project in Kon Tum Province Vast areas of forests are being sacrificed in the central region and the Central Highlands to build hundreds of hydropower plants, and experts are warning of serious environmental and social consequences. A total of 60 large-scale hydropower plants of between [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/10

October 13, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/10

WB lends 1.9 mln USD to Ca Mau power project; Construction firm expected to stir up IPO market; Cassava exports double this year  Securities investors on trading floorConstruction firm expected to stir up IPO market The Song Hong Corporation under the Ministry of Construction will make an initial public offering (IPO) of 30 million shares [...]

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Petrolimex proposes lower petroleum import tariffs

September 24, 2009
Petrolimex proposes lower petroleum import tariffs

LookAtVietnam – Petrolimex suggests Viet Nam needs to set tariffs of up to five per cent on petroleum imports. Bui Ngoc Bao, general director of Petrolimex, says petroleum products for domestic consumption are now coming from both imports and domestic sources instead of just relying on imports as before. Therefore, Viet Nam should consider applying [...]

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Farmers encouraged to buy insurance

September 2, 2009
Farmers encouraged to buy insurance

Farmers in Tan Hung District in southern Long An Province harvest rice. Farmers could qualify for a 50 per cent iinsurance subsidy, according to a draft document from the State Bank of Viet Nam.LookAtVietnam – Farmers buying agricultural insurance could qualify for a 50 per cent subsidy, according to a draft document by the State [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/7

July 31, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/7

Modern multipurpose rescue vessel launched; Two local firms carry off regional quality awards; Programme targets garment makers; Japan offers 200 mln USD loan for Vietnam  Vietnam remains an attractive destination for retail investment until 2012, said a US market research company, citing the country’s strong GDP growth, regulatory structure changes favouring foreign investors, and increasing [...]

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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...