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Local products get thumbs up
HA NOI (VNS)-- Vietnamese goods such as Vinamilk dairy products, 333 Beer and Hao Hao instant noodles have been highlighted for their brisk sales in the domestic market. The latest report from consumer information group Kantar highlighted several Vietnamese products in their rankings of top brands in the health & beauty, home care and beverages and food sectors across the county. Local ...
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Strong growth forecast for high-tech export sector
Strong growth forecast for high-tech export sector HCM CITY (VNS)-- High-tech products, a key export item for HCM City, are expected to see strong growth in the near future, according to speakers at a seminar held yesterday in HCM City. The seminar was organised by the Department of Industry and Trade, Sai Gon Hi-tech Park and WTO Centre's Development and Research Institute. Huynh ...
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Central bank to closely monitor forex market
Central bank to closely monitor forex market HA NOI (VNS)-- The State Bank of Viet Nam has said that it would closely monitor exchange rate movements and balance of payment figures to manage the rate in a manner that would encourage dong holdings and limit shifting to US dollar holdings. The central bank made the statement in response to the rising price of the US dollar in commercial banks ...
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Flights cancelled due to bad weather
Flights cancelled due to bad weather LAM DONG (VNS)-- One flight of Vietnam Airlines and one of VietJet Air were cancelled yesterday at Lien Khuong Airport in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong's Duc Trong District due to bad weather. The Vietnam Airlines flight from Da Lat City to Da Nang City scheduled to depart at 8.10am was postponed till today. The VietJet Air flight from Da Lat ...
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International drug ring smashed in Quang Tri
International drug ring smashed in Quang Tri QUANG TRI (VNS)-- Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri in collaboration with Lao police on Tuesday busted a major drug trafficking ring from Laos that operated in Viet Nam. Three Lao nationals, aged between 25 to 63, were arrested following a raid on an area near the provincial Lao Bao Border Gate. Additionally, 10 packs of heroin, ...
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UN vows despicable attack will not end Somalia mission
UN vows 'despicable' attack will not end Somalia mission MOGADISHU - UN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed outrage at a "despicable" Islamist attack on a UN compound in Somalia which left 16 dead but vowed that the organisation would not end its work in the troubled country. Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents killed nine people as they shot and blasted their way into the UN ...
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Bach Mai Hospital to build another unit
Bach Mai Hospital to build another unit HA NOI (VNS)-- The Government has given the go-ahead for the Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital to build a second unit in Thach That District's Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park to ease serious overcrowding. The 1,000-bed unit will be located 40 kilometers from the main hospital on Giai Phong Street, and will cover an area of 14ha. The Government would fund the ...
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Noble Energy eyes Nicaraguas first Caribbean well
Noble Energy eyes Nicaragua's first Caribbean well MANAGUA- US oil firm Noble Energy is set to start drilling in August on Nicaragua's first offshore Caribbean well, with about a 25 per cent chance of success, a company official said on Wednesday. Noble senior vice president Susan Cunningham said the Houston, Texas-based company would be able to meet Nicaragua's oil needs and ...
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EU faces tough talks on bank sector reform bailouts
EU faces tough talks on bank sector reform, bailouts BRUSSELS- Eurozone finance ministers meet today amid sharp differences over banking sector reforms trying to resolve whether taxpayers or creditors pay for future bailouts. The goal is to get agreement on how to implement the next step towards a "banking union," the new regulatory framework meant to avoid any repeat of the euro ...
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Ties with Japan to be enhanced
Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee To Huy Rua (R) receives former prime minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama in Ha Noi.-- VNA/VNS ...
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Delta drought seawater ruin 6000ha of rice
Ponds for storing water to be used in agricultural production go dry in the southern province of Kien Giang. Drought has destroyed a large area of rice in the Mekong Delta. -- VNA/VNS Photo Duy ...
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French-infused Fete de la Music comes to town
French-infused Fete de la Music comes to town Ha Noi will join hundreds of cities all over the world in celebrating the Fete de la Music - an all-night music celebration to mark the beginning of the summer solstice on June 21. Also known as World Music Day, the French-infused annual music event will take place at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and the Sofitel Plaza Hanoi. Famed ...
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Waterway accident damages houses
Waterway accident damages houses CAN THO (VNS)-- A waterway accident occurred on the Cai San River in the Mekong Delta's Can Tho City on Tuesday, causing damage to 44 riverside houses estimated at nearly VND1 billion (US$47,000). Nine of the houses completely collapsed while nine others were seriously damaged after being hit by two barges anchored on the river. No casualties were ...
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Cambodia to help find remains
Cambodia to help find remains PHNOM PENH (VNS)-- The Cambodian government has pledged to co-operate with Viet Nam to search for and repatriate the remains of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers who died in Cambodia during the war. The statement was made by Standing Deputy Prime Minister of the Cambodian Royal Government Men Sam An at her meeting yesterday with Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister ...
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PM meets new ambassadors
PM meets new ambassadors HA NOI (VNS)-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday met with newly assigned Vietnamese ambassadors and consul-generals before they take up their positions overseas for the 2013-16 term. He said great importance should be attached to political diplomacy in order to deepen friendship and mutual understanding between Viet Nam and other nations and lay the foundation ...
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Gender equality centre opens
Gender equality centre opens HA NOI (VNS)-- A centre to promote gender equality and increase the numbers of women in leading roles officially opened yesterday at the Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and Public Administration in Ha Noi. The Centre for Women in Politics and Public Administration (WiPPA) will run programmes and initiatives that promote gender equality in the public sector and in ...
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US bus owner faces charges in crash that killed 17 from Vietnamese Catholic community
DALLAS - The owner of a U.S. bus company has been indicted on federal charges over a crash that killed 17 people from a Vietnamese Catholic community, authorities said. Angel de la Torre and an associate, Carlos Ortuno, are charged with making false statements and other offences. The indictment was returned on May 30, authorities said Wednesday, and de la Torre and his associate were taken into ...
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Binh Duong export value up 16 in five months
Binh Duong export value up 16% in five months BINH DUONG (VNS)-- Local export enterprises in the southern province of Binh Duong had signed contracts to export products until the end of the year, said an official from the Binh Duong Province's Association of Exporters and Importers. Export value from the province in the first five months of this year increased 16 per cent to nearly US$5 ...
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Gallery hosts discussion on creativity
Gallery hosts discussion on creativity The VinGallery today will host an art talk about the creative process with presentations from three young artists, Ha Hung Dung, Bridget March and Nguyen Van Du. Each artist will explain their love of art and where they find their inspiration. The talk will be presented in both Vietnamese and English. The event will begin at 7pm at the gallery at 4 Le ...
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Beijing welcomes President Sang
President Truong Tan Sang (right) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping review the honour guards of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. -- VNA/VNS Photos Nguyen ...
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East Sea Conduct key to ‘regional stability
HA NOI (VNS)-- To establish and enhance regional trust and co-operation as well as ensuring a peaceful and stable East Sea, Viet Nam is keen to encourage closer links during the search and rescue of stricken vessels in the sea. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Vinh stated this yesterday when opening a two-day conference on providing a joined up approach during search and rescue ...
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US agency to help avian flu project
US agency to help avian flu project HA NOI (VNS)-- Viet Nam will improve its readiness to prevent and cope with avian influenza under a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development. A US$1.7 million project, to be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), will continue to strengthen the control of H5N1 outbreaks and other emerging infection ...
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ASEAN told fight money laundering
ASEAN told: fight money laundering DA NANG (VNS)-- Viet Nam's Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong has warned against the emerging threats of money laundering and cyber crime and called for ASEAN nations to work together to stop these criminals operating in the region. Vuong made the call at the opening ceremony of the 13th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational ...
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New law promises to revamp city planning
A view of HCM City with its large number of high-rise buildings. The city will limit construction on the buildings for better urban planning. -- VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc ...
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Assembly cuts corporate income tax
Students and workers are interviewed at a job fair in HCM City. National Assembly deputies discussed the draft law on employment yesterday. -- VNA/VNS Photo Phuong ...
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