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[2011-07-20] Geoparks provide jobs for locals
Geoparks provide jobs for locals
July, 20 2011
HA NOI — Local communities have an important role to play in the management and development of geoparks, said experts at the second Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium held in Ha Noi yesterday.
The symposium's theme revolved around sustainable development in the region through the promotion of geoparks, which are defined by UNESCO as a territory encompassing one or more sites of scientific importance, not only for geographic reas... |
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[2011-07-19] Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – July 19
Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – July 19
July, 19 2011
Briefs of some of leading news stories published Tuesday (July 19) on Vietnamese media that will be carried today on Tuoitrenews.vn:
Politics:
ASEAN military conference will convene in Hanoi from July 26-29 to discuss military cooperation for tackling challenges in the region as well as establishment of ASEAN political community in 2015.
Japanese congressman Kimiaki Matsuzaki, who led a parliamentary delegation to Vietnam, has ... |
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[2011-07-19] Businesses bemoan loan-shark interest rates
Businesses bemoan loan-shark interest rates
July, 19 2011
Many businesses are facing exorbitant interest rates from loan sharks having failed to access bank loans
After a government resolution in February adopting anti-inflation measures, banks have tightened business loans, leaving many facing severe operating capital shortages.
At a recent national meeting of young business associations held in Ho Chi Minh City, Chairman of Nam Dinh Province’s Young Business Association Tran Xuan... |
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[2011-07-14] Prices may continue to rise
Prices may continue to rise
July, 14 2011
High lending interest rates, multi-level distribution, and Chinese traders may continue to cause high inflation in the later half of the year, a conference has heard.
Speaking at the conference on price management held Tuesday by the Price Management Department under the Ministry of Finance in coordination with the Institute of Finance, Nguyen Van Phung, deputy head of the ministry’s Tax Policy Department said commercial banks are the ma... |
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[2011-07-14] Vietnam warned over rising antibiotics resistance
Vietnam warned over rising antibiotics resistance
July, 14 2011
Vietnam has seen increasing resistance to antibiotics in recent years, posing a greater risk to patients.
A report by the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership-Vietnam project last October indicated that Ho Chi Minh City recorded only 8% of penicillin-resistant pneumococcus in the 1990s. However, the figure had soared to 56% in the 1999-2000 period.
The same situation has been reported in several localities in northern Vie... |
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[2011-07-14] When Vietnamese build Chinatowns
When Vietnamese build Chinatowns
July, 14 2011
VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese have immigrated to Vietnam for a long time. The first time was recorded in the 3rd century B.C. During the next millennium, many waves of migration of Chinese to Vietnam were reported, with different reasons.
After historical upheavals, the number of Chinese immigrants in Vietnam got higher. They resided in commercial places and gradually formed Chinatowns, for example Van Don in the 15th century, Pho Hien in the 16th ... |
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[2011-07-13] Placentas as widely available as vegetables
Placentas as widely available as vegetables
July, 13 2011
Although their medical value has not yet been established, placentas, often used to cure sexual disorders such as erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, are widely available in the form of dried products in the pharmaceutical market, also known as the oriental medicine quarter, in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5.
According to Sai Gon Tiep Thi, almost every household in the area, covered by Hai Thuong Lan Ong, Trieu ... |
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[2011-07-13] VASEP determined to protect shrimp exporters
VASEP determined to protect shrimp exporters
July, 13 2011
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) would pursue the country’s claim against US-anti-dumping measures on its frozen shrimp shipments, in order to protect the interests of Vietnamese shrimp exporters.
VASEP Chairman Tran Thien Hai made the statement on July 12 in response to information that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on July 11 issued the final report of the panel to uphold two of thre... |
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[2011-07-13] Nostalgia and China’s casuistry for U-shape line
Nostalgia and China’s casuistry for U-shape line
July, 13 2011
VietNamNet Bridge – Mentioning China’s casuistry “anything that is related to my name, it’s mine”, a reader of the Economist commented ironically: “The sea is called South China Sea, so it belongs to China? Similarly, the Indian Ocean will belong to India? If it is true, perhaps other countries should change their name… For China, perhaps it wants to change its name into Pacific... |
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[2011-07-11] Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – July 11
Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – July 11
July, 11 2011
Politics
-- The second meeting of the 11th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee closing on July 10 in Hanoi came up with important ideas to prepare its draft documents after one week of sitting, Vietnamplus cited Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as stressing.
-- It is necessary that the Vietnamese government take comprehensive measures to protect the country’s sovereignty and fishermen following recent tensio... |
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[2011-07-11] FDI down as investors chill
FDI down as investors chill
July, 11 2011
Vietnam may lose out to neighbouring competitors if this year’s downtrend in foreign direct investment inflows is anything to go by.
Registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2011 fell 48.1 per cent year-on-year to $5.6 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).
Disbursed FDI from January 1 to June 22 also slightly dropped by 1.9 per cent year-on-year to... |
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[2011-07-09] Bike thief’s whistleblower faces revenge again
Bike thief’s whistleblower faces revenge again
July, 09 2011
A crime fighter in Binh Duong province who was last week attacked for his whistle-blowing and who was just discharged from hospital Wednesday is now facing a fresh threat from the gang.
Tien told police that some gang members of Tuan ‘dog’ who attacked earlier him had been wandering around in front of his house in An Binh Ward, Di An Town and threatened to exact revenge.
On June 27, Le Tang Tien – an ... |
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[2011-07-09] Overseas Vietnamese visit homeland
Overseas Vietnamese visit homeland
July, 09 2011
HA NOI — While it will not be the first time that Jimie Luong has travelled to Viet Nam, it will certainly be his longest and most special trip to date.
Born and bred in London as part of a Vietnamese immigrant family, Luong has set off on a three-week long trip to Viet Nam along with 150 other young overseas Vietnamese.
"I feel very lucky to have been chosen for this trip. It's a unique opportunity to meet other overseas Vietnames... |
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[2011-07-08] Inside massage parlors: Hunting for masseuses
Inside massage parlors: Hunting for masseuses
July, 08/07/2011
Tuoi Tre undercover journalists spent a month infiltrating many massage parlors to bring to light the plight, the pitiful living conditions, the tips and the survival techniques of young girls working as masseuses in this all-revealing new series.
h their employers have established special relations with to have cosmetic surgery, restyle their hair, and whiten and soften their skin, all with “generous” loans from... |
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[2011-07-08] Sweet potato growers wooed by Chinese traders
Sweet potato growers wooed by Chinese traders
July, 08 2011
Vietnamese sweet potato growers are facing increasing challenges to find outlet for their products.
Chinese traders have started hiring land in the southern province of Vinh Long to grow sweet potatoes for exports to third countries.
Some 93,758 people in Vinh Long’s Binh Tan District are living off growing sweet potatoes. To date, they have raised the area for product to over 6,000 hectares. However, they have yet to sourc... |
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