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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/7HCMCity outlines garment ambitionAuthorities in HCMCity plan to double the garment and textile industry's export turnover by 2015 over the 2010 figure of US$3.3 billion.The city,...
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Rescue the rich or the poor?VietNamNetBridge– The voice of the farmers does not have a rightful place in policies and economic development orientations. Inequality in giving the State's priority and...
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Vietnam metro to spruce up backpackers' area Ho Chi Minh City authorities are planning to “rearrange” its backpackers' area after finding many eateries illegally occupying sidewalks and streets and...
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Electricity price hike predictedBy Bich Diep | dtinews.vn If the inflation rate is kept stable electricity prices may increase by 15% this year, said the National Financial Supervisory Commission...
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gold
Gold low sparks spending spree A three-year-old low in New York gold prices has provoked a rush for the precious metal in Viet Nam, sparking a price surge last weekend. Clients buy gold at a shop in...
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GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 1/7Vietnam willing to join UN peace-keeping forces A Vietnamese delegation led by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh has paid a four-day visit to the United Nations...
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VNE
The 700-year-old wreck in pictures "For the first time Vietnamese experts have excavated the shipwreck dating back to the 13th century. This is the oldest wreck in Vietnam waters. The ship has a unique...
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Tuoitrenews
One click for pho, food ordering goes online in VN A woman browses a website that sells food online at her office in Ho Chi Minh City June 28, 2013. Tuoi TreIt’s 4 in the afternoon, and in a recently...
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/7Vietnam, Hong Kong boost customs cooperationVietnam’s General Department of Customs (GDC) and Hong Kong Customs and Excise (HCE) signed a mutual cooperation and assistance...
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Economy
Ho Chi Minh City records 7.9% economic growth in six months A bird’s eye view of Ho Chi Minh CityNhan Dan Online – Ho Chi Minh City’s economic growth remained positive during the first six months of...
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US Assistant Secretary:
COC in EastSea should be open to outsidersVietNamNet Bridge - Acting Assistant Secretary of State responsible for the issues in East Asia - Pacific Joseph Yun said that the negotiation process of the...
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Environment
Binh Duong uses regulations to limit industrial pollution HCM CITY (VNS)- The southern province of Binh Duong is cleaning up its environment by adopting stringent industrial pollution regulations and...
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science-IT
Software outsourcing posts high growthThe local software outsourcing industry has posted strong growth this year, contradictory to the slackened performance of local hardware makers and retailers, an...
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US doctor returns arm bones to former North VN soldier TuoitrenewsAn American doctor has arrived in Vietnam to return the bones of an arm he amputated in 1966 to its owner, 73-year-old Nguyen Quang...
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/7Localities step up rice hoardingThe Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is stepping up the hoarding of rice to fulfil its target of creating a stockpile of 85,000 tonnes this...
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ASEAN Regional Forum
Vietnamese FM active at regional meetings FM Minh (second from left) at the ARF-20 and EAS-3 Photo: VNAVietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 2 attended the 20 th ASEAN Regional Forum...
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Business
Manufacturing purchasing index continues to fallThe Viet Nam manufacturing sector was hit by marked downturns in output and new orders in June, leading companies to cut employment and purchasing,...
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Vietnam Navy
Vietnam’s warship repair homeTuoi TreThe anti-submarine ship HQ-15 is sitting in the dock of X51. Tuoi TreThe Hai Minh Shipyard, or X51, has been the dock for repairing and building state-of-the-art...
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ASEAN
To set aside disputes and pursue joint development in the EastSea feasible?VietNamNet Bridge - "Set aside disputes and pursue joint development" is mentioned by a number of international scholars as a...
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Reuters
US, Russia remove potential atom bomb material from Vietnam Vietnam's Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute. The first uranium shipment from this institute to Russia, where it originally came from, took...
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