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Vietnam retailers revving up their competitive edge In a move certain to unleash fierce competition in the nation’s retail market, Vietnam will fully open it to foreign retailers as of January 2015, in...
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Social News 21/10Authorities crack down on street adsRestrictions against placing brand logos or pictures of products on advertisements for shops have just been put in place for store in HCMCity.Under...
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Bond issuances by gov’t limits bank loansBusinesses would have more opportunities to access bank loans at low interest rates if the government had not issued so many bonds, experts believe....
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Political News 21/10President confident about trade with RoKBilateral trade between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) is likely to hit US$70 billion by 2020 once their bilateral free trade...
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Women pilots blaze new career pathA relatively new career path opening up in Vietnam is that of becoming a pilot, a highly rewarding profession that demands rigorous training and mastery of a diverse...
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Finance Ministry supports businesses in customs procedures Ministry of Finance supports businesses in customs procedures (Illustrative image. Photo: VNA)The Finance Ministry issued a guiding document...
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EVN struggles to cope with rising input costsThe rising prices of coal and gas for power production look to push up the state-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)’s 2014 operating costs by around VND7...
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Events for the week October 20-25UK Contemporary Dance “Without Stars” Hanoi: Wed 22 Oct 2014, 8 pmYouth Theatre11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, HanoiHCMC: 25 and 26 Oct 2014, 8 pmIDECAF31 Thai Van Lung, Dist 1,...
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/10PM approves equitisation plan for Vietnam Seaproducts Corp.The Prime Minister has approved the plan to equitise the Vietnam National Seaproducts Corporation (Seaprodex).Under the...
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More FDI enterprises get customs incentivesThough Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam and Hansol Electronics Vietnam have been recognized as priority enterprises to benefit from special customs...
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Social News 22/10Free health checks offered in Kien GiangOver 500 disadvantaged people in the Cuu Long (Mekong Delta) province of Kien Giang received free health screening on Sunday.At the programme,...
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Vietnam metro vexed with new system, wants compulsory rehab for drug users A man shoots himself on an overpass in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Nhu LichHo Chi Minh City authorities are seeking sanction...
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Vietnam, US make great strides in bilateral ties The US partial removal of its embargo against lethal weapon sales to Vietnam has showed a major step towards a "normal" relationship between the two...
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Vietnam touted as top agricultural producer but farmers still poorVietnam is a top global producer of many agricultural products, but the farmers don’t pocket as much money as people think. Vietnam,...
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Firms seek unsecured bank loans A Vietcombank staff counts money. Businesses want better access to unsecured loans to develop production and weather the economic downturn. - VNA/VNS Photo Tran VietHA...
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Vietnam should be more open to negative feedback on airports, passengers say A family rest tiredly on the floor to wait for their delayed flight at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Tuoi...
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Ly Son fishermen complain of over-exploitation by outsidersFishermen from Ly Son Island, QuangNgaiProvince, have been complaining about the depletion of fish species due to over-fishing by neighbouring...
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/10Techcombank appointed to support Metro No.2 projectOn October 13 the governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Decision No. 2054/QD-SB on appointing Techcombank to...
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Mobile-game industry sees high potential after Flappy Bird successMobile games, which are expected to earn VND1 trillion of the total VND6 trillion in revenue for the game industry this year, are...
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Social News 23/10More Vietnamese nurses, orderlies recruited to work in JapanThe Department for Overseas Labour Management on October 20 announced the recruitment of 180 nurses and orderlies to work in...
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