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Chinese traders buy unseasoned coconuts heavily
05/07/2011 05:00
Many Chinese traders have flocked to the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre to buy large amount of coconuts from Vietnamese dealers although it is not season now. There are around nine ships of Chinese traders gathering at the Ham Luong River – the...
1,000-member trans-Vietnam walking group visit President Ho’s hometown village
05/07/2011 05:00
The trans-Vietnam walk with the participation of 1,000 people began on July 3 at Lang Sen (Lotus Village) in the central province of Nghe An, the hometown of President Ho Chi Minh. At the departure point, the group performed many social activities:...
Ford Vietnam faces tax arrears collection
04/07/2011 05:00
Competent authorities have requested Ford Vietnam to pay tens of billions of dong in tax arrears, after they have discovered that the automobile joint venture made wrong tax declarations. Some other automobile manufacturers are also facing the same problem....
Millions of electricity, telecom service contracts to be renewed
04/07/2011 05:00
Service providers and consumers will have to re-sign the service contracts, since the Consumer Right Protection Law, with many new articles beneficial to consumers, has taken effect since July 1, 2011. When the law was ratified by the National...
Car dealers await assistance, ministries keep silent
04/07/2011 05:00
Receiving hundreds of cars which docked Vietnam’s ports after June 26, the day when the Circular No 20 took effect, car dealers have been on an knife’s edge, because they cannot get enough documents for customs clearance. Meanwhile, ministries still keep...
Students wish for luck at the Temple of Literature
04/07/2011 05:00
One day before the university entrance exams, thousands of people flocked to Hanoi’s Van Mieu (Temple of literature) to burn incense and to touch heads of stone turtles to wish for luck. The university entrance exams 2011 began on July 4. Van...
HCM City: Three houses collapsed at night
04/07/2011 05:00
Seven houses in HCM City’s Binh Chanh district on July 1 night fell into Saigon River due to land erosion, causing many people to become homeless. Fortunately, no human casualties were reported in the incident. Of the seven collapsed houses, four...