Harsh penalty for fashion show host, models

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Harsh penalty for fashion show host, models

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will apply the harshest penalty and ultimate sanctions on the Venus Company, who hosted a fashion show called ‘Dem Hoi Chan Dai 7’ (the Long-Legged Festival), said Vo Trong Nam, deputy head of the department.

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Jewellery shop robbers receive death sentence for murder

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Jewellery shop robbers receive death sentence for murder

The Ho Chi Minh City Court has sentenced three men to death for murder and fifteen year imprisonment to their accomplices in jewellery shop heists in HCMC and the southern provinces for the last several years.

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New cave larger than world’s largest cave discovered

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New cave larger than world’s largest cave discovered

Howard Limbert, a cave expert from the British Royal Cave Research Association, said on May 23 that his team along with some scientists from the US had discovered a cave which is larger than the Son Doong Cave--currently the world’s largest cave--in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

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Viscera transplant operations at nighttime end in success

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Doctors at Viet-German Hospital in Hanoi were successful in conducting three simultaneous kidney and liver transplant operations on the night of May 21, thus giving a renewed life to three people suffering from life threatening diseases, said Dr. Nguyen Tien Quyet, director of the hospital.

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City sees drastic drop in FDI

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According to the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Department, there were 130 foreign direct investment projects licensed until May 15 in the City with a total registered capital of US$158 million, of which chartered capital was at $105.1 million.

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Property price drops heavily

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A report on property price index by Savills Vietnam showed that house price in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Cities has dropped by 27 percent and 22 percent respectively, compared to its highest price in the second quarter of 2011.

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Trade gap increases in first half of May

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Figures from Vietnam Customs showed that trade gap in the first half of May hit US$830 million, much higher than the trade gap of $723 million in April.

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Rice exports exceed billion dollars

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Rice exports exceed billion dollars

According to Vietnam Food Association, businesses have exported 2.38 million tons of rice since early this year, bringing in revenue of upto US$1.038 billion.

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Doubts on joint-ventures with FDI companies

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A shortage of capital, poor technology, unprofessional administration, along with market difficulties have urged local firms to establish joint ventures with foreign companies to resolve these problem, however, most firms mainly focus on how to escape difficulties without calculating on keeping ownership.

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Socio-economic plan discussed by officials

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Socio-economic plan discussed by officials

National Assembly deputies reviewed the country's socio-economic development plans and the 2012 State budget while also reviewing socio-economic development during the first months of 2013.

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Massive outage in southern region of Vietnam

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Massive outage in southern region of Vietnam

Sheer carelessness on the part of a truck, deployed to plant trees in the New City Urban Area in the southern province of Binh Duong that rammed into an electric line at the national power grid, caused a massive outage in the southern region of Vietnam at 2.19pm on May 22.

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Nick Vujicic visits Vietnam

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Nick Vujicic visits Vietnam

Nick Vujicic, the well-known Australian who has been an inspiration to millions around the world by surmounting his disabilities and living life to the fullest without the use of any of his four limbs, arrived in Vietnam on May 22.

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Investor promises less obstruction from canal cleanup project

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Investor promises less obstruction from canal cleanup project

Le Thanh Liem, director of the City Urban Upgrading Project Management Board and investor of the project to clean up Tan Hoa-Lo Gom Canal, said that they would try their best to minimize flooding caused by on-going construction of the project.

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Millions register to an exchange with Nick Vujicic

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More than one million people have registered to take part in an exchange with Nick Vujicic, the Australian motivational speaker at White Palace Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.

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Three Vietnamese artists named in Asia Records

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Three Vietnamese artists named in Asia Records

Three Vietnamese artists have been named on the list of top record holders in Asia in 2013, according to the Asia Record Organization.

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