French firm selected to create ‘master plan’ for Vietnam capital

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The Ministry of Construction is seeking the government’s approval to hire a French institute to establish a “master plan” for the Hanoi region, news site VnExpress reported Monday.

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Vietnamese man caught smuggling 5kg of rhino horn

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Customs officers at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat Airport seized more than five kilograms of rhino horn allegedly smuggled in by a passenger Monday, two weeks after Vietnam and South Africa agreed to an action plan to curb rhino poaching.

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Vietnam market bans pesticide-contaminated ginger from China

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A wholesale market in Ho Chi Minh City has banned traders from selling Chinese ginger after tests found a highly poisonous chemical in the products.

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Robusta coffee falls to 1-week low on Vietnam sales; sugar drops

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Robusta coffee fell to a one-week low on signs of more supplies from Vietnam, the world’s biggest producer, and Indonesia, the third largest. Sugar also declined.

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British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder

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British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder

A police forensics officer investigates a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013.

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Vietnam plans to cut corporate tax to 22 pct

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The government plans to cut corporate income tax to 22 percent from the current 25 percent next year to stimulate investment and production amid the ongoing economic downturn, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh told lawmakers Monday.

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Vietnam cabbie returns $2,400, credit cards to forgetful tourists

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Vietnam cabbie returns $2,400, credit cards to forgetful tourists

Nguyen Kim Tan (right) returns a bag with cash and credit cards to Australian tourist Carter John Frareis in Da Nang. Photo by Van Tien

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Vietnam women thrash Bahrain 8-0 at Asian Cup qualifiers

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Midfielder Nguyen Thi Muon scored a hat-trick to help Vietnam’s national women’s football team crush host-team Bahrain 8-0 in the Group C opener of the 2014 Asian Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.

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Vietnam premier approves debt asset company, central bank says

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a regulation to set up a debt asset management company to address bad loans in the country’s banking system, central bank Deputy Governor Le Minh Hung said today.

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Vietnam says economy at great risk of macroeconomic instability

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Vietnam still faces “great risk” of macroeconomic instability, a deputy premier said, as credit growth trails behind targets while banks work to reduce elevated bad debt that has hampered growth.

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Vietnam bonds lead region as Kokusai sees recovery

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Vietnam bonds lead region as Kokusai sees recovery

Vietnam’s dollar bonds are beating their Southeast Asian peers as the region’s highest yields attract investors confident the government can revive an economy growing at the slowest pace in 13 years.

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Vietnam bond yield drops to lowest since 2007 on funding costs

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Vietnam’s five-year bond yield fell to the lowest level since 2007 on speculation low funding costs are spurring demand for government securities. The dong dropped.

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Vietnam wins prizes at Intel science fair for school students

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Vietnam wins prizes at Intel science fair for school students

Two groups of six Vietnamese students who won fourth prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the US (first row from right)

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Crane truck accident causes massive power outage in southern Vietnam

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Crane truck accident causes massive power outage in southern Vietnam

Traffic congestion on Le Trong Tan Street, Tan Binh District, HCMC following an abrupt power outage on May 22

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Blowback: Vietnam labors to send workers abroad

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Blowback: Vietnam labors to send workers abroad

Vietnamese workers erect scaffolding at a construction site in the Middle East

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