Retail giants target Viet Nam

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Foreign retail giants have shown their hunger to develop modern retailing in Viet Nam by pouring money into trade centres and supermarkets.

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Viet Nam in talks with the Vatican

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The Viet Nam–Vatican Joint Working Group convened its fourth round of meetings at the Vatican last week, as part of an agreement reached at the previous round of meetings in Ha Noi in February last year.

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Preservation of Duong Lam Village urged

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Preservation of Duong Lam Village urged

A draft on the way to preserve and restore the ancient architecture in Ha Noi's Duong Lam Village was reached at a recent meeting of cultural managers and experts.

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Viet Nam to host Poomsae champs

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Viet Nam will host the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in 2015, said World Taekwondo Federation president Chungwon Choue.

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Nation's largest construction expo opens in HCM City

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Nation's largest construction expo opens in HCM City

Eight-hundred companies and business groups from 18 countries and territories are taking part in VietBuild 2013 exhibition, which opened on Thursday (June 13) in the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

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Music night raises scholarship funds

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A music night with the theme Thap Sang Uoc Mo (To Light up a Dream) will raise money for a fund that offers scholarships to poor and ethnic minority students who have excellent learning results.

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Slump puts coffee firms in hot water

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Despite the warning from the Viet Nam Coffee & Cocoa Association that the country's coffee harvest may decline for a second straight year because of drought in the main growing regions, prices have continued to drop, putting coffee traders in distress.

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Miss Viet Nam pageant nears finale

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Miss Viet Nam pageant nears finale

The final round of the third Miss Viet Nam pageant is taking place in the picturesque city of Hoi An.

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Delta rice stockpile project begins

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Delta rice stockpile project begins

Enterprises began purchasing 1 million tonnes of rice for stockpile in the Mekong Delta from Saturday under a Government programme that aims to ensure farmers make a profit.

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Banks offer low rate loans to businesses

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Sacombank and seven other banks yesterday signed credit contracts worth more than VND1,209 billion (US$57.5 million) to support 44 businesses and six households in District 9 and Thu Duc District.

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Motorists see slight price rises at petrol stations

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The Ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade yesterday evening allowed key petroleum dealers to raise the price of gasoline by a maximum of VND426 (2 US cents) and diesel by no more than VND221 (1 cent) per litre.

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Culture minister in the hot seat over nation's flagging tourism reputation

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Culture minister in the hot seat over nation's flagging tourism reputation

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh received a huge number of questions focused on improving the reputation of Viet Nam's tourism sector to keep pace with other countries in the region during the 13th National Assembly's Q&A session yesterday morning.

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Bacterium trials could stop spread of dengue

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The Wolbachia bacterium, which is being used in Viet Nam on a trial basis, could become an effective bio-control strategy to control not only dengue fever but also other insect-borne illnesses, according to expert.

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Inspectors find pirated software worth billions

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Government agencies claimed to have found illegal products worth close to VND7 billion as they carried out spot checks on compliance with intellectual property rights at 12 businesses, including two computer dealers.

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Mixed response on proposal to keep exchanges open longer

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The two national stock exchanges plan to extend trading hours in the afternoon session in a bid to help boost liquidity and lure investors, but the proposal however is drawing differing opinions from market participants.

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