US officer takes bribes from Vietnamese seeking visas

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US officer takes bribes from Vietnamese seeking visas

US Foreign Service officer Michael T. Sestak who once worked at the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has been charged with receiving millions of dollars in bribes from Vietnamese residents seeking visas last year.

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VN has more cities with free WiFi, but is it worth it?

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VN has more cities with free WiFi, but is it worth it?

Many tourism cities around Vietnam have mulled, or are covering the whole areas with free WiFi access, under programs that cost millions of US dollars, but their effectiveness remains to be seen.

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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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The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill

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The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill

LONDON – Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has hinged on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs.

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Apple offshore loopholes averted taxes: panel

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Apple offshore loopholes averted taxes: panel

Apple avoided paying taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits through a complex network of subsidiaries, many with "no declared tax jurisdiction," a US Senate panel has concluded.

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Dong Nai Police raises voice over expensive vehicles

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VietNamNet Bridge – The super-motorcycles worth tens of thousands of US dollars of the mobile police force (Police 113) of the southern province of Dong Nai are the vehicles that were liquidated from the confiscated vehicles, a police official said.

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Vietnam TV broadcaster drops foreign channels

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Vietnam TV broadcaster drops foreign channels

HANOI – A Vietnamese satellite television broadcaster said Thursday it had stopped airing foreign channels including CNN, BBC and Star World to comply with a new media law that came into effect this week.

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Singapore presses embezzlement case against church leaders

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Singapore presses embezzlement case against church leaders

Prosecutors Thursday pressed their case against leaders of a Singapore-based Christian church accused of embezzling millions of dollars to finance the singing career of the pastor's wife.

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Eurogroup approves 7.5-bln-euro bailout tranches for Greece

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

The Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem announced late Monday that finance ministers of the eurozone had approved two bailout tranches of 7.5 billion euros (about 9.7 U.S. dollars) for Greece.

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Panasonic logs $7.5 billion annual loss

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Panasonic logs $7.5 billion annual loss

Panasonic said Friday it had logged another eye-watering net loss in the year to March, coming up $7.5 billion dollars short, but pledging to turn a profit over the next 12 months.

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Spanish treasury raises 4.57 bln euros in bond auction at lower costs

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Spanish treasury raises 4.57 bln euros in bond auction at lower costs

The Spanish treasury sold on Thursday 4.57 billion euros (5.99 billion U.S. dollars) in treasury bonds, paying lower borrowing costs than in the previous auction.

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Multi-million dollar villas left fallow in Hanoi

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Multi-million dollar villas left fallow in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of luxurious villas worth millions of dollars in Hanoi, which have been left deserted, have reluctantly become the places for street noodle shops or car cleaning workshops.

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Vietnam strives for 1 billion USD in vegetable exports

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Vietnam is expected to earn 1 billion US dollars from fruit and vegetable exports this year. The goal was set during a congress of the Vietnamese Fruits and Vegetables Association in Ho Chi Minh City on May 7.

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Vietnam woman cheated out of $67,000 by UK man she met online

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Ho Chi Minh City police are investigating a case in which a Vietnamese woman claims to have been cheated out of US$67,000 by a British man she met online.

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Powerful hailstorm devastates Da Lat

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Powerful hailstorm devastates Da Lat

A violent hailstorm swept across Da Lat yesterday, damaging houses and many hectares of vegetables and flowers. Total damage is estimated at tens of thousands of US dollars, authorities reported.

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