Crackdown on low-quality toys

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VietNam News English 2 week(s) ago

Nationwide investigations into the production of poor quality toys will be held in August and September, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

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Bullion demand to fall 22-25% this year

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago 3 related news

Viet Nam's demand for goods will likely fall by 22-25 per cent this year as the Government tightens its grip on the bullion market to stabilise the country's currency, according to a source from Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper.

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Firms feted for high-quality products

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Nhân dân English 4 month(s) ago

2012 Producer of High Quality Vietnamese Goods award saw 59 new winners and 42 who had won the annual recognition for 17 years in a row.

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Firms feted for high-quality products

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Báo QĐND English 4 month(s) ago 1 related news

Firms feted for high-quality products

(source: Vnexpress)

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Firms feted for high-quality products

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VietnamPlus English 4 month(s) ago 1 related news

2012 Producer of High Quality Vietnamese Goods award saw 59 new winners and 42 who had won the annual recognition for 17 years in a row.

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Awash in debts

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SaigonTimes English 6 month(s) ago

The outlook for the State corporate sector is never so dreadful after a report sent by the Ministry of Finance to National Assembly deputies in Hanoi this week unveils the black hole of crippling debts that will likely push many State-owned groups to the verge of bankruptcy. The path to survival looks rocky, and is only to open up in case macro-economic stability is achieved in the coming time.

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The costly pride

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SaigonTimes English 6 month(s) ago

Sentiment changes swiftly upon Vietnam being awarded the right to host the continent’s biggest sports tournament ASIAD in 2019, from the joy of national pride that is seen short-lived to the worry that will linger years until the event takes place and maybe a long time after. The 18th Asian Games will be organized in Hanoi, marking the first time the tournament comes to Vietnam and its return to Southeast Asia since the one in Thailand in 1998.

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The story behind super-slim houses

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 8 month(s) ago

The story behind super-slim houses

Slim houses, which are often less than 1 or 2m in frontal width, come into being after their original full-sized versions are partially demolished to make way for road expansion projects. Their remains are then renovated, and in some cases when space was lacking, expanded upwards.

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Copyright holders lose piracy war

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VietNam News English 10 month(s) ago

Copyright holders have been slow in suing violators or seeking help from authorised agencies to stop piracy, according to experts.

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Wildlife rescue center opens in Mekong Delta

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Báo Thanh Niên English 10 month(s) ago

Ho Chi Minh City-based non-profit organization Wildlife At Risk Friday formally opened a new wildlife rescue facility in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper reported Saturday.

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Choppy and messy development

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SaigonTimes English 10 month(s) ago

If development is commonly understood as the gradual process of enhancement or growth to realize the objectives set out from the beginning, what are taking place on Phu Quoc Island off the country’s Kien Giang Province are against that course. Once touted as the country’s great treasure owing to its natural geographic advantages, years of poor management and the hasty attraction of investment have spoiled the island’s landscape and environment integrity.

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Interest rate confusion

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SaigonTimes English 10 month(s) ago 4 related news

For many local businesses, cutting lending interest rates on existing loans to 15% as ordered by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) from July 15 is their biggest nightmare.

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New frog species found in central Vietnam

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Báo Thanh Niên English 12 month(s) ago

Australian and Vietnamese scientists have discovered another species of frog in central Vietnam, the Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper reports.

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Troubled waters

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SaigonTimes English 12 month(s) ago

Vast areas of water surface in a bay in close proximity to Cam Ranh Military Base in Khanh Hoa Province become the hot topic in local media these days when it is unveiled that many Chinese have illegally farmed fish there for years without any intervention from State agencies. It is termed illegal because Chinese people with vast rafts for fish and lobster farming there do not have work permits, do not own business certificates, do not pay taxes, and...

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Weird disease

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SaigonTimes English 13 month(s) ago

Hundreds of people in Quang Nam Province’s Ba To District have recently contracted a skin disease commonly referred to in local media as ‘weird disease’ and at least 21 people have died due to complications resulting in the malfunctions of internal organs. The disease broke out in April last year, as reported by the Ministry of Health, but it peaked a few weeks ago when the number of fatalities surged, submerging treatment efforts by the grassroots healthcare system.

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