Overcharging foreign travelers tarnish Vietnam’s image

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Overcharging foreign travelers tarnish Vietnam’s image

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of swindle cases in which foreign travelers were the victims were discovered in Hanoi and some tourist sites just within a short time. Vietnamese, who feel ashamed of the behaviors of the fellow citizens, have called on to boycott the unprincipled taxi drivers.

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80 percent of Vietnamese still support eating dog meat

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VietnamNet English 3 week(s) ago

80 percent of Vietnamese still support eating dog meat

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of Vietnamese people still support eating dog meat because this is a nutritious traditional food in the country.

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Civil servants requested to shop at the marooned new market

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Civil servants requested to shop at the marooned new market

Civil servants at Thu Thua district in southern Long An province have to promise orally and in writing to ‘boycott’ the old local market and pavement stalls and do shopping at the marooned new market to boost its sales.

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Low turnout for ICoast local polls amid boycott

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Ivorians have turned out in low numbers for local elections, seen as a test of stability in the west African nation in a poll boycotted by former president Laurent Gbagbo's party.

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To be civilized, Vietnamese should stop eating dog meat!

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

To be civilized, Vietnamese should stop eating dog meat!

After VietNamNet published the story “French tourists threaten to boycott Vietnam for dog meat,” we have received a lot of opinions from readers. Part of them disagreed with the French visitor and part of them agreed with him. Below are the opinions of the later group.

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Vietnam’s tourism does not depend on dog meat

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Vietnam’s tourism does not depend on dog meat

After VietNamNet published the story “French tourists threaten to boycott Vietnam for dog meat,” we have received a lot of opinions from readers. Part of them disagreed with the French visitor and part of them agreed with him. Below are the opinions of the first group.

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French tourists threaten to boycott Vietnam for dog meat

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

French tourists threaten to boycott Vietnam for dog meat

VietNamNet Bridge - In the western world, dogs and cats are pets and are considered friends. Killing dogs and eating dog meat is considered brutal and that act is banned in many countries. Many foreign tourists to Vietnam were very shocked seeing Vietnamese people killing dogs and eating dog meat.

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Ministry wants to expose food safety offenders

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SaiGon GP English 1 month(s) ago

Ministry wants to expose food safety offenders

Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said at an online meeting that a determined effort was needed to expose food safety violators and names of such offenders must be made public and consumers too must boycott them.

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Japan logs $8.1 billion trade deficit in February

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Japan logs $8.1 billion trade deficit in February

TOKYO, March 21 – Japan logged another trade deficit in February, this time of $8.1 billion according to figures released Thursday, reversing a year-earlier surplus and underscoring the uncertain state of the world's third-largest economy.

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Syria rebels agree to meet Kerry, dismiss Damascus offer

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Syria's opposition has cancelled a planned boycott of an international conference on the two-year conflict after appeals from Britain and the US, but rejected an offer of talks from Damascus.

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Overseas singers face ban for slanderous remarks

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SaiGon GP English 3 month(s) ago 2 related news

The Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on Thursday that the ministry was determined to ban singers who had made slanderous comments about the country.

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Honda nine-month net profit doubles to $3.2 bn

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Honda nine-month net profit doubles to $3.2 bn

Japanese automaker Honda said Thursday that its net profit for the nine months to December 2012 more than doubled to $3.2 billion as strong sales in North America and cost-cutting offset a strong yen.

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Against the tide

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SaigonTimes English 4 month(s) ago

Along with many other new fees and charges, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has finally allowed banks to charge ATM (automated teller machine) cash withdrawals starting in March from customers who take money out of their accounts from their own banks’ ATM machines.

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Japan's economy shrinks, raising fears of recession

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Japan's economy shrinks, raising fears of recession

Japan's economy shrank in the latest quarter, data showed Monday, raising fears it could slip into recession due to financial turmoil in Europe, a strong yen and a painful diplomatic row with China.

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Netanyahu, Lieberman join forces for Israel poll

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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ultra-nationalist Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman have agreed to join forces for a general election in the new year, boosting the premier's position as favourite. Netanyahu and Lieberman said on Thursday they will present a joint list for the January 22 election without merging their respective parties, Likud and Yisrael Beitenu.

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