Survey shows public sector facilitation fees remain high

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Survey shows public sector facilitation fees remain high

Nhan Dan Online – A recent survey on public administration suggests that 44% of respondents felt they had to pay a fee to get a job in the public sector, the Voice of Vietnam reported.

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Restaurants stick it on, travelers need to become “smart”

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Restaurants stick it on, travelers need to become “smart”

VietNamNet Bridge – After having meals, a lot of travelers felt exceedingly astonished when receiving the bills. They were stung for millions of dong for the dishes worth several hundreds of thousands of dong.

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Culture Vulture (May. 08 2013)

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Culture Vulture (May. 08 2013)

Nguyen Bich Lan got an incurable disease at the age of 13, but she still works as a writer and translator. She has translated 24 books, mostly novels, into Vietnamese.

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Learning to love ‘the people’s food’ in Ho Chi Minh City

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Learning to love ‘the people’s food’ in Ho Chi Minh City

In the summer of 1996, fresh out of college, I moved to Ho Chi Minh City for one simple reason: I loved Vietnamese food. At restaurants in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, I’d grown fond of the staples of the cuisine — grilled meats, startling herbs, crunchy vegetables — and particularly of pho, the aromatic beef noodle soup that is Vietnam’s national dish. As graduation approached, I knew I wanted to live overseas, and Communist Vietnam, which had just opened its...

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Learning to love ‘the people’s food’ in Ho Chi Minh City

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Learning to love ‘the people’s food’ in Ho Chi Minh City

In the summer of 1996, fresh out of college, I moved to Ho Chi Minh City for one simple reason: I loved Vietnamese food. At restaurants in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, I’d grown fond of the staples of the cuisine — grilled meats, startling herbs, crunchy vegetables — and particularly of pho, the aromatic beef noodle soup that is Vietnam’s national dish. As graduation approached, I knew I wanted to live overseas, and Communist Vietnam, which had just opened its...

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Hanoi man shows disability cannot bring a good 'un down

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Hanoi man shows disability cannot bring a good 'un down

Quach Duc Manh (with crutches) watches over his workers at his woodworking shop in Hanoi. Photo by Hai Binh

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China quake: Dozens die and hundreds hurt in Sichuan

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Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured in a powerful earthquake in rural areas of China's south-western province of Sichuan.

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Hundreds dead or injured in Sichuan quake: bureau

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Hundreds dead or injured in Sichuan quake: bureau

A shallow 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest China has left hundreds of people dead or injured, Sichuan provincial authorities said.

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7.2 earthquake shakes northern Japan: USGS

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7.2 earthquake shakes northern Japan: USGS

TOKYO - A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Friday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

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Iran hit by second quake in days

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A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Iran on Thursday, only days after a deadly temblor struck near the border with Pakistan, media reported citing the seismological centre at Tehran University.

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Huge quake hits Iran, kills 34 in Pakistan

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Huge quake hits Iran, kills 34 in Pakistan

A powerful earthquake struck southeastern Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 34 people across the border in Pakistan and shaking buildings as far away as the Gulf and New Delhi.

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Huge quake hits Iran, kills 34 in Pakistan

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Huge quake hits Iran, kills 34 in Pakistan

A powerful earthquake struck southeastern Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 34 people across the border in Pakistan and shaking buildings as far away as the Gulf and New Delhi.

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Huge earthquake hits Iran, many feared dead

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Huge earthquake hits Iran, many feared dead

A powerful earthquake struck southeast Iran near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday but with communications to the area badly disrupted, officials gave differing assessments of the casualty toll.

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The movie industry faces censorship barriers

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The movie industry faces censorship barriers

VietNamNet Bridge - Not until the movie “Cho Lon’s Gangsters” was suspended or even may be banned from going to local cinemas if the producers do not make some changes -- Vietnamese film makers has felt the “fear” of the "censorship scissors." Making movies in Vietnam is too risky because the regulations on censorship are general and vague.

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Students overcome fear of visiting gynaecologists

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To Thi Lan Huong, 24, had always felt shy and afraid about gynaecological examinations.

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