Swimming lessons will not stop drowning tragedies on their own

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Swimming lessons will not stop drowning tragedies on their own

The family of Le Phu Duong, one of the six 13-year-old children who drowned in the central province of Ninh Thuan on April 18, prepare for the burial of his body

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Developing countries to get bigger share of investments: World Bank

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Developing countries to get bigger share of investments: World Bank

WASHINGTON – The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial markets, the World Bank predicted in a report on Thursday.

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BIDV's delayed share listing to happen soon

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The CommercialBank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam’s largest joint-stock lender by assets, said it plans to list its shares since the stock markets are looking up, the Saigon Times newspaper reported.

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Mergers favored as Vietnam banks prepare to restructure

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Mergers favored as Vietnam banks prepare to restructure

Eximbank's merger with Sacombank is expected to happen in several years after the two signed a strategic partnership pact last year. Photo courtesy of VnEconomy

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Teen buys tonne of rice for cancer patients

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Teen buys tonne of rice for cancer patients

VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thien Phuc, a boy just thirteen years of age, has received national acclaim after spending all of his saving money to buy one tonne of rice for the charity kitchen at the Da Nang Cancer Hospital.

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Japans’s scary lesson on slashing interest rates

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Japans’s scary lesson on slashing interest rates

Christine Lagarde wants her staff at the International Monetary Fund to examine what might happen to the global economy when central banks begin to raise interest rates. She’s wasting their time.

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Stroke making early strikes

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Stroke making early strikes

A stroke patient is treated at Nguyen Trai Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of Nguoi Lao Dong

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Big guys’ alliance causes worry about monopoly in energy sector

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Big guys’ alliance causes worry about monopoly in energy sector

VietNamNet Bridge – The strategic cooperation of the three big guys in the energy sector is believed to harm the national economy because it would make the market monopoly become more serious.

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Offering more room to foreigners may lead to elimination of big brands

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Offering more room to foreigners may lead to elimination of big brands

What will happen if Vietnam allows foreign investors to hold 50 percent or more of listed companies’ shares? The answer is that foreign groups would set one foot on Vietnamese enterprises and then take other steps to take over the enterprises.

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Offering more room to foreigners may lead to elimination of big brands

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Offering more room to foreigners may lead to elimination of big brands

VietNamNet Bridge – What will happen if Vietnam allows foreign investors to hold 50 percent or more of listed companies’ shares? The answer is that foreign groups would set one foot on Vietnamese enterprises and then take other steps to take over the enterprises.

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Xe om drivers as crime busters

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Xe om drivers as crime busters

A team of poor, chivalrous xe om (motorbike taxi) drivers in southern Long An province’s Ben Luc town are always around to catch robbers they happen upon, as well as help those in distress.

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Stuff happens

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Stuff happens

When our friend drove up in his SUV, I noticed the big dent in its side. He’s an American who has lived in or near Ho Chi Minh City for more than a dozen years and speaks Vietnamese. Later he told us about the taxi that had T-boned his car – how it was clearly the cabbie’s fault, and how he berated the cabbie, calling him “Stupid! Stupid!” in his own language.

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Thailand struggles to curb high teen pregnancy rate

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Thailand struggles to curb high teen pregnancy rate

When Mallika told her parents she was pregnant at 17, they pulled her out of school and ordered her to marry the baby's father. But the marriage didn't happen and the one-time aspiring singer now cares for her baby girl alone.

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Banking shake-up will not happen overnight

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Báo Đầu Tư English 2 month(s) ago

Last year was a time of trials and tribulations for Vietnam’s economy and banking sector.

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Gold prices bounce despite State Bank control

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Gold prices bounce despite State Bank control

The price of gold in Vietnam, long coveted here as a hedge against economic uncertainty, remains substantially higher than the international price, even though the State Bank now exerts control on the trading of gold bars.

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