Farmers shy away from shrimp farming despite good price

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Farmers shy away from shrimp farming despite good price

CAN THO – Rising demand from foreign markets and local undersupply are said to have fueled up prices of unprocessed shrimp in the Mekong Delta recently but farmers have still been indifferent to resuming shrimp farming in the region.

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Index outstrips magic 500 mark

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VietnamPlus English 1 day(s) ago 1 duplicate news 1 related news

The VN-Index on May 21 surprisingly surpassed the psychological barrier of 500 points as investors saw increasingly active trading on both national stock markets.

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HCM City hosts World Delta Dialogue 2013

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VOV News English 2 day(s) ago

HCM City hosts World Delta Dialogue 2013

(VOV) -The second World Delta Dialogues concluded in HCM City on May 21 after three days of productive discussions.

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VN economy facing myriad difficulties: report

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 day(s) ago

VN economy facing myriad difficulties: report

The Vietnamese economy is still facing a myriad of challenges, ranging from the large amount of nonperforming debts to the rising number of bankrupt businesses, the government and the Committee of Economic Affairs reported at the National Assembly’s fifth session on Monday.

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HCM City voters worried about rising crime

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VietnamNet English 3 day(s) ago

HCM City voters worried about rising crime

VietNamNet Bridge - After three weeks of meeting with voters before the 5th session of the National Assembly (NA), which opens today, May 20, the NA delegation of HCM City has acquired hundreds of comments across all sectors.

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Scorching heat drives people to hospitals

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SaiGon GP English 6 day(s) ago

Scorching heat drives people to hospitals

Many children wait to see doctors at a children hospitals in Hanoi. (Photo: SGGP)
The north and central regions of Vietnam are currently reeling under a severe heat wave with temperatures rising upto 39-40 degrees celsius in some places.

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Up to one-fifth of US youth have mental disorder: CDC

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Up to one-fifth of US youth have mental disorder: CDC

WASHINGTON – As many as one-fifth of American children and teens suffer from a mental disorder such as anxiety or depression and the incidence of such ailments is rising, a study released Thursday said.

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Temperatures continue to rise in North, Central Vietnam

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VietnamNet English 6 day(s) ago

Temperatures continue to rise in North, Central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center on May 15 said that the current heat wave has spread like a blanket across north and central parts of the country, with temperatures steadily rising by 1-2 degrees celsius.

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Temperatures continue to rise in North, Central Vietnam

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SaiGon GP English 1 week(s) ago

Temperatures continue to rise in North, Central Vietnam

The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center on May 15 said that the current heat wave has spread like a blanket across north and central parts of the country, with temperatures steadily rising by 1-2 degrees celsius.

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U.S. tax chief fired over scandal, Obama announces

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U.S. tax chief fired over scandal, Obama announces

WASHINGTON – Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism in a scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny.

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IMF's Lagarde warns rising income gap hurts growth

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Báo Đầu Tư English 1 week(s) ago

IMF's Lagarde warns rising income gap hurts growth

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday decried rising income disparity, noting its harmful effect on global economic growth.

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Strokes a rising threat for youth

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Strokes a rising threat for youth

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more young people were suffering strokes, especially in big cities, according to Nguyen Huy Thang, deputy head of the HCM City-based 115 People's Hospital's Cerebral Blood Vessel Ward.

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Strokes a rising threat for youth

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Strokes a rising threat for youth

More and more young people were suffering strokes, especially in big cities, according to Nguyen Huy Thang, deputy head of the HCM City-based 115 People's Hospital's Cerebral Blood Vessel Ward.

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Farmers sell 97% of fruit via traders

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SaigonTimes English 1 week(s) ago

CAN THO – Fruit sales at home and abroad are rising steadily and a survey indicates farmers in the Mekong Delta sell a mere 2.5% of their fruits directly to exporting businesses.

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Nowhere to flow

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SaigonTimes English 1 week(s) ago

The cash flow is blocked in a situation alarming to all stakeholders, from depositors to banks and enterprises as well as the entire economy. It has been earlier lamented that the high interest rate has blocked enterprises’ access to bank loans, but fresh moves and outcries by bankers this week indicate another culprit: the capital absorptive ability of the economy. The blood vein – as the money circulation channel is likened to – is now clogged by the receptive organs,...

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