Publication: Thanhnien

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Preservation of misery

Cultural heritage titles bring tourism revenues to the government while making life difficult for the local peopleA local man stands in front of a series of old homes in Hanoi’s Duong Lam Commune. At least 250 residents have signed a petition calling ... [Published Thanhnien - 5 hours ago]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Thai investor believes in controversial Vietnam oil complex

The Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT), the investor of a giant$ refinery in central Vietnam, allays critics' and rivals' fearsThe oil refinery of Thailand's top energy company PTT at home. Photo courtesy of the companyThe Petroleum Authority of Thailand ... [Published Thanhnien - May 19 2013]
First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Foreign firms in Vietnam seeking to sack pregnant workers

A pregnant worker of Doojung Vietnam in Hanoi cries, fearing she will lose her job. Photo by Khong Nhung Le Thi Kim Thanh, 33, a factory worker in the southern province of DongLe Thi Kim Thanh, 33, a factory worker in the southern province of Dong Nai, ... [Published Thanhnien - 21 hours ago]
Entities: Vietnam, Pregnancy, Workers
First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Nielsen survey finds Vietnamese distrust food products

Customers choose vegetables at a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of Nguoi Lao Dong Health is among the top concerns of Vietnamese consumers, many of whom are unconfident about the nutrition$ from$ food products, according to a new study ... [Published Thanhnien - 21 hours ago]
First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Thailand police catch Vietnamese extortionists preying on compatriots

Three Vietnamese at a Bangkok police station for robbing compatriots. Photo courtesy of Bangkok police Police in Bangkok have arrested three Vietnamese men$ belonging to$ an extortion gang$ that preyed on$ their compatriots. Tran Ta Huan, 25, Ngo Duc ... [Published Thanhnien - 21 hours ago]
Entities: Thailand, Police, Bangkok
First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Government steps in to allay fears of foreign takeover of agriculture

A man spreads out coffee beans to dry in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Photos by Diep Duc Minh The Vietnamese government has issued a circular clarifying policies that limit foreign companies’ access to agricultural land as current rules have been ... [Published Thanhnien - 21 hours ago]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Korean supporting industries set to follow electronic giants into Vietnam

$Ground was broken in Thai Nguyen Province for Samsung's second plant in Vietnam March 25South Korean companies in supporting industries are expected to make a beeline for Vietnam after electronic giants Samsung and LG announced plans for massive investments ... [Published Thanhnien - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Injured wild elephant in Vietnam recovering after treatment

A wild elephant recently found with injuries after getting snared in traps in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is reportedly improving after being rescued May 14. Tran Van Thanh, acting director of the Yok Don National Park, told Tuoi Tre newspaper ... [Published Thanhnien - May 19 2013]
Entities: Vietnam, Tran Van, Mahout
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Foreign investment increase cannot hide serious quality problems: experts

Vietnam has attracted US$211 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past 25 years, but more than half this amount has not been disbursed A worker works in a car assembly line of a Mercedes Benz plant in Ho Chi Minh CityA rise in FDI this ... [Published Thanhnien - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Vietnamese soup becomes a Chinatown trade

Photo by Huong GianMost braised, herby soups had in Vietnam have come from China, it is generally agreed.But the noodle soup with braised fried duck is an exception, according to a man of Chinese origin who sells the soup at a restaurant more than 50 ... [Published Thanhnien - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Vietnam official proposes lowering driving age to 15

A student in Ho Chi Minh City talking on the phone while$ driving a motorbike without wearing a helmetA senior official with the National Committee for Traffic Safety, has proposed lowering the minimum age to drive a motorbike under 50cc from 16 to 1 ... [Published Thanhnien - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Residents want to revoke heritage status as gov't destroys home additions in Vietnam

Residents take cattle to graze in Hanoi's Duong Lam Village An increasing number of Duong Lam village residents are adding their names to a petition that seeks to revoke their community’s designation as an “Ancient Village” because the status prevents ... [Published Thanhnien - May 19 2013]

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...has received thousands of visitors and the capital has earned a lot of money from selling tickets to the village, but the villagers themselves have "received almost no benefits.”"
Preservation of misery [Published Thanhnien - 6 hours ago]
"He thought for a moment and took out some change from his trouser pocket."
Foreigners learn to cope with scams in Vietnam capital [Published Thanhnien - May 18 2013]
..." It continued: "We ensured that [the investment fund used to buy shares in HAGL] … demonstrated a commitment to environmental and socially responsibility." Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, c...
Vietnam rubber tycoon rejects land grabbing accusations [Published Thanhnien - May 14 2013]
Old village finds its place and loses its way Like us on Facebook and scroll down to share your comment "We have been unhappy for nearly ten years now and we cannot bear that any longer."
Hanoi villagers seek to return heritage title for freedom to fix homes [Published Thanhnien - May 14 2013]

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