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Tourists Charged $37 For 2 Bowls Of Phở In Hanoi

At a meeting where the deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism failed to recall the city’s rip-off hotline number, the official rattled off a list of instances in which ...

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Morning News Roundup: Brutal Animal Killing Festivals To Be Eliminated In Vietnam: Minister

Vietnamese airlines publish seat availability after rip-off complaints [Thanh Nien] Sapa has coldest summer in 10 years [DTI] Vietnam mulls lowest minimum-wage bump in 3 years [Thanh Nien]

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Weekend News Roundup: Human Remains Found Under Hanoi Pavement

Human remains found under Hanoi pavement [DTI] A350 plane makes maiden Hanoi-HCM City voyage [Vietnam Plus] Casino rivalry set to heat up [Vietnam Net]

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Record Ticket Prices Announced For Man City-Vietnam Friendly

When this month’s UK£1 million (VND35 billion) friendly between Manchester City FC and Vietnam’s national team was announced last week, match organizer, Do Quang Hien, declined to reveal ticket p...

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Morning News Roundup: Houses Destroyed In Landslide On Sai Gon River

EVN dismisses complaints on power price hikes [DTI] Students pray at scholars' temple for exam success [DTI] Saigon bikers make their exhausts louder, rev up noise concerns [Thanh Nien]

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Vietnam to Remove 3,300 Requirements for New Businesses Next Month

A new set of law amendments will go into effect next month, removing thousands of requirements for new businesses in Vietnam.

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Morning News Roundup: Tourist Beaten By Seafood Vendors In Vietnam's Resort Town

HCM City to spend big on infrastructure [Vietnam Net] Da Nang city to host international marathon 2015 [SGGP] Vietnam Airlines receives first A350 XWB [Vietnam Plus]

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Keep Enforcing Two-Child Law, For Now

Vietnamese more open to "non-traditional family" [VietnamNet] Vietnam to consider more oil extraction to ensure GDP target [VietnamNet] Vietnam to Keep Enforcing Two-Child Law, for Now&nbs...

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Morning News Roundup: Nha Trang Beach To Be 'Privatized' Despite Public Outcry

The tourism crisis: No relief for Vietnam as visitor drop continues [Thanh Nien] 2 men arrested for attacking traffic cops after drinking [Thanh Nien] Nha Trang beach to be 'privatized' despite publ...

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Hanoi Is The Most Expensive Place To Live In Vietnam: Report

Hanoi might be the cheapest place in the world for tourists to visit this summer, but its residents have the highest living expenses in the country.

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Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Police Reject $550,000 Bribe From Chinese Fugitive

Vietnamese drug addicts still high [SGGP] Dead rivers encircle Hanoi [Vietnam Net] Foreign fast-food chains not performing as expected in Vietnam [Vietnam Net]

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[Photos] Hanoi’s Wavy Metro Tracks Raise Eyebrows

While Saigon’s metro system chugs along, Hanoi’s first urban railway has been plagued by poor construction quality, delays and controversy surrounding its rolling stock. Now you can add wavy tracks to...

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Vietnam Removes Housing Restrictions For Overseas Vietnamese

Starting July 1, overseas Vietnamese will be able to buy property in Vietnam without any restrictions.

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Morning News Roundup: Dell To Further Invest In Vietnam

Dell to further invest in Vietnam [Voice of Vietnam] Vietnam lawmakers demand more control of social media [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam Is Having Condom Problems — And That's A Good Thing [NPR]...

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Morning News Roundup: Hanoi Airport Firm Suspends Staff Member For Throwing Passports At Passenger

City to build tunnel near Cat Lai Port [The Saigon Times] Vietnam, France step up defence ties [Asia One] Fabric of a Trade Deal: U.S. Asks Vietnam to Cut Out Chinese Textiles [Wall S...

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Vietnam Delays Son Doong Cave Cable Car Plans Until 2030

When plans for a US$212 million cable car through some of Vietnam’s most spectacular caves were made public last November, they were met with fierce resistance.

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[Video] Heavy Rains Turn Binh Duong Highway Into A River

After heavy storms last Saturday in Binh Duong Province, drivers on Binh Duong Boulevard found that the street had morphed into a river. The high waters flooded the engines of many vehicles, wreaking ...

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Morning News Roundup: Chinese, Wife Imprisoned In HCMC For Selling Sex Toys, Fake Viagra

Vietnam has chances to supply vaccines for UN agencies with WHO quality certificate [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam’s major blood bank running dry [Thanh Nien] Chinese, wife imprisoned in Vietnam for selling sex...

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Manchester City And Vietnam National Team To Play Friendly In Hanoi Next Month

Manchester City FC, winners of the 2014 Football League Cup Final, will head to Hanoi next month to play a friendly against the Vietnamese national team.

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[Photos] Lychee Season Has Arrived In Vietnam

Lychee season has officially arrived, bringing droves of farmers and buyers to Northern Vietnam.