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Internet Speeds Back To Normal In Vietnam

According to Vietnamese telecom VNPT, the country’s internet service is back to normal speeds.

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Morning News Roundup: Vietnam's Health Ministry Proposes Right-To-Die Law, Again

Three 5,000-year skeletons unearthed in central Vietnam [Vietnam Net] Schools confused about departments’ inconsistent policies [Vietnam Net] Vietnam’s inward investment surge — will it last? [...

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Saigon Flower Shop’s Floral War Photo Exhibition Backfires

A popular Saigon flower shop’s charitable photo exhibition backfired when city authorities shut it down last weekend due to the use of banned material.

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Morning News Roundup: Metro Vietnam Found Owing Over $23.6mn In Tax In Transfer Pricing Inspection

Vietnamese shrimp and fish exports found to have antibiotic residue [Vietnam Net] Vietnam to ease foreign ownership ceiling in banks-govt [Reuters] Metro Vietnam found owing over $23.6mn i...

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[Video] Mayhem Unfolds At Hanoi Waterpark After Impatient Customers Jump Fences

A promotional program for free entrance to Hanoi’s Ho Tay Water Park started off innocently enough but quickly devolved into total chaos as those who arrived late began to scale its fences.

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Morning News Roundup: It Will Take Vietnam A Long Time To Ease Visa Rules, Insiders Say

PHL, Vietnam ironing out details of strategic partnership amid China’s reclamation work [GMA] Vietnam firms struggle to expand in Russia [Asia One] Vietnam's HCM City to host pro break-dan...

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VietJet Passenger Opens Emergency Exit Mistaking It for Restroom

51 people were ultimately forced off their flight last Friday afternoon after a passenger on a VietJet leaving Hanoi opened an emergency exit believing it to be a restroom.

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Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Police Warn Of Sex Tourism Boom As Child Sex Abuse On The Rise

HCM City ranked top 5 of PCI 2014 [SGGP] Vietnamese spend $1.5 billion a year on studying overseas [Vietnam Net] Vietnam police warn of sex tourism boom as child sex abuse on the rise [Tuoi Tre...

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Hanoi Police Push To Move Hanoi Railway Station Out Of Downtown

Hanoi police have sent a proposal to the Transport Ministry requesting that it move the Hanoi Railway Station out of the city center to reduce congestion and accidents.

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2 Vietnamese Fighters Suffer Midair Collision, Pilots Missing

Two pilots are missing after their airplanes crashed in midair during an aerobatic training exercise off the coast of central Vietnam yesterday morning.

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Vietnam Airlines Pilot, Flight Attendant Arrested in South Korea for Smuggling Gold

Last Friday, a Vietnam Airlines (VNA) pilot and flight attendant were arrested in South Korea for smuggling 6kg of gold bars in their shoes.

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Morning News Roundup: Illegal Fishing Destroying HCMC's Newly-Revived Canals

EU helps improve legal nuclear safety framework [VOV] Da Nang plans to open representative office in RoK [SGGP] Vietnamese willing to spend more in 2015, brand-name goods market warms up [Vietnam Ne...

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HCMC Is About To Lose Its Stock Exchange

Plans are in the works to merge Vietnam’s two stock exchanges into a unified Vietnam Stock Exchange headquartered in Hanoi.

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Morning News Roundup: Highway Jammed For 10 Hours By Power Plant Protest

Ernst&Young: Vietnam needs only five major banks [Vietnam Net] Noi Bai Airport to slash prices for sleep pod services [Vietnam Net] Hanoi to host ‘Day of Vietnamese Book' [Vietnam Plus]

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Morning News Roundup: HCM City Bans Teacher-Student Romantic Relationships

Vietnam betting on more casinos [VOV] Authorities unlawfully allow almost 600 pines to be felled in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam automobile industry faces collapse after Toyota announcement about poss...

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Morning News Roundup: Watch Out For These ‘Time Bombs’ When You’re In HCMC

Vietnamese incinerators create deadly dioxin gases [Vietnam Net] PM approves 36 mln USD textbook reform project [Vietnam Plus] Da Nang, Hoi An host Vespa roadshow [Vietnam Plus]

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Weekend News Roundup: Dog Thieves Saved From Mob Attack After Crashing Into Woman

US architects introduce PhD thesis on Saigon architecture [Tuoi Tre] Teen fined $300 for riding motorbike with feet on highway [Thanh Nien] Helmet law for kids largely ignored across Vietn...

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Vietnam Pledges To Ease Visa And Work Permits For Foreigners

Following feedback from businesses with domestic operations, Vietnamese officials have vowed to simplify visas and work permits procedures for foreign workers.

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Morning News Roundup: Blind Lottery Ticket Seller Falls Into Manhole In Downtown HCMC

Blind lottery ticket seller falls into manhole in downtown Ho Chi Minh City [Thanh Nien] China, Vietnam pledge peaceful resolution for sea dispute [Reuters] Company plans second Arsenal-su...

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Da Nang Unveils Talking Robot to Assist Pedestrians

In yet another reminder that Da Nang wins when it comes to technology, they city is testing a talking robot to help pedestrians cross busy streets.