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Phu Quoc investors face security deposit

Investors of sluggish tourism projects on Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang Province will be asked to make security deposits if they want to continue implementing them, according to Le Minh Hoang, director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Million flu vaccine doses handed out

Binh Phuoc Province is providing nearly 1 million H5N1-flu vaccine doses to be used for poultry farms and facilities located in border districts between Viet Nam and Cambodia, according to the province's Animal Health Division.

Enterprises renege on social insurance

The number of foreign companies and private enterprises who don't pay their social insurance dues has increased of late.

Inspectors uncover 258 prostitution cases

Inspectors in the Social Evils Prevention Department this year have found 258 cases of prostitution at karaoke bars, restaurants, hotels and massage parlours, a seminar on prostitution and drug addiction prevention, held yesterday in Ha Noi, was told.

Banks to bulk purchase rice for reserves

The State Bank of Viet Nam on Wednesday ordered 14 commercial banks to help rice trading companies buy 1 million tonnes of rice from the summer-autumn crop for reserves.

New wharfs in HCM City to boost canal tourism

HCM City will build 47 new wharfs, aiming to increase tourism along canals, according to the city's Department of Transport.

Phu Tho to improve lot of disadvantaged

The northern province of Phu Tho targets reducing the rate of disadvantaged children to 2.5 per cent in 2015 and less than 1.5 per cent five years later from the current 3.1 per cent.

Study Association supports disadvantaged

Auto, motor industries create 3-5% of GDP

The automobile and motorbike sectors contribute 3 to 5 per cent to Viet Nam's gross domestic product (GDP), with a total output volume of three million motorbikes and 100,000 cars each year. The two industries have created about 500,000 jobs.

Few VN workers have social insurance

Only 10.3 million workers had social insurance policies at the end of last year, accounting for 20 per cent of the country's total workforce, according to the Viet Nam Social Insurance Agency.

Three trade promotions slated for Myanmar

HCM City will organise three trade promotions in Myanmar from June 5-10. They include a HCM City Expo 2013 in Yangon City; an investment-trade and tourism-promotion conference; and a programme about the Myanmar market.

Hightlight

First Korean-language newspaper hits shelves

The Vietnam-Korea Times – Viet Nam's first Korean language newspaper made its debut in Ha Noi yesterday.

New industrial zone to lure Japanese firms

Construction of the Phu My 3 Industrial Zone starts today in the south-eastern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau to predominantly house Japanese companies. Viet Nam News spoke to Nguyen Thi Thao Nhi, CEO of the Thanh Binh Phu My Joint Stock Company, the major investor in the zone, about its strengths and commitment to the province's development.

Classical guitarist to entertain

Vietnamese classical guitarist Nguyen Thi Kim Chung will perform famous melodies by Vietnamese and foreign composers in Ha Noi tonight.

Broadway revue back in business

A Broadway-inspired revue which became a stage phenomenon in Viet Nam last summer is set to briefly return to Ha Noi next month.

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