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Vietnam’s footwear sets to boom on EU’s tax removal

Vietnam’s footwear exporters have a gilt-edged opportunity to achieve a booming time this year thanks to the European Commission’s removal of the anti-dumping taxes and Free-Trade-Agreement (FTA). 

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Sacombank borrows $150 mln from Europe; Seadrill secures new jack-up contracts in Trinidad and Vietnam;  More firms to export aquatic products to EU;  ADB lends $239m for Hanoi’s urban railway route

Broadband will help create a “miracle on the Red River”

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign experts have urged Vietnam to build and carry out a national strategy on broadband development, stressing that it will be the key to help Vietnam become an information technology (IT) power in the world.

Strategy to expand e-customs procedures aims for efficiency

VietNamNet Bridge - The Customs General Department wants its e-customs service used by 80 per cent of enterprises and 90 per cent of import-export turnover by 2020.

AC Milan beat Inter 3-0 thanks to Pato's double

Alexandre Pato scored a brace to hand AC Milan a 3-0 win over cross-city rivals Inter in a potentially title-deciding derby on Saturday.

UN says 330 killed mostly by pro-Ouattara forces in West Cote d'Ivoire town

The UN mission in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) said on Saturday 330 people were killed in the western town Duekoue, mostly by the forces backing presidency claimant Alassane Ouattara.

Japan's efforts to soak up contaminated water still unsuccessful

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Sunday that efforts to stem the flow of radioactive water leaking from the troubled No. 2 reactor building of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean . . .

Interview: Large earthquake not often causes immediate large volcano eruptions

History records showed it was not often that large earthquakes caused immediate large volcano eruptions, a geophysicist told Xinhua on Wednesday while talking about whether the recent massive quake in Japan could trigger volcano eruptions.

Japanese PM Kan visits quake-hit areas

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the quake-hit areas Saturday and encouraged the Self- Defense Forces members and other workers trying to contain the nuclear crisis after the tsunami.

NASA's airborne radar set to image Hawaiian volcanoes

A NASA Gulfstream-III aircraft equipped with a synthetic aperture radar is scheduled to depart Sunday, April 3 on a nine-day mission to image Hawaii volcanoes, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced on Friday.

Hoan Kiem turtle fished out for treatment

VietNamNet Bridge – Some 50 people, including marine commandos were involved in the catch of Hoan Kiem turtle on April 3. After several hours, the legendary turtle was towed to the Rua isle in the middle of the lake for treatment of its wounds.

9 killed, 73 injured in Quran burning protest in south Afghan city

At least nine people were killed and over 70 others injured as thousands of people staged a protest demonstration in Kandahar city Saturday to condemn the reported burning of Muslim holy book Quran in the United States recently,

Officials to probe training centres

Ha Noi Education and Training Department would regularly inspect foreign language and computer centres this year in response to the growing number of centres that were operating without licences, said the department's vice director.

Viettel to invest US$600 million in Ukraine

Viettel will invest US$600 million in Ukraine to supply broad-band internet services after a mutual of understanding (MOU) was signed last week with an Ukraine partner.

Slow tax payments create headaches

VietNamNet Bridge - Delayed tax filing by businesses has put pressure on both tax agencies and the enterprises themselves.

U.S. unemployment rate drops to 8.8 percent

The U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 8.8 percent in March from 8.9 percent in the previous month, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 216,000, the Labor Department reported Friday.

UN report: 1.6 mln HIV carriers in Latin America, Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean have about 1.6 million people carrying the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that can cause the deadly disease AIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) said on Thursday.

Vietnam’s overseas investments hit record high

The Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment has reported that Vietnamese enterprises had poured a record high amount of over US$1.264 billion in 16 projects abroad in the first two months of this year.

Vietnam can detect medium earthquakes early

Vietnam now can detect medium earthquakes in the East Sea a few minutes after they break out and will soon be able to early identify quakes of 6.5 degrees or higher, the Global Physics Institute has said.

Stilt house, local artifacts preserved

To many people, stilt houses are just a distant memory, but Roda Nai Linh from Don Duong District in the province of Lam Dong lives in one of those unique houses, full of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) artefacts.