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SCIC to reduce state capital in over 200 companies in H2

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:31:43 PST

State Capital Investment Corp (SCIC) has reported gaining total revenue of over 1.039 trillion dong and 868.9 billion dong in pre-tax profit in the first half of 2009.

US senators press Vietnam on jailed priest

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:04:00 PST

A group of US senators urged Vietnam's president on Wednesday to free a Catholic priest as human rights groups said his imprisonment justified putting Hanoi on a US religious freedom blacklist.

Vietnam asks for support against 'terrorism'

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:03:00 PST

Vietnam on Thursday asked for international support in its struggle against "terrorism", stepping up its justification for the arrest of a human rights lawyer.

Vietnam fishermen say trade hit by Chinese patrols

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam's foreign ministry announced in early June that China had ordered a fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea "including those under Vietnam's sovereignty".

Vietnam expels detained lawyer from bar

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:04:00 PST

Vietnam has expelled a prominent lawyer from the HCM City Bar after he was arrested for allegedly colluding with hostile forces to sabotage the country, the bar said Tuesday.

Vietnam deplores EU interference in rights lawyer case

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam Tuesday deplored "interference" by European countries which denounced the arrest of human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh.

Vietnamese court rejects lawsuit against prime minister

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

A court in Hanoi has rejected a lawsuit against Vietnam's prime minister seeking to halt controversial bauxite mining projects, the government reported Tuesday. Hanoi People's Court decided that it had no legal framework for considering the suit against prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The decision was signed June 19 but first reported today on the Vietnamese government website (www.chinhphu.vn).

Vietnam cuts list of death penalty crimes: official

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam on Friday removed rape and several other offences from the list of crimes punishable by death, an official said, but deputies maintained capital punishment for drug trafficking.

Global lawyers' group brands Vietnam arrest 'arbitrary'

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:11:00 PST

A global association of lawyers says Vietnam's "arbitrary" arrest of a human rights lawyer contravenes international legal standards and the country's own constitution.

Vietnam defends 'free speech' after lawyer, activists arrest

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

Communist Vietnam has defended its commitment to freedom of speech in the face of widening global opposition to the recent arrest of a prominent lawyer and writer.

Vietnam arrests 3 democracy activists

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:16:16 PST

Authorities in Vietnam have arrested three pro-democracy activists, accusing them of colluding with a prominent civil rights attorney to sabotage the communist government, state media reported Thursday Jun 18.

USCIRF condemns arrest of lawyer Le Cong Dinh

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned Saturday�s arrest of Le Cong Dinh, a prominent lawyer who defended clients in high profile human rights cases, including prominent religious freedom defenders Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan.

Tariff cuts on many commodities

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:50:30 PST

Under the Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) taking effect from June 12, Vietnam will cut and remove 8,771 out of the 9,390 tariff lines of the current import tariffs.

Calls mount for release of Vietnam lawyer

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:11:44 PST

Calls have mounted for the release of a prominent lawyer in communist Vietnam, with Human Rights Watch saying his arrest would have a "chilling effect" on the country's legal profession.

US condemns arrest of Vietnam lawyer

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

The United States is deeply concerned by the arrest by Vietnamese authorities of lawyer Le Cong Dinh on June 13 on charges of "distributing propaganda against the state." Vietnamese officials have stated that Dinh was arrested because of his defense of pro-democracy activists and his use of the Internet to express his views.

US keeps antidumping duty order on Vietnam frozen fish fillet

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has elected to keep in place an antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam. All six ITC commissioners voted to keep the order intact. The commission determined that revoking the existing duty order would lead to a recurrence of material injury with a "reasonably foreseeable time," the commission announcement said.

Vietnam arrests defender of pro-democracy activists

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:10:00 PST

Vietnamese police have arrested a lawyer who defended pro-democracy activists, accusing him of working with "hostile" outside forces to sabotage the state and slandering leaders including the country's prime minister.

Vietnam ratifies investment pact with Qatar

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

The prime minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, has ratified an agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments with Qatar, state media reported.

Trade advantages from FTA Asean-EU agreement

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:16:36 PST

According to the analysis of companies and research institutes of Netherlands, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam, Free Trade Agreement between EU and Asean (FTA Asean-EU) will bring many advantages for Asean countries in field of footwear production.

Japan plans new development aid

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PST

Japan plans to introduce a new package of official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in July to help improve its infrastructure, a government official said Tuesday.