Vietnamese businesses warned about ‘outsourcing trap’

Last update 14:00 | 07/02/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 70 percent of Vietnam’s total export turnover belongs to foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), while Vietnamese enterprises still cannot join the global value chain. 


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According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam exported $175.9 billion worth of products in 2016, an increase of 8.6 percent over the year before. FIEs alone exported $126 billion, or 70 percent of total export turnover.

Vietnam’s exports have been witnessing stable two-digit growth rate over many years. In 2001, the country exported $15 billion worth of products, while the figure soared to $96.9 billion 10 years later. In 2016, export turnover climbed to $175.9 billion. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese businesses warned about ‘outsourcing trap’”

Japanese warship visits Cam Ranh port

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Update: April, 12/2017 – 10:33

Ship Fuyuzuki of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khánh Hòa yesterday, starting a five-day visit to Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Ship Fuyuzuki of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khánh Hòa yesterday, starting a five-day visit to Việt Nam.

The crewmember will visit leaders of the provincial People’s Committee, Commander of Naval Zone 4 and ships of the Vietnam People’s Navy. They will have sport exchange with officers and soldiers of Naval Zone 4.

The visit takes place in the context that relations between the two countries in general and defence ties in particular are growing. — VNS

Fury in Vietnam over United passenger dragged from plane

ChannelNewsAsia
Posted 12 Apr 2017 14:20

HANOI: Outrage spread to Vietnam on Wednesday over United Airlines’ handling of a passenger dragged from his seat after it emerged that the 69-year-old U.S. doctor was Vietnamese by birth.

Although United Airlines has no direct flights to Vietnam, there were widespread calls on social media for a boycott after video showed a bloodied David Dao being yanked out of the plane by airport security on Sunday to make way for United employees.

The ire in Vietnam grew quickly after it was reported that Dao’s origins were not in the Southeast Asian country’s old enemy, China, as many had at first assumed. Tiếp tục đọc “Fury in Vietnam over United passenger dragged from plane”

Taiwan bans dog and cat meat from table as attitudes change

Consumption attracts large fine and repeat offenders could be named and shamed under law that is first of its kind in Asia

Cats are seen caged after being rescued by China Small Animal Protection Association from a Tianjin market that trade cats for meat and fur, in Beijing
People in Taiwan who repeatedly eat dog or cat meat face being named and shamed under the new law. Photograph: AP

Taiwan is set to become the first country in Asia to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat, as increasing pet ownership across the continent has seen attitudes shift.

The revised Animal Protection Act imposes a fine of up to 250,000 Taiwan dollars (£6,500) for eating dog or cat meat, while the penalties for animal cruelty or slaughter were raised to up to two years in prison and fines of up to 2m Taiwan dollars (£52,000). Tiếp tục đọc “Taiwan bans dog and cat meat from table as attitudes change”

China’s Xi calls for peaceful resolution of N Korea tensions in call with Trump

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a peaceful resolution of rising tension on the Korean peninsula in a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group steamed towards the region.

Trump’s call with Xi, just days after they met in the United States, came as an influential state-run Chinese newspaper warned that the Korean peninsula was the closest it has been to a “military clash” since North Korea’s first nuclear test in 2006. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s Xi calls for peaceful resolution of N Korea tensions in call with Trump”

Philippines: Army ‘kills Abu Sayyaf commander’ blamed for beheadings

Al Jazeera

Clash on Bohol leaves several fighters dead, notably Moammar Askali, blamed for the beheading of foreign hostages.

In 2000, Abu Sayyaf men snatched foreign tourists from a Malaysian resort, releasing them for millions of dollars in ransoms [File/AP]

Soldiers battling Abu Sayyaf in central Philippines are reported to have killed a key commander of the armed group who had been blamed for the beheadings of two Canadians and a German hostage.

Military chief of staff General Eduardo Ano said troops recovered and identified the remains of Moammar Askali, also known as Abu Rami, at the scene of the battle in a coastal village on Bohol island on Tuesday. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines: Army ‘kills Abu Sayyaf commander’ blamed for beheadings”

Nga, Iran dọa tấn công đáp trả mọi hành động xâm phạm Syria của Mỹ

Thứ hai, 10/4/2017 | 07:56 GMT+7

Nga và Iran hôm qua tuyên bố Mỹ đã vượt lằn ranh đỏ khi tấn công tên lửa căn cứ Syria và cảnh báo sẽ đáp trả bằng vũ lực mọi hành động xâm phạm.

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Tàu khu trục Đô đốc Grigorovich của Nga được điều đến Địa Trung Hải, sau khi hai tàu chiến Mỹ phóng 59 quả tên lửa vào Syria. Ảnh: Reuters

“Những gì Mỹ thực hiện với hành vi gây hấn ở Syria đã vượt qua lằn ranh đỏ. Từ giờ, chúng tôi sẽ đáp trả bằng vũ lực trước mọi hành động xâm phạm hoặc vượt giới hạn từ bất kỳ bên nào. Mỹ biết khả năng đáp trả của chúng tôi”, Independent dẫn tuyên bố từ trung tâm chỉ huy chung lực lượng Nga, Iran và dân quân ủng hộ chính quyền Tổng thống Syria Bashar al-Assad.

Tiếp tục đọc “Nga, Iran dọa tấn công đáp trả mọi hành động xâm phạm Syria của Mỹ”

Frequent inspections tire Vietnamese business owners

TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 04/11/2017 15:35 GMT + 7

A traffic inspector examines fire extinguishers installed on a long-haul bus in Hanoi.

Despite a government order dictating that authorities only inspect businesses once a year, enterprises in Vietnam are facing repeated inspections that do more harm than good to their business.

A paper manufacturing company based in Ho Chi Minh City said it has been the subject of approximately 30 inspections by authorities since 2015. Tiếp tục đọc “Frequent inspections tire Vietnamese business owners”

United Airlines: Chinese and Vietnamese anger at passenger removal – Nam hành khách bị kéo khỏi máy bay Mỹ là người gốc Việt

United Airlines: Chinese and Vietnamese anger at passenger removal

Outrage has erupted on Chinese and Vietnamese social media over the removal of a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight.

Videos posted online showed security officers dragging the man, who appears to be Asian, from the flight.

The man has not yet been identified. One eyewitness said he was a “Chinese American doctor”, while another said he was originally from Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “United Airlines: Chinese and Vietnamese anger at passenger removal – Nam hành khách bị kéo khỏi máy bay Mỹ là người gốc Việt”

Investors, bankers flee from BOT projects

Last update 13:00 | 11/04/2017

 

VietNamNet Bridge – Investors are fleeing from BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects in the transport sector after encountering many difficulties. 


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BOT investors are now in a dilemma as toll collection is not big enough to pay bank debts.

Tran Ngoc Le from Yen Khanh Production, Trade & Service Company, one of the major investors in the Hac Tri Bridge in Phu Tho province, said the monthly turnover from the project is VND5 billion, while the company has to pay VND10 billion in bank loan interest.

The investor initially expected to take back the investment capital after 17 years, but it has realized that the time may be 50 years. Tiếp tục đọc “Investors, bankers flee from BOT projects”

Huế reports its first avian flu outbreak

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Update: April, 11/2017 – 15:16

Infected ducks are taken to a landfill site. — Photo infonet.vn

THỪA THIÊN- HUẾ — Authorities in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province discovered the first cases of H5N6 avian flu outbreak at two family-run farms in Phú Lộc District.

According to a report by the province’s Department of Husbandry and Veterinary, a total of 5,500 ducklings tested positive for the H5N6 avian infection and other 1,000 dead ducklings were buried at the landfill site on Monday.
Tiếp tục đọc “Huế reports its first avian flu outbreak”

EU prolongs sanctions on Iran over human rights violations

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday extended until April 2018 sanctions against Iran for “serious human rights violations”, a narrower measure than restrictions the bloc had already lifted after an international accord on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

The EU has pursued rapprochement with Iran since the 2015 nuclear deal, which reversed a decade of hard-hitting Western financial and trade sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Top EU officials have been shuttling in and out of Tehran since, often accompanied by large European business delegations. Tiếp tục đọc “EU prolongs sanctions on Iran over human rights violations”

Thai junta rejects conditional peace talks with Muslim insurgents

BANGKOK: Thailand’s military junta on Tuesday rejected a conditional offer from the main Muslim separatist group fighting in southern Thailand to enter into formal peace talks.

The Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) said on Monday that it would be willing to enter into formal negotiations on the decades-old insurgency if certain conditions were met by the Thai government.

Among its demands were mediation by a neutral third party and the participation of international observers. Tiếp tục đọc “Thai junta rejects conditional peace talks with Muslim insurgents”

9 dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island

MANILA: Nine people including four members of the Philippine security forces were killed on Tuesday (Apr 11) in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on the resort island of Bohol, authorities said.

The incursion would be the first on a key Philippine tourist destination in recent years by the group which pledges allegiance to the Islamic State and often targets foreigners in the lawless southern Mindanao region.

Five gunmen were killed, and four assault rifles and an improvised explosive device were recovered in the fighting on Bohol island, officials said. Tiếp tục đọc “9 dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island”

Chinese official demoted for not smoking in front of Muslims

BEIJING: A Chinese official who allegedly declined to smoke in front of Muslims in Xinjiang has been demoted for taking an “unstable political stance,” a state-run newspaper reported on Tuesday (Apr 11).

Xinjiang, home to China’s Muslim Uighur ethnic minority, restricts religious practises – such as growing beards, wearing headscarves, and fasting during Ramadan – that are seen as symbols of “Islamic extremism”. Tiếp tục đọc “Chinese official demoted for not smoking in front of Muslims”