Archive for August 10th, 2008
HA NOI — National Assembly Standing Committee members discussed Viet Nam’s legal issues in joining the Hague Convention on inter-country adoption yesterday.
In 1993, 64 countries, including Viet Nam, approved the convention. The number of countries participating to the convention has now increased to 75.
Chairman of the NA’s Law Committee Nguyen Van Thuan asked deputies to [...]
HA NOI — The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed the draft High-Tech Law at the last session of the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee yesterday.
Most participants said they were worried that the draft law did not clearly identify mechanism and sources for investment, especially financial resource to assure investment in high-tech fields.
The draft law [...]
HA NOI — Ha Noi’s Investigating Police Unit has arrested Nguyen Kieu Hung, 36, for alleged fraud and appropriating US$736,000 from a Singaporean company.
According to initial investigation, Hung, director of An Hung Handicraft Import-Export and Construction Company, signed a contract to supply coal to Singaporean company Enpress Trade Company Ltd with Helen Leong, director of [...]
HA NOI — Police uncovered one of the largest wild animal trading rings in the country, finding over 2,600 snakes and tortoises, in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The anti-smuggling department, with environmental police from the Ministry of Public Security, seized a lorry driven by Tran Chau Lan from Nha Trang, in the central province [...]
HA NOI — The Government yesterday signed a US$2 million deal with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help draft a Socio-Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) for the next decade.
The project will formulate an SEDS for 2010-20 by assisting the Development Strategy Institute of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in conducting necessary research and [...]
DA NANG — Da Nang City’s police on Wednesday arrested Nguyen Huynh Thi My Ngoc on charges of embezzlement of VND130 billion (US$7.8 million).
The 41-year-old company director is now under investigation for the next four months on charges that she has swindled large amounts of money from people.
According to initial investigations, Ngoc, born in the [...]
New Customs laws protect IP
By Chris Vale and Hieu Nguyen of Rouse Legal (HCM City Branch) WWW.IPRIGHTS.COM
Viet Nam has nearly 60 border gates along its borders with China, Laos and Cambodia – and its sea ports provide access for goods from all around the world.
This means there are many access points into Viet Nam for [...]
HCM CITY — Five militiamen accused of injuring four students at Tran Phu Secondary school last November were tried yesterday in the People’s Court of District 10 in HCM City.
The five militiamen are Huynh Tuan Anh, who was vice head of the Military Steering Board of Ward 15 in District 10, Vo Anh Hoang, Nguyen [...]
HA NOI — Vice State President Nguen Thi Doan yesterday reiterated Viet Nam’s stand to respect nations’ right to self-determination, saying Sudan’s fate must be decided by its people.
Doan made the statement during her meeting with Sudanese Minister of Economics and Finance Award Ahmed Eljjar, who is on a visit to Viet Nam.
She said that [...]