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Local organic food producer clinches deal with American investment fund By Thanh Thom Pham Phuong Thao (L), director of Organica Investment JSC, shakes hands with Jennifer Buckley, senior managing director of SEAF, on January 9 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Local organic food firm Organica Investment JSC today, January 9, struck an investment agreement with the SEAF Women’s Opportunity Fund (SWOF) – an investment fund managed by the U.S.-based SEAF. The fund will help the firm expand its retail store chain in Vietnam. Organica said in a statement that the SEAF team, as a shareholder in Organica, will support the company in improving its financial management and broadening its business development opportunities in the future. In addition to its equity investment, SWOF will also provide a long-term loan to Organica to ensure the company has sufficient capital to pursue its long-term growth plan. Jennifer Buckley, senior managing director of SEAF, noted that the global … [Read more...] about Local organic food producer clinches deal with American investment fund

Visa waiver deals with Chile, France poised to take effect (02-06-2005) HA NOI — Viet Nam’s agreements with Chile and France to mutually waive visas for diplomatic passport-holders are set to take effect soon. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the agreement with Chile, signed last year, will come into effect on June 25. Under this agreement, citizens of the two countries with valid diplomatic or official passports will not need entry, exit or transit visas and can temporarily reside in the other country for 60 days. The agreement with France to waive visas for diplomatic passport-holders, also signed last year, will take effect on July 1. — VNS … [Read more...] about Visa waiver deals with Chile, France poised to take effect

Officials prosecuted in rice deal (26-07-2005) NINH THUAN — The Ninh Thuan People’s Procuracy has decided to prosecute five officials from the provincial cereal-processing plant for their alleged involvement in the supply of poor-quality rice to local drought-stricken residents. The accused include the plant’s former director Hoang Trang Thanh, former deputy director Diep Ai Nhat, and former deputy chief of the plant’s trade department Chau Kien Cuong. The people’s procuracy claimed that Cuong had recommended the purchase of 1,000kg of rice by the plant for local drought-stricken residents, despite knowing that some of the rice was of poor quality and mouldy. For this action, Cuong stands accused of intentionally contravening State regulations on economic management, with serious consequences, while the other officials are accused of irresponsibility. The procuracy demanded that, if found guilty, the accused be also instructed to pay damages of VND153 million … [Read more...] about Officials prosecuted in rice deal

Danang, Fayfay.com sign tourism promotion deal By Nhan Tam Two young women chat in front of an automatic tourism information station near Dragon Bridge in Danang City. The central city has clinched a deal with travel website Fayfay.com to promote its tourism – PHOTO: NHAN TAM DANANG – The central coastal city of Danang has collaborated with Fayfay.com, a Hong-Kong-based travel ecommerce platform, to organize tourism promotion events and art performances to attract more tourists and foreign reporters to Danang. The Danang Tourism Promotion Center announced the news following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the travel site on February 26. According to Kelvin Wu, co-founder of Fayfay.com, Danang remains a popular destination among international visitors, and Fayfay.com is considering the city for its expansion plan in central Vietnam. Under the agreement, the travel ecommerce site will promote Danang’s history and culture, alongside its quality … [Read more...] about Danang, Fayfay.com sign tourism promotion deal

Vu Nhom appeals verdicts on murky land deals The Saigon Times Daily Phan Van Anh Vu (front) sits in court during his trial in Hanoi in January 2019. He has been jailed for the third time after a court convicted him of corruption over murky land deals, which he has appealed – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom, a 44-year-old property magnate turned fugitive spy, has lodged an appeal against his entire first-instance verdict for his improper land sales in the central coastal city of Danang and HCMC that cost the State millions of dollars. The People’s Court of Hanoi City was cited by the Vietnam News Agency as saying that the court has received a letter of appeal from Vu, chairman of Danang-based Bac Nam 79 Construction JSC and former chairman of HCMC-based Nova Bac Nam 79 JSC and former senior lieutenant colonel. In his letter, Vu claimed that he was completely innocent of abusing his positions of power, so he did not concur with the first-instance … [Read more...] about Vu Nhom appeals verdicts on murky land deals

Stocks crash as Trump-Kim summit ends without deal By Phuong Thao HCMC – The local stock market took a nosedive today, February 28, in tandem with Asian stock exchanges as the U.S.-North Korea Summit ended without agreement. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange shed a hefty 24.8 points, or 2.5%, against the previous day to close at 965.47. Market breadth on the southern exchange was negative with 220 stocks losing and 98 others gaining. Trade remained positive, though, as volume dropped 14% versus Wednesday at 223.6 million shares and value increased 5% at VND5.3 trillion. Nine out of the top 10 stocks lost. Property giant VIC and its affiliates made the most negative contribution to the VN-Index. While VIC slumped 2.9% at VND114,000, realty enterprise VHM fell 5.6% at VND87,500 and retailer VRE slid 4.3% at VND33,000. VNM, a dairy enterprise, tumbled 4.5% at VND141,100 while beverage firm SAB decreased 3% at VND240,000. GAS, a leading fuel group, made the best … [Read more...] about Stocks crash as Trump-Kim summit ends without deal

Viet Nam, Laos sign deal on new ideological co-operation (09-01-2006) VIENTIANE — The Ideological and Cultural Commission of the Communist Party of Viet Nam’s Central Committee and the Department of Propaganda and Training of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee have signed a co-operation plan for 2006. The document was ratified in Vientiane last week at a working session between Nguyen Hong Vinh, Deputy Director of the Ideological and Cultural Commission, and Sileua Bounkham, Director of the LPRP Central Committee’s Department of Propaganda and Training and aims at continued exchanges as well as the promotion of co-operation in personnel training and education. Under the plan, Viet Nam will collaborate with Laos to build an information centre and publish ideological and political documents. Lao Vice President, Choumaly Sayasone, received the Vietnamese delegation and praised the relationship between the Vietnamese Ideological and Cultural … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, Laos sign deal on new ideological co-operation

Australia to sign police deal with Viet Nam, Cambodia (08-03-2006) Sydney — Terrorism, money laundering, and child sexual abuse prevention will top the list of future agreements between the police of Australia, Viet Nam and Cambodia, said Mick Keelty, general commander of the Australian Federal Police. Keelty said his agency was the first law enforcement body from a developed country to sign such agreements with Vietnamese police. He also described the Australian Federal Police’s pact with Cambodia as "historic." Australia, home to a large Vietnamese community, has witnessed a rising trend in money laundering disguised in remittances; drug trafficking; women and children trafficking; and computer fraud committed by criminals in the two countries. The agreements are expected to make positive contributions to crime control in the two countries, he said. — VNS … [Read more...] about Australia to sign police deal with Viet Nam, Cambodia

Agencies join to deal with complaints about judiciary (06-10-2006) HA NOI — The People’s Supreme Procuracy will work with relevant agencies to streamline procedures on public complaints and denunciations related to judicial activities. According to a recently signed regulation, the People’s Supreme Procuracy will work with the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, the People’s Aspirations Board of the National Assembly and the Home Affairs Department of the Communist Party’s Central Committee to manage and solve all judicial complaints. The regulation was signed yesterday under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong. The agencies will also receive and classify denunciation and complaints on judiciary activities from the people, and transfer complaints to appropriate departments in the People’s Supreme Procuracy. All complex and long-term cases will be reported to the Procuracy. Officials from relevant agencies will meet … [Read more...] about Agencies join to deal with complaints about judiciary