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  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has voiced its protest against China’s unilateral promulgation of a ban on fishing in the East Sea, the Vietnam News Agency reported.   Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on Friday told the press that Vietnamese representatives had met with Chinese side to protest...

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Transport minister Dinh La Thang has proposed banning ministry officials from playing golf. A recent notice issued by newly appointed Transport Minister Dinh La Thang asking ministry officials to stop playing golf to save time for work is “impractical,” a Ministry of Justice official said Thursday. Le Hong Son,...

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China launches a ban on smoking in indoor public spaces Sunday but the effort is widely viewed as vague and half-hearted and few expect it to have much of an impact in the tobacco-addicted country. China launches a ban on smoking in indoor public spaces Sunday but the effort is widely viewed as vague and half-hearted and few...

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File photo shows a Muslim woman wearing the niqab (veil which covers the body and leaves only a small strip for the eyes) with her passport during a meeting in Montreuil, outside Paris. France, home to Europe’s biggest Muslim population, banned the wearing of full-face veils in public Monday, despite threats of protest...

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Field photo of the Huu Nghi border crossing.VnnNews - It was 7pm on the last day of 2008 when Vietnamese and Chinese negotiators announced the completion of the demarcation and marker planting for the Vietnamese-Chinese border, the official end of a marathon negotiation process spanning nearly 20 years. In fact, two issues remained unresolved. Vietnam,...

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VnnNews – Ignoring the ban, many people are still going to gold shops when they have the demand to purchase or sell foreign currencies. A gold shop that trades foreign currencies on Ha Trung streetGold shops these days are more busy than atvany time in the year. Many people go to gold shops to sell dollars which are the kieu hoi (overseas...

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VnnNews – Several types of buses and trucks have been banned from entering central Ha Noi streets to reduce traffic congestion over the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. VnnNews – Several types of buses and trucks have been banned from entering central Ha Noi streets to reduce traffic congestion over the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.The...

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