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    Several economists are saying the government should not commit itself to any gross domestic product target, adding economic growth cannot be a forced process. Vietnam should just follow other countries and release regular economic forecasts instead, they suggest. Vu Quang...

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  Vietnam’s public debt will probably be higher than estimated, as the Ministry of Finance has missed including in its calculations several kinds of debt related to the government, lawmakers said at the National Assembly’s meeting on Friday. According to the National Assembly’s Finance...

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  Government would do well to keep people informed about its actions on the East Sea conflict, prominent lawmaker asserts   The government stands to gain a lot, and lose nothing, if people know about the actions it is taking on the East Sea conflict, an outspoken legislator...

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  Anti-corruption advocates and international experts hope a new president and National Assembly will get tough on graft and economic problems A boy walks with water buffaloes in Lao Cai Province’s Sapa District in northwest Vietnam. Anti-corruption advocates...

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Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung speaks at a National Assembly meeting Thursday Vietnam has faced more challenging economic problems than expected, but it managed to achieve positive results in the first half of the year. A government report submitted Thursday to the National Assembly by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen...

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Taxpayers need to be supported through tough economic times, legislators said Several lawmakers are unsatisfied with proposed tax cuts for the poor, which they say will not lift enough pressure off the backs of struggling working families. Others are also standing up against proposed cuts for big companies. The government...

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  Factory workers change shifts at the Thang Long Industrial Park outside of Hanoi. The government is seeking approval from the National Assembly to suspend tax collection from those with a monthly income of less than VND9 million (US$440). The Ministry of Finance has submitted...

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Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, puts his vote into a ballot box Sunday in Hanoi. Over 97 percent of voters across the country cast their votes in the elections to national and local legislative bodies on Sunday, according to the National Assembly’s office.   The Ministry of Home...

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  Vietnam has spent VND700 billion (US$34 million) on preparations for the elections of the central and local legislative bodies scheduled for May 22, the Ministry of Finance told a press conference Wednesday.   The expenditure will probably increase as the election nears.   According to the VnExpress, a...

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Lawmakers’ rejection of a bill that would give special rights and privileges to Hanoi in the final session of its 2007-2011 term was a rare move, demonstrating a more active role taken by the legislature, experts say. Lawmakers’ rejection of a bill that would give special rights and privileges to Hanoi in the final...

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