Vietnam power utility's salaries subject to further inspection

The labor ministry will inspect salaries at the state-owned power utility Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and some of its member companies, Tuoi Tre quoted Minister Pham Thi Hai Chuyen as saying Thursday. Chuyen made the statement after the State Audit of Vietnam’s inspection revealed that EVN failed to “guarantee harmonious benefits among its units,” and to offer reasonable salaries to its employees, given huge losses it is suffering. The minister said it is unknown when the inspectors will conclude their reviews, but the ministry will urge them to announce their findings as soon as possible, the newspaper reported. It is impossible for corporations that don’t make profits like EVN to offer high salaries,...

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HCMC aims to protect tourists from robberies

Group of security guards help foreign tourists cross the street in Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City authorities are deploying measures to protect tourists in response to the increasing number of robberies aimed at foreigners in the city. Last Friday afternoon, Trung Hieu, a security guard at Ben Thanh market’s East gate heard two tourists shouting “Robbers, robbers” from a distance. On arriving at the scene, he found a Japanese woman in her 20s panicking, crying on her boyfriend’s shoulder. Hieu and his colleagues quickly followed two bag snatchers riding a Dream bike towards Le Loi Street. Stopped by locals at the Le Loi- Nguyen Trung Truc intersection, the thieves threw their bike down and ran away. However, they were soon...

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Posted in: Experimental Society,Tour in Vietnam,Vietnam

HCMC ward implements fingerprinting system

A resident in Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCMC has her fingerprints recorded by the ward's personal information management system In an effort to facilitate administrative interaction between citizens and local authorities, the Ben Thanh Ward People’s Committee, in District 1, has put into operation a personal information management system based on fingerprints. Accordingly, everybody who makes their first visit to the committee to carry out administrative procedures will have their essential personal information, including full name, age, gender, address, ID number, and fingerprint pattern recorded in the system. When they return, they will simply press their forefingers against a device and all their stored information...

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Posted in: HCM,Society,Vietnam

Ahead of Huge Moscow Protest, Medvedev Offers Reform

Russia’s biggest protest yet is expected this weekend in Moscow. With an ear to Russia’s discontent on the street, President Dmitry Medvedev has unveiled changes to widen democracy in Russia. In his last state-of-the-nation speech as president, Medvedev promised direct elections for governors, a politically independent state-run TV channel, and drastically eased rules for the registration of new political parties and presidential candidates. No new genuine opposition party has been allowed in Russia since now Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was elected president in 2000. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev makes his annual state of the nation address at the Kremlin in Moscow December 22, 2011. An aide said legislation would be ...

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Posted in: Moscow,Politics,Russia

Bombs Rock Baghdad

A series of bomb blasts hit the Iraqi capital Thursday, leaving at least 63 dead and more than 180 wounded.  The attacks came as Iraq is gripped in a political crisis between Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Sunni political rivals in the government. A woman walks past the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's Shaab District, northern Baghdad, December 22, 2011. Ambulances ferried casualties to hospitals across Baghdad following the multiple explosions that seemed to target mostly Shi'ite areas.  Witnesses say most of the apparently coordinated attacks occurred as people were heading off to work. Iraqi government TV indicated that four explosions were of car bombs, while 10 were the result of roadside bombs. Baghdad's...

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Posted in: Middle East,Politics,Society,violence

Master TOEFL

Today and on, I would to introduce a book that can help you to master TOEFL , and of course we have to learn by heart to get high grade. Hope it helps you.  CHAPTER 1 GETTING TO KNOW THE TOEFL WHAT IS THE TOEFL? The TOEFL is a comprehensive English language examination required by more than 3,000 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. In addition, foreign born professionals frequently need a TOEFL score for certification to practice their profession in the United States or Canada. The TOEFL is a timed test that consists of the three sections listed here. THE TOEFL Section 1 Listening Comprehension 50 questions 35 minutes Part A Part B Part C Statements Short Dialogs Minitalks...

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