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Community collects locally sourced materials to construct a school in Vietnam

The Xuan Hoa commune in the Lao Cai province of northwest Vietnam is, like much of the surrounding area, a region that has suffered from economic hardships in the past. A large number of households in Xuan Hoa live in extreme poverty, including many of the school district’s 78 students aged 6 to 11 years old. The new Dao school by 1+1>2 Architects was completed in 2019 to provide provide education to the area’s children in first through fifth grades.[...]




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Thich Quang Do, Buddhist monk and renowned Vietnamese dissident, dies at 91

The Communist government kept Thich Quang Do in prison or under house arrest for more than 20 years.




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As coronavirus rages, a Vietnamese diva falls silent. But her legend lives on

Thai Thanh, who reigned over Vietnamese American popular music for nearly six decades, died in March. Her legions of fans have mourned from home.




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Timeline: Vietnam

A chronology of key events




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Country profile: Vietnam

Key facts, figures and dates




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AT#76 - Travel to Vietnam

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AT#374 - Travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Hear about travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jodi Ettenberg from legalnomads.com.




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AT#548 - Travel to Northern Vietnam

Hear about travel to Northern Vietnam as the Amateur Traveler talks to Cindy Carlsson about her trip to some popular sites and some way off the beaten track places.




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Study reveals rich genetic diversity of Vietnam

(Molecular Biology and Evolution (Oxford University Press)) In a new paper, Dang Liu, Mark Stoneking and colleagues have analyzed newly generated genome-wide SNP data for the Kinh and 21 additional ethnic groups in Vietnam, encompassing all five major language families in MSEA, along with previously published data from nearby populations and ancient samples.




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Methodology for Estimating Levels of Illegal Timber- and Paper-sector Imports: Estimates for China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK, the US and Vietnam

25 November 2014

This paper accompanies a series of assessments on China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK, the US and Vietnam, providing details on how the estimates of the level of illegality of imports of wood-based products into those countries were derived.

Alison Hoare

Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme

This paper accompanies a series of Chatham House assessments on China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK, the US and Vietnam and provides details on how the estimates of the level of illegality of imports of wood-based products into those countries were derived. The assessments are part of a research project that monitored levels of illegal logging and related trade in selected consumer, producer and processing countries in order to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to tackle this problem.

The paper describes the methodology for estimating the levels of wood-based products at high risk of illegality that are being imported into consumer and processing countries. The methodology was developed in order to provide quantitative estimates of the scale of such imports and to assess how they have changed over time. The figures adopted for the assessments are based on the best available evidence; but, given the challenges of quantifying levels of illegal logging and the limited information available for some countries, they should not be regarded as definitive. Rather, they indicate the likely levels of illegality and, perhaps more important, how they may have changed over time.




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Trade in Illegal Timber: The Response in Vietnam

10 December 2014

While the Vietnamese government has made some progress towards tackling illegal logging and the associated trade, there has been little progress in policy reform, and there is still no legislation regulating illegal timber imports.

Jade Saunders

Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme

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A motoryclist rides past a private wood processing workshop, Vietnam. Photo by Getty Images.

This paper is part of a broader Chatham House study which assesses illegal logging and the associated trade. 

The Vietnamese government has made some progress towards tackling illegal logging and the associated trade. It has negotiated a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) with the EU, a process that has prompted a review of relevant legislation and improved the government’s engagement with civil society. In addition, it has signed agreements with Lao PDR and Cambodia in which it has committed to coordination on forest management and trade. However, there has been little progress in policy reform, and there is still no legislation regulating illegal timber imports.

There is a high level of awareness of illegal logging and associated trade within the private sector: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody (CoC) certification has increased rapidly, particularly in the furniture sector. But efforts are hampered by poor access to third-party verified raw material.

Both trade data discrepancies and analysis of trade flows indicate that illegal trade remains a serious problem. The volume of imports of wood-based products at a high risk of illegality is estimated to have increased since 2000, while its share in the volume of total imports of wood-based products gradually declined until 2009 and then increased slightly: they are estimated to have comprised 18 per cent of the total by volume in 2013.

In order to build on its response to illegal logging and related trade, the government should establish a legal responsibility for Vietnamese importers to ensure that their timber sources are legal. Furthermore, to increase domestic demand for legal products, it should establish a public procurement policy requiring the use of verified legal products. Within the framework of the VPA, broad and effective multi-stakeholder engagement will be vital to ensure that a robust timber legality assurance system is developed. In addition, proactive partnerships should be forged with high-risk supply countries to establish legality criteria and indicators that reflect the full scope of the relevant legislation in those countries.




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Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States

The Vietnamese immigrant population in the United States has grown significantly since the end of the Vietnam War, making it the sixth-largest foreign-born population in the country. The main modes of arrival for the Vietnamese have shifted over the years, from refugee protection to family reunification. This article explores the characteristics of Vietnamese immigrants, including their incomes, education, English proficiency, and more.




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[ Other - Vietnam ] Open Question : What is HIV and how is it related to covid19? Any cure soon for both?




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Regarding imposing of anti-dumping duty on all imports of Recordable Digital Versatile Disc [DVD] of all kinds originating in, or exported from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam

 Regarding imposing of anti-dumping duty on all imports of Recordable Digital Versatile Disc [DVD] of all kinds origina




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Vietnam Extends Visa Free Travel to Five Western Europe Countries

The Vietnamese Government has extended visa-free travel by additional year for the travelers from France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. The foreign nationals who visit Vietnam can stay for 15 days. Any passport holder from the countries…





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Seychellois Rupee(SCR)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Seychellois Rupee = 1363.0221 Vietnamese Dong




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Trinidad and Tobago Dollar(TTD)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar = 3462.8572 Vietnamese Dong



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Swedish Krona(SEK)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Swedish Krona = 2394.6725 Vietnamese Dong




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Slovak Koruna(SKK)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Slovak Koruna = 1053.7918 Vietnamese Dong




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Serbian Dinar(RSD)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Serbian Dinar = 215.7623 Vietnamese Dong




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Polish Zloty(PLN)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Polish Zloty = 5565.2536 Vietnamese Dong




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Qatari Rial(QAR)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Qatari Rial = 6426.8725 Vietnamese Dong




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Indian Rupee(INR)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Indian Rupee = 309.924 Vietnamese Dong




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Pakistani Rupee(PKR)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Pakistani Rupee = 146.5738 Vietnamese Dong




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Sierra Leonean Leone(SLL)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 2.3733 Vietnamese Dong



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New Taiwan Dollar(TWD)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 783.7526 Vietnamese Dong



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Thai Baht(THB)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Thai Baht = 730.7997 Vietnamese Dong




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Turkish Lira(TRY)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Turkish Lira = 3300.9127 Vietnamese Dong




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Singapore Dollar(SGD)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Singapore Dollar = 16564.3803 Vietnamese Dong




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Mauritian Rupee(MUR)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Mauritian Rupee = 589.2789 Vietnamese Dong




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Nepalese Rupee(NPR)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Nepalese Rupee = 193.4949 Vietnamese Dong




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Bangladeshi Taka(BDT)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Bangladeshi Taka = 275.3178 Vietnamese Dong




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Moldovan Leu(MDL)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Moldovan Leu = 1312.3346 Vietnamese Dong




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Colombian Peso(COP)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Colombian Peso = 6.0055 Vietnamese Dong




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Uruguayan Peso(UYU)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Uruguayan Peso = 542.4366 Vietnamese Dong




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Uzbekistan Som(UZS)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Uzbekistan Som = 2.3148 Vietnamese Dong




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Russian Ruble(RUB)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Russian Ruble = 318.7918 Vietnamese Dong




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Iraqi Dinar(IQD)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Iraqi Dinar = 19.6643 Vietnamese Dong




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Cayman Islands Dollar(KYD)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Cayman Islands Dollar = 28073.0989 Vietnamese Dong



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Swiss Franc(CHF)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 Swiss Franc = 24099.8288 Vietnamese Dong




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CFA Franc BCEAO(XOF)/Vietnamese Dong(VND)

1 CFA Franc BCEAO = 38.6785 Vietnamese Dong



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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/Iraqi Dinar(IQD)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.0509 Iraqi Dinar




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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/Zambian Kwacha(ZMK)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.2218 Zambian Kwacha




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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/South African Rand(ZAR)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.0008 South African Rand




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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/Yemeni Rial(YER)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.0107 Yemeni Rial




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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/CFA Franc BCEAO(XOF)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.0259 CFA Franc BCEAO




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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte(VEF)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.0004 Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte




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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/Uzbekistan Som(UZS)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.432 Uzbekistan Som




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Vietnamese Dong(VND)/Uruguayan Peso(UYU)

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.0018 Uruguayan Peso