The United States and Mexico have one of the fiercer and most closely contested rivalries in world soccer. Among clubs in the two countries, there is a rivalry as well, but Mexican teams have had a significant edge for some time. Four Major League Soccer franchises are trying to change ...
Read More »Cam Pha port handles over 33,000 tonnes of coal on first New Year day
Cam Pha port handles over 33,000 tonnes of coal on first New Year day A ship docks at the Cam Pha Port in northern Quang Ninh Province. — baoquangninh.com.vn QUANG NINH (VNS) – Cam Pha port and logistics company, an affiliate of the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group ...
Read More »Mekong Delta set to earn over 14 bln USD from exports
Mekong Delta set to earn over 14 bln USD from exports Rice stored in an export firm in Chau Thanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang. — Photo VNA CAN THO (VNS) – The Mekong Delta region targets to earn US$ 14.34 billion from export in 2016, a ...
Read More »'Flappy Bird' tax payment raises questions over online revenues
A file photo of Nguyen Ha Dong, creator of world popular mobile game Flappy Bird. Photo: Dan Ha Creator Nguyen Ha Dong of “Flappy Bird,” a Vietnamese mobile game that took the world by storm last year, has declared an income tax of VND1.4 billion (US$ 62,340), an official told ...
Read More »Vietnam province to return nearly $11mln to investors over delays
Authorities in the central province of Khanh Hoa announced Thursday that they will return three Vietnamese investors at least 50 percent of the security deposits they had made, after long delays in site clearance. The total refunds are estimated at VND250 billion (US$ 10.97 million), Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. Ca ...
Read More »Interventions may temporarily raise kids’ IQs, but there is fadeout over time
The winner of a decades-old debate about what scientists call the fadeout effect — one of the most persistent research mysteries in intelligence and psychological development — may finally have been decided. Following a meta-analysis of experimental methods to determine whether or not the benefits of early interactions designed to ...
Read More »Bits Blog: Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alcatel-Lucent
Photo Rajeev Suri, Nokia’s chief executive, at its headquarters in Espoo, Finland, says the deal will increase the company’s relevance. “We’ll have the size to become a strategic partner,” he said.Credit Ugri Touko Tapani Hujanen for The New York Times SPOO, Finland — Tucked away down a corridor at Nokia’s ...
Read More »U.S. runs new rule over catfish suppliers, giving Vietnam time to comply
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued new rules for catfish suppliers on Wednesday, requiring on-site inspections of farms and processing plants for both domestic and foreign producers, mostly from Vietnam, to ensure they meet the same standards. The long-awaited change puts in place rules similar to decades-old safety requirements for ...
Read More »Car importers cry foul over 'confusing' luxury tax rules in Vietnam
Importers and distributors of luxury car brands like Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce in Vietnam have written to the government, saying its proposed luxury tax provisions are confusing and troubling their business. They expressed “deep concern” in the letter sent last week that luxury tax on imported cars would be regulated by ...
Read More »An Impasse Over Migration Strands Cubans in Costa Rica
MEXICO CITY — Cuban and Central American officials met in El Salvador on Tuesday to resolve a standoff over migration policy that has marooned hundreds of Cuban migrants in Costa Rica and tested regional relations. The crisis, which has trapped some 2,000 Cuban migrants heading north through the region on ...
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