The District 4 People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City found Nguyen Huu Linh, retired deputy chief prosecutor of Da Nang, guilty of "molestation of a person under 16." Linh immediately appealed the ruling in a hand-written note handed to the court, and his lawyer confirmed it. In another in-camera trial in June, the charges against him were dismissed for lack of evidence. The police had said the CTTV camera footage was not clear enough to make certain determinations. The footage showed Linh hugging and kissing the five-year-old girl in an apartment elevator in HCMC’s District 4 last April. It is hard to tell if Linh, 61, who is now practicing as a lawyer, had put his left hand on the torso of the girl, the district’s police department concluded last month. However, the District 4 court still upheld the prosecution’s case based on Linh's pattern of behavior. The fact that the police could not determine where his left hand went did not affect the basic grounds of the … [Read more...] about Ex prosecutor gets jail term for molesting five-year-old girl
American Jazz pianist to perform in Vietnam for first time
American jazz pianist Myra Melford. (Photo: Organiser) Hanoi (VNA) – American jazz pianist Myra Melford will make her Vietnam debut in Ho Chi Minh City on August 24. The music show “Myra Melford in Black & White,” which is part of the Soul Live Project Series: Jazz Through Time, will take place at 8pm at Soul Live Project Complex in District 3. Also featuring Japanese bassist Stomu Takeishi and American drummer Rudy Royston, the show will bring audience “a unique night of musical contrast – at once delicate and graceful yet equally dynamic and explosive – under the autumn moonlight,” according to the organiser. Melford is an American jazz pianist and composer who was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as an “explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and can make the piano stand up and do things it doesn't seem to have been designed for." She has released more than 20 albums and collaborated with famous artists, … [Read more...] about American Jazz pianist to perform in Vietnam for first time
Vietnamese shrimp exporters enjoy zero taxes to the US
The zero per cent tax is great news for the Vietnamese shrimp sector. — Photo enternews.vn HÀ NỘI — The US Department of Commerce (DOC) on Wednesday released the final results of the 13th period of review (POR 13), officially imposing zero per cent tariffs on 31 Vietnamese shrimp exporters. The DOC announced that the zero per cent tariff will be applied to the two mandatory respondents in the review, Sao Ta Foods JSC and Nha Trang Seaproduct Company. The other 31 enterprises shipping shrimp to the US will be subject to the same rate at zero per cent. Earlier, the DOC in a preliminary finding concluded that the two mandatory respondents did not dump their shrimp products on the US market, making them exempt from anti-dumping tariffs when exporting shrimp to the country between February 1, 2017, and January 31, 2018. Hồ Quốc Lực, general director of the Sao Ta Food JSC, said this is good news for the Vietnamese shrimp sector and a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese shrimp exporters enjoy zero taxes to the US
Vietnam posts positive trade balance with CPTPP
Vietnam posted a positive trade surplus of over US$1 billion with ten countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) seven months after the trade deal came into effect, according to a report by the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Viet Nam reported a $1.8 billion trade surplus during the first seven months of 2019 with exports to CPTPP economies making up over half of the figure. - Photo cafef.vn The country’s export turnover with CPTPP countries amounted to 15.4 per cent of Vietnam’s total figure. CPTPP economies accounted for six of the 27 export markets with export value exceeding $1 billion, a sizable contribution in comparison to other FTA deals the country has signed. While appearing modest at 7.5 per cent, Vietnam’s export turnover growth was accompanied with a trade surplus with CPTPP economies, in stark contrast to the large deficit the country experienced when trade deals took effect with China … [Read more...] about Vietnam posts positive trade balance with CPTPP
Forbes honoured top 50 listed Vietnamese companies
Representatives from Vietnam’s 50 best listed companies in 2019 pose for a photo - Photo: VNA This year's list included leading companies on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) and Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), such as dairy firm Vinamilk, beer maker Sabeco, IT giant FPT Corp, DHG Pharmaceutical, insurance-finance group Bao Viet, digital retailer Mobile World and realty developer Vingroup. Honoured companies this year were rated on the basis of compound annual growth, profit, return on equity, earnings per share growth between 2013 and 2018, branding, quality of corporate management, source of profit and the prospect of sustainable development. According to Forbes, the total capitalisation of the 50 companies reached US$94 billion, accounting for 63% of the total market capitalisation on the two bourses. Theo NDO/VNA … [Read more...] about Forbes honoured top 50 listed Vietnamese companies