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Bank loans proposed for ex-convicts to start businesses

The Ministry of Public Security proposed for ex-convicts to be allowed to borrow up to VND100 million ($4,225) from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to start businesses. A draft on ex-convicts’ credit, which would be surveyed within two months starting from March 2, said that ex-convicts should be allowed …

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HCMC police raid F88 debt collecting firm

Hundreds of police officers raided the F88 company in HCMC’s Go Vap District on Monday to investigate its use of “extortion” measures in debt collection. Police officers of Go Vap District and HCMC barricaded a section of Nguyen Oanh Street as authorities raided the 7th and 8th floor of an …

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31 arrested in debt collection ring

A group of 31 people running seven debt collecting firms in Hanoi were detained Sunday facing charges for “appropriating properties.” The companies, all based in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11, bought more than 330,000 lending contracts worth thousands of billions of dong of bad debts from financial companies and …

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Seven missing as boat capsizes off disputed Japan islands

Japan’s coastguard said Monday it was searching for seven people missing after their boat capsized and was spotted in waters off the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets, which are also claimed by China. The overturned boat was spotted on Sunday afternoon, drifting in waters north of the islands by a Japanese navy …

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31 arrested in Hanoi for running debt collecting firms

A group of 31 people running seven debt collecting firms in Hanoi were detained Sunday facing charges for “appropriating properties.” The companies, all based in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11, bought more than 330,000 lending contracts worth thousands of billions of dong of bad debts from financial companies and …

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US soldiers receive Muay Thai lessons from Thai champion

American soldiers received Muay Thai lessons from a champion fighter in Thailand during the annual multilateral “Cobra Gold” military drills hosted by the Asian nation. Soldiers took instruction and punched and kicked alongside Thai champion Sombat Banchamek, or Buakaw (White Lotus) as he is widely known in the country. “For …

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