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Insurance urged for domestic travellers: |
September 9th, 2010
Last update 18:54, Thursday, 09/09/2010 The requirement that mandates the carrying of travel insurance should be expanded to two more groups including Vietnamese tourists using domestic tours and international visitors to Viet Nam, said director of Travel Department Vu The Binh.
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Drastic measure planned to boost public investment management: |
September 9th, 2010
The Vietnamese Government is to implement drastic measures and transparent mechanisms to improve its public investment management, international participants at a seminar in Ha Noi yesterday were advised.
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Vietnamese schoolgirl wins int'l letter writing contest: |
September 9th, 2010
" Ho Thi Hieu Hien, a sixth grade student at Tay Son secondary school in Hai Chau district, in the central city of Da Nang, has become the first Vietnamese student to win first prize at the 39th letter writing competition of the Universal Postal Union .
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Two Malaysians jailed for credit card fraud in Vietnam: |
September 9th, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: A Vietnamese court has jailed two Malaysians for using fake credit cards and passports to steal money.
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Farmers okay $6.2mil compo from Vedan: |
September 9th, 2010
Last update 11:43, Thursday, 09/09/2010 The Dong Nai Province People's Committee has agreed to accept the VND120 billion compensation offer made by Taiwanese-owned Vedan Viet Nam, following a survey of thousands of farmers.
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Vietnamese opposition party says arrested dissident was member: |
September 9th, 2010
Hanoi- A banned Vietnamese exile political party acknowledged Thursday that a dissident arrested last month on political charges belonged to its organization.
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Farmers to focus on produce quality: |
September 9th, 2010
The agriculture sector in Viet Nam needs to boost the quality of its products to better compete locally and abroad, said industry insiders.
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Press Digest - Vietnam newspapers - Sept 8: |
September 8th, 2010
These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Wednesday.
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Vietnam Airlines cuts prices over half: |
September 8th, 2010
National carrier Vietnam Airlines announced Monday that it would cut its ticketA prices by more than 50 percent during the next two months.
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Vietnam top legislator meets with Fidel Castro: |
September 8th, 2010
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh expressed his satisfaction with recent developments in relations with neighbouring China, which he said had contributed to peace, stability and development in the region.
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Infant growth disparity in the Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam: a follow-up study.: |
September 8th, 2010
BMC pediatrics , Vol. 10, No. 1. , 62. Posts Export Abstract ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Surveys in Vietnam have indicated that wasting and stunting have been prevalent among children, but the country is undergoing rapid socio-economic changes and little has been known about the relative situation in the different areas of the country.
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Vietnam maths star prefers life in the shadows: |
September 8th, 2010
His work is incomprehensible to most people, but Ngo Bau Chau has been feted like a champion athlete or a pop star since last month when he won the Fields Medal, the mathematics version of the Nobel Prize.
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Steel blamed for Vietnam's power woes: |
September 7th, 2010
Steel production is partly to blame for Vietnam's frequent power shortages and blackouts, says the national power utility.
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Long-lasting friendship ties between Vietnam and Cuba further strengthened: |
September 7th, 2010
Last update 21:09, Tuesday, 07/09/2010 VietNamNet Bridge - " The Cuban President has declared that the Vietnam-Cuba relationship founded by former presidents Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro will be further promoted by current and future generations.
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New model needed in Vietnam: |
September 7th, 2010
New model needed in Vietnam By Anh Le Tran Vietnam glided through the global recession, with economic growth hitting 5.3% last year and expected to expand 6.5% in 2010.
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Diver Injured By Bomb Blast In Vietnam: |
September 7th, 2010
Previous Next Tran Van Hieu in the intensive care unit at Quang Tri General Hospital VIETNAM-Tran Van Hieu began his day Thursday as he has for the past eight years: diving for lobster and shrimp off the coast of Quang Tri province.
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Finland, Vietnam to strengthen clean energy cooperation: |
September 7th, 2010
Finnish Minister of Labor Anni Sinnemakin said at a seminar on Tuesday that Finland expects to deepen cooperation with Vietnamese companies in areas of clean technology for energy and environment, Vietnam News Agency reported.
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Vietnam's minority Chams cling to Muslim faith: |
September 7th, 2010
The call to prayer from the minaret reaches out over tightly-packed alleys in a Ho Chi Minh City neighbourhood as men in white knitted skullcaps and colourful sarongs walk to their local mosque.
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Vietnam tunes in to skyscraper trend: |
September 7th, 2010
Property developers in Vietnam areA apparently locked inA a race to build skyscrapers as a stronger economy allows them to pursue expensive projects with modern construction technology, experts say.
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PetroVietnam Gas to raise $301 mln in share sale: |
September 6th, 2010
PetroVietnam Gas Corp., a unit of Vietnam Oil & Gas Group, plans to raise at least VND5.87 trillion in an initial share sale that may take place next month, General Director Do Khang Ninh said in an interview.
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