Archive for November, 2008
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 80 people were killed in a series of coordinated attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai in late November 26, as heavily armed Islamist militants hit two luxury hotels and took foreign guests hostage, according to news agencies. A group calling itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” claimed responsibility for the assaults on [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Cuba and the European Union have agreed on up to 30 million EUR (about 38.7 million USD) for rebuilding areas damaged by hurricanes and strengthening the capacity of agricultural production. An accord to this effect was signed in Havana on November 26 by Stefano Manservisi, head of the European Commission’s Directorate General [...]
New Delhi (VNA) – Security was tightened in Mumbai, India on November 27 a day after a series of terrorist attacks at 10 different places in the city, leaving 101 people dead and 250 injured.According to the Economic Times of India, five star hotels in the national capital turned into mini-fortresses with dozens of additional [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Russia and Venezuela have signed an agreement to promote the development of nuclear energy for civilian use.Under the terms of the agreement, signed on November 26 during a visit to Venezuela by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Russia will assist Venezuela in the construction of a nuclear energy plant, news reports said.In addition [...]
Beijing (VNA) – Chinese police have rescued 18 Vietnamese women who were trafficked and sold to remote villages in the coastal province of Fujian. Police in Yunxiao County, Fujian province, discovered evidence of the Vietnamese women trafficking ring through China’s Yunnan and Guangxi provinces to Yunxiao County at the beginning of the year, said Zhou [...]
Havana (VNA) – President of the Council of the State of Cuba Raul Castro on November 27 met with visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss bilateral ties and international affairs.During their meeting in Havana, President Raul Castro thanked Russia’s valuable assistance for Cuba to overcome recent natural calamities, that caused losses worth 10 billion [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Singapore and Brazil have signed a series of agreements regarding trade, air services and technology during Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s first visit to the Latin American country. Under the bilateral air services agreement, inked on November 26, Singapore carriers can operate up to 14 weekly passenger services, and seven weekly [...]
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam have signed a joint agreement to boost cooperation in controlling illegal drugs during their 8 th ministerial meeting in Vientiane, Laos. At the end of the meeting, which took place on November 23-26 and attracted the participation of the three countries’ ministers in charge of drugs prevention, [...]
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s government held an urgent meeting in northern Chiang Mai city on November 27, aimed at finding solutions to put an end to the political turmoil in the country. Chiang Mai was chosen as the site for the urgent cabinet meeting as Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat could not return to Bangkok. On [...]