Archive for November 21st, 2008

Hanoi (VNA) – The Conclusive Senior Officials Meeting (CSOM), a preparatory step for the APEC Peru 2008 Leaders Week taking place in Lima, Peru on November 16-23, was held on November 16 and 17. Among other issues, the global economic crisis, APEC’s support to the Doha Round Negotiations and regional economic integration are some of [...]

Buenos Aires (VNA) – The 20th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting opened in Lima, the Peruvian capital, on November 19 to make final preparations for the APEC Ecnomic Leaders’ Meeting on the weekend.The two-day ministerial meeting, held at the National Museum in Lima, will discuss global economic issues, APEC’s support for the WTO Doha [...]

The 3rd Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) slated to take place on November 27-29 is to focus on Asia’s preparedness for and role in overcoming the global financial crisis.According to Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono, who will chair the upcoming APA meeting, the participants will also discuss the role of every Asian [...]

Beijing (VNA) – China opened a new harbor on November 20 in an attempt to create a free-trade zone operation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Xinhua news agency reported.The Yangpu Bonded Harbor Area is China’s fourth facility of this type to receive preferential tax rates. The harbour, with a first phase covering [...]

Vientiane (VNA) – The Swedish government has pledged to grant an aid package of 28 million USD to help Laos carry out projects to improve socio-economic development during the 2009-2011 period.An agreement to this effect was signed in Vientiane on November 19 by the Lao Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Bounthavy Sisouphanthong and the [...]

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia has appointed Mem Sam An, the current deputy prime minister as its first female army General, local media reported.The title was conferred by King Norodom Sihamoni at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen.Mem Sam An, 55, represents the south-western province of Svay Rieng. She was named the first female [...]

A bomb blast in Thailand’s Government House in the early morning of November 20 killed one protester and wounded 22 others from the anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD).The incident occurred after a rifle grenade attack at the PAD encampment, the Thai news agency (TNA) reported.Witnesses said the explosion occurred around 3.30 am, when [...]

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia officially launched a new radio station on November 20, the third such gift from Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications.The 2kW FM radio station, located in Sihanouville, is expected to help promote the dissemination of Cambodia’s state policies, as well as scientific and technological knowledge to the local people.The inauguration [...]

Jakarta (VNA) – The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) is holding Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar 2008 (APASS 2008) at Jimbaran, Bali of Indonesia, on November 20 and 21, to discuss latest developments in aviation safety, the Antara news agency has reported. Some 150 participants from 17 airlines in Asian and Pacific countries and [...]

Vietnam’s consistent position is to actively engage in the preservation of wild animals and to strictly prohibit all acts of illegal trade in wild animals, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.The ministry made the remark on November 19 in reply to correspondents’ questions about Vietnam’s reaction to information that a video recording broadcast on [...]