Archive for November 26th, 2008
Washington (VNA) – The US Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (AITA) has welcomed the Department of Commerce (DOC)’s decision to conclude review of Vietnam’s certain textile and apparel products. AITA Executive Director Laura Jones, who has been highly critical of the Bush administration’s monitoring programme from the outset 18 months ago, praised the [...]
Tokyo (VNA) – Singapore and Japan will share their expertise on water management with developing countries that are facing water resources scarcity, Singapore’s Foreign Ministry and the Japan International Cooperation Agency said in a joint statement on November 26.The two countries are organising a 12-day workshop on water resources management for government officials, mainly from [...]
Vientiane (VNA) – Laos and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen their friendship and increase bilateral cooperation between the two, particularly in investment relations in the near future. The Investment Protection Agreement governing this consensus was signed by Lao Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongloun Sisoulith and his Cambodian counterpart, Ho Nam Hong on November [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has affirmed that he will not step down or dissolve the House of Representatives despite the latest rally staged by anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors, said government spokesman Nattawut Saikua. “The prime minister insisted that he was elected by voters. And if he will have [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – The anti-government PAD’s latest protests has turned violent as thousands of protesters blocked the entrance to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport in preparations for a protest of the returning home of Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Peru.People’s Alliance for Democracy protesters were expected to spend [...]
Hanoi (VNA) – Malaysia’s AirAsia X announced on November 26 that it will fly to London from next March, with fares starting at 150 USD, becoming the first budget airline to connect Asia and Europe.AirAsia X will schedule five flights a week between the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and Stansted Airport on the outskirts [...]
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia is scheduled to host the annual consultative group (CG) meeting from December 3-5 in a bid to raise 500 million USD in official development assistance following a dialogue with international donors, according to local media reports.The meeting will be attended by representatives of the donor countries and almost 100 officers [...]
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat landed in the northern city of Chiang Mai on November 26 after Thailand’s army chief urged him to end the political crisis by calling for fresh elections, Thai news agency (TNA) reported.PM Somchai, who earlier attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the Peruvian capital [...]
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian government has slapped a temporary flight ban on domestic carrier Siem Reap Airways amid concerns over its safety standard, local newspaper reported on November 26.“The government has decided to stop flights temporarily and replace them with flights from its parent company, Bangkok Airways,” Chea Aun, Director General of the [...]
A ceremony to launch the Trao Reef Marine Ecosystem Protected Area will be held on Nov. 27 in Van Ninh district of the central costal province of Khanh Hoa. The Trao Reef is the first locally managed protected area in Vietnam to be officially recognised by the Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee. The reef [...]