Northern, central Vietnam set for cold spell

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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This undated file photo shows vendors in Hanoi get warm themselves near a fire during a cold time
A cold front is moving down from the north, bringing chill weather to northern border provinces, the Central Hydrometeorology Center said November 11.
It will blanket the border provinces on November 12 before moving over other northern provinces and [...]

Stocks gain on fading gold

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index gained for the second straight day Thursday as the gold and dollar fevers began to break, protecting investors from the fear of a dong slump.
The shares of 181 companies and four mutual funds listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange rose 1.56 percent or 8.39 points to 545.98. Yet investors still [...]

Pregnant woman dies of swine flu in delta

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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A pregnant woman from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, six months into her term, has become the 41st victim of swine flu, a health official said November 11.

A doctor at HCMC’s  Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital examines a patient of A/H1N1 flu
Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, chief of the Preventive Health and Environment Department, [...]

Chinese foods sold in HCMC found to have excessive lead

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Dried fruits and jams displayed at Binh Tay Market in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: SGGP)
The lead content in Chinese-made jams and dried fruits exceeds permitted levels, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced November 11 after testing samples taken from some city markets.
Of six samples of dried fruits and plums health [...]

International Gong Festival opens in upland city

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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The 2009 International Gong Festival will open at the March 17 Square in the city of Pleiku, the central highland province of Gia Lai, in the evening of November 12 and runs until November 15.

The Buon Trap gong troupe of Dak Lak Province rehearse for the Nov. 12 opening ceremony of the 2009 International Gong [...]

Japanese designs in spotlight at HCMC exhibition

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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An exhibition on Japanese design will be held in HCMC in November under the auspices of the Mekong Japan Exchange Year.
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchanges in Vietnam will organize an exhibition on design in Ho Chi Minh City in November as part of the Mekong Japan Exchange Year the country is celebrating [...]

Gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Gunmen killed a Pakistani working at the Iranian Consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, adding to security fears in the country as it presses an offensive against the Taliban along the nearby Afghan border.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, which follows the abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Peshawar in November [...]

AP source: US envoy objects to troop increase

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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The U.S. envoy in Afghanistan, a former Army general who once commanded troops in the country, has objected strongly to emerging plans to send tens of thousands of additional forces to the country, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
Ambassador Karl Eikenberry resigned his Army commission to take the job as U.S. ambassador in Kabul earlier [...]

Israel hints at Syria opening after Sarkozy meet

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met French President Nicolas Sarkozy for talks on the crisis in the Middle East peace process and appeared to open the door to talks with Syria.
Neither leader spoke to reporters after their two-hour meeting in the Elysee Palace, and Netanyahu set off for the airport immediately afterwards. The pair had [...]

N.Korea: S.Korean military will pay for sea clash

November 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
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North Korea accused South Korea’s military Thursday of staging a naval clash this week to raise tensions on the peninsula, and said it would pay dearly for the provocation.
Each side has blamed the other for Tuesday’s exchange of fire near the disputed Yellow Sea border, which came just over a week before a scheduled visit [...]