Dredging commences at Hoan Kiem Lake

November 22, 2009 in Vietnam Weather
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The project to experimentally dredge Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, using German technology, started on November 18.
 
The project will run from November 18-27, with the assistance of German and Thai experts, using Germany’s Sediturtie technology.
 
The dredging will work using air and mud pipes with four basic steps: pumping water, sucking out mud, putting mud into a [...]

Crowds hail teachers at annual ceremony

November 19, 2009 in Vietnam Education
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The city Party Committee’s Standing Deputy Secretary Nguyen Van Dua (second, R) and Sai Gon Giai Phong ( first , R ) Chief Editor Tran The Tuyen hand out Vo Truong Toan Prizes to teachers at the Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18 (Photo: SGGP)
Cheers erupted at the Ho Chi [...]

Hong Kong gold closes at new record high

November 16, 2009 in World
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HONG KONG, Nov 16, 2009 (AFP) – Hong Kong gold closed at a new record high on Monday at 1,131.00-1,132.00 US dollars an ounce, up from Friday’s close of 1,106.00-1,107.00 US dollars.
It opened at 1,123.00 -1,124.00 dollars.
The latest closing price surpassed a high of 1,123.38 dollars per ounce reached in London Thursday, as [...]

Legislative leader joins farmers at unity festival

November 15, 2009 in Vietnam Society
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National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong visited the agriculturally-dominated Bo Duong hamlet in the Red River delta province of Hai Duong to attend a festival of national unity on November 14.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong (R) meets residents of Bo Duong hamlet in Hai Duong Province on November 14
The chief legislator asked [...]

VN’s biggest gong displayed at int’l festival

November 14, 2009 in Vietnam Culture
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A ceremony to present Vietnam’s biggest gong was held by the Vietnamese Guinness Record Center in the city of Pleiku November 13.

 

The biggest gong in Vietnam is displayed in Pleiku, Gia Lai Province. (Photo: SGGP)
The gong, measuring 2.5 meters across and weighing 700 kilograms, was cast by artisans and experts at the Phuoc Kieu [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fergie fumes at referee after Chelsea defeat

November 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
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LONDON, Nov 8, 2009 (AFP) – Sir Alex Ferguson launched a furious attack on referee Martin Atkinson after his decison to award a controversial free-kick sent Manchester United crashing to a 1-0 defeat at title rivals Chelsea on Sunday.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson (R) prepares to bring on striker Michael Owen (L) during [...]

Late-season hurricane takes aim at US Gulf Coast

November 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
A hurricane warning extended more than 200 miles of coastline from Pascagoula, Miss., east to Indian Pass, Fla. Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches are [...]