Posts Tagged ‘China’

Two people died after they were innoculated with the swine flu vaccine in China, health authorities reported, amid wariness among the Chinese about the quality of the shot.
Deng Haihua, spokesman for the health ministry, said in a statement posted on the website late Friday that authorities had been notified of the deaths in the past [...]

US President Barack Obama heads this weekend on his first-ever visit to China in a bid to pursue a top, if abstract, goal — reassuring the rising power that Washington wants to be its partner, not rival.

US President Barack Obama makes a statement from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, [...]

U-23 Vietnam shocked U-23 China with a 3-1 thrilling victory Saturday in the Vietnam Football Federation Cup and reaped the title, despite the results of the last matchday on Nov. 9.
The home side’s Saturday win followed their 1-0 victory over U-23 Singapore two days earlier at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. With six [...]

Under-23 Vietnam beat Under-23 Singapore 1-0 in Hanoi Thursday in the first day of the Vietnam Football Federation Cup and took the lead, as U-23 Thailand drew 2-2 with U-23 China.
Striker Phan Thanh Binh scored the only goal for the hosts in the 36th minute at the My Dinh National Stadium. Midfielder Nguyen Trong Hoang [...]

In a laboratory in China’s southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin — the best drug to fight malaria — is derived.
China hopes to improve and use the drug as a uniquely Chinese weapon to fight malaria not on its own soil, where the deadly [...]

Vietnam, China set to tighten trade, investment ties

QĐND – Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 20:7 (GMT+7)

A business roundtable discussion was held in Nanning city, Guangxi province on October 20.
As part of the 6th China-ASEAN Expo, the discussion, themed “Holding hands against crisis, promoting mutual growth” was attended by Vietnamese government leaders and representatives of 13 [...]

Vietnam, China strive for US$25 bln trade target

QĐND – Saturday, October 17, 2009, 19:24 (GMT+7)

Vietnam and China should take further measures to promote cooperation in economics, trade and investment and especially to balance two-way trade and raise revenues to US$25 billion in 2010.
The view was shared by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and [...]

PM Dung attends 10th Western China International Trade Fair

QĐND – Friday, October 16, 2009, 20:55 (GMT+7)

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on October 16 attended the 10th Western China International Trade Fair and the 2nd Western China International Cooperation Forum in Sichuan province.
This is an important event organised by the Chinese Government with the aim [...]

PM Dung attends 10th Western China International Trade Fair

QĐND – Friday, October 16, 2009, 20:55 (GMT+7)

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on October 16 attended the 10th Western China International Trade Fair and the 2nd Western China International Cooperation Forum in Sichuan province.
This is an important event organised by the Chinese Government with the aim [...]

President Hu Jintao addressed a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1 to celebrate the 60th National Day of the People’s Republic of China.

An armored unit at the military parade held at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on October 1 to mark China’s National Day (Photo: AFP)
The event was attended by many Party and [...]