Japan, China, S.Korea sign first memorandum on food safety

November 23, 2009 in World
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TOKYO, Nov 23, 2009 (AFP) – Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to step up efforts to ensure food safety following concerns over pesticide-tainted Chinese-made dumplings.

Health ministers from China, Chen Zhu (L), Japan, Akira Nagatsuma (C) and South Korea Jeon Jae-Hee (R) join hands as they hold a meeting in [...]

First overseas Vietnamese conference to unite whole nation

November 22, 2009 in Vietnam Society
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The first ever Overseas Vietnamese Conference opened in Hanoi today aimed at strengthening ties between Vietnamese living abroad and their home country, according to the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

President Nguyen Minh Triet meets with overseas Vietnamese intellectuals and businessmen at the conference in Hanoi, Nov. 21. 2009. [...]

Miracle Aussie baby beats rare condition in world first

November 5, 2009 in Uncategorized
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This handout photo taken on May 5, 2009 and received on November 5, 2009 shows “Baby Z” in Melbourne. (AFP photo)
MELBOURNE, Nov 5, 2009 (AFP) – A “miracle” Australian baby has become the first person cured of a rare and deadly brain-melting condition after doctors gambled on an experimental drug tested only on mice, [...]

Gowns and helmets at first NY Philharmonic show in Vietnam

October 18, 2009 in Social life
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Gowns and helmets at first NY Philharmonic show in Vietnam

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

Evening gowns and motorcycle helmets were the contrasting attire as the New York Philharmonic played its first concert in Vietnam after a historic visit to North Korea last year.
Inside the cosy French colonial-era Hanoi Opera House, a mixed [...]

Vinaphone, first to launch 3G in Vietnam

October 14, 2009 in Vietnam Economy
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Vinaphone, first to launch 3G in Vietnam

QĐND – Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 21:3 (GMT+7)

Mobile phone service provider Vinaphone officially launched its Vinaphone 3G network on October 12.
This is the first mobile operator in Vietnam to provide customers with mobile information services using 3G technology. 
With the new network, Vinaphone will provide six new services including [...]

Thanh Hoa records first H1N1 death

October 5, 2009 in Politics-Society
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Thanh Hoa records first H1N1 death

QĐND – Sunday, October 04, 2009, 21:19 (GMT+7)

The central province of Thanh Hoa on October 3 reported its first swine flu fatality with a 63-year-old man succumbing to the disease. 
The patient, whose name has not been released, started having mild fever and diarrhea on September 10, and was [...]

France gives Brigitte Bardot first exhibition at 75

September 27, 2009 in World
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Brigitte Bardot, the 1950s sex goddess who became a feminist icon and symbol of sexual liberation, turns 75 on Monday with her native France at her feet and a very first exhibition in her honour.
Now a virtual recluse who walks on crutches because of arthritis, Bardot will neither attend the Tuesday launch of the giant [...]

First charter flight linking Hong Kong – Da Nang

September 18, 2009 in Vietnam Travel
Tags: -, charter, Da, first, flight, Hong, Kong, linking, Nang

A new direct service linking Hong Kong with the Central coastal city of Da Nang will be offered by Vietnam Tourism (Vitours) from September 30.

                        Da Nang Airport
The charter flight, which takes one hour and 45 minutes, is operated by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA).
The first direct flight will carry 150 [...]

Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite to be orbit by 2012

December 15, 2008 in Uncategorized
Tags: 2012, Add new tag, be, by, first, orbit, remote, satellite, sensing, Vietnam’s

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam plans to launch its first remote sensing satellite by 2012, chairman of the national Research Programme on Space Science and Technology Nguyen Khoa Son announced on Dec. 11 at this year’s Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-15).“When the VNREDSAT-1 is operational by 2012, Vietnam will be able to take photographs of [...]

VN edge Malaysia 3-2 in first win

December 9, 2008 in Uncategorized
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My kick: Viet Nam’s Phan Van Tai Em (right) vies for the ball against Malaysian Mohamad Zaquan Adha in the AFF Cup. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh
HA NOI — Substitute Nguyen Vu Phong scored twice to clinch a 3-2 win for Viet Nam in a do-or-die match with Malaysia in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) [...]