Russia seeks inspiration from high-tech Singapore

November 16, 2009 in World
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SINGAPORE, Nov 16, 2009 (AFP) – President Dmitry Medvedev Monday made the first ever official visit by a Russian leader to Singapore to forge stronger ties with the high-tech island as he seeks to modernize Russia’s economy.
The Russian delegation includes business chiefs such as Russia’s former richest man and owner of aluminum giant UC Rusal [...]

Vietnam confirms 40th death from A/H1N1 flu

November 11, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Health authorities on Nov. 10 confirmed one more death from A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of fatalities to 40.
The victim was a 17-year-old girl from Dong Anh district, Hanoi. She showed signs of fever, cough and pain in the chest and was sent to the district hospital on Nov. 5 and then transferred to [...]

UN to pull non-essential staff from Afghanistan

November 5, 2009 in Uncategorized
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KABUL, Nov 5, 2009 (AFP) – The United Nations is to evacuate its non-essential foreign staff from Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guesthouse for UN workers, a spokesman said Thursday.
Around 600 non-Afghan staff will be temporarily relocated, Dan McNorton told AFP.
“The only people who will remain are regarded as essential staff. This [...]

Islanders receive great support from community

October 18, 2009 in Politics-Society
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Islanders receive great support from community

QĐND – Sunday, October 18, 2009, 20:41 (GMT+7)

Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee and the Navy High Command organised a conference on October 17th to review the implementation of the programme “Ho Chi Minh City with islanders” at the city’s opera house.
As reported, the programme, launched in 2003, has [...]

Vietnam to attract more visitors from Britain

October 5, 2009 in Vietnam Travel
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Vietnam to attract more visitors from Britain

QĐND – Monday, October 05, 2009, 20:27 (GMT+7)

The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has launched a campaign called “Charming Vietnam” in London to promote foreigners to visit the country.
Cabs, carrying images of Vietnam’s world heritage site Ha Long Bay, Vietnamese girls in white Ao Dai [...]

Farmers demand $31 mln compensation from polluter Vedan

September 27, 2009 in Vietnam Environment
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The farmers associations of Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provinces have finally announced the amount of damages they would demand from Vedan Vietnam for the loss it caused to farmers by polluting the Thi Vai River: VND569.5 billion (US$31.6 million).

This file photo shows Vedan uses concealed pipes to illegally dump [...]

Farmers seek US$31.5 mil compensation from Vedan for river pollution

September 18, 2009 in Vietnam Environment
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Thi Vai river is less polluted after Vedan stopped discharging wastewater
Farmers in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio District have demanded VND567 billion (US$31.5 million) from Vedan Vietnam, a Taiwanese producer of monosodium glutamate based in Dong Nai Province, as compensation for damaging aquaculture farms and crops by discharging untreated waste into a local [...]

Warhol’s sports superstars stolen from LA home

September 13, 2009 in World
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A multimillion dollar collection of Andy Warhol portraits of Muhammad Ali and other sports superstars was stolen from a Los Angeles home, police said Friday.
The 11 color screenprints were taken from businessman Richard Weisman’s home sometime between Sept. 2 and 3, said Detective Mark Sommer of the Los Angeles Police Department’s art theft detail.
Ten of [...]

Taliban could benefit from Afghan vote delay: US

September 11, 2009 in World
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A top US envoy warned in an interview broadcast Friday that a long delay in resolving controversies surrounding Afghan elections will only play into the hands of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
Richard Holbrooke, who is President Barack Obama’s pointman for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was asked by the BBC whether it could create an unstable environment if [...]

Empty planes evacuated from besieged Thai airport

December 1, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Bangkok (VNA) – The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) let some planes leave the main Suvarnabhumi airport on November 30 to pick up stranded tourists from other airports after agreeing to a request by Thai authorities, according to news agencies.A total of 88 aircraft have been stranded at Suvarnabhumi international airport since demonstrators stormed the [...]