August 31, 2009
Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama places a marker on a winning candidate’s name Japan’s next prime minister began forming a government Monday as investors worried the untested Democratic Party would overspend in a bid to revive the economy or would ruffle ties with Tokyo’s closest ally, Washington. Sunday’s historic election win by [...]
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August 31, 2009
A Bayer employee holding some Cardio-Aspirin tablets at the company’s plant in Bitterfeld, eastern Germany. Healthy people taking a daily dose of aspirin to prevent heart attacks may be doing themselves more harm than good, according to a new study by British scientists. Researchers found that the risks of bleeding from taking aspirin were such [...]
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August 31, 2009
Dinh Hiep’s four goals help Khanh Hoa secure a berth in the national U21 football tournament Khatoco Khanh Hoa has become the first qualifier to book a berth in the Thanh Nien-sponsored U21 National Football Final Tournament after winning all three group matches. With seven footballers who played in V-League this year, the hosts of [...]
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August 31, 2009
A fireman stands beside burning trucks loaded with supplies for NATO forces at the Pakistani town of Chaman near the Afghan border. The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan on Monday submitted a review into the nearly eight-year war, calling for a revised strategy to defeat the Taliban and reverse the country’s “serious” situation. General [...]
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August 31, 2009
A man laughs after watching a “Spider-Man 3″ promotional video in Hong Kong May 2, 2007. Walt Disney Co said on Monday it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire. Disney is striking the [...]
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August 31, 2009
Nguyen Tien Minh of Ho Chi Minh City cruised through the menâs singles final of the Yonex Chinese Taipei Gold Grand Prix on Sunday to cement his place among the worldâs top badminton players. The world number ten, and the tournamentâs third seed, defeated 12th-ranked and sixth-seeded Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia in straight sets [...]
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August 31, 2009
Hanoiâs Peopleâs Committee on Friday officially requested the government to allow it to revoke the licenses of 11 golf courses. On the cancellation list is the still-to-be-constructed Me Tri Sport & Amusement Complex of 32 hectares. It was given an investment license in 2007 but most of the site is being used to grow rice.Three [...]
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August 31, 2009
Taxi fares and transport costs are set to go up soon after the fuel price hike on Sunday. Mai Linh Corporation, Vietnamâs leading taxi firm, and some other taxi operators said they planned an increase of VND500 per kilometer for all kinds of cabs from September 4.âSince June, gasoline prices have gone up four times. [...]
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August 31, 2009
Nam Dinh football players celebrates their goal against Can Tho, which help them stay with the V-league for the next season. Nam Dinh Football Club, third last in the V-League, secured the final berth in the next V-League season Sunday by beating First Divisionâs third best, Can Tho, 1-0 in a play-off at Chi Lang [...]
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August 31, 2009
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam fell 17.7 percent to 2.48 million in the first eight months of 2009, with the number of tourists from key markets dropping by up to 35 percent, tourism authorities said Monday. Arrivals in August alone reached 314,915, down 8 percent from a year ago, but up 16 percent over July, the [...]
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