August 13, 2011
Vietnam People's Navy Commander Nguyen Van Hien. The Vietnamese navy is upgrading its capacity with more advanced equipment and devices with peaceful intentions in protecting the country’s sovereignty, Commander Nguyen Van Hien, also deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense, told Thanh Nien. Â Â How do you assess the Vietnam People’s Navy’s current determination and [...]
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June 14, 2011
Viking II, a ship contracted by the state-owned Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, was harassed by Chinese ships Thursday as it carried out seismic surveys in Vietnam's continental shelf. Le The Mau, former chief of the scientific information division under the Ministry of National Defense’s Institute of Military Strategies, says China is acting against [...]
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January 25, 2010
ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan in an interview with Thanh Nien Weekly on January 13 in Da Nang ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan says it will be important for ASEAN countries to âmaintain a balanceâ with China while going forward with the China-ASEAN free trade agreement. âWe are not screaming, kicking and saying that we [...]
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January 20, 2010
LookAtVietnam – VAMA has informed government agencies that the proposal by MOIT to make 6-9 seat cars the strategic line is unreasonable. VAMA members all hold different ideas about which car models should be chosen as the strategic car line. Toyota, Vinastar and GM-Daewoo advocate 6-9 seat cars, while Ford Vietnam says Vietnam should not [...]
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January 17, 2010
Two tourists walk past a travel agent in Ho Chi Minh City. At a time when the Vietnamese diaspora heads home to celebrate Tet, the Lunar New Year, the trend of going abroad for the holiday has strengthened over the last few years. For many people, especially youths and the nouveaux riches, Tet has become [...]
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December 9, 2009
President Triet begins visit to Italy; PM urges increasing high-quality lawyers for integration; Vietnam supports reconstruction process in Cote d’Ivoire; President meets with Amway Corp. chairman President Triet begins visit to ItalyPresident Nguyen Minh Triet left Hanoi on December 9, beginning his four-day official visit to Italy at the invitation of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.During his [...]
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November 19, 2009
Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh talked with the media about the results of the recent ASEAN Defense Minister’s Meeting in Thailand and looked ahead to Vietnam’s pending chairmanship. Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh. Q: What do the ASEAN countries think regional security? [ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a ten nation grouping that [...]
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November 19, 2009
LookAtVietnam — Just a few days after the outlines of MOIT’s plan for development of a “strategic car” became public, critics have opened fire. MOIT’s objective is to strengthen the nation’s automobile sector so it can hold its own as ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian States – progressively lowers to zero the allowable [...]
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November 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Experts have warned that domestic steel producers must compete with “powerful rivals,” but the rival this time is not China, but ASEAN countries. The Vietnam Steel Corporation (VSC) has had to lower its steel price by another 200,000-300,000 dong per ton, the third price decrease for 2009. The price decrease is noteworthy since [...]
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October 31, 2009
In this interview with VietNamNet, the Chairman of the NA’s Defense and Security Committee confirmed that the East Sea conflict has heightened deputies’ attention to defense issues. Mr. Le Quang Binh (standing). VietNamNet: In the autumn National Assembly (NA) session, many deputies are very keen to strengthen protection of our sovereignty and territorial integrity. Some deputies [...]
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