Posts Tagged ‘ Australia ’

Vietnamese student’s iPhone app book published by US firm 

January 18, 2012
Vietnamese student’s iPhone app book published by US firm 

Vo Duy Khang (L) and his friends at Carnegie Mellon University, Australia A 22-year-old Vietnamese student has authored a book on how to build better iPhone applications published by a US-based publishing house. Last November, Vo Duy Khang made his debut as a writer with the book Pro iOS Apps Performance Optimization, published by Apress.  Written [...]

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Australian budget airline plans Vietnam services: report 

November 22, 2011
Australian budget airline plans Vietnam services: report 

Air Australia is seeking permission to operate flights to Vietnam New low-cost carrier Air Australia is seeking permission to operate flights to Vietnam from Australian major cities starting March 2012. The Australian reported Friday that the Brisbane-based airline plans to operate four flights per week from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. The carrier said in [...]

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East Asia urged to abide by ASEAN principles 

November 21, 2011
East Asia urged to abide by ASEAN principles 

  Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) directs Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (C) and his wife Tran Thanh Kiem (L) to the opening ceremony of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 17. Just days before US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrive [...]

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Obama seeks to hitch US economy to Asian growth 

November 12, 2011
Obama seeks to hitch US economy to Asian growth 

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Women’s Law Center’s Annual Awards dinner in Washington November 9, 2011. With Europe mired in crisis, President Barack Obama is launching a charm offensive this week to hitch the US economy to opportunities in Asia he hopes can help power the recovery he needs for re-election. Obama, [...]

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US Marines to be based in Australia: reports 

November 11, 2011
US Marines to be based in Australia: reports 

   File of US Marine Corps General meeting with troops in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Reports claim that the US will expand its permanent military presence in Australia. US President Barack Obama will use a visit to Australia next week to announce that America will begin stationing Marines at a base in Darwin, reports said [...]

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Australian scientist to talk on community issues in Vietnam 

November 7, 2011
Australian scientist to talk on community issues in Vietnam 

Professor Lyn Beazley Professor Lyn Beazley, a leading communicator from Australia, will speak with Vietnamese school and university scientists next week on an Australian research project concerning community issues in Vietnam.   The illustrated talk will address aspiring scientists in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 8-10, outlining how world class research in [...]

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Australia labor tribunal seeks to get Qantas fleet 

October 30, 2011
Australia labor tribunal seeks to get Qantas fleet 

A Qantas plane is seen grounded among smaller aircrafts at Perth international airport October 29, 2011. Qantas Airways sparred with unions at a second labor tribunal on Sunday after Australia’s prime minister called for an end to the industrial dispute that grounded the airline’s entire fleet, stranding tens of thousands of passengers around the world. [...]

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No corruption evidence in Vietnam banknote scandal 

October 29, 2011
No corruption evidence in Vietnam banknote scandal 

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung wants to monitor case progress in Australia Bundles of polymer dong banknotes in Hanoi. The central government has reported to lawmakers that police have found no evidence of bribery in a high-profile international currency-printing scandal. The Ministry of Public Security has yet to find evidence that an Australian currency-printing [...]

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Smoking guns 

October 16, 2011
Smoking guns 

  Tobacco industry poised to deploy ‘dirty tricks’ to increase business in third-world nations despite evidence aplenty of the substance’s harmful effects Natalka Proszak uses a cigarette box to block the wind as she lights a cigarette in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Now that smoking has declined in high-income nations, experts warn that the tobacco industry [...]

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Five arrested for smuggling drugs from Vietnam to Australia 

September 23, 2011
Five arrested for smuggling drugs from Vietnam to Australia 

A pack of white powder in the cargo shipment of drugs seized by Australian police. Vietnamese narcotics police said Monday that Australian police had arrested five Australian nationals for smuggling around 12 kilograms of drug from China to Australia via Vietnam. David Francesco Martelli, Guido Pirri, Shane Trout, Mark Cooper and Nguyen Minh Hien, an [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...