Posts Tagged ‘ Da Nang ’

Defending champs held at home in Vietnam Super League 

January 18, 2012
Defending champs held at home in Vietnam Super League 

Song Lam Nghe An players (yellow) mark Nigerian striker Samson Kayode Olaleye of visitors Hanoi T&T in a Super League match in Vinh city Sunday. Defending Vietnamese Super League champions Song Lam Nghe An were held 2-2 at home by Hanoi T&T in the third round Sunday. Both teams played fast football from the start, [...]

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World Bank provides Vietnam $973.5 mln for infrastructure, anti-poverty projects 

January 16, 2012
World Bank provides Vietnam $973.5 mln for infrastructure, anti-poverty projects 

  The World Bank agreed Thursday to lend US$ 973.5 million to Vietnam for three poverty reduction and infrastructure projects. The projects are the $613.5-million Da Nang – Quang Ngai Expressway, $210-million Medium Cities Development project, and the $150-million 10th Poverty Reduction Support Credit.  “It is the first time that the World Bank is financing an [...]

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Vietnam Airlines plane changes destination after Air Mekong plane blocks runway 

January 9, 2012
Vietnam Airlines plane changes destination after Air Mekong plane blocks runway 

  A Vietnam Airlines aircraft on Friday was forced to make a temporary landing at the airport of Thua Thien-Hue Province as another Air Mekong aircraft blocked the runway at its original destination - the Da Nang Airport. At around 12:30 p.m., the Air Mekong plane, which was on the way from Buon Ma Thuot to Hanoi, made [...]

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Vietnam wins first prize at Asia student film festival 

January 6, 2012
Vietnam wins first prize at Asia student film festival 

Three students from Da Nang with the camera they used to make an award-winning film about HIV/AIDS discrimination     Three teenagers from central Vietnam won top prize at the Asia Student Film Festival in Japan with a short film that sends a message against HIV/AIDS discrimination. Seventh graders Phan Thi Thuy Dung and Trinh Lan [...]

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National Cup champs Navibank Saigon dethroned 

December 30, 2011
National Cup champs Navibank Saigon dethroned 

Binh Dinh players celebrate after dethroning National Cup champions Navibank Saigon to advance to the quarterfinals. National Cup champions Navibank Saigon were dethroned on their home ground at Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium after losing 3-4 to underdogs Binh Dinh on Sunday. The strikers of the hosts displayed pretty good performances, but the [...]

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US veteran gives back in Da Nang 

December 30, 2011
US veteran gives back in Da Nang 

US veteran Chuck Palazzo with Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange in Da Nang in central Vietnam. US veteran Chuck Palazzo has spent the past 40 years compensating victims of the Agent Orange he helped spray during his 13 months serving in the Vietnam War. Palazzo arrived in Da Nang in central Vietnam in 1970 as [...]

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National Cup champs Navibank Saigon dethroned 

December 27, 2011
National Cup champs Navibank Saigon dethroned 

Binh Dinh players celebrate after dethroning National Cup champions Navibank Saigon to advance to the quarterfinals. National Cup champions Navibank Saigon were dethroned on their home ground at Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium after losing 3-4 to underdogs Binh Dinh on Sunday. The strikers of the hosts displayed pretty good performances, but the [...]

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US veteran gives back in Da Nang 

December 21, 2011
US veteran gives back in Da Nang 

US veteran Chuck Palazzo with Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange in Da Nang in central Vietnam. US veteran Chuck Palazzo has spent the past 40 years compensating victims of the Agent Orange he helped spray during his 13 months serving in the Vietnam War. Palazzo arrived in Da Nang in central Vietnam in 1970 as [...]

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Gold miners suspected of having cyanide poisoning 

December 16, 2011
Gold miners suspected of having cyanide poisoning 

A file photo of gold miners in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam. Twenty-two gold miners in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam were hospitalize Wednesday with symptoms allegedly caused by cyanide poisoning. The workers, all from Phuong Minh Co. Ltd in Phuoc Son District, were admitted to Da Nang Hospital in the city [...]

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Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

December 14, 2011
Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

  The Vietnamese Finance Ministry has approved a 20 percent price rise for domestic flights from December 15. After the ministry issued the decision on December 6, national carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it will start raising airfares by 15-20 percent next Thursday. Other airlines – Air Mekong, Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air – have confirmed [...]

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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...