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ADB lends Vietnam $24.8 mil to foster 'inclusive growth' 

January 21, 2012

  The Asia Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a US$24.8 million support agreement to foster Vietnam’s "inclusive growth" and thus aid further poverty reduction in the country, the bank said in a press release. Through the support agreement, ADB will provide parallel financing to the Poverty Reduction Support Credit framework supported by a number of development [...]

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Javan rhino extinct in Vietnam; film released online 

October 26, 2011
Javan rhino extinct in Vietnam; film released online 

   A Javan Rhino in Vietnam International conservation organization the WWF has confirmed that the Javan rhino is now extinct in Vietnam; the organization has released an online film explaining the animal’s road to extinction. Javan rhinos were thought to be extinct in mainland Asia until 1988, when a small population was discovered in the [...]

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People expect greater efforts to provide inflation relief 

August 13, 2011
People expect greater efforts to provide inflation relief 

A vendor sells fruits and vegetables at a local market in Hanoi. As the government starts a new term in office, people are looking for more determined efforts from the government to curb inflation that has hit them hard for several months now. The highest positions in the nation’s governing hierarchy have been filled. The [...]

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EU delegation continues support for poverty reduction in Vietnam 

July 4, 2011
EU delegation continues support for poverty reduction in Vietnam 

The European Delegation said it will support Vietnam's poverty reduction efforts. The European Delegation to Vietnam has announced a total of 29 million euros (US$41 million) in grants to support poverty reduction efforts in Vietnam. Of this grant, 17 million euros will be used as the final installment of the European Poverty Reduction Support Program, a [...]

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Thirty years of HIV/AIDS: Asia-Pacific gains ‘fragile’ 

June 12, 2011
Thirty years of HIV/AIDS: Asia-Pacific gains ‘fragile’ 

A GlaxoSmithKline Canada Inc. employee bottles Ziagen, an HIV oral liquid medication, on the packaging line at the company's Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Dec. 13, 2010. By Francoise Barré-Sinoussi (*) Thirty years ago, US scientists identified the first case of an immune system failure that we (Luc Montagnier, myself and colleagues) found [...]

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East Sea issue in the spotlight 

May 31, 2011
East Sea issue in the spotlight 

This photo shows a part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) District in Truong Sa archipelago. On March 23, 2011, Xinhua, the official news agency of China, published an article titled "The Nanhai sea dispute from the perspective of the international law of the sea" by scholars He Jian and Wang Ao from the Xiang Tan [...]

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NATO bombs Tripoli, Clinton says time against Gaddafi 

May 24, 2011
NATO bombs Tripoli, Clinton says time against Gaddafi 

Smoke rises above buildings in Tripoli early May 24, 2011. NATO warplanes hammered Tripoli on Tuesday with some of their heaviest air strikes yet after the United States said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi would "inevitably" be forced from power. At least 12 huge explosions rocked the capital in the early hours. Government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim [...]

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China bans smoking in public venues — in theory 

May 1, 2011
China bans smoking in public venues — in theory 

China launches a ban on smoking in indoor public spaces Sunday but the effort is widely viewed as vague and half-hearted and few expect it to have much of an impact in the tobacco-addicted country. China launches a ban on smoking in indoor public spaces Sunday but the effort is widely viewed as vague and [...]

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Turtle hurdle 

March 12, 2011
Turtle hurdle 

  Successful evasion of capture by Hoan Kiem Lake turtle raises hopes it can be restored to health, but the health of the lake itself is another matter Hundreds of residents and tourists watched as people using boatsand nets began efforts to capture and treat the legendary turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake on March 8 [...]

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Hoan Kiem Turtle to take its status to the grave 

February 20, 2011
Hoan Kiem Turtle to take its status to the grave 

  Experts still divided on ways to treat turtle too old and special for conservation efforts The badly injured giant soft-shell turtle living in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, pictured here on February 8, is said to be one of four remaining Rafetus swinhoei specimens in the world. The photograph has initiated a new round of [...]

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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...