Posts Tagged ‘ England ’

Competition necessary to develop the arts 

December 31, 2011
Competition necessary to develop the arts 

   The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra plays at a concert in Hanoi last February Graham Sutcliffe, who has been living in Vietnam for 20 years, is now conductor of the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. Previously, he was the conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi and also worked in Ho Chi Minh City. [...]

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Foundation says 67 world heritage sites threatened 

October 9, 2011
Foundation says 67 world heritage sites threatened 

A tourist boat sails past the stone islands of Halong Bay in 2007. Growing tourism, lack of resources, neglect and natural disasters pose a threat to the world’s cultural heritage, a private foundation said Wednesday identifying 67 sites in need of preservation. The sites and monuments are found in 41 countries from Peru to Vietnam [...]

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FA trophy to go on show in Vietnam this week 

March 22, 2011
FA trophy to go on show in Vietnam this week 

  The silverware of England’s Football Association Challenge Cup will be brought to Vietnam to be shown to the public in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this Friday, VnExpress reported. Organizers of the weeklong event also said that either former England star Steve Mcmanaman or Chelsea and England left-back Ashley Cole will accompany the [...]

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Tien Minh swept aside in England’s badminton contest quarters 

March 17, 2011
Tien Minh swept aside in England’s badminton contest quarters 

  Vietnam’s star badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh lost in straight sets to China’s number one player Lin Dan in the quarterfinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham Friday. World number 8 Tien Minh fought hard and was almost on equal terms with Lin Dan in the first set before the third [...]

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Minh looks for good results at int'l tourneys 

February 14, 2011
Minh looks for good results at int'l tourneys 

Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam’s best badminton player Vietnam’s best badminton player, Nguyen Tien Minh, will participate in the Yonex All England Open in Birmingham and the Wilson Badminton Swiss Open in Basel next month. The All England contest will take place from March 8-13. Minh is the world number seven and the seventh seed at [...]

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England to back Vietnam’s economic development: envoy 

December 17, 2010
England to back Vietnam’s economic development: envoy 

England’s new ambassador in Vietnam, Antony Stokes England’s new ambassador to Vietnam said at a press briefing Thursday in Hanoi that his country was committed to providing further support to Vietnam’s development process.   England’s aid will focus on millennium development goals, trade and growth, national administration reform and climate change, Antony Stokes said.   [...]

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Bank of England should seek consent to print more money, BCC says

July 8, 2009
Bank of England should seek consent to print more money, BCC says

A pedestrian walks past a store advertising a closing down sale in London in February. The Bank of England should ask the government for permission to start a further phase in its money-printing program because a recovery from the recession “is not guaranteed,” the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said. While Britain will return to [...]

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Owen completes stunning Manchester United move

July 4, 2009
Owen completes stunning Manchester United move

England striker Michael Owen (L) is pictured after a medical at Bridgewater Hospital, in Manchester, northwest England. Michael Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker. England forward Owen, 29, a free agent after his Newcastle contract expired [...]

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Nuts at dawn: Britain’s squirrels fight for survival

April 27, 2009
Nuts at dawn: Britain’s squirrels fight for survival

A red squirrel in Britain, where the animal once numbered 3.5 million, but now only about 150,000 remain Deep in the heart of England’s seemingly peaceful countryside, a fierce battle for survival is being waged between the domestic red squirrel, its tougher grey cousin – and a new mutant arrival. Where there were once 3.5 [...]

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British police arrest 63 in G20 London summit protests

April 2, 2009
British police arrest 63 in G20 London summit protests

A G20 protester stands facing the police outside the Bank of England in the City of London, April 1, 2009. The number of arrests made by British police during Wednesday’s citywide G20 London summit protests has risen to 63, police said.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)Most were held under public order act, breaching of peace, burglary or arson on Royal [...]

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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...