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China pushes India east… toward Vietnam 

September 24, 2011
China pushes India east… toward Vietnam 

  A recent diplomatic row with China highlights India’s moves to beef up its influence in the East Sea via more cooperation with Vietnam, observers say Indian Navy personnel march on Indian Independence Day at the Red Fort monument in New Delhi. India’s recent actions demonstrate that countries are looking for ways to balance the [...]

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India condemns all external action on Libya 

March 22, 2011
India condemns all external action on Libya 

Supporters and opponents of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi clash during their protests outside the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo on March 21, 2011 India on Tuesday said foreign nations should not interfere in Libya’s affairs as China also reiterated its opposition to the use of force to oust Moamer Kadhafi. India, which abstained during a [...]

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Vietnam's external debt climbs to $29 bln 

January 30, 2011

  Vietnam took foreign loans totaling US$1 billion last year, bringing the country’s total foreign debt to $29 billion, the Ministry of Finance has reported. The level of debt is safe and Vietnam is still able to make annual repayments, said Nguyen Thanh Do, head of the ministry’s external financing and debt administration department. He [...]

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Diplomatic sector does well for national growth

January 3, 2010
Diplomatic sector does well for national growth

The diplomatic sector in 2009 joined hands with the nation maintaining peace and stability, maximising national aggregated strength, said Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem. LookAtVietnam – The diplomatic sector in 2009 joined hands with the nation maintaining peace and stability, maximising national aggregated strength, and utilising all opportunities advancing the country towards development and international [...]

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Vietnam healthy despite deficit fears

December 21, 2009
Vietnam healthy despite deficit fears

Vietnam’s external position is “fairly healthy,” in spite of market concerns about the country’s trade deficit, Barclays Plc said. Vietnam’s economy has “all the hallmarks” of an emerging markets crisis, with growth poised to overheat as inflation quickens and foreign-exchange reserves fall, Nomura Holdings Inc. said this month. A decline in the reserves to less [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/11

November 26, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/11

Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FM; Chief ASEAN, Chinese prosecutors vow to increase cooperation; Argentina-Vietnam friendship parliamentarians group visits Hanoi Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FMPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 25 received the visiting Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Marty Natalegawa, at his government office.During the talks, PM Dung proposed that Vietnam and Indonesia [...]

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Vietnam’s external position ‘looks unsustainable,’ ANZ says

October 29, 2009
Vietnam’s external position ‘looks unsustainable,’ ANZ says

Vietnam’s external position appears to be unsustainable, and the country will probably have to push up interest rates and further weaken its currency as a result, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said. The country’s monthly trade deficit widened to US$1.9 billion in October from $1.8 billion in September, according to the General Statistics [...]

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ADB gives Vietnam $500 mln loan to support economy

September 17, 2009
ADB gives Vietnam $500 mln loan to support economy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a US$500 million short-term loan to Vietnam to bolster the economy and create jobs as the Southeast Asian country is buffeted by the global downturn. The five-year loan from the ADB’s Countercyclical Support Facility (CSF) will provide budgetary support for Vietnam for public expenditure programs this year [...]

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FDI in search of sunlight

September 3, 2009
FDI in search of sunlight

LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is searching for the best scenarios for the country’s FDI.   LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is searching for the best scenarios for the country’s foreign direct investments (FDI), on the back of international analysts’ predictions that a rebound could be postponed until 2011.  During [...]

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U.S. shuttle Discovery lifts off after two delays

August 29, 2009
U.S. shuttle Discovery lifts off after two delays

The U.S. space shuttle Discovery lifted off midnight Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after two delays, on a track to the International Space Station (ISS). The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Aug.29, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)NASA TV showed the shuttle blasted off [...]

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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...