Posts Tagged ‘ Few Weeks ’

Speaking candidly, journalists are truly snakes 

November 11, 2011
Speaking candidly, journalists are truly snakes 

  In 1989, New Yorker writer Janet Malcolm published her famous essay, “The Journalist and the Murderer,” with its notoriously overheated opening sentence: “Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.” This was back in the era [...]

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Health official warns HFMD outbreak might get worse 

August 1, 2011
Health official warns HFMD outbreak might get worse 

A doctor examines a child with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) symptoms. The hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has so far claimed 70 lives from among 23,353 infected cases in 49 cities and provinces across the country, according to the latest statistics from the Vietnam Administration of Preventive Medicine . Nguyen Van Binh, [...]

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Exclusive: Yahoo in talks to exit Japan: sources 

March 2, 2011
Exclusive: Yahoo in talks to exit Japan: sources 

A website of Yahoo Japan Corp is seen on a computer screen in Tokyo August 19, 2009. Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to exit its joint venture in Japan with Softbank Corp, a move that could lead it to focus on reaching a decision on its China assets. A deal to transfer Yahoo’s 35 [...]

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India may import rice, fueling ‘panic,’ IRRI says

October 29, 2009
India may import rice, fueling ‘panic,’ IRRI says

India, the world’s second-largest rice grower, may become a net importer for the first time in 21 years in 2010, potentially sparking the kind of “panic” that sent prices to records in 2008, a rice expert said. India may import as much as 3 million metric tons next year after the wet season harvest plunged, [...]

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Buffeting winds retreat from the forex market

September 2, 2009
Buffeting winds retreat from the forex market

LookAtVietnam – Larger volumes of liquidity provided by authorities and positive reactions from market participants have stabilised the forex market.  Market participants are now all rowing in the same direction  LookAtVietnam – Larger volumes of liquidity provided by authorities and positive reactions from market participants have stabilised the forex market.  According to an Eximbank source, [...]

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Jackson death being "treated as murder"

July 17, 2009
Jackson death being "treated as murder"

Police attempting to establish what killed Michael Jackson have widened their investigation and are now treating his death as a possible murder, it was claimed Wednesday this week by celebrity website TMZ. Pop star Michael Jackson rehearses for his planned shows in London at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California in this handout photo [...]

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Strong growth suggests Singapore emerging from recession

July 15, 2009
Strong growth suggests Singapore emerging from recession

An elevated view shows the construction taking place at Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort in Singapore. Singapore said Tuesday its economy grew for the first time in a year in the second quarter, suggesting the city is emerging from its worst recession and offering hope for other battered Asian economies. Powered by electronics and biomedical [...]

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HCM City hospitals report rise in dengue fever cases

July 8, 2009
HCM City hospitals report rise in dengue fever cases

LookAtVietnam – The number of dengue fever patients is on the rise in HCM City hospitals. Dr Le Bich Lien, head of the HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No 1’s Dengue Fever Ward, said the hospital had admitted 20-30 dengue fever cases a day since the end of June. “Most patients live in HCM City and [...]

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Stocks rise on new investor excitement

April 13, 2009
Stocks rise on new investor excitement

LookAtVietnam – Domestic stocks advanced sharply last week as investor excitement pushed trading volumes to record highs on the local stock exchange. In Ha Noi last week, the HASTC-Index climbed 9.73 points to end at 118.58, an increase of 8.94 per cent. (Photo: VNN)The VN-Index advanced 14.77 points overall last week to close at just [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/4

April 8, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/4

Market rallies as investors return; IFC to help develop capital market; Agricultural, seafood exports up 3.1 percent; Vietnam Expo 2009 opens in Hanoi   The International Financial Corporation (IFC) will assist the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre (HaSTC) in developing the country’s capital market by applying advanced practices and strengthening capacity of market members.Under the terms 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...