Posts Tagged ‘ Foreign Affairs ’

Vietnam says it welcomes peacekeeping efforts in Asia-Pacific  

January 19, 2012
Vietnam says it welcomes peacekeeping efforts in Asia-Pacific  

Luong Thanh Nghi, spokesman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vietnam welcomes efforts to contribute to improving the peace and development of the Asia Pacific region, VnExpress quoted foreign ministry’s spokesman as saying Friday.  Luong Thanh Nghi made the statement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ press briefing on Thursday when asked about Vietnam’s view [...]

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Vietnamese president wraps up successful Philippines visit 

November 2, 2011
Vietnamese president wraps up successful Philippines visit 

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (L) is welcomed by his Philippin counterpart Benigno Aquino when he arrives Manila on October 26. Vietnam’s president wrapped up his three day visit to the Philippines on October 28 with several agreements inked and promising more cooperation in economy, defense and marine research. President Truong Tan Sang visited the Philippines [...]

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The more things change… 

September 10, 2011
The more things change… 

An aerial handout photograph from an unmanned airplane taken on March 20 shows the No. 3 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in Japan. Shaken to the core by the havoc wreaked by the tsunami in March, in particular the massive nuclear disaster it spawned, Japan is [...]

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Festering wound 

August 9, 2011
Festering wound 

  50 years after the US began spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam and 36 years after the end of the war, victims suffer as realpolitik considerations offer faint glimmers of hope Teacher Nguyen Ngoc Phuong (C), 31, an Agent Orange victim, walks among other victims during a lesson at a hospice in Vietnam’s Da Nang [...]

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Vietnam plans tax collection on 'abandoned' diplomatic cars 

June 26, 2011
Vietnam plans tax collection on 'abandoned' diplomatic cars 

A car carrying a diplomatic number plate in Vietnam About 1,200 cars left behind by foreign diplomats when their office terms in Vietnam ended will be taxed under a finance ministry proposal, the Saigon Tiep Thi newspaper reported Tuesday.   The cars, brought into Vietnam between 1988 and 2009 by foreign diplomats, have either not [...]

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Maritime experts cry foul on China 

June 4, 2011
Maritime experts cry foul on China 

  International experts condemn China for disrupting Vietnam’s legal marine activities and urged the country to be better prepared for the next encounter Fishermen unloading tunas in the central province of Binh Thuan. On Sunday, Vietnam condemned China for increasing regional tensions and said it would do everything necessary to protect its territorial integrity after [...]

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Another Vietnamese woman murdered by South Korean husband 

June 1, 2011
Another Vietnamese woman murdered by South Korean husband 

Hoang Thi Nam’s mother, Nguyen Thi Hoa (L), and her aunt Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai meet with members of the Association of South Korean in Ho Chi Minh City. A Vietnamese woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her South Korean husband at their house in Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday (May 24), just weeks after [...]

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Vietnam responds to China’s protest against islands’ elections 

May 14, 2011
Vietnam responds to China’s protest against islands’ elections 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga It is Vietnam’s internal affair to hold legislative elections at Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokeswoman said at a press conference on Thursday.   Nguyen Phuong Nga made the statement when asked about Vietnam’s response to China’s recent protest against its elections [...]

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Terrorists need strict punishments, Vietnam says 

May 4, 2011
Terrorists need strict punishments, Vietnam says 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga Terrorists need to be strictly punished for their acts, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said in response to the death of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.   Vietnam protests terrorism and condemns terror in all forms, Nga said at a press conference held [...]

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Bride broker crackdown 

May 2, 2011
Bride broker crackdown 

  Experts say more must be done to ensure the safety and welfare of local women looking to marry abroad An illegal marriage broker bust conducted by Ho Chi Minh City police. Many Vietnamese women are entering risky marriages brokered by illegal services for financial reasons. Last week, Qi Shui Hua, 38, walked into an [...]

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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...