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First Division kicks off today

February 3, 2010
First Division kicks off today

LookAtVietnam – The National First Division Tournament starts today, January 30, at six stadiums nationwide. This is the second biggest football tournament in Vietnam only after  V-League.The tournament draws the participation of 14 teams. However, when the opening day comes near, Thanh Hoa had withdrawn. Therefore, the Organising Board has decided that there are only [...]

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US economic rescue failing to meet key goals:auditor

January 31, 2010
US economic rescue failing to meet key goals:auditor

Job seekers attend an interview workshop in San Mateo, California The US$700-billion US government effort to rescue the financial system has failed to meet key goals such as sparking lending and curbing risky activities by banks, a special auditor said Sunday. The special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program said in a report [...]

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First Division to kick off today

January 30, 2010
First Division to kick off today

LookAtVietnam – The National First Division Tournament starts today, January 30, at six stadiums nationwide. This is the second biggest football tournament in Vietnam only after  V-League.The tournament draws the participation of 14 teams. However, when the opening day comes near, Thanh Hoa had withdrawn. Therefore, the Organising Board has decided that there are only [...]

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Hopes for V-Leagues 2010

January 29, 2010
Hopes for V-Leagues 2010

Nhu Thanh, Viet Thang, Thanh Binh, Lee Nguyen and Cong Vinh are not new discoveries but they are expected to make a big impression on the V-League 2010. Viet Thang (left) and Cong Vinh. Meanwhile, the most notable transfers are the move of Dong Tam Long An club’s Viet Thang and Binh Duong club’s Nhu Thanh [...]

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Toilets are serious business

January 24, 2010
Toilets are serious business

A man enters a public toilet on Ham Nghi Street, Ho Chi Minh City. A talk with Jack Sim, the “Toilet King” Jack Sim is the founder of the World Toilet Organization (WTO), whose mission is to increase awareness of and accessibility to sanitation throughout the world.Jack accomplishes this mission by organizing social activities and [...]

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VFF, Calisto agree on new contract terms

January 22, 2010
VFF, Calisto agree on new contract terms

Vietnam national football team head coach Henrique Calisto The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and national team head coach Henrique Calisto on Tuesday reached agreement on important issues to extend the latter’s current contract for another three years. After a five-hour meeting in Hanoi, VFF officials and the Portuguese tactician agreed with each other on almost [...]

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Kesley receives Golden Boot Award for 2009

January 22, 2010
Kesley receives Golden Boot Award for 2009

  Binh Duong FC striker Huynh Kesley on January 20 received the Golden Boot Award 2009 in HCM City with his Vietnamese wife and son. The Brazilian striker, who has been was granted Vietnamese nationality, went to the award ceremony with his wife Huynh Thi Le Loc and his one-year son Kelvin Huynh Alves. With 17 [...]

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HCM City targets 10% growth

December 30, 2009
HCM City targets 10% growth

LookAtVietnam – HCM City aims to achieve a Gross Domestic Product growth rate of at least 10 per cent next year. HCM City is still the country’s biggest economic and service hub. The city aims to achieve a Gross Domestic Product growth rate of at least 10 per cent next year.The target is one of [...]

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Viet Nam past Malaysia

December 7, 2009
Viet Nam past Malaysia

Viet Nam defeated Malaysia 3-1 in the third match of the Group A qualifying round at the Southeast Asian Games yesterday to move one step closer to the semi-finals. Viet Nam defeated Malaysia 3-1 in the third match of the Group A qualifying round at the Southeast Asian Games yesterday. (Photo: VNN)With two wins and [...]

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APEC faces ‘political’ obstacles to free trade area, Lee says

November 15, 2009
APEC faces ‘political’ obstacles to free trade area, Lee says

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group faces “political” hurdles in its vision to form a region-wide free trade area, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. The 21 APEC economies will step up efforts to achieve their “long-term” goal for the Free Trade Area of the Asia- Pacific, or FTAAP, leaders including China’s Hu Jintao and [...]

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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...