December 10, 2011
A file photo taken last July shows trucks and heavy machinery taking part in road work at the Xayaburi dam construction site in Xayaburi Province, Laos. Construction of the US$3.8-billion Xayaburi dam will be suspended pending further impact studies to be done by Japan, the four countries that share the lower reaches of the [...]
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September 16, 2011
General view of the European parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. The European Union moved closer on Thursday to toughening budget rules to punish overspenders after the EU Parliament and governments reached a compromise to prevent future debt crises. Governments that run excessive public deficits could face financial sanctions under the deal, although the measures would [...]
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August 20, 2011
A mother feeds her child, who receives treatment for hand-foot-mouth disease at Binh Duong General Hospital in the southern province of Binh Duong. It is well known in Vietnam that localities and management agencies are usually reluctant to make announcements when epidemics occur, fearing that it will affect their reputation and achievements in the field [...]
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July 29, 2011
A Spanish flag flutters over the Bank of Spain in Madrid March 10, 2011. Rating agency Moody’s put Spain on review for a possible downgrade on Friday, adding to concerns that a Greek rescue package has done little to halt the spread of Europe’s debt crisis. Moody’s move to place the Aa2 government bond rating [...]
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April 3, 2011
A foreign tourist wades down a flooded street in the tourist town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam in 2009. The World Meteorological Organization reported that globally, 2010 was the hottest year on record. Nine of the ten hottest years ever recorded were in the first decade of this century. The [...]
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March 29, 2011
Kasemsun Chinnavaso, director general of Thailand's Water Resources Department, stands on the banks of the Mekong River in Muang district, Nongkhai province, Thailand, in March 2010. One year after one of the driest years in half a century, tens of millions of residents along the Mekong River are still trying to determine the cause of [...]
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February 25, 2011
Libyan nationals protest against Moamer Kadhafi’s regime in front of a building housing the Libyan embassy in Washington, DC. Libya was on edge on Friday as forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi’s crumbling regime staged a bloody fightback in western towns near Tripoli, as the east declared itself free of his iron-fisted rule. Outraged Western governments [...]
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January 28, 2011
WHO officials have called for a ban on advertising directed at children for foods high in saturated fats, sugars or salt. Some 42 million pre-school children are obese or overweight, according to WHO data. The World Health Organization’s executive board has called governments to work with industry to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, [...]
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November 13, 2009
The governmentâs stimulus package has come with a cost as inflation has recently been on the rise again. While it has staved off the worst impacts of the global crisis, Vietnam needs to phase out government stimulus, says IMF Senior Resident Representative Benedict Bingham. Thanh Nien: How has the stimulus package contributed to Vietnamâs economic [...]
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October 6, 2009
Vice President wraps up India visit; ASEAN approves anti-drug action initiated by Vietnam; Vietnam discusses Cambodia, Myanmar situations; Dong Nai province urged to tap potential for development Vice President wraps up India visit Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan concluded a five-day visit to India on October 4, as guest of her Indian counterpart Mohamed Hamid [...]
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