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India gazes east toward strategic Vietnam 

January 9, 2012
India gazes east toward strategic Vietnam 

M Nguyen Tan Dung (R) receives Minister of State for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs E. Ahamed. Vietnam occupies a strategic position in India’s “Look East” policy, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed has told Vietweek in an exclusive interview. India deeply valued Vietnam’s support for the ASEAN region’s closer engagement [...]

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Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

December 30, 2011
Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

Earthquake damage to Christchurch Cathedral in the New Zealand South Island city is seen in September 2011. If Asians got together to name a person of the year, someone who brought surprise, intrigue and economic impact to the region, the choice would be obvious: Mother Nature. From earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand to floods [...]

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Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

December 23, 2011
Winners of 2011 show tumult across the Pacific 

Earthquake damage to Christchurch Cathedral in the New Zealand South Island city is seen in September 2011. If Asians got together to name a person of the year, someone who brought surprise, intrigue and economic impact to the region, the choice would be obvious: Mother Nature. From earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand to floods [...]

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Toxic liquor kills 143 in eastern India 

December 15, 2011
Toxic liquor kills 143 in eastern India 

  Relatives of victims weep at the Diamond Harbour hospital in eastern India, after dozens died and many were injured drinking boot-leg liquor in several villages south of Kolkata, on December 15. A batch of home-brewed liquor thought to have been laced with the highly toxic chemical methanol has killed 143 people in eastern India, [...]

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Vietnam president visits Sri Lanka 

October 15, 2011
Vietnam president visits Sri Lanka 

Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang (R) arrives at the Bandaranaike international airport, Sri Lanka, Thursday. Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang began a two-day trip to Sri Lanka on Thursday after wrapping up his visit in India. During the visit, made at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, Sang will meet with the country’s leaders and [...]

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Sang’s India visit means stronger defense ties: analysts 

October 14, 2011
Sang’s India visit means stronger defense ties: analysts 

  Vietnam welcomes Indian oil exploration in East Sea; expert says weapons exchange could be in the future Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmmohan Singh after they gave joint press statements in New Delhi on October 12. Sang is in India for a three-day state visit. Vietnamese President [...]

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Vietnam, India to expand oil exploration in East Sea 

October 14, 2011
Vietnam, India to expand oil exploration in East Sea 

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh India and Vietnam signed an agreement to expand joint oil and gas exploration in Vietnam’s East Sea. ONGC Videsh Ltd., a unit of India’s biggest explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp., and Vietnam Oil & Gas Group, known as PetroVietnam, signed a three-year pact [...]

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Leader says Vietnam, India trying to clear Tata project 

October 13, 2011
Leader says Vietnam, India trying to clear Tata project 

A file photo of the signing ceremony of a $5 billion steel factory project of Tata Steel Ltd. in Vietnam four years ago. India and Vietnam are trying to clear Tata Steel Ltd.’s proposed $5 billion factory in the Southeast Asian nation, delayed for more than four years by regulatory hurdles. “We understand the importance [...]

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Vietnam President begins India visit in Bangalore 

October 13, 2011
Vietnam President begins India visit in Bangalore 

Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang and his wife on arrival in India Tuesday President Truong Tan Sang Tuesday began a three-day visit to India, which aims to strengthen the two countries’ bilateral strategic partnership relationship, the Vietnam News Agency reported. After arriving in Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state, Sang met up with the state’s governor [...]

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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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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...