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PM Dung: Vietnam will stake claim to East Sea islands peacefully 

December 5, 2011
PM Dung: Vietnam will stake claim to East Sea islands peacefully 

   Mai Phung Luu, a fisherman in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Ngai who said he has been to every nook and cranny of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, asserts that he will continue heading to the Hoang Sa seas without fearing anything. International experts have encouraged Vietnam to take further actions to reaffirm [...]

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Vietnam halts physicist’s treatment for HFMD 

November 17, 2011
Vietnam halts physicist’s treatment for HFMD 

Nguyen Van Khai, who has used a chemical substance to treat hand-foot-mouth disease in the central province of Ninh Thuan. Vietnam health ministry has asked a hospital in Ninh Thuan Province to stop using a treatment for hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) initiated by a physicist until scientific assessments can be made, VnExpress reported Tuesday. The ministry made [...]

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22 dead as tornadoes rip across US: media 

April 17, 2011
22 dead as tornadoes rip across US: media 

File picture shows debris thrown up by a tornado. At least 22 people have been killed as a powerful storm whipped up tornadoes for a third day across parts of the southern, central and eastern United States, local media reported. At least five people were killed as tornadoes left a trail of destruction in North [...]

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Jet fuel firm's appeal against fine rejected 

January 3, 2011
Jet fuel firm's appeal against fine rejected 

Jetstar Pacific Airlines had it fuel supplies cut off by Vinapco on April 1, 2008 A court in Hanoi on Wednesday rejected an appeal by fuel supplier Vietnam Air Petrol against a decision ordering it to pay a VND3.4-billion fine for cutting off supplies to a local carrier. The Hanoi People’s Court said the penalty [...]

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Vietnam reburies mummified corpse of ancient king

January 27, 2010
Vietnam reburies mummified corpse of ancient king

Soldiers carry the coffin containing the mummified corpse of Vietnamese King Le Du Tong The mummified corpse of a Vietnamese king who died hundreds of years ago was reburied on Monday, half a century after farmers accidentally dug it up. Local television showed a red cloth, decorated with dragons, being draped over the coffin at [...]

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Suicide car bomb kills 8, wounds 40 in Afghan capital

December 16, 2009
Suicide car bomb kills 8, wounds 40 in Afghan capital

A powerful blast that rocked Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday morning killed eight people and injured 40 others, Interior Ministry said in a statement. Afghan security personnel inspect the site of an explosion near the resident house of former vice president in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2009. A suicide bomb attack took place outside [...]

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25 dead, 102 injured in Russian train derailment

November 29, 2009
25 dead, 102 injured in Russian train derailment

At least 25 people have been killed and 102 others injured in the derailment of a Russian express train on Friday. A TV grab taken on Nov. 28 shows a scene of a train derailment near the town of Bologoye, Russia. At least 25 people have been killed and 95 others injured in a derailment [...]

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Delta sand exports inspected amid environmental warning

September 10, 2009
Delta sand exports inspected amid environmental warning

The government is inspecting sand exporters in the Mekong Delta after local media reports said booming exports of the material to Singapore were altering water flows and damaging the environment. Nguyen Thanh Son, deputy chairman of Can Tho People’s Committee, said sand dredging in the city was out of control and had eroded local riverbanks.The [...]

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Vietnam racing faces big problem over small jockeys

September 8, 2009
Vietnam racing faces big problem over small jockeys

This picture taken on June 7, 2009 shows horses and jockeys competing during a horse race at Saigon Racing Club in Ho Chi Minh City With its small horses and tiny jockeys, racing at Vietnam’s only track is a low-key affair receiving high-level attention as officials threaten a crackdown on under-age riders. “On paper the [...]

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S Korea’s space rocket launch suspended, launch unlikely Wednesday

August 19, 2009
S Korea’s space rocket launch suspended, launch unlikely Wednesday

File photograph taken on Aug. 17, 2009 shows the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) is moved to its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 450 km south of Seoul, capital of South Korea. South Korea’s rocket launch was suspended 7 minutes and 56 seconds before its scheduled time, local media reported Wednesday. [...]

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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...