Posts Tagged ‘ May 21 ’

Rock show with Toothbrush to hit Hanoi 

May 17, 2011
Rock show with Toothbrush to hit Hanoi 

Rock show, entitled Northern Exposure II, will hit Hanoi on May 21 Rock singers Meeshle Moon, Commens, The Only Reggae Band and Toothbrush will have a one-time live performance at Hanoi Rock City on May 21.   Specifically, the “Northern Exposure II" rock show will feature as the night’s main act Toothbrush, who have managed to revive gypsy-folk music [...]

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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 23/5

May 23, 2009
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 23/5

50 file photos of Ho Chi Minh in China displayed; French book on An Nam people reprinted; Russian city highlighted at photo exhibition in HCM City; 36kg-bronze drum discovered in Thanh Hoa; My Tho City to house largest Buddhist tower in country; Vladivostok on show in HCM City 50 file photos of Ho Chi Minh [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 23/5

May 23, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 23/5

City seeks underground parking; President seeks calamities watch; Vietnam responds to 2009 International Day for Disaster Reduction; Australia’s Ambassador for HIV/AIDS visits Vietnam; More than $350m to be spent on Hanoi’s urban railway line; Farmers play vital role in building new rural model The increasing number of cars in HCM City leads to higher demand [...]

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35 on flight with A/H1N1-infected woman enter Vietnam

May 22, 2009
35 on flight with A/H1N1-infected woman enter Vietnam

The Health Ministry of May 21 announced that 35 passengers on the same flight as the Vietnamese-American woman being isolated in Seoul, South Korea for A/H1N1 have entered Vietnam. A health quarantine check-point at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, HCM City. These people are staying in 12 provinces and cities: 18 in HCM City, 3 in [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/5

May 22, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/5

PM pledges an improved investment environment; Ambassador questions US draft rules to re-name Vietnamese tra, basa fish; Vincom Galleries shopping centre to open in August; Vietnam initiates 6-solution package to regional crisis; HDBank, Vinamotor sign cooperation dealHDBank, Vinamotor sign cooperation deal Vietnam’s Ambassador to the US, Le Cong Phung, has sent letters to nearly 140 [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 22/5

May 22, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 22/5

Vietnam gives Sri Lanka emergency aid; Vietnam, Israel to exempt visas for diplomats; New circular facilitates OV to return home; Hoa Hao Buddhists convene third congress; Deputy PM welcomes Secretary General of Buddhist Summit The Vietnamese Government has decided to provide 30,000 USD in emergency aid to Sri Lanka to help it address the current [...]

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Vietnamese PM to be major speaker at “Asia Future” in Japan

May 19, 2009
Vietnamese PM to be major speaker at “Asia Future” in Japan

On the opening day, May 21, PM Nguyen Tan Dung will give a presentation on the challenges facing Asia and six groups of solutions to regain growth and to overcome regression.LookAtVietnam — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay a working visit to Japan from May 21-23, according to a communiqué released by the Ministry [...]

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What’s On May 18-24

May 18, 2009
What’s On May 18-24

LookAtVietnam – Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction. – May 1 (US, OV)- Shinjuku incident (China, OV)- Ong Bak 2 (Thailand, OV)- Slumdog Millionaire (US, OV)- Dragonball Evollution (US, OV)- Knowing (US, OV)- Dung Dot (Don’t Burn [...]

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Party State leaders pay floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

May 18, 2009
Party State leaders pay floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

LookAtVietnam – A delegation of senior Party and State leaders, led by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, laid a wreath at the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on May 17 to mark the late president’s 119th birthday. Viet Nam’s top leaders lay a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum in Ha [...]

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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...