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Germany under pressure after bond sale failure 

November 24, 2011
Germany under pressure after bond sale failure 

    File picture shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to a joint press conference on the eve of the G20 Summit November 2. The leaders of France, Germany and Italy were to hold emergency talks on Thursday in the shadow of a failed German bond auction which took [...]

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Vietnam a promising market for Germany: Merkel 

October 15, 2011
Vietnam a promising market for Germany: Merkel 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the Vietnam-Germany Economic Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on October 12 German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Vietnam’s growing economy offers many opportunities for German investors, especially in infrastructure, hi-tech and education sectors. She made the statement at the Vietnam-Germany Economic Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on October [...]

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German chancellor visits Vietnam to boost bilateral ties 

October 13, 2011
German chancellor visits Vietnam to boost bilateral ties 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to Hanoi on October 11, 2011. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and German Chancellor Angela Merkel signed Tuesday a “strategic partnership” agreement to boost bilateral ties in five areas. Merkel arrived in Hanoi Tuesday morning, beginning the first leg of her [...]

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Merkel eyes trade deals in Vietnam, Mongolia 

October 12, 2011
Merkel eyes trade deals in Vietnam, Mongolia 

  Fresh from a crisis meeting with France on the euro, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to embark Monday on a visit to Vietnam and Mongolia hoping to push deals on trade and precious raw materials. Ahead of the four-day visit, Merkel, who will be accompanied by top business leaders eyeing up investment opportunities, [...]

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World central banks help lenders as EU growth stalls 

September 15, 2011
World central banks help lenders as EU growth stalls 

EU commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn has said eurozone economy was set to come to a “virtual standstill” in the second half of the year, but he assured that Europe would avoid another recession. The eurozone’s runaway debt crisis is dragging down growth, the EU warned on Thursday as finance ministers headed [...]

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German chancellor to visit Vietnam 

May 2, 2011
German chancellor to visit Vietnam 

German ChancellorAngela Merkel will visit Vietnam this October. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accepted the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to visit Vietnam this October, according to the government’s website. The acceptance came during a teleconference Thursday during which Merkel said Germany strongly supports the cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union, especially [...]

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Vietnam-born orphan tipped to head German party 

April 6, 2011
Vietnam-born orphan tipped to head German party 

Philipp Roesler is currently health minister in Germany A surgeon who was adopted from a Vietnamese orphanage emerged Monday as the favourite to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partners after the embattled party head stepped down. Philipp Roesler, at 38 a rising star in the pro-business Free Democrat party (FDP), is currently health [...]

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Asian-born minister aims to become Merkel deputy 

April 6, 2011
Asian-born minister aims to become Merkel deputy 

German Health Minister Philipp Roesler arrives for a party leadership meeting of the Free Democrats on April 5, 2011 in Berlin. Germany ’s Asian-born health minister Tuesday said he would campaign to lead Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partners and become deputy chancellor after the foreign minister resigned as party head. Philipp Roesler, 38, who was [...]

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Merkel’s party nods coalition’s policy

October 27, 2009
Merkel’s party nods coalition’s policy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Monday approved the policy platform of the new coalition government for the next four years. German Chancellor and head of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel delivers a speech as CDU members vote during the CDU party meeting in Berlin October 26, [...]

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Merkel, FDP win German election to form coalition gov’t

September 28, 2009
Merkel, FDP win German election to form coalition gov’t

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her preferred partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), claimed victory in the general election here on Sunday ant the two parties will form a new coalition government. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), waves to supporters after first exit polls in the German general [...]

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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...