Posts Tagged ‘ Middle East ’

Saudi Airlines Cargo receives approval to fly to Vietnam 

May 8, 2011
Saudi Airlines Cargo receives approval to fly to Vietnam 

Saudi Airlines Cargo will be the second Middle East carrier flying to Vietnam The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has allowed cargo carrier Saudi Airlines Cargo to launch flights to the country on May 16. Saudi Airlines Cargo will operate three flights per week between Saudi Arabia and Ho Chi Minh City. It will use [...]

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Japan logs first trade deficit in almost two years 

February 23, 2011
Japan logs first trade deficit in almost two years 

A freight ship docks alongside a container wharf in Tokyo port. Japan posted its first trade deficit in almost two years last month, officials said Wednesday, amid rising commodity prices and weak demand for its exports ahead of China’s Lunar New Year holiday. The finance ministry said exports, a key driver of Japan’s economy, rose [...]

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US vetoes UN resolution on Israeli settlements 

February 19, 2011
US vetoes UN resolution on Israeli settlements 

Palestinian protestors hold a banner during a demonstration in the West Bank. The United States vetoed an Arab-sponsored UN resolution branding Israeli settlements illegal, prompting angry Palestinians to vow to re-evaluate the entire Middle East peace process. The Obama administration cast its first veto in the United Nations Security Council after intense diplomacy failed to [...]

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Viet Nam’s small businesses confident about growth: survey

February 5, 2010
Viet Nam’s small businesses confident about growth: survey

Business confidence among Viet Nam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) climbed 10 points in the fourth quarter last year, . . . Sandy Flockhart, HSBC’s chairman of personal and commercial banking, said: “Our small business confidence index is telling us that confidence levels are back to pre-financial crisis levels. Not only are SMEs confident that [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/11

November 26, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 26/11

Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FM; Chief ASEAN, Chinese prosecutors vow to increase cooperation; Argentina-Vietnam friendship parliamentarians group visits Hanoi Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FMPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 25 received the visiting Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Marty Natalegawa, at his government office.During the talks, PM Dung proposed that Vietnam and Indonesia [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 8/11

November 9, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 8/11

Int’l community hails Vietnam’s contribution as UNSC President; Vietnam, India boost cooperation in national defense; Vietnam supports UN call for compliance with int’l law  Int’l community hails Vietnam’s contribution as UNSC President  A senior diplomat has highlighted international recognition of Vietnam’s successful presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in October.Pham Vinh Quang, Deputy Head [...]

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PetroVietnam may buy Middle East crude oil for third refinery

October 16, 2009
PetroVietnam may buy Middle East crude oil for third refinery

Vietnam Oil & Gas Group, also known as PetroVietnam, plans to buy crude oil from the Middle East to supply the country’s planned third refinery. PetroVietnam, based in Hanoi, initially planned to use crude from Venezuela for the Long Son plant, Chairman Dinh La Thang said in an interview Friday.“We decided to change our plan [...]

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VN supports peaceful settlement of Mid-East conflicts

October 15, 2009
VN supports peaceful settlement of Mid-East conflicts

Vietnam stands ready to join the international community in its efforts towards the peaceful settlement of Israel-Palestine and Arab-Israel conflicts and lasting peace Permanent Vietnamese representative to the United Nations Ambassador Le Luong Minh, who chaired the UN Security Council open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” in New [...]

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Jan-Sep rice exports up in volume, down in value

October 12, 2009
Jan-Sep rice exports up in volume, down in value

Vietnam shipped 4.98 million tons of rice in the first nine months this year, a 40-percent year-on-year increase. The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) said, however, that export revenues of US$2 billion marked a 6.2 percent decline in value against the same period last year.VFA expects rice firms to ship an additional 1.2 million tons of [...]

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Obama, Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to resume talks on negotiations

September 23, 2009
Obama, Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to resume talks on negotiations

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday managed to get Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to shake hands and sit down together for talks. U.S. President Barack Obama watches Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) shake hands during a trilateral meeting in New York September [...]

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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...