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Vietnam PM meets McCain, requests greater economic assistance 

January 22, 2012
Vietnam PM meets McCain, requests greater economic assistance 

  Vietnam will continue to take the US as a leading development partners, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Thursday in meeting with John McCain and other US senators on a Southeast Asia visit. He said Vietnam and the US in the coming time need to boost further cooperation in commerce and investment, and asking [...]

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PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

January 16, 2012
PM asks that national football matches be aired live nationwide 

  Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked on Thursday that the telecast copyright issues be resolved so that all national football matches could be broadcast live nationwide. An urgent document by the Prime Minister said, “The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism should give directives to concerned agencies to solve obstacles to ensure that [...]

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Monsanto’s GM crop debate reopens Agent Orange wounds 

January 16, 2012
Monsanto’s GM crop debate reopens Agent Orange wounds 

  Activists are unhappy that a company that profited once by maiming Vietnamese civilians is allowed to profit again in the country 18-year-old Thang, believed to be an Agent Orange victim according to locals who know his mother, waits for customers at a market in Hanoi on January 9. It would be ironic if Vietnam [...]

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Iron Lady falls to the Anna Quindlen doctrine 

January 14, 2012
Iron Lady falls to the Anna Quindlen doctrine 

  “The Iron Lady,” the new biopic starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, was controversial before audiences even saw it, largely because of its portrayal of the aging former prime minister’s dementia. The current UK prime minister, David Cameron, suggested the movie was premature and shouldn’t have been made while Thatcher was alive. Her former [...]

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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 30, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

December 30, 2011
Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

Vietnam may need to import US$2.5-billion worth of gold in 2012 Vietnam’s trade deficit could grow again in 2012 after falling 25 percent this year to US$9.5 billion, the trade minister said, adding that the government will continue to tighten control over gold imports. The trade gap narrowed this year after exports surged 33 percent from 2010, [...]

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Vietnam minister suggests car owners spare roadway 

December 29, 2011
Vietnam minister suggests car owners spare roadway 

  Vietnam’s transport minister has asked the Ministry of Public Security to adjust several by-law documents to force future car owners to prove they have a proper place to park. Minister Dinh La Thang said that one of the factors causing severe traffic congestion in large cities in Vietnam, typically Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh [...]

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Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

December 26, 2011
Vietnam trade deficit set to expand again: minister 

Vietnam may need to import US$2.5-billion worth of gold in 2012 Vietnam’s trade deficit could grow again in 2012 after falling 25 percent this year to US$9.5 billion, the trade minister said, adding that the government will continue to tighten control over gold imports. The trade gap narrowed this year after exports surged 33 percent from 2010, [...]

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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 25, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Vietnam PM visits Myanmar, attends Greater Mekong Subregion Summit 

December 22, 2011
Vietnam PM visits Myanmar, attends Greater Mekong Subregion Summit 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister of Mandalay District, Ye Myint, in his visit to Myanmar on Dec. 19, 2011. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Myanmar on Monday morning for his first visit to the country and for the fourth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-4) Summit from December 19-20, [...]

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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...