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Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

January 9, 2012
Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

  Genocidal Khmer Rouge regime was backed by the US in ‘shameful foreign policy episode’ The skulls of Khmer Rouge victims are displayed in a memorial to the genocide at the Killing Fields Museum outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Vietnam had saved his country in the 1970s, not invaded [...]

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Pol Pot victory monument opens in Vietnam 

January 7, 2012
Pol Pot victory monument opens in Vietnam 

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen cut the inauguration banner for the Pol Pot victory monument on January 2. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on Monday attended the inauguration of a monument in southern Vietnam commemorating the victory over Pol Pot. The monument is the [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 6/12

December 6, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 6/12

UN-supported legal reform project launched; signs on students, teachers for corruption fight; Vietnam backs int’l criminal tribunals; Prime Minister to attend opening of SEA Games Party leader Nong Duc Manh Praise for the Army’s practical contributions to national achievements  The Party, State and people of Vietnam always put their utmost confidence in the army, which [...]

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Architect restores spiritual spaces

August 9, 2009
Architect restores spiritual spaces

LookAtVietnam – The son of an architect and born into a prominent intellectual family, Hoang Dao Cuong follows family tradition by designing some of Viet Nam’s most influential works. He has designed and restored a number of religious projects, including a statue of Lord Buddha Sakyamuni in Vinh Phuc Province, the Van Son Zen Monastery, [...]

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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 7/8

August 7, 2009
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 7/8

More historical relics built to honor Hoang Sa naval fleet; Japan, Vietnam prepare for large-scale cultural exchange; Literature, art must serve nation’s interests, seminar says; Vietnamese beauty opens her heart to disadvantaged; Artists, writers told to improve responsibility, create great works More historical relics built to honor Hoang Sa naval fleet Setting foot on the [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/7

July 27, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 26/7

Grand requiem held for martyrs in Quang Tri; Seminar discusses prevention of trafficking in women and children; Australia provides additional aid for flood control project; Remains of Vietnamese soldiers reburied; Vietnam helps Laos upgrade border villages Grand requiem held for martyrs in Quang Tri  The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and its chapters in the central [...]

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Hoang Sa naval monument installed in Quang Ngai

July 14, 2009
Hoang Sa naval monument installed in Quang Ngai

The monument on Ly Son Island.LookAtVietnam – A monument to the Hoang Sa fleet was installed at the Exhibition Hall in Ly Son Island District, the central province of Quang Ngai, announced the local Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.  The 30-ton monument was made of granite to honor and commemorate the Hoang Sa Bac [...]

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Paracel Island conservation project nears completion

May 11, 2009
Paracel Island conservation project nears completion

Quang Ngai Province officials have urged contractors to accelerate work to complete a project to preserve relics of Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla by the National Day (Sept. 2). A part of the restored An Vinh communal house in the Hoang Sa flotilla relics conservation zone on Ly Son Island, Quang Ngai province. (Photo: Tuoi Tre)LookAtVietnam – Quang Ngai Province [...]

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Leaders remember heroes of Dien Bien Phu Victory

May 7, 2009
Leaders remember heroes of Dien Bien Phu Victory

Vietnamese leaders visit the Dien Bien Phu Martyrs Cemetery May 6 (Photo: SGGP).VietNamNet Bridge – On the 55th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory May 7, Truong Tan Sang, Politburo Member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee, led a delegation to the Dien Bien Phu Martyrs’ Cemetery May [...]

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Thai PM rejects demands for resignation, declares Friday national holiday

April 10, 2009
Thai PM rejects demands for resignation, declares Friday national holiday

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Thursday evening turned down protesters’ demands for his resignation in a national TV address, five hours after a pro-Thaksin movement’s ultimatum expired. Taxi drivers and supporters of former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra block the main road during an anti-government protest at the Victory monument in Bangkok April 9, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters [...]

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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...