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Rhino’s gone. Who’s next? 

October 31, 2011
Rhino’s gone. Who’s next? 

  If the current state of zero accountability for wildlife protection continues, other species will follow the rhino to extinction Participants watch projected images including of smuggled rhino horns (R) seized during a press conference on the launch of a rhino population survey report in Vietnam in Hanoi on October 25. A critically endangered species [...]

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Vietnamese youth bike to Cambodia in anti-human trafficking campaign 

August 3, 2011
Vietnamese youth bike to Cambodia in anti-human trafficking campaign 

Vietnamese youth on a bicycle trip to promote environment protection. Ten Vietnamese youth have registered to participate in a bicycle tour from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia in a campaign against human trafficking that is increasingly taking place in border areas. The Rainbow Campaign is the first bicycle trip in Vietnam that aims to [...]

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The new cyclo challenge 

February 19, 2011
The new cyclo challenge 

  From fund-raising to raising awareness – charity event shifts focus to become more inclusive A race gets underway at the Saigon Cyclo Challenge 2010. The event will become more inclusive this year, doing away with stiff entrance fees and setting much lower fund-raising targets, in order to focus on the charity message, organizers say. [...]

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Ministerial preparatory conference on quake-ravaged Haiti ends with road map

January 28, 2010
Ministerial preparatory conference on quake-ravaged Haiti ends with road map

The Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti was concluded on Monday afternoon in Montreal, Canada. The Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti is concluded on Monday afternoon in Montreal, Canada, as the Group of Friends of Haiti, major donors and regional and multilateral partners passed a statement, stressing international cooperation and coordination in rebuilding the earthquake-ravaged country [...]

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Speed dating available

December 19, 2009
Speed dating available

Thirteen pairs of girls and boys spoke with each other in a romantic café. The “dates” took place for only seven minutes but it did help some find their “other half”.  On a Saturday evening in early December on the top floor of a café next to the Van Mieu Temple (Temple of Literature) bathed [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/12

December 5, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/12

Remains of 33 fallen combatants found; Vietnam, Cambodia tighten anti-human trafficking ties; Solutions sought for sustainable craft village; Germany helps Vietnam reduce electric energy loss; PM orders general inspection of websites Remains of 33 fallen combatants found  Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai have unearthed a mass grave, recovering the remains of 33 soldiers [...]

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Southern provinces to launch tourism road show in Cambodia

November 30, 2009
Southern provinces to launch tourism road show in Cambodia

Tourism authorities of southern cities and provinces as well as entrepreneurs will organize a road show in Cambodia next month to promote tourism. Huynh Van Son, an official of the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the program would run from December 7 to 9 in Sihanouk Ville and Phnom Penh. HCMC [...]

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International symposium discusses East Sea issues

November 27, 2009
International symposium discusses East Sea issues

LookAtVietnam – “It is more urgent than ever that ways be sought to settle disputes and address challenges involving peace and stability in the East Sea”. FM spokesperson reaffirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over East Sea islandsMinistry spokesman responds to East Sea claimsAgreements conclude VN-China border talksProfessor Quang was opening an international symposium on the East Sea [...]

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Plan before PM would provide incentives to Viet-kieu talent

November 25, 2009
Plan before PM would provide incentives to Viet-kieu talent

Expatriate Vietnamese participating in a landmark conference agree on one thing: though they have knowledge and intellectual skills to offer the country, . . . President Nguyen Minh Triet (centre) and VK conference participants.Lots of other ideas were also in the air at the Government-sponsored Overseas Vietnamese Conference in Hanoi November 20-22, a first-ever meeting [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 16/10

October 17, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 16/10

Deputy PM welcomes Japan-Vietnam Special Ambassador; Special ties: a valuable shared heritage of Vietnam and Laos; Vietnam, India hold first strategic dialogue Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem on October 16 received Japan-Vietnam Special Ambassador Sugi Ryotaro, who is in Hanoi to attend a national film-making contest for Vietnamese students. The Deputy [...]

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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...