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Vietnamese president wraps up successful Philippines visit 

November 2, 2011
Vietnamese president wraps up successful Philippines visit 

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (L) is welcomed by his Philippin counterpart Benigno Aquino when he arrives Manila on October 26. Vietnam’s president wrapped up his three day visit to the Philippines on October 28 with several agreements inked and promising more cooperation in economy, defense and marine research. President Truong Tan Sang visited the Philippines [...]

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Vietnam, Philippines to boost East Sea cooperation 

November 1, 2011
Vietnam, Philippines to boost East Sea cooperation 

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino agreed to boost maritime cooperation in the East Sea. Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to boost maritime cooperation for the purposes of maintaining peace, security and free navigation of the East Sea. During his three-day state visit to the Philippines beginning Wednesday (October [...]

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124 Vietnamese fishermen stuck in the Philippines 

July 15, 2011
124 Vietnamese fishermen stuck in the Philippines 

  As many as 124 Vietnamese fishermen on seven fishing boats from the southeastern province of Binh Thuan have been stuck in the Philippines for the last 10 days, Thanh Nien has learnt. Truong Thi Hoa of Phu Quy District told Thanh Nien via telephone that her husband, Pham Hong, the captain of one of [...]

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Vietnam expects to sign Philippine rice contracts after storms

October 20, 2009
Vietnam expects to sign Philippine rice contracts after storms

Vietnam expects to start signing rice-export contracts with the Philippines earlier than usual this year after storms damaged harvests in the world’s largest buyer, boosting prices for the staple. Agreements for 250,000 metric tons will be signed from the end of this month, about two months earlier than usual, according a statement posted late yesterday [...]

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Rice imports advanced by Philippines after storms

October 12, 2009

The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer, brought forward planned purchases after storms hurt local crops and global stockpiles were forecast to decline, highlighting potential tightness in worldwide supplies. The National Food Authority Monday issued an invitation to suppliers for 250,000 metric tons at an October 30 tender, according to a notice on its website.That’s [...]

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Typhoon kills 32 in Vietnam; Philippine toll at 246

September 29, 2009
Typhoon kills 32 in Vietnam; Philippine toll at 246

A car is turned over bu strong wind caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Quang Ngai Province A powerful typhoon slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing 32 people and flooding towns and villages along the country’s long coastline after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines. The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon [...]

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Philippine storm death toll rises to 73, 23 still missing

September 28, 2009
Philippine storm death toll rises to 73, 23 still missing

Seventy-three people were killed while 23 others remain missing one day after tropical storm Kestana battered northern Philippines, bringing epic rainfall that caused massive flooding and landslides. A Filipino girl is carried to safety through floodwaters in a suburb of Manila. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)By 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) Sunday, 69,513 families in Metro Manila and neighboring [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/9

September 4, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/9

Program helps rural people access Internet; People pay respect to Uncle Ho on his death anniversary; Da Nang border guards rescue knifed Philippine captain; Boat capsizes, leaving seven missing in southern Vietnam Program helps rural people access InternetMany postal employees, young people and students in rural and mountainous areas nationwide now know how to use [...]

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Da Nang border guards rescue knifed Philippine captain

September 3, 2009

A Philippine captain who was stabbed by a sailor on a ship off Da Nang Wednesday has been taken to the hospital by border guards from the central city. At 2 a.m. on Wednesday, the 55-year old captain of the Lady Barbara ship, Jai T.Jarabe, was knifed by Jose T.Pesole, also a Philippine man, while [...]

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Former Philippine president Corazon Aquino passes away

August 1, 2009
Former Philippine president Corazon Aquino passes away

Former Philippine president Corazon “Cory” Aquino died early Saturday morning at age 76 after battling colon cancer for over a year, her family said. File photo taken on June 6, 2008 shows former Philippine President Corazon Aquino (C) attending a banquet at the residential place of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada (L) in Manila.(Xinhua/Xu Guilin)Corazon [...]

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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...