January 13, 2012
Rubble of a house that was alleged to be wrongly destroyed by authorities in the northern port city of Hai Phong after a controversial land revocation on January 5. Questions remain unanswered at a Thursday press briefing regarding a controversial land revocation that led to a violent confrontation with farmers in the northern port city of Hai Phong. [...]
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January 9, 2012
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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December 6, 2011
The first private airline licensed in Vietnam four years ago officially joined the market Friday, introducing itself as a low-cost carrier.  With its “Save more, fly more” slogan, VietJetAir aims to make air transport accessible to all Vietnamese and foreign tourists including low-income earners through affordable and flexible prices, the VietJet Aviation Joint Stock [...]
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November 16, 2011
Bill on Denunciation would discredit the press as tattle-tales German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center, R) and Ho Chi Minh City Mayor Le Hoang Quan (center, L) surrounded by the press in front of city hall during her visit to HCMC on October 12. An article in the draft Law on Denunciation has come under [...]
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October 28, 2011
US Assistant Secretary of State Thomas M. Countryman US Assistant Secretary of State Thomas M. Countryman Thursday wrapped up his two-day visit to Vietnam during which he discussed nuclear nonproliferation with senior local officials. “Vietnam has demonstrated serious commitments to cooperating with the US on nonproliferation,” the Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and [...]
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August 20, 2011
German insurer Talanx AG agreed to buy a 25 percent stake in PVI Holdings, Vietnam’s second-largest listed insurer, for VND1.9 trillion (US$92 million), continuing a trend of overseas companies seeking a foothold in the country. Talanx subsidiary HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG will hold the stake, Talanx said in a press release on Wednesday. The [...]
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August 8, 2011
Nguyen Sinh Hung, chairman of the 13th National Assembly. speaks at a press briefing Saturday Measures will be taken to reform Vietnam’s legislature, including giving its delegates more power to supervise provincial and central issues, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said. It’s not enough if the assembly only performs its supervisory function at its [...]
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April 11, 2011
US Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez at a press conference in HCMC on Wednesday. The US Education Mission is on a four-day visit to Vietnam to promote education exchange between Vietnam and the United States. The delegation of 56 American colleges and universities visited Ho Chi Minh City (April 5-6) and [...]
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March 26, 2011
(L to R) A. J. McLean, Nick Carter, and Howie Dorough – three members of US boysband Backstreet Boys at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday Nick Carter and Howie Dorough, two members of the world-famous American band Backstreet Boys, arrived in HCMC Monday for the short Vietnam leg of their This [...]
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March 20, 2011
Vu Dinh Toan and Lan Ngoc won the ‘Best actor’ and ‘Best actress’ awards after being nominated for supporting roles Annual film awards everywhere never fail to attract a fair share of controversy. With the judges, the press and the public frequently at odds over which film or actor deserved a prize or not, controversy [...]
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