Posts Tagged ‘ Press Conference ’

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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Trouble in the sky 

November 13, 2011
Trouble in the sky 

  Accusations and denials as Vietnam Airlines co-pilot suspected of using bogus certification Passengers alight from a Vietnam Airlines plane at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. The national flag carrier is trying to verify if it recruited a South Korean pilot with bogus flight records. The Civil Aviation Authority [...]

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Vietnam to start collecting new road fees next year 

October 10, 2011
Vietnam to start collecting new road fees next year 

  A proposal for collecting road maintenance fees has been submitted to the government that, if approved, will take effect not later than July next year. Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Hong Truong said at a press conference Wednesday that the ministry has proposed collecting the fees by either asking vehicle owners to pay them monthly or [...]

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US Under Secretary of Commerce visits Vietnam 

April 11, 2011
US Under Secretary of Commerce visits Vietnam 

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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The Boys are in town 

March 26, 2011
The Boys are in town 

(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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Worst auction ever 

December 7, 2010
Worst auction ever 

A scene of Gia Gia Gemstone Company’s charity auction held at the Queen Plaza on November 11 in Ho Chi Minh City. On November 11th nearly 80 Miss Earth contestants, gathered at Queen Plaza in downtown Ho Chi Minh City for a gala charity dinner organized by the Gia Gia Gemstone Company. Local singers crooned [...]

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Megastar wars 

November 13, 2010
Megastar wars 

Moviegoers buy tickets to Avatar, the Hollywood blockbuster distributed in Vietnam by Megastar Media Company, at a theater in Ho Chi Minh City last December Eight months after being sued by six domestic competitors, Megastar Media Company finally spoke up. Brian Hall, Chairman of Megastar Media Company, refused to comment on the company’s actual market [...]

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Obama hails ties with ‘world power’ India 

November 8, 2010
Obama hails ties with ‘world power’ India 

US President Barack Obama inspects a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential palace in New Dehli. US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed deeper and closer ties with his host India, which he said had established itself as a world power and a natural US ally on the global stage. Obama [...]

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Argentine president names new central bank chief

February 6, 2010
Argentine president names new central bank chief

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday named Mercedes Marco del Pont as the new chief of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA), replacing Martin Redrado. Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez talks during a press conference in Buenos Aires Feb. 3, 2010. Fernandez removed Martin Redrado as the Central Bank President in January and named Marco Del [...]

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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...