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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 30, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 25, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Protesters stage mass rally against Bahrain ruler 

February 23, 2011
Protesters stage mass rally against Bahrain ruler 

Thousands of supporters of Bahrain’s Shiite-led opposition demonstrate in Pearl Square in Manama calling for the government’s downfall. Tens of thousands of supporters of Bahrain’s Shiite-led opposition poured into Manama’s Pearl Square calling for the government’s downfall in the largest rally in more than a week of protests. The capital’s streets were clogged as protesters [...]

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Mobius may seek shares in ‘cheap’ Vietnam, Nigeria

January 8, 2010
Mobius may seek shares in ‘cheap’ Vietnam, Nigeria

Investor Mark Mobius said he may buy more shares in the “particularly cheap” frontier markets of Vietnam, Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Ukraine even as developing nations face a “correction” that may exceed 20 percent. “We’re finding some very interesting opportunities in those markets,” Mobius, who oversees US$34 billion of developing-nation assets at Templeton Asset Management Ltd., [...]

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Thailand’s PAD rally against Thaksin, Hun Sen kicks off in Bangkok

November 16, 2009
Thailand’s PAD rally against Thaksin, Hun Sen kicks off in Bangkok

The People’s Alliance for Democracy’s (PAD) protest against ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen kicked off on Sunday in Bangkok. By 18:30 p.m. local time, over 10,000 PAD protesters or the yellow-shirted people were rallying at Sanam Luang in the center of capital Bangkok after they officially started their [...]

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Thai red-shirts rally to mark 3rd anniversary of coup

September 20, 2009
Thai red-shirts rally to mark 3rd anniversary of coup

LookAtVietnam – The mass anti-government rally, led by Thailand’s United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, kicked off in the capital Bangkokon Saturday afternoon. The red-shirted protestors are demanding the coalition government to dissolve the House and hold a new general election. By 4:30 p.m. (0930 GMT) at least 10,000 red-shirted protestors are at the rally [...]

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VN-Index goes past 500 to two-month high

August 14, 2009
VN-Index goes past 500 to two-month high

The Ho Chi Minh City stock market rose for a fourth straight day, climbing 1.3 percent to a two-month high of 503.58, and analysts said the upward trend would continue over the coming weeks. Heavy buying happened soon after the opening bell, helping the VNIndex break through 500-point level to close at 501.99 points in [...]

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Shares rally on global hopes

July 27, 2009
Shares rally on global hopes

LookAtVietnam – Heavy buys in the last two sessions of last week helped lift the market into positive territory last week. On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index added 10.75 points on the week to close on Friday at 454.71.On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index added 10.75 points on the week to [...]

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Earnings to decide stocks’ fate

July 20, 2009
Earnings to decide stocks’ fate

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York last Friday Earnings are set to take center stage again this week as more marquee US companies line up to report their quarterly scorecards and investors decide whether to keep pushing stocks higher. Investors will turn their attention to household names [...]

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Renewed Thai anti-gov’t rally peaceful, to disperse on Sunday morning

June 29, 2009
Renewed Thai anti-gov’t rally peaceful, to disperse on Sunday morning

Core leaders of a renewed anti-government rally in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Saturday said their protest will be peaceful as they are demanding the coalition government to dissolve the House of Representatives and hold a general election. Supporters of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) attend an anti-government rally at Sanam Luang in [...]

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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...