Posts Tagged ‘ Secretary ’

Football federation general secretary leaves huge vacancy 

December 30, 2011
Football federation general secretary leaves huge vacancy 

Tran Quoc Tuan (L) has resigned from his post as Vietnam Football Federation General Secretary, leaving a vacancy that is difficult to fill. Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) general secretary’s resignation has left a huge vacancy that is difficult to fill, and the federation’s Steering Committee may convene an extraordinary meeting to discuss it. General Secretary [...]

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Football federation general secretary leaves huge vacancy 

December 29, 2011
Football federation general secretary leaves huge vacancy 

Tran Quoc Tuan (L) has resigned from his post as Vietnam Football Federation General Secretary, leaving a vacancy that is difficult to fill. Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) general secretary’s resignation has left a huge vacancy that is difficult to fill, and the federation’s Steering Committee may convene an extraordinary meeting to discuss it. General Secretary [...]

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US assistant secretary of state visits Vietnam, discusses nonproliferation 

October 28, 2011
US assistant secretary of state visits Vietnam, discusses nonproliferation 

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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New Quang Ngai Party Unit secretary takes office 

August 14, 2011
New Quang Ngai Party Unit secretary takes office 

Vo Van Thuong (R) at the appointment ceremony where he took office of the secretary of the Party Unit in the central province of Quang Ngai Thursday Vo Van Thuong, the first secretary of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, was appointed as the secretary of the Party Unity’s committee in the central province of [...]

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Vietnam exports to face more trade barriers 

August 8, 2011
Vietnam exports to face more trade barriers 

  Local exporters will have to cope with more non-tax trade barriers while other countries try to limit imports and protect production as the global economic recession continues. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh said trade remedies would be diverse and nuanced as importers impose more barriers relating to quality standards, export [...]

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New US ambassador set for Vietnam 

August 5, 2011
New US ambassador set for Vietnam 

  David Bruce Shear has been appointed by the US Congress to replace Ambassador Michael Michalak to head the US Embassy in Vietnam, news website VnExpress said Thursday.   Shear, who was nominated by President Barack Obama late last year, told the Upper House Committee of Foreign Affairs in April that the US should follow [...]

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Vietnam, Laos to build on special ties 

June 23, 2011
Vietnam, Laos to build on special ties 

Party General Secretary and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong (left) talks with Laotian Party General Secretary and President Choummaly Sayasone during a meeting in Vientiane on June 20, 2010. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Monday arrived in Laos on his first foreign visit after he took office in January. Trong, who is [...]

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CIA watched bin Laden from nearby safe house inside Pakistan 

May 6, 2011
CIA watched bin Laden from nearby safe house inside Pakistan 

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (not in picture) wearing translation earphones in Rome, May 5, 2011. Extensive surveillance of Osama bin Laden’s hideout from a nearby CIA safe house in Abbottabad led to his killing in a Navy SEALs operation, US officials said, a revelation likely [...]

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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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A new chapter 

December 7, 2010
A new chapter 

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a luncheon in Hanoi in July. Her back-to-back visits to Vietnam this year articulated the rising US commitment to bilateral relations. Hillary Clinton’s back-to-back visits to Hanoi articulated the rising US commitment to US-Vietnam relations. Clinton’s recent announcement “The US is back in Southeast Asia,” struck a [...]

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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...