Posts Tagged ‘ senators ’

Vietnam PM meets McCain, requests greater economic assistance 

January 22, 2012
Vietnam PM meets McCain, requests greater economic assistance 

  Vietnam will continue to take the US as a leading development partners, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Thursday in meeting with John McCain and other US senators on a Southeast Asia visit. He said Vietnam and the US in the coming time need to boost further cooperation in commerce and investment, and asking [...]

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U.S. Senate votes to move health care reform bill forward

November 23, 2009
U.S. Senate votes to move health care reform bill forward

The U.S. Senate voted on Saturday night to move an overhaul health care reform bill forward, removing the first procedural hurdle for the bill to be passed in the chamber. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (C)(D-NV) speaks as Tom Harkin (L)(D-IA) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) listen after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on [...]

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Agricultural official applauds US support for Vietnamese fish

July 19, 2009
Agricultural official applauds US support for Vietnamese fish

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam has applauded eight US senators for blocking a bid by the US catfish industry and its allies on Capitol Hill to impose new inspections on Vietnamese fish imports.  Luong Le Phuong, Vietnam’s deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said Vietnamese businesses and farmers appreciated the senators who understood them and their [...]

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Agricultural official applauds US support for Vietnamese fish

July 18, 2009
Agricultural official applauds US support for Vietnamese fish

Vietnam has applauded eight US senators for blocking a bid by the US catfish industry and its allies on Capitol Hill to impose new inspections on Vietnamese fish imports. Luong Le Phuong, Vietnam’s deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said Vietnamese businesses and farmers appreciated the senators who understood them and their hard lives [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 11/7

July 11, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 11/7

Vietnam wants to increase trade ties with Spain; Israel, Switzerland offer visa exemptions for diplomatic passport holders; Paying debt of gratitude to war martyrs; State auditors urged to improve operational efficiency; Vietnam, Russia hold new strategic dialogue Vietnam wants to increase trade ties with SpainVietnam will do its utmost to boost cooperation with Spain, especially [...]

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Senators reach deal on stimulus bill

February 7, 2009
Senators reach deal on stimulus bill

US Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) (FROM R), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) talk with reporters about a deal to pass President Barack Obama’s economic Democratic senators agreed on Friday to cut their hopes for a larger economic stimulus package and support [...]

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FM spokesman: Italian senators unwelcome in Vietnam

December 26, 2008
FM spokesman: Italian senators unwelcome in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 25 that two Italian senators of the Transnational Radical Party are not welcome in Vietnam as they intended to conduct activities that go beyond their stated purpose of tourism when applying for entry to the country. Spokesman Le Dung.VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Foreign [...]

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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...