VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people infected with measles continues to increase in Hanoi, mainly among students and pupils.According to Dr Do Si Hien, chairman of the National Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI), the increase in the number of adults infected with measles is normal in those countries including Vietnam, which have implemented a [...]
Russia’s energy giant Gazprom and its Ukrainian counterpart Naftogaz Ukrainy signed a new gas deal here on Monday, paving the way for resuming Russian gas supplies to Ukraine and Europe. Russian Premier Vladimir Putin (3rd L), Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (1st L), Russian Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller (4th L) and Ukrainian Naftogaz chief Oleg [...]
The United States and Israel signed here on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding to stop weapon smuggling to the Gaza Strip so as to boost efforts for a durable ceasefire in the war-torn region. Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) shake hands after signing a memorandum of [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the giant American manufacturer Nike signed a US$5 million kit deal in Hanoi on January 12. VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the giant American manufacturer Nike signed a US$5 million kit deal in Hanoi on January 12.Under the five-year agreement, starting in [...]
Brazil and the European Union Monday signed a joint action plan to boost exchanges and cooperation. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (from L to R) hold hands at the Brazil-EU Summit press conference in Rio de Janeiro, southeast Brazil, Dec. 22, 2008. [...]
Vietnam and Hong Kong Tuesday signed a double taxation avoidance agreement that reduces the amount of tax to be paid by investors, the Ministry of Finance said. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income in Hanoi [...]
U.S. President George W. Bush, who arrived in Baghdad on an surprise visit on Sunday, signed with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki a security pact which outlines a timetable for the U.S. troops’ withdrawal in three years, the Voices of Iraq news agency reported. U.S. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Hearing-impaired foreign tourists should no longer be concerned about visiting Viet Nam. A guide uses sign-language on a tour of Duc Ba Cathedral.VietNamNet Bridge – Hearing-impaired foreign tourists should no longer be concerned about visiting Viet Nam.That’s according to Hoang Thi Minh Thi, director of Smile Tours Service Int. Co. Ltd, whose [...]
Workers at Su Tu Vang oilfield, Vietnam’s biggest oilfield to come onstream in the past five years. Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, known as PetroVietnam, Thursday signed a 25-year accord with Venezuela to produce and explore for oil at an estimated cost of US$11.4 billion, according to Chairman Dinh La Thang. “Almost $5 billion, or [...]
Vietnamese farmers will have better access to credit under an agreement that the World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam signed Friday in Hanoi. Under the agreement, US$200 million will be taken from the International Development Association (the World Bank’s concessional lending arm) for the Vietnam Third Rural Finance Project.A World Bank statement says [...]
