Posts Tagged ‘ The chinese ’

Obama toughens tone with China as businesses vent 

November 14, 2011
Obama toughens tone with China as businesses vent 

President Barack Obama arrives during the first plenary meeting at the APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 13, 2011. The head of Boeing chose his words carefully as he explained to President Barack Obama the “dilemma” that Corporate America faces in trying to do business in China. “We see a world where our interests lay [...]

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Vietnam wins top prizes at Asian Chinese Chess championships 

November 6, 2011
Vietnam wins top prizes at Asian Chinese Chess championships 

Nguyen Hoang Lam (L), Photo by VnExpress. Vietnamese players took two gold medals in the men’s and women’s contests at the 15th Asian Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Individual Championships that ended in Macau on Friday. In the men’s event, Vietnam’s number one Nguyen Thanh Bao stayed at home to prepare for the World Chinese Chess Championships [...]

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Nostalgia in the kitchen 

October 22, 2011
Nostalgia in the kitchen 

  Evoking a bygone age, the once ubiquitous clay cooking pot brings out the full flavor of food The Chinese restaurant Dynasty in the New World Saigon Hotel offers ten tantalizing dishes cooked in the clay pot way from October 17 to November 13 Back when Vietnam was mostly an agrarian society, a clay pot [...]

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Chinese firm booted from equipment supply contract in Vietnam 

October 15, 2011
Chinese firm booted from equipment supply contract in Vietnam 

  Unprecedented move against Chinese contractor not easy, but ‘wise’, local firm says Vietnam’s state-owned Construction Corporation No.1 has decided to end its contract with a Chinese supplier due to poor performance at a major hydropower project in the Central Highlands. Beijing IWHR Corporation was terminated from the contract to supply and install the main [...]

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Hoang Thien advances to singles’, doubles’ finals in Hong Kong 

October 9, 2011
Hoang Thien advances to singles’, doubles’ finals in Hong Kong 

  Vietnam’s number one young tennis star Nguyen Hoang Thien has advanced to the boys’ singles and doubles finals at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade 4 contest in Hong Kong. The 16-year-old Thien, ranked 145th in the world, beat the 292nd-ranked Chinese Li Yuangfeng 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the boys’ semifinals on Friday. Thien [...]

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China pushes India east… toward Vietnam 

September 24, 2011
China pushes India east… toward Vietnam 

  A recent diplomatic row with China highlights India’s moves to beef up its influence in the East Sea via more cooperation with Vietnam, observers say Indian Navy personnel march on Indian Independence Day at the Red Fort monument in New Delhi. India’s recent actions demonstrate that countries are looking for ways to balance the [...]

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Here to stay 

September 9, 2011
Here to stay 

  Vietnam has to get very tough or the flood of illegal Chinese workers will continue Chinese workers at a construction site in the south-central province of Phu Yen. Thousands of illegal workers will continue taking jobs from Vietnamese workers if the Vietnamese government does not take action now, analysts say. There will be no [...]

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No crackdown on anti-China patriots: police 

August 5, 2011
No crackdown on anti-China patriots: police 

  Vietnamese police have rejected an alleged clamp down on patriotic demonstrations, while suspending a police official for forcing an anti-China protester onto a bus during a rally on July 17. Lieutenant General Nguyen Duc Nhanh, deputy director of the Security Department under the Ministry of Public Security, and director of the Hanoi Police Department, [...]

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China's Hu says Party survival rests on growth, stability 

July 4, 2011
China's Hu says Party survival rests on growth, stability 

A visitor passes in front of a communist party campaign poster in Beijing amid celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party's 90th anniversary. China’s ruling Communist Party must ensure economic growth and stability, President Hu Jintao said on Friday, using the party’s 90th anniversary as a show of unity ahead of a leadership succession. "Development is [...]

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Vietnam demands China to stop harrassing ships 

June 12, 2011
Vietnam demands China to stop harrassing ships 

   A photo taken on board the exploration vessel Viking II shows a Chinese boat involved in the sabotage of Viking II’s seismic survey cable. Vietnam protested to China on Thursday after three Chinese boats “deliberately” harassed an exploration ship in Vietnam’s waters in the East Sea. Vietnam demanded that China stop repeating such violations, [...]

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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...