Posts Tagged ‘ The Embassy ’

Crown Prince of Denmark to visit Vietnam 

November 18, 2011
Crown Prince of Denmark to visit Vietnam 

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 28 to December 1, as part of activities to celebrate the 40th year since the two countries established diplomatic relations. The visit will be made at the invitation of Vietnam’s Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, the [...]

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Philippines acquits Vietnamese fishermen of territorial violation charges 

September 1, 2011
Philippines acquits Vietnamese fishermen of territorial violation charges 

Vietnamese fishermen at a prison in Palawan Province in the Philippines A court in the Philippines acquitted 122 Vietnamese fishermen of violating the country’s territorial waters after a three-day hearing Friday, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tu said. The fishermen, all from the central province of Binh Thuan, were arrested on May 30, as Filipino police [...]

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Vietnamese safe in Britain unrest: embassy official 

August 14, 2011
Vietnamese safe in Britain unrest: embassy official 

Damage caused by fire to a retail store is pictured in Manchester City Center Wednesday, following a fourth night of violence in Britain. No Vietnamese person has been injured in the riots that broke out in Britain last Saturday (August 6), a representative of the Vietnamese embassy in London told Thanh Nien on the phone [...]

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Sweden to retain its embassy in Hanoi 

August 4, 2011
Sweden to retain its embassy in Hanoi 

  Sweden will take action to stop the closure of its embassy in Hanoi, the Embassy of Sweden said in a statement on its website Tuesday. According to the release, the Swedish government and the Social Democratic Party have agreed upon the allocation of the funds for the Government Offices, which means the government will [...]

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Vietnamese embassy in the UK hosts painting exhibition 

June 23, 2011
Vietnamese embassy in the UK hosts painting exhibition 

Thieu nu voi hoa sen (Young lady and lotus) by Nguyen Thanh Binh, one of ten paintings displayed at Vietnam Embassy in the UK. An exhibition of ten paintings presenting the culture and beauty of Vietnam and its people was opened at the Vietnam Embassy in the UK Monday.   Named The Land of Hidden [...]

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Card sharks stalk tourists 

May 24, 2011
Card sharks stalk tourists 

   (L-R) Four Filipinos, Estreuta M. Debelem, Aserdin Cadion Eduardo, Pineda Sevilla Regina, and Elizag Jovito Corpuz, were arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on May 3, 2010 in a gambling con investigation. They were released and not charged with the crime. Last May, Ho Chi Minh City police arrested four Filipino nationals as they [...]

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Vietnam and Denmark sign research agreement 

March 17, 2011
Vietnam and Denmark sign research agreement 

  Vietnam and Denmark have signed an agreement which will extend Danish support to a joint climate change research project through 2013.  Up to three projects will be selected for funding in 2011, with the project grants covering all costs involved. The Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi announced that the new phase of the research collaboration [...]

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Foreign studies call for land policy reforms 

January 22, 2011
Foreign studies call for land policy reforms 

  International experts have called on Vietnam to fight land management corruption by increasing transparency Farmer Nguyen Van Tran works on a rice field adjacent to an industrial park on the outskirts of Hanoi. Experts have called for policy reforms and transparency to reduce the risk of corruption in land management. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong [...]

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Thailand extradites ‘Merchant of Death’ to US 

November 16, 2010
Thailand extradites ‘Merchant of Death’ to US 

Thailand’s government approved the extradition of alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, pictured, to the United States on terrorism charges. A suspected Russian arms dealer dubbed the “Merchant of Death” was flown out of Thailand Tuesday to face trial in the United States following a long legal battle and fierce opposition from Moscow. Escorted by [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/1

January 26, 2010
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/1

VN to export 750,000 tonnes of rubber in 2010; Embassy in Germany meets Vietnamese businesses; Hanoi to attract 180 million USD into IZs in 2010 The Vietnam Rubber Association predicted that this year’s total rubber exports will hit 750,000 tonnes, valued at over 1.5 billion USD. The association said that 2010 promises a growing year [...]

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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...