November 13, 2011
Patrick Desir of Poussieres de Vie with Ba Na friends at a festival in Kon Tum The Ba Na people toiled all day in the fields yet had little to show for their efforts and often went hungry. The situation troubled and intrigued Patrick Desir, whose charity organization helps six orphanages in Gia Lai [...]
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October 27, 2011
A worker checks pipes and valves at Amaal oil field in eastern Libya October 7, 2011. Abdula Altako was killed in March guarding the oil field he worked for, one of the first but by no means the last of Libya’s oil workers to die defending the country’s lifeblood. Abandoned by their foreign owners during [...]
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August 20, 2011
The view from the balcony of Hoi An Riverside Resort & Spa If you are looking for a getaway from busy, modern life, and want to be surrounded by peaceful countryside, rivers and green fields, then Hoi An Riverside Resort & Spa is the place to go. With architecture that combines French and Vietnamese [...]
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August 13, 2011
By Danielle Nierenberg and Philip Newell* Whether fishing on the coast or farming in the fields, the people of Vietnam depend on an abundant supply of water. But as water becomes increasingly scarce, sustainable agriculture will be a key way to improve yields over the long term. In order to avoid massive water shortages, [...]
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February 1, 2010
Vietnam made great strides in ensuring that more copyright fees were paid last year, but the country still hasn’t moved far enough, according to the Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyrights. LookAtVietnam – Vietnam made great strides in ensuring that more copyright fees were paid last year, but the country still hasn’t moved far [...]
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January 31, 2010
A scene from a Ho Chi Minh City Television music show. Vietnam made great strides in ensuring that more copyright fees were paid last year, but the country still hasnât moved far enough, according to the Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyrights. The center collected VND23.3 billion (US$1.3 million) in music royalties last year [...]
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January 23, 2010
Vietnam collected VND23.3 billion (US$1.3 million) in copyright fees last year, 10-15 percent of which went to foreign authors. The total was huge compared to the VND15 billion ($812,347) collected in 2008, VCPMC Director Pho Duc Phuong said at a meeting on Saturday in Ho Chi Minh City. Since the center’s establishment eight years ago, it [...]
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January 23, 2010
Vietnam collected VND23.3 billion (US$1.3 million) in copyright fees last year, 10-15 percent of which went to foreign authors, the Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyrights (VCPMC) said. The total was huge compared to the VND15 billion ($812,347) collected in 2008, VCPMC Director Pho Duc Phuong said at a meeting on Saturday in Ho [...]
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January 2, 2010
Vietnam’s ambassador to Russia Bui Dinh Dinh speak with VIR about prospects for trade and investment cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador Bui Dinh DinhYou said Russia was a potential export market for Vietnamese goods. Could you name some specific commodities that Vietnam can boost exports of and advantages Vietnamese exporters can take from this [...]
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December 20, 2009
Party leader Manh concludes Cambodia visit; Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association President visits Vietnam; Information access good for VN: UN official; President’s visit further ties with European countries Party leader Manh concludes Cambodia visit Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh left Phnom Penh for Hanoi on December 19, concluding his official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of [...]
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