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Contaminated Japanese baby formula nearly absent from Vietnam 

December 10, 2011
Contaminated Japanese baby formula nearly absent from Vietnam 

  The Japanese baby formula contaminated by radiation is nearly unavailable in Vietnam, but local agencies are conducting close inspections on remaining products, an official has said. According to Nguyen Cong Khan, chief of the health ministry’s Food Safety Administration, the Japanese brand Meiji Step, designed for children under nine months, is primarily sold in Japan, Hong Kong and [...]

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Vietnam opens first underwater tunnel with hopes for better traffic 

November 22, 2011
Vietnam opens first underwater tunnel with hopes for better traffic 

  Japanese experts check Thu Thiem Tunnel before it was officially open to traffic under the Saigon River on Sunday   The longest cross-river tunnel in southeast Asia, Thu Thiem, was opened to traffic across the Saigon River in southern Vietnam on Sunday. A big ceremony with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which has invested in the project [...]

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Old’s gold 

November 16, 2011
Old’s gold 

  A 96-year-old man says he is close to ending a treasure hunt that has lasted well over 50 years Tran Van Tiep, 96, and his youngest son Tran Phuong Hong. Tiep has obtained permission from Binh Thuan Province authorities to search for the 4,000 tons of gold treasure he believed to be hidden in [...]

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Japan loans $1.2 billion to Vietnam 

November 6, 2011
Japan loans $1.2 billion to Vietnam 

Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) meets the Emperor of Japan Akihito (R) in Tokyo Wednesday. Vietnam signed a US$1.2 billion loan agreement with Japan on Wednesday in the witness of Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who was on his visit to Japan, according to the government website. The loan will cover Vietnam’s [...]

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President to visit Korea, attend APEC forum 

November 3, 2011
President to visit Korea, attend APEC forum 

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang will visit South Korea November 8-10 at the invitation of his Korean counterpart Lee Myung Bak, Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. After the visit, Sang will fly to Hawaii to attend the 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to be held November 10-13 at the invitation [...]

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Vietnam, Japan to open deputy minister defense dialogue 

November 2, 2011
Vietnam, Japan to open deputy minister defense dialogue 

Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda sign a strategic partnership agreement Monday in Tokyo. Vietnam and Japan will open a deputy ministerial level defense dialogue as part of a strategic partnership agreement signed Monday, Vietnam News Agency reported. According to the news agency, the agreement was signed between [...]

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Mazda begins building compact cars in Vietnam 

October 26, 2011
Mazda begins building compact cars in Vietnam 

A picture on news website VTC shows Mazda2 cars at a new factory in Quang Nam Province Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp has announced that the assembly of Mazda2 subcompacts in Vietnam has started at a new factory in central Vietnam. The cars are being built by Vina Mazda Automobile Manufacturing Co., a partner with [...]

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Hanoi hosts 14th Japanese Festival 

October 15, 2011
Hanoi hosts 14th Japanese Festival 

Photo by Priscilla Aquila. The Japanese Festival 2011, celebrated on Oct 16 in Hanoi, will include debates and art performances by high school and university students.  The Japanese Cultural Exchange Center in Vietnam (The Japan Foundation), which organizes the festival, said it would have two parts – a debating contest in Japanese and performances by [...]

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Vietnam loses 0-1 to Japan in Kobe friendly 

October 10, 2011
Vietnam loses 0-1 to Japan in Kobe friendly 

Tadanari Lee celebrates after scoring the only goal for Japan in a friendly win over Vietnam in Kobe on Friday; Photo by AFP. Japan beat Vietnam 1-0 at Kobe Wing Stadium thanks to the solitary goal for the Asian champions scored by Tadanari Lee after he took a neat pass from a teammate from the [...]

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The more things change… 

September 10, 2011
The more things change… 

An aerial handout photograph from an unmanned airplane taken on March 20 shows the No. 3 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture in Japan. Shaken to the core by the havoc wreaked by the tsunami in March, in particular the massive nuclear disaster it spawned, Japan is [...]

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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...