Posts Tagged ‘ The Press ’

Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

January 9, 2012
Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

  Genocidal Khmer Rouge regime was backed by the US in ‘shameful foreign policy episode’ The skulls of Khmer Rouge victims are displayed in a memorial to the genocide at the Killing Fields Museum outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Vietnam had saved his country in the 1970s, not invaded [...]

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Private low-cost carrier set to take off in Vietnam 

December 6, 2011
Private low-cost carrier set to take off in Vietnam 

  The first private airline licensed in Vietnam four years ago officially joined the market Friday, introducing itself as a low-cost carrier.   With its “Save more, fly more” slogan, VietJetAir aims to make air transport accessible to all Vietnamese and foreign tourists including low-income earners through affordable and flexible prices, the VietJet Aviation Joint Stock [...]

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Lawyer accused of taking bribes in central Vietnam 

November 23, 2011

  A bar association in the central province of Khanh Hoa has asked local police to investigate accusations that a lawyer has accepted bribes to help a man escape a jail term for theft, a local judge said Monday. Nguyen Anh, judge of Nha Trang Town People’s Court, told the press that Khanh Hoa’s Bar [...]

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Give the press their due 

November 16, 2011
Give the press their due 

  Bill on Denunciation would discredit the press as tattle-tales German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center, R) and Ho Chi Minh City Mayor Le Hoang Quan (center, L) surrounded by the press in front of city hall during her visit to HCMC on October 12. An article in the draft Law on Denunciation has come under [...]

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US assistant secretary of state visits Vietnam, discusses nonproliferation 

October 28, 2011
US assistant secretary of state visits Vietnam, discusses nonproliferation 

US Assistant Secretary of State Thomas M. Countryman US Assistant Secretary of State Thomas M. Countryman Thursday wrapped up his two-day visit to Vietnam during which he discussed nuclear nonproliferation with senior local officials. “Vietnam has demonstrated serious commitments to cooperating with the US on nonproliferation,” the Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and [...]

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Time is right for laws on right to demonstrate 

October 11, 2011
Time is right for laws on right to demonstrate 

  Workers of Taiwanese-owned footwear company Pou Yuen Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, on strike last year. A former official from the Ministry of Public Security says the right to strike needs to be protected by laws in Vietnam. The Law on Demonstration is being drafted by the Ministry [...]

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Vietnam aims to keep inflation rate at 18 pct for the year 

September 3, 2011
Vietnam aims to keep inflation rate at 18 pct for the year 

  The government will continue tightening monetary policies and take other measures to achieve a growth rate of six percent and keep inflation rate at around 18 percent for the year, a senior official told the press Thursday. According to Vu Duc Dam, head  of the Government Office, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth [...]

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Newly elected President stresses anti-corruption, East Sea sovereignty 

July 26, 2011
Newly elected President stresses anti-corruption, East Sea sovereignty 

State President Sang speaking to the press on July 25. (Photo: Tuoi Tre/Viet Dung) Newly-elected State President Truong Tan Sang spoke with the press after a meeting of the 13th National Assembly, on Monday. You said you were very concerned about the process of addressing corruption. What will you do to fight corruption in your new term? Corruption is the [...]

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Vietnam aims to keep inflation at 15-17 pct: PM 

July 3, 2011
Vietnam aims to keep inflation at 15-17 pct: PM 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (left) talks with the press July 1 after a regular cabinet meeting. The government will strive to keep this year’s inflation at 15-17 percent, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the press after a monthly cabinet meeting on Friday. Curbing inflation, achieving macroeconomic stability and ensuring social welfare will continue [...]

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Golden Kites fail to soar 

March 20, 2011
Golden Kites fail to soar 

Vu Dinh Toan and Lan Ngoc won the ‘Best actor’ and ‘Best actress’ awards after being nominated for supporting roles Annual film awards everywhere never fail to attract a fair share of controversy. With the judges, the press and the public frequently at odds over which film or actor deserved a prize or not, controversy [...]

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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...