Posts Tagged ‘ The Press Conference ’

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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MOET to discipline Phan Thiet University President

November 19, 2009
MOET to discipline Phan Thiet University President

LookAtVietnam – MOET has decided to impose a fine of 60 million dong on Phan Thiet University for enrolling more students than its quota. The office area of Phan Thiet UniversityPham Ngoc Truc, deputy chief education Inspector, also informed the press conference that the extra students will now be transferred to HCM City Open University. Truc [...]

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Sanctions against Iran avoidable: Clinton

October 14, 2009
Sanctions against Iran avoidable: Clinton

Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has described sanctions against Iran as not inevitable and urged Iran to work with the international community. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a news conference after she met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov(R) in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Oct, 13, 2009. Russian [...]

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Hillary Clinton plans Vietnam visit in 2010 for Asean meeting

October 5, 2009
Hillary Clinton plans Vietnam visit in 2010 for Asean meeting

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she plans to visit Vietnam next year, when the country will act as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as Asean. “There are a number of important issues that Vietnam will be able to lead Asean in addressing,” Clinton told journalists Oct. 1 in Washington [...]

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Hundreds of foreign titles printed illegally in Vietnam

July 11, 2009
Hundreds of foreign titles printed illegally in Vietnam

Almost 400 titles by six foreign publishers with branches in Vietnam have been printed illegally, the publishers said at a press conference on Thursday. Representatives of Oxford, Cambridge, Pearson Education, Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill and Macmillan Publishing Houses told the conference that Vietnam’s publishers are only allowed to print 100 titles in total.Most of the [...]

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‘Lucky Lawyer’ cancelled but producers still plan second season

June 28, 2009
‘Lucky Lawyer’ cancelled but producers still plan second season

From the left: Nguyen Vu – Phi Nhung – Zhang Da Ming (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam – The TV project between Vietnam and China for a 40 episode series, “The lucky lawyer,” was cancelled recently with no official reason given. Instead of solving the problems, the producers continue to plan the second season.  Recently, producers said that the [...]

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2-in-1 exam in 2010: ministry ready, public not

June 26, 2009
2-in-1 exam in 2010: ministry ready, public not

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training on June 25 said that the two separate exams, the high school final exam and university entrance exam, will still be organised in 2010. Hien said at the press conference held in Hanoi yesterday that the 2-in-1 exam should be organised only when everything and everyone [...]

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Police say no terrorism involved in Binghamton shooting

April 5, 2009
Police say no terrorism involved in Binghamton shooting

Police Chief Joseph Zikuski of Binghamton said here Saturday that there was “no indication whatsoever” of terrorism involved in the shooting Friday morning that left 14 people dead in the city. Police Chief Joseph Zikuski of Binghamton (R) replys to questions at a press conference in Binghamton, New York, April 4, 2009, a day after [...]

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14 killed, four wounded in U.S. shooting rampage

April 5, 2009
14 killed, four wounded in U.S. shooting rampage

Fourteen people, including a suspected gunman, were killed and at least four others wounded in a shooting rampage that broke out in Binghamton of the U.S. state of New York on Friday morning, local authorities said in the afternoon. Police investigate at the shooting scene outside the American Civic Center in Binghampton, New York, April [...]

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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...