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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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Hanoi ranked below average in environmental protection 

February 18, 2011
Hanoi ranked below average in environmental protection 

A dusty street in Hanoi A study on environmental and climate protection covering 22 major Asian cities ranks Hanoi below average, electronics giant Siemens AG announced Monday in a press release.   The Asian Green City Index, compiled over the past few months by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), includes Hanoi in the same category [...]

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Japan provides $1.5 mil to microfinance programs in Vietnam

October 21, 2009
Japan provides $1.5 mil to microfinance programs in Vietnam

The Japanese government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement on Monday to provide Vietnam’s microfinance programs with US$1.5 million in grant aid, according to a press release. Under the two-year project, five programs providing financial services and products for low-income citizens will be supported and developed with the funds, said a statement [...]

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DPRK to resume tourism projects with South Korean Hyundai

August 17, 2009
DPRK to resume tourism projects with South Korean Hyundai

DPRK agreed to resume tourism projects on Mt. Kumgang and Kaesong with South Korean Hyundai Group and allow land passage through the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) from the south side. Photo released by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) central news agency on Aug. 16, 2009 shows Kim Jong Il (C Front), top leader of [...]

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Reproductive health project offers specialists new methods

July 27, 2009

A nine-year reproductive health training project funded by foreign donors has provided nearly 700 clinicians and teachers with new skills and methods, reported organizers at a workshop last week. Begun in 2001, the project has trained 235 clinicians and 455 teachers at eight out of the country’s ten medical schools, according to a press release [...]

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Russians grateful for aid after tragedy

March 20, 2009
Russians grateful for aid after tragedy

LookAtVietnam – The Russian Ambassador to Viet Nam has thanked Vietnamese organ-isations and individuals for helping Russian tourists injured in a recent traffic accident, and also for their investigation efforts. In a press release issued yesterday, Ambassador Vadim Serafimov expressed his sincere appreciation to law enforcement agencies, militia, local people of the central province of [...]

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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...