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Dangerous business 

July 30, 2011
Dangerous business 

Tran Ha Duy (L) and her sister Tran Ha Tien have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an African-led drug trafficking ring African drug smuggling rings are using Vietnamese female students as traffickers instead of middle-aged women as they did earlier, a senior narcotics police officer has warned. Colonel Le Thanh Liem, deputy chief [...]

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Resurrecting the big house 

June 27, 2011
Resurrecting the big house 

  Nha rong Kon Klor on inauguration day on June 19 Last week, small Ba Na communities throughout Kon Tum Province were abuzz with excitement. After nearly a year’s wait, they had gathered to celebrate the reconstruction of the largest communal structure in the area that had been destroyed in a senseless act of arson. [...]

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Vietnam denies participation in joint military drills 

February 21, 2011
Vietnam denies participation in joint military drills 

  A senior military official squashes rumors that Vietnam participated in a US-Thai military exercise Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Chi Vinh says Vietnam has no intention of joining the Cobra Gold joint military exercise in Thailand. Meanwhile, he said that Vietnam will reinforce defense cooperation and is preparing to join the United Nations [...]

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Dong Nai, DTLA expelled from U21 tournament after violence

August 31, 2009

Following Friday’s qualifier violence, Group E’s hosts Dong Nai and Dong Tam Long An (DTLA) have been disqualified from the Thanh Nien-sponsored U21 National Football Tournament. The tournament organizers made the decision Saturday following an all-in-brawl on the field in the second half. Two DTLA players Truong Huynh Phu and Nguyen Thanh Hung had to [...]

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Open university teaches street children how to avoid HIV

August 23, 2009
Open university teaches street children how to avoid HIV

LookAtVietnam – “Should we keep the child if her mother has HIV? And when its parents die, who will take care of it?” Students in HCM City hand out free condoms in a bid to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS.LookAtVietnam – “Should we keep the child if her mother has HIV? And when its parents [...]

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Jet fuel supply monopoly remains in place, for now

August 19, 2009
Jet fuel supply monopoly remains in place, for now

LookAtVietnam – CAAV has received applications from two enterprises wanting to supply jet fuel. However, CAAV has not responded to the companies yet. Three’s a crowd? The two enterprises which have applied to join the air fuel market are Petrolimex Jet Fuel Joint Stock Company (PJF) and Tan Son Nhat Petrol Commercial Joint Stock Company (Tapetco). Currently, [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/8

August 13, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/8

Thai developer to build middle income housing in Hai Phong; Mekong Capital sells stake in local wood exporter; Foreign investment surpasses 5-year targets Yen Bai province should tap its rich mineral potentials to develop certain industries such as mining, hydropower and construction materials to lift itself out of poverty, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. At [...]

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Vietnam to join UN Convention against Torture

July 29, 2009
Vietnam to join UN Convention against Torture

Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem (white) at the meeting on July 28.LookAtVietnam – From now to the end of 2009, Vietnam will release the Human Rights Magazine, a website on human rights and prepare to join the United Nations Convention against Torture, said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem at a meeting of the Steering [...]

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Impressive Vietnam to be extended until late 09

July 4, 2009
Impressive Vietnam to be extended until late 09

LookAtVietnam – The country’s tourism promotion program Impressive Vietnam will be extended until the end of this year rather than end-September to appeal more international travelers and local tourists in the high season, “The program is attracting fewer tourists than expected because of some reasons but we need programs like this to woo foreign visitors”.The [...]

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Long way ahead for Iraq to peace after U.S. troops pullout

June 29, 2009
Long way ahead for Iraq to peace after U.S. troops pullout

Iraqi towns and cities aren’t quiet as both Baghdad and Washington had expected when the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the cities and towns is imminent. A military vehicle runs in the street of Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on June 28, 2009. As the deadline, June 30, for the U.S. troops to withdraw from [...]

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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...