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Hague court says in talks on Gaddafi son surrender 

October 28, 2011
Hague court says in talks on Gaddafi son surrender 

Saif Al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures as he talks to reporters in Tripoli August 23, 2011. International war crimes prosecutors are in touch with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, urging him to give himself up and warning him Friday he risks a mid-air interception if he tries to flee by plane to an African [...]

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Leader says Vietnam, India trying to clear Tata project 

October 13, 2011
Leader says Vietnam, India trying to clear Tata project 

A file photo of the signing ceremony of a $5 billion steel factory project of Tata Steel Ltd. in Vietnam four years ago. India and Vietnam are trying to clear Tata Steel Ltd.’s proposed $5 billion factory in the Southeast Asian nation, delayed for more than four years by regulatory hurdles. “We understand the importance [...]

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Radioactivity soars inside Japanese reactor 

March 29, 2011
Radioactivity soars inside Japanese reactor 

Reactors No. 1 to 4 are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in Fukushima in this satellite file image, taken and released by DigitalGlobe March 18, 2011 Japanese authorities evacuated workers on Sunday from a reactor building they were working in after radiation in water at the crippled nuclear power plant reached potentially lethal [...]

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Though they grumble about the middleman, farmers haven’t warmed to ‘trading floors’

December 2, 2009
Though they grumble about the middleman, farmers haven’t warmed to ‘trading floors’

LookAtVietnam – On November 28, the first rice ‘trading floor’ in Vietnam made its debut. Can it succeed where many such ventures have failed? The rice exchange is an effort backed by the Vietnam Food Association to increase farmers’ income by cutting out the middlemen and making prices transparent.  “We’re going to help farmers connect [...]

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A violent peace

November 22, 2009
A violent peace

14-year-old Hoang Thi Thien had her right eye, chest, abdomen, and legs injured after a war-time bomb exploded in Quang Tri There is no peace for those who live in one of the world’s most heavily-bombed areas. Nguyen Van Troi slept through the afternoon, not common practice for a farmer who usually tends fields all [...]

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Losing control over traditional markets, domestic products unsalable

September 10, 2009
Losing control over traditional markets, domestic products unsalable

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 90 percent of goods in Vietnam are being distributed through traditional distribution channels. Meanwhile, Vietnamese producers have lost control over traditional markets. Vietnam’s retail network distributing foreign-made products Dong Xuan, one of the most famous wholesale markets in Vietnam, located in the central area of Hanoi, now looks like a Chinese market. According [...]

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Thin is in for Singapore youth despite anorexia fears

July 25, 2009
Thin is in for Singapore youth despite anorexia fears

Fauzi Rassull (front) with his friends pose for photographs in Singapore. Fauzi Rassull’s figure is, for many young Singaporeans, to die for. The slim 20-year-old, a popular blogger among the affluent city-state’s fashionable youngsters, flaunts his 1.73-meter, 60-kilogram frame in glamour shots splashed on his sites.Followers share tips on eating and Fauzi himself swears by [...]

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Thin is in for Singapore youth despite anorexia fears

July 24, 2009
Thin is in for Singapore youth despite anorexia fears

Fauzi Rassull (front) with his friends pose for photographs in Singapore. Fauzi Rassull’s figure is, for many young Singaporeans, to die for. The slim 20-year-old, a popular blogger among the affluent city-state’s fashionable youngsters, flaunts his 1.73-meter, 60-kilogram frame in glamour shots splashed on his sites.Followers share tips on eating and Fauzi himself swears by [...]

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Catfish output down, prices likewise

June 18, 2009
Catfish output down, prices likewise

VietNamNet Bridge – Tra (Vietnamese catfish) farmers in the Mekong River Delta are miserable because fish prices have been sliding continuously even while fish production is decreasing. First-class tra fish is now selling at 14,500 dong per kilogramme of unprocessed fish, while second-class fish fetch 12-14,000 dong per kilogramme, a sharp fall of 1,800 dong [...]

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Businesses hunting for labourers

June 15, 2009
Businesses hunting for labourers

Dong Nai, a big labour market in Vietnam with many industrial zones and workshops, needs some 55,000 workers for 2009, but companies have been able to employ 25,000 labourers only. Many companies are seeking labourersBanderoles recruiting labourers are hung over many T-junctions and crossroads in Bien Hoa city in Dong Nai these days. Most companies [...]

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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...