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Monsanto’s GM crop debate reopens Agent Orange wounds 

January 16, 2012
Monsanto’s GM crop debate reopens Agent Orange wounds 

  Activists are unhappy that a company that profited once by maiming Vietnamese civilians is allowed to profit again in the country 18-year-old Thang, believed to be an Agent Orange victim according to locals who know his mother, waits for customers at a market in Hanoi on January 9. It would be ironic if Vietnam [...]

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Hanoi exhibition brings back memories of food rations 

January 2, 2012
Hanoi exhibition brings back memories of food rations 

  A jacket and a mess kit, displayed at the ‘ Vietnam , 25 Years of Innovation’ exhibition, recalled a time of extreme hardship in Vietnam after the war Spotted coupons used during the subsidy period for buying foodstuff and a picture of a crowded tram in Hanoi are among the moving images that remind [...]

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Int’l tribunal demands justice for Vietnamese AO victims

May 18, 2009
Int’l tribunal demands justice for Vietnamese AO victims

LookAtVietnam – An international tribunal in support of Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin concluded in Paris, France, on May 16 after a two-day session.In the courtroom, the judge heard AO victims talk about the lingering pain they have suffered during their daily lives, and scientists present new findings about the consequences of the toxic chemicals [...]

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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...