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Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

December 30, 2011
Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

  Rarely in US history has the end of a war been marked with less fanfare than the withdrawal of the last troops from Iraq in time for Christmas. Indeed, you could almost be forgiven for failing to notice it at all, so arbitrary does the timing seem. US interests in Iraq will be no [...]

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Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

December 29, 2011
Quiet Iraq exit won’t have a replay in Afghanistan 

  Rarely in US history has the end of a war been marked with less fanfare than the withdrawal of the last troops from Iraq in time for Christmas. Indeed, you could almost be forgiven for failing to notice it at all, so arbitrary does the timing seem. US interests in Iraq will be no [...]

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US forces quit Iraq nine years on 

December 18, 2011
US forces quit Iraq nine years on 

  US soldiers wave at their comrades as they cross the border between Iraq and Kuwait. The last US forces left Iraq and entered Kuwait on Sunday, nearly nine years after launching a divisive war to oust Saddam Hussein, and just as the oil-rich country grapples with renewed political deadlock. The last of roughly 110 [...]

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Why RAAS withdraws from the Miss World pageant?

February 2, 2010
Why RAAS withdraws from the Miss World pageant?

After the success of Miss Universe 2008, Vietnam became the planned destination for the world biggest beauty pageant, Miss World 2010. However, so far plans have not gone smoothly.   The Miss World Organisation’s Chairwoman, Miss World 2008 and RAAS Group’s Chairman Hoang Kieu at a charity event in Vietnam last year. On July 9 2008, [...]

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U.S. troops to play lead role in Afghanistan for another 2-4 years

December 7, 2009
U.S. troops to play lead role in Afghanistan for another 2-4 years

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday U.S. troops are expected to play a lead role in Afghanistan for another two to four years, as Afghan security forces gradually take over. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, (R), and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Capitol Hill [...]

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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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Obama vows not to deploy ground troops in Pakistan

March 30, 2009
Obama vows not to deploy ground troops in Pakistan

U.S. President Barack Obama vowed in a Sunday TV interview not to deploy ground troops in Pakistan to pursue al-Qaeda militants. U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks in Washington announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan March 27, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Obama told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he has not changed his approach to [...]

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Over $20 billion worth of gold lying among people

March 26, 2009
Over $20 billion worth of gold lying among people

Statistics showed that in the first months of the year, VN took back several billion dollars from gold exports. According to experts, this export showed that there is a big volume of gold currently among people. In February 2008, the gold and precious stone export turnover was over $800 million, which indicates that approximately VND15 [...]

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Gov’t spokesman explains BP’s withdrawal

March 23, 2009
Gov’t spokesman explains BP’s withdrawal

LookAtVietnam – The UK’s BP Group’s withdrawal from an offshore oil and gas exploration project in Vietnam stems from commercial and technical reasons, said Vietnam’s foreign ministry spokesman. LookAtVietnam – The UK’s BP Group’s withdrawal from an offshore oil and gas exploration project in Vietnam stems from commercial and technical reasons, said Vietnam’s foreign ministry [...]

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SCIC suggests negotiation-based capital withdrawal scheme

September 26, 2008
SCIC suggests negotiation-based capital withdrawal scheme

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Song Lai, Deputy General Director of SCIC, said that the Ministry of Finance is seeking the government’s permission to apply a negotiation-based capital withdrawal scheme. Currently, capital withdrawal must be conducted through auctions. Le Song Lai, Deputy General Director of SCIC, said that the Ministry of FinanceCould you please tell us [...]

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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...