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World’s 2nd bone marrow transplant for rare disease done in Vietnam 

January 18, 2012
World’s 2nd bone marrow transplant for rare disease done in Vietnam 

  Nguyen Viet Anh, 5, before (L) and 110 days after getting a bone marrow transplant to treat epidermolysis bullosa (EB) at the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi Vietnam has become only the second country in the world to successfully use stem cell transplant to treat Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), an inherited connective tissue disease [...]

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World Bank provides Vietnam $973.5 mln for infrastructure, anti-poverty projects 

January 16, 2012
World Bank provides Vietnam $973.5 mln for infrastructure, anti-poverty projects 

  The World Bank agreed Thursday to lend US$ 973.5 million to Vietnam for three poverty reduction and infrastructure projects. The projects are the $613.5-million Da Nang – Quang Ngai Expressway, $210-million Medium Cities Development project, and the $150-million 10th Poverty Reduction Support Credit.  “It is the first time that the World Bank is financing an [...]

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Shine a light to reduce corruption 

January 15, 2012
Shine a light to reduce corruption 

A woman fans coals to heat up a cooker on the railway track in downtown Hanoi. When investment decisions are made based on corruption, it is not only the honest firms that suffer, but also the public through lower quality and higher cost works. As Vietnam sits on the cusp of becoming a middle income [...]

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Vietnam signals rate cuts as Asia’s fastest inflation eases 

January 14, 2012
Vietnam signals rate cuts as Asia’s fastest inflation eases 

  Vietnam signaled that it may cut policy interest rates to “more suitable” levels after the first quarter and weaken the dong this year as Asia’s fastest inflation eases. “The central bank will adjust policy rates to more suitable levels, aiming to help ease the average level of market interest rates,” central bank Governor Nguyen [...]

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Vietnam to adjust interest rates, weaken currency, chief banker says 

January 11, 2012
Vietnam to adjust interest rates, weaken currency, chief banker says 

  Vietnam will adjust policy interest rates to “more suitable” levels after the first quarter and weaken the dong as much as 3 percent this year, central bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh said. “We believe that 2012 will be a hard year, a challenging year for Vietnam’s economy,” Binh said at a conference in Hanoi [...]

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2006 FIFA World Cup champ visits HCMC 

January 9, 2012
2006 FIFA World Cup champ visits HCMC 

Former Italian football star Fabio Canavaro will visit Ho Chi Minh City on Friday. Photo by Dan Tri. Fabio Canavaro, the best player of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and member of the Italian squad as the Cup champions, will come to Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, January 6. Canavaro will meet the media [...]

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Justin Bieber to unveil Vietnamese robot at CES 

January 9, 2012
Justin Bieber to unveil Vietnamese robot at CES 

Justin Bieber will help unveil a new entertainment robot made by a Vietnamese company Singing sensation Justin Bieber is expected to help launch a toy robot made by Hanoi-based TOSY Robotics at the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow – the 2012 International CES – later this week. According to an official CES statement, the pop star [...]

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Vietnamese chess ace selected to carry Olympic flame 

January 9, 2012
Vietnamese chess ace selected to carry Olympic flame 

Vietnam's No.1 chess player Le Quang Liem. Photo by worldchess.com. GM Le Quang Liem so far has been the only Vietnamese selected to carry the 2012 London Olympics torch in Manchester, England, in June. Last year was a successful year for Vietnam’s No.1 chess player. The 21-year-old Liem successfully defended his Aeroflot title in Russia, [...]

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Leverage the heritage 

January 2, 2012
Leverage the heritage 

  Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]

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Vietnam wins two bronzes at world chess tournament 

December 31, 2011
Vietnam wins two bronzes at world chess tournament 

GM Hoang Thi Bao Tram (R) won an individual bronze medal at the FIDE Women's World Team Championship 2011 that ended in Mardin, Turkey, on Wedenesday. Photo by chess.com. Vietnamese female chess players won two individual bronze medals at the FIDE Women’s World Team Championship 2011 that took place in Mardin, Turkey, from December 17-28. [...]

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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...