November 24, 2011
A protester chants during an Occupy Wall Street march in New York October 1, 2011 The Occupy Wall Street movement is fighting an almost unwinnable battle against the ghost of Steve Jobs. America’s love affair with entrepreneurship complicates any attempt to mount an effective European-style war of have-nots against haves. To be successful, the new [...]
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November 3, 2011
 File photo of vapor trails from NATO jets over the minaret of a mosque in the Libyan city of Misrata. NATO was on Monday formally ending its Libya mission, which it has hailed as one of its "most successful" yet after its air strikes playing a key role in the overthrow of now-slain despot Muammar [...]
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October 15, 2011
A scene from Canh dong bat tan (Floating lives), a box-office hit adaptation of Nguyen Ngoc Tu’s 2005 sensational short novel of the same name. ‘Floating lives’ was short-listed but not selected to represent Vietnam at next year’s Oscars. As the National Film Selection Committee was debating which of its three candidates – Canh [...]
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December 30, 2009
A proposal by the Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group to double the price of coal has been turned down by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Photo: quangninh.gov.vnDeputy Minister Do Huu Hao said the ministry did not agree with the price proposal and would try to come up with a reasonable scheme [...]
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September 29, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Education and Training, in an effort to improve higher education, has announced that universities will offer more diverse curriculum options Students at Quang Nam University attend a foreign language class. By 2011, universities nationwide will be offering more courses.There are currently 147 universities and 105 colleges in Viet Nam, with [...]
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September 7, 2009
Enterprises in Hanoi continue to raise concerns over a confusing advertising regulation issued by the locau authorities which has been in effect as of September 5. Many advertising billboards are displayed in a building near Hoan Kiem Lake in central Ha Noi. Enterprises feel concerned about a confusing advertising regulation. LookAtVietnam – Enterprises in the [...]
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August 28, 2009
The casket of Senator Edward Kennnedy is carried out of the family complex by members of a United States military honor guard in Hyannisport, Massachusetts August 27, 2009. Democrats scrambled on Thursday to quickly fill the seat of Senator Edward Kennedy, to shore up President Barack Obama’s faltering effort to rally Congress behind an overhaul [...]
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August 22, 2009
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the American economy is nearing recovery after enduring a brutal recession and severe financial crisis. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before a House Financial services committee hearing on Regulatory Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals on Capitol Hill in Washington July 24, [...]
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August 20, 2009
U.S. automaker General Motors Co. has spiked plans to build a new Buick crossover and its plug-in version after the vehicle drew negative feedback, a GM official said on Wednesday. General Motors Company President and CEO Fritz Henderson addresses the media during a news conference at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan July 10, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters [...]
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May 31, 2009
General Motors Corp. president and Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson have scheduled a news conference in New York on Monday, when the Detroit automaker is expected to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to media reports Sunday. A Dodge Nitro vehicle is seen in front of the General Motors Corp world headquarters in downtown in Detroit, May [...]
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