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8 hrs ago | New York Daily News

Armless, legless preacher wows in Vietnam

Nick Vujicic, an Australian evangelist who was born with no limbs, on his wheelchair, delivers his speech to a crowd of about 25,000 students and young people at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thurdsay.

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16 hrs ago | News24

Death sentence for Vietnam gold thieves

A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced three men to death for their part in a gang which stole at least 30kg of gold and killed a shopkeeper, local media reported Friday.

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18 hrs ago | EHotelier Global Hospitality News

Asia/Pacific Hotel Results for April

Hotels in the Asia/Pacific region experienced decreases in the three key performance metrics in April 2013 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Asia News Network

HANOI: Indian investors in search of Vietnam opportunities

Vietnam is a "top priority" investment destination in Asia for Indian companies, especially for those from Haryana state.

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The Wichita Eagle

Foreign Service officer made millions in visa-for-money scam, feds charge

In a previously undisclosed criminal complaint, Foreign Service officer Michael T. Sestak faces charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and bribery in an alleged scheme that investigators say spanned several countries.

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Jaunted

Phnom Penh: Inside Cambodia Angkor Air's Lounge at Phnom Penh International Airport

Here's a random peek inside the home airport lounge of Cambodia Angkor Air , the national carrier of Cambodia .

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Thanh Nein News

Vietnamese man caught smuggling 5kg of rhino horn

The rhino horns seized from a 31-year-old man, D.V.S, at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC when he arrived from a European country May 20 Customs officers at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat Airport seized more than five kilograms of rhino horn allegedly smuggled in by a passenger Monday, two weeks after Vietnam and South Africa agreed to ... (more)

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Wed May 22, 2013

Asia News Network

Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam's river basins and deltas under the microscope

Vietnam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai said at an international conference that began yesterday in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Thanh Nein News

Crane truck accident causes massive power outage in southern Vietnam

The massive power outage that struck in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam's southern provinces Wednesday was caused by the cargo of a crane truck that struck a main cable.

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Hawkes Bay Today

Hot deals: Tuscany, Vietnam, Sydney cruise, Beijing

Intrepid My Adventure Store has an eight-day tour of Tuscany including five nights' hotel accommodation, two nights on a farm estate, seven breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners, transport and sightseeing on tour, and an expert English-speaking tour leader from $3490 a person, twin share.

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Earth Times

Pangolin Paradise in Vietnam

The little female Manis javanica has been released and seems to find this habitat to her satisfaction, given her liking for ants and termites; Pangolin image ; Credit: A© CPCP/ Royal Zoological Society Tran Quang Phuong is an EDGE worker who has the Zoological Society of London to thank for his membership of an exclusive club: program manager ... (more)

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Asia News Network

HANOI: Vietnam airport customs officers seize over 5kg rhino horns

More than 5kg of rhino horns were seized by customs officers at the Tan Son Nhat Airport in Vietnam yesterday.

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BBC News

Rare coral and clam smuggler jailed

A Greater Manchester man who tried to smuggle more than 700 rare and endangered corals and clams into the UK has been jailed for six months.

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Tue May 21, 2013

MoneyWeek

Join the scramble for riches in the Mekong region

In June 1866, an adventurous French expedition consisting of two steam-driven gunboats, filled with liquor, flour, guns and other goods, left Saigon and headed up the Mekong River to find a new inland way to China.

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Malaysian National News Agency

MAS Offers Holiday Packages To Vietnam For RM880

In a statement Tuesday, said the package included return economy class air ticket, airport taxes, return airport transfer, accommodation at Equatorial Hotel and daily breakfast.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Asia News Network

HANOI: Vietnam's nutritious food industry sees robust growth

Despite the continued slowdown in the economy, Vietnam's nutrition industry saw robust growth in the last 12 months, with local consumers still rating health as a major concern behind the economy and job security, according to a recent report from market-research company Nielsen.

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NOLA.com

Louisiana wetlands experts search for answers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Louisiana officials on Monday tour the Can Gio Mangrove Forest southeast of Ho Chi Minh City.

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Thanh Nein News

Vietnam market bans pesticide-contaminated ginger from China

A wholesale market in Ho Chi Minh City has banned traders from selling Chinese ginger after tests found a highly poisonous chemical in the products.

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Sun May 19, 2013

AME Info

Limitless signs new joint venture agreement in Vietnam

Limitless has signed a new joint venture agreement for the construction of Halong Star, its mixed-use residential and tourism project in Vietnam.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Bay of Plenty Times

Hot deals: Tuscany, Vietnam, Sydney cruise, Beijing

Intrepid My Adventure Store has an eight-day tour of Tuscany including five nights' hotel accommodation, two nights on a farm estate, seven breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners, transport and sightseeing on tour, and an expert English-speaking tour leader from $3490 a person, twin share.

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