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3 hrs ago | VietNamNet

Development plan for Cambodia border provinces approved

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has recently approved building plans for provinces that border Cambodia.

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Related Topix: Nguyen Tan Dung, World News, Southeast Asia

Fri Jul 03, 2009

ScrippsNews

Wash Call: First Vietnam war dead ... 100,000 Korans. Other items.

Submitted by SHNS on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 14:04. The 50th anniversary of the first two American combat casualties of the Vietnam War will be marked Wednesday at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Bliss, World News, Prison, El Paso, TX

Thanh Nein News

Vietnam's research team in forefront of H1N1 fight

Vietnama s research team in forefront of H1N1 fight A researcher works at the examination center at Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Diseases Hospital A seven-member team has been working around the clock at the Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Diseases Hospital ever since the influenza A virus was discovered, looking for ways to fight it.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, World News, Medicine, Influenza, Biology, Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bird Flu

Thanh Nein News

Three overseas Vietnamese could face drug charges

The Ministry of Public Security said Thursday it was pursuing drug trafficking charges against three overseas Vietnamese from Australia arrested last year.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Australia, Oceania, World News,

Thu Jul 02, 2009

VietNamNet

Prime Minister receives London's Lord Mayor

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on July 2 received the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Ian Luder, who is accompanied by a delegation from the UKa s leading banking and finance firms for a week-long Vietnam working visit which began on July 1. The Prime Minister highly appreciated the visit, saying it would help boost cooperation between ...

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Related Topix: Nguyen Tan Dung, Greater London County, England, United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, World News

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

37 senators ask Vietnam's president to free dissident Roman Catholic priest

Thirty-seven U.S. senators are asking Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet to release a dissident Roman Catholic priest serving prison and house arrest terms totaling 13 years.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Nguyen Minh Triet

VietNamNet

Foreign institutions concerned about draft bank law,

Foreign banks have expressed deep concern about a provision on credit limits in the draft amendments to the law on credit organizations.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Boston.com

U.S. senators press Vietnam on jailed priest

A group of U.S. senators urged Vietnam's president on Wednesday to free a Catholic priest as human rights groups said his imprisonment justified putting Hanoi on a U.S. religious freedom blacklist.

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Related Topix: Prison, Southeast Asia, World News, US Politics, US News, Sam Brownback, Nguyen Minh Triet

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Vietnam memorial stops in Marinette this weekend

The city of Marinette will pay special tribute to our country's military heritage this Independence Day weekend, hosting a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from Thursday through Monday.

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Related Topix: Marinette, WI, Southeast Asia, World News, Life, Holidays, 4th of July, US National Parks, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

San Jose Mercury News

Khmer Rouge survivor's paintings saved his life

A survivor of the Khmer Rouge's main prison said Wednesday that his ability to paint larger-than-life images of the regime's late leader, Pol Pot, and portraits of other communist icons helped save his life.

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Related Topix: World News, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Science / Technology

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Medical News Today

Vietnamese Drug Authority Teams With United States Standards-Setting Organization

Main Category: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry ; Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 30 Jun 2009 - 4:00 PDT As Vietnam's industrial capabilities have developed rapidly in recent decades, government officials have recognized the importance of helping to secure the nation's supply of medicines.

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News.ncmonline.com

Offensive Ad Still Haunts Vietnamese Newspaper

Editor's Note: More than a year after Nguoi Viet Daily published an ad interpreted by some in as a dishonor to the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam , people still show up to protest what they allege is the newspaper's connection to Vietnam's Communist government.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Westminster, CA, Vietnamese-American, Asian-American, Journalism

Mon Jun 29, 2009

VietNamNet

China arrests Vietnamese fishermen, demands astronomical fines,

" The authorities of Quang Ngai province on June 26 organised an urgent meeting to seek solutions to save fishing boats and fishermen of Ly Son Island who have been arrested by Chinese navy.

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Viet Nam News

Resort villas sell like hot cakes

Buying apartments in high-end resorts and hotels has become big business in Viet Nam.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

VietNamNet

London Lord Mayor to visit Vietnam

He will attend a workshop on Vietnama s legal integration into the World Trade Organization, deliver a speech at a conference on Ho Chi Minh Citya s prospects for becoming a regional financial center and meet with British businesses operating in Vietnam.

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Related Topix: Greater London County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

People's Daily Online

A/H1N1 influenza cases in Vietnam increase to 63

Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed seven more A/H1N1 flu cases, bringing total number of infections in the country to 63, local newspaper the New Hanoi reported Thursday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, World News,

Sat Jun 27, 2009

PR-inside.com

China releases 25 Vietnamese fishermen; 12 held

China has released 25 Vietnamese fishermen after holding them for four days for allegedly violating its fishing ban, but 12 others were still being held until they pay a fine, a Vietnam official said Friday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News,

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Thanh Nein News

Vietnam readies for pandemic as 15 more H1N1 cases found

Vietnam yesterday reported 15 more cases of influenza A sending health officials scrambling to get more hospitals ready in preparation for a possible national pandemic.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, World News,

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Hotel Online

Stephan Faessler Appointed Director of Food and Beverage at the M venpick Hotel Saigon

Stephan Faessler as the hotel's Director of Food and Beverage. He studied English in New Zealand, worked in 5-star hotels in his native Switzerland and honed his F&B skills in Thailand.

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Viet Nam News

Population cap of 32m for coast, islands

The goal is to improve residents' quality of life through behavioural change resulting from enhanced education.

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