Wednesday 8th September, 2010

• Feds: Threatening note found on plane bound for Los Angeles

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  time (3am GMT) and was taken to a remote area of the U.S. airport, where passengers exited the plane. Warning: Passengers disembark the Thai Airways plane after it landed safely at Los Angeles Interna...

• Imran travels low budget

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  , it’ll be six of Imran Khan’s best friends spending quality time together. After having worked continuously for over a year, Imran has finally decided to take a break. And what better way...

• FBI: Flight lands in Los Angeles after bomb threat

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  has landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after a written bomb KDVR", "http://article.wn.com/view/2010/09/08/FBI_officials_say_Thai_Airways_flight_lands_in_Los_Angeles_a_r/", "http://www....

• Vietnam hosts first int’l piano competition

  General Sources

  The nine-day event, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam National Academy of Music, features 49 Vietnamese pianists as well as 14 others from countries including ...

• Vietnam Airlines cuts prices over half

  General Sources

   During that time, air fares between Hanoi and Vinh, Hanoi and Da Nang will begin at VND400,000 (US$20.60). Flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and Nha Trang will begin at VND8...

• Vietnam to hold first international film festival

  General Sources

  The first ever Vietnamese International Film Festival will take place in Hanoi on October 17 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Le Ngoc Minh, deputy head of Vietnam’s Cinemat...

• Vietnam, RoK promote co-operation in trade unions

  General Sources

  Trade unions representatives of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have committed to the promotion of ties and exchange visits of high-level delegations and information of mutual concern. Du...

• Crown Holdings, Inc. to acquire partner's interest in China, Vietnam JTVs

  MENAFN

  (MENAFN - Asia Pulse) Crown Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: CCK) today announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire, from affiliates of Swire Pacific Limited, their 44.57 per cent in...

• Vietnam television official accuses boss of corruption

  Earth Times

  Vietnam Television (VTV) accused station director Vu Van Hien of keeping 1.6 billion dong (82,000 dollars) in value-added taxes paid by contractors on three projects in 2001.The 11-page complaint also...

• VN comes out on top at UPU letter-writing contest

  Viet Nam News

  HA NOI — Ho Thi Hieu Hien from the Tay Son junior high school in Hai Chau district, central Da Nang city has won the first prize at the 39th Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter-Writing...

• More counterfeit products flood Vietnamese market

  Viet Nam News

  Many officials agreed with the deputy minister that fake products were pervasive during a meeting held on Monday to review the Prime Minister's direction No 28/2008/CT-TTg to fight the production of c...

• Electricity of Vietnam Gets Loan from Germany's KfW, Nguoi Lao Dong Says

  General Sources

  Electricity of Vietnam has signed an agreement with Germany’s Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau to get a 120 million-euro ($152 million) loan, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported, without saying ...

• Vietnam maths star prefers life in the shadows

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  His work is incomprehensible to most people, but Ngo Bau Chau has been feted like a champion athlete or a pop star since last month when he won the Fields Medal, the mathematics version of the Nobel P...

• Deputy PM salutes 40 years of Viet Nam Television

  Viet Nam News

  HA NOI — During its 40 years of broadcasting, Viet Nam Television (VTV) has been an effective communication tool of every Vietnamese, reaching overseas to keep those living abroad informed of develo...

• Forests vital to fighting climate change

  Viet Nam News

  Farmers tend seedlings in the central province of Quang Ngai's Ba To District. Viet Nam's forests need to be properly managed in the face of a changing climate. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Long

• Ha Noi gets tough on banned vehicles

  Viet Nam News

  HA NOI — Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged the ministries of Transport and Public Security to increase inspections and the punishment of those who continue to use banned vehicles.

• Vietnam's reserves dip to $13.85 bln in March -IMF

  General Sources

  HANOI, Sept 8 - Vietnam's international reserves hit $13.85 billion by the end of March this year, a 42 percent slump from the end of 2008, figures compiled by the International Monetary Fund ...

• Electronic products sales grow 17% in Asia

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  Asia with the most number of small and midsize firms represented on the list. This is Newstrack India", "http://article.wn.com/view/2010/09/02/India_in_second_place_in_Forbes_Asias_Best_Under_A_Billio...

• Deadly Blast Strikes Police Compound in Pakistan

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  Pakistan Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era. Go to the Blog » The attack took place during a meeting between an American company The New York Times", "http://article.wn.com/view/20...

• Weird Weather in a Warming World

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  scientists have predicted that disastrous weather, including heat, drought and deluges, would occur with increasing frequency in a world heated by the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases. ...

• Indian firms’ hiring plans stay strong

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  companies' hiring intention for the next three months has weakened compared with the current quarter but remains strong over the year-ago period, says a survey by consulting firm Manpower. India’s

• CAP: Cut out the soft drinks

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  THE Federal Government should ban the open sale of alcoholic-laced beverages, Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) pre-sident S.M. Mohamed Idris said. "The

• Centre releases Rs 142 cr for state's rural roads

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  , September 08: The Congress is unlikely to take any action against party MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for continuing his 'Odarpu' yatra' despite the leadership's advice to make the memorial functions of ...

• 24-hour bandh hits Hyderabad-Kolkata air services

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  of the second phase of the Rajiv Arogyasri Services in East and West Godavari, Chittoor, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy districts. Minister for Rajiv Arogyasri Pitani Satyanarayana The Siasat Daily", "http:...

• Armless student teethes his way into college

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  China Scene: East Armless student teethes his way into college Dai Junsong, a 22-year-old resident of Anhui province's Mengcheng county, could not control his emotions when he set foot inside a colleg...

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