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Inspectors to flush out school toilet charges
Inspectors to flush out school toilet charges QUANG NGAI (VNS)-- Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh has ordered an inspection of a 29 sq.m toilet block at central Quang Ngai Province's Long Hiep secondary school which cost nearly VND600 million (US$28,570) to build. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was asked to work with the provincial People's Committee to conduct the ...
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Border security dispute puts U.S. immigration bill at risk
People walk past the fence at Border Field State Park, which separates the cities of San Diego and Tijuana, where the U.S.-Mexico border meets the Pacific Ocean. U.S Republican lawmakers want more border security in order to back comprehensive immigration reform. Frederic J. ...
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Target on ODA disbursement ‘is within reach
Viet Nam is on track to fulfil its target of attracting US$32-34 billion in Official Development Assistance (ODA) and preferential loans during the 2011-15 period.-- File ...
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Ca Mau sinking with water table
Southernmost Ca Mau Province is in danger of sinking below sea level in the next few decades due to over-exploitation of underground water if something isn't done urgently.-- File ...
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President set for China visit
President Truong Tan Sang will pay a State-level visit to China from June 19-21 at the invitation of its President, Xi Jinping. On this occasion, President Sang granted an exclusive interview to Chinese journalists based in Ha Noi on a range of issues, from the future prospects of the two nations' relations, to economic and trade potentials, as well as the way to deal with and address sea ...
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Party leader sends off VN diplomats
Party leader sends off VN diplomats HA NOI (VNS)-- General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday met and congratulated Vietnamese ambassadors and consul-generals before they embark on journeys to start their work overseas for the new 2013-16 term. Trong told Vietnamese ambassadors and consul-generals to be well aware of the responsibilities and functions of Vietnamese representative offices ...
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FTAs offer business opportunities
by Van Dat HCM CITY -- Small- and medium-sized enterprises should learn how to take advantage of new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that will take effect within the near future, ministry officials have urged. Vuong Duc Anh, a high-ranking official with the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Import-Export Department, said that SMEs were often not aware of the benefits of trade agreements with ...
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CPV delegation visits Ukraine
CPV delegation visits Ukraine KIEV (VNS)-- A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) led by Politburo member Le Hong Anh is paying a working visit to Ukraine to boost the two countries' traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation. Le Hong Anh, who is also the permanent member of the Secretariat of the CPV yesterday held talks with Pyotr Simonenko, the ...
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Draft law targets wastefulness
Researchers at the Viet Nam Petroleum Institute. The National Assembly yesterday approved the revised law on Science and Technology, earmarking more funding for the development of the sector. Participants at the meeting also discussed the draft Law on Thift Practice and Wastefulness Prevention. -- VNA/VNS Photo Ha ...
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Draft law tightens rules on abortions
Draft law tightens rules on abortions HA NOI (VNS)-- Stricter regulations on abortion will be introduced to limit the number of procedures, protect women's health and maintain a balanced gender ratio at birth. Deputy director of the General Office for Population and Family Planning Nguyen Van Tan said strengthening regulations on abortion was an urgent issue as abortion in the country, ...
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Closer links for Vietnamese abroad
Closer links for Vietnamese abroad PARIS (VNS)-- The Vietnamese Government has introduced policies to provide better conditions for overseas Vietnamese communities to get involved in the country's political and economic events, Duong Chi Dung, Vietnamese ambassador to France said at a ministerial meeting on national communities living abroad in Paris on Monday. This is the first time ...
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Vietnam China have huge potentials for cooperation Vietnamese President
Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday."Vietnam and China are close neighboring countries. The two peoples ...
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French amphibious assault vessel visits Vietnam
The French Navy's most modern amphibious assault vessel, Tonnerre, docked at Baria Serece port in Vietnam's southern coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Tuesday, Vietnam's state-run news agency reported.Tonnerre along with the anti-submarine frigate Georges Leygues, which docked at Ho Chi Minh City's port, are visiting Vietnam as part of activities to mark the 40th ...
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e2v Image Sensors Launched Into Space on Board Vietnams First Optical Earth Observation Satellite
e2v high performance image sensors were launched into space on-board Vietnam's first optical Earth observation satellite, the Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster Monitoring Satellite (VNRED Sat-1). The satellite was carried into orbit from French Guiana by VERTA 1, the second Vega launcher. VNRED Sat-1 was built on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology ...
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Vietnam China to enhance ties
/enpproperty--> HANOI -- Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday. "Vietnam and China are close ...
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Police seek victims of scam artist targeting Vietnamese
SEATTLE — King County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for victims of a Vietnamese con artist accused of posing as a Department of Social and Health Services employee to gain their trust. Detectives said 39-year-old Oanh Nguyen of White Center would contact her victims in the DSHS office in the 9600 block of 15th Avenue SW. Nguyen would pose as a DSHS employee and approach ...
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Vietnam Leader Visiting China Seeks Export Gain Amid Sea Tension
China , their first meeting since China's leadership change, will focus on bolstering economic ties even as tensions rise over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang is set to meet President Xi Jinping during a three-day visit starting today, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said June 14. The two are among only five remaining ...
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Some interesting facts on Vietnam
I remember a certain confrere who loved to travel abroad. To justify his frequent travels, he would tell me, "Travel is the best form of education." "You're right," I'd reply, "that is, if you have money." * * *Well, my staff and I of the Mission Communications Foundation, Inc. (MCFI) saved some funds in order to travel to Vietnam and have a stronger ...
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Detectives look to Vietnamese community to find fraud victims
Oanh Nguyen, pictured in a King County Sheriff’s Office photo. King County detectives investigating a woman believed to have bilked members of the Seattle-area Vietnamese hope to find additional people hurt by the fraud. Investigators believe Oanh Nguyen, 39, of White Center, would contact her victims in the Department of Social and Health Services office in the 9600 block of 15 Avenue ...
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RP to export for first timehybrid corn seed to Vietnam in2...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will be able to export for the first time its hybrid corn seed once nearby Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam opens up to biotechnology products within the next two ...
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Vietnamese crew held in Philippines
Eighteen Vietnamese crew members have been detained after their cargo ship hit a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard has said. The ship - the Unicorn Logger - was heading from Malaysia to deliver logs to Japan when it hit the reef. In April, 12 Chinese fishermen were charged with poaching after their boat ran aground on the protected Tubbataha reef park, a UN World Heritage ...
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Songa Mercur to Depart Cuba for Vietnam
Songa Mercur (mid-water semisub) is departing Cuba for Vietnam after failing to find oil, AFP reported on Tuesday. Drilling work in Cuba was suspended because of a problem-plagued exploration well, and the start of the hurricane season, reported the state-run Agencia de Informacion National (AIN). Songa Mercur was drilling in shallow waters in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila about ...
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Taliban to open office for peace talks
Zabiullah Mujahid , said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the group opposes the use of Afghan soil to threaten other countries and supports the negotiating process. Those two statements have been a key demand of both the U.S. and Afghan governments before talks can begin. There have been unconfirmed reports that the Doha office opening will be announced in the ...
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New Vietnamese bishops appointed after Vatican-Vietnam negotiations
Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops in Vietnam, with the announcement coming the day after the conclusion of the latest round of negotiations between the Vatican and the Vietnamese government. The Pope appointed Father Nguyen Huu Long as an auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoa, and Father Pierre Nguyen Van Vien as auxiliary of Vinh. In a series of talks, representatives of the Holy See and the ...
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Boeing in comeback with launch of new Dreamliner
LE BOURGET, France (AFP) - Boeing launched the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show Tuesday with over 100 orders worth about $30 billion and a clear message -- after a run of technical blows -- that the US firm is back on track.The announcement came on the second day of the world's biggest air show, with competition between Boeing and its arch-rival Airbus heating ...
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