BRIC declares 2010 deadline for World Bank, IMF reform
General Monday 19th April, 2010
Brasilia: The declaration issued by the BRIC nations at a summit meeting here — their second since 2009 — shows a collective assertiveness in world economic matters that is bound to make l...
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RPT-Vietnam gives green light for bad debt bank
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Oil production starts offshore Vietnam
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Vietnam Again Escapes Blacklisting As State Dep’t. Cites ‘Positive’ Moves on Religious Freedom
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Vietnam Stocks Climb to 5-Week High on Signs Inflation Slowing
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Airport customs officers seized over 5kg rhino horns
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Five arrested for robbing taxi drivers
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Vietnamese students win fourth prizes at Intel ISEF 2013
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VNA continues to help AO victims
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Religious freedom in Viet Nam guaranteed
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Vietnam vet gets heros homecoming
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Amber Alert for 2 children abducted
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Dead pig transport a concern in south
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Mekong Delta to build more kindies
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Heat forecast to subside in north
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Four crewmen rescued over the weekend
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Trafficked victims get new lease on life
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Tourism police to protect foreigners
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Vietnam rice stocks arrive in Cebu
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Gunman sought after man killed inside Vietnamese restaurant
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Duped Sold into Prostitution then Rescued A Vietnamese Girl and the Man Who Saved Her
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Starbucks Is Open for Business in Vietnam
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