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ABC Online
March 13, 2018
Growing demand for Australian cattle has prompted Vietnam's processing sector to invest millions in abattoir training facilities to improve animal welfare. In 2016, disturbing footage was released by animal welfare group Animals Australia showing cattle being bludgeoned to death in Vietnamese abattoirs.
Korea Times
March 13, 2018
North Korea may follow in similar footsteps of Vietnam in diplomacy if the regime's upcoming peace dialogue with the United States proceeds smoothly as planned, a North Korea expert ... "But Pyongyang is expected to face a bumpy road ahead toward the drive due to the ongoing nuclear issues," he said.
New York Times
March 13, 2018
“Vietnam.” The word comes camouflaged in music. Rock 'n' roll, soul, pop and country. For those who watched the war unfold on the evening news, the music ... And on many a weary war night, Hanoi Hannah, the North Vietnamese equivalent of World War II's Tokyo Rose, would play classic tunes by RayÃÂ ...
Nhan Dan Online
March 13, 2018
NDO/MOFA - Vietnam and New Zealand on March 13 issued a Joint Statement on advancing the comprehensive partnership toward the strategic ... views on issues of mutual concern, such as climate change, regional architecture, consular services and cooperation on human rights issues, among others.
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
March 10, 2018
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a photo with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang in front of a statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary ... Sea, discussed plans for Vietnam to purchase more defense equipment from India, and inked agreements to further cooperate on civil nuclear issues,ÃÂ ...
Economic Times
February 27, 2018
NEW DELHI: Ramping up of ties in key areas of defence and trade will be on the top of the agenda when Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang arrives in India later this week on a ... President Quang's visit will further deepen Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Vietnam, the MEA said.
VnExpress International
December 31, 1999
Vietnamese employees work at Ford automotive plant in Hai Duong Province, Vietnam. Photo by ... Vo Quoc Binh said his Ford Focus had suffered a gearbox problem but a Ford outlet in HCMC blamed the problem on him and demanded he pay for repair work, local media reports said. He sent his petitionÃÂ ...
Scientific American (blog)
December 31, 1999
As an on-going case study of these issues, the metro projects in Vietnam – the first of their kind in the country – have the potential to transform Saigon and Hanoi into modern cities with efficient, clean, and accessible mobility for all. However, the increasing delays, cost overruns, inability to disburse funds,ÃÂ ...
Consortium News
February 16, 2018
It involves not only the issue of gun control but also other issues such as abortion, gay rights, the promotion of racial equality and immigrant rights. So heated is this “culture war” that one might see it as a (so far) non-violent form of civil war. The lessons of Vietnam, and a greater awareness of the massacresÃÂ ...
lareviewofbooks
February 16, 2018
I put my feelings about this into an art project called My Life as a Ghost, which was fundamentally about the mind-body problem and the existence of the soul. ... But my beautiful avenging archangel was having his own problems with the state: about to graduate, he was going to be called up. I recall sittingÃÂ ...
POLITICO Magazine
February 16, 2018
Duc was visiting family for the Lunar New Year, known as Tet, Vietnam's most important holiday. His father was a regional governor attempting to maintain a semblance of normalcy in South Vietnam as the war raged. A ceasefire was in place for Tet, with much of the South Vietnamese military on leave.
Mail Tribune
February 16, 2018
Unfortunately, Robert, we haven't been able to narrow down the cause of your closed-captioning problems to one thing. ... We thought perhaps you were having particular problems with “The Vietnam War” because it contains so many subtitles with English translations of the interviews with VietnameseÃÂ ...
Pig Progress (blog)
February 16, 2018
Vietnam is one of the world's most interesting pig countries – a booming economy, a strong appetite for pig meat, endless opportunities and a huge pork-loving neighbour: China. Especially that last aspect causes volatility. In case China wants Vietnamese pork, there just can't be enough pigs. But what ifÃÂ ...
VnExpress International
February 15, 2018
Brad's problem is minor. Vietnam's problem is another story. Vietnamese women dating foreign men is no longer rare. It's a rising trend. Pictures of singers and actresses marrying foreign men and giving birth to cute biracial babies always attract a lot of attention online. A television show just needs toÃÂ ...
Brunswick News
February 15, 2018
Recognitions: Army Commendation Medal (with valor); Air Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; National Defense Service Medal. Duty stations: Vietnam; Fort Benning; Fort Jackson, S.C.. His story: A commemorative issue of Time Magazine has made it difficult for MikeÃÂ ...
Khmer Times
February 7, 2018
The value of logs and sawn wood exported from Cambodia to Vietnam last year increased by about $31.5 million compared to 2016, customs data has shown. The Vietnamese data, obtained by Khmer Times yesterday, said about 163,071 cubic metres of Cambodian logs were imported to the country lastÃÂ ...
NextShark
February 7, 2018
An American teacher in Vietnam was forced to issue an apology after angering many Vietnamese netizens and eventually drawing the attention of the local communist government by insulting a late national hero on Facebook. English language teacher Daniel Hauer, who has been living in Hanoi for fiveÃÂ ...
Viet Nam News
February 7, 2018
It was attended by Vietnamese counsellors from 57 trade offices and seven branches abroad together with representatives from ministries and enterprises. ... He said that the most difficult issue for domestic production was marketing. ... Trade promotion should clarify targets and key issues,” he noted.
The Straits Times
February 7, 2018
BANGKOK • A court in central Vietnam has jailed a prominent environmental blogger for 14 years for abusing his democratic freedom and opposing officials on duty, his lawyer said. Vietnamese activist Hoang Duc Binh, commonly known as Hoang Binh, led several protests against the authorities over theÃÂ ...
Radio Free Asia
February 7, 2018
Quynh—also known by her blogger handle Me Nam, or Mother Mushroom—was arrested Oct. 10, 2016 while on her way to visit a fellow rights campaigner in prison and sentenced in June to a decade in jail on charges of spreading “propaganda against the state” under Article 88 of Vietnam's Penal Code.
DefenseNews.com
February 7, 2018
Between 2005 and 2014, Vietnam increased its military spending by almost 400 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce-run website export.gov. However, the country hasn't considerably stepped up purchases of American-made weapons, even after the United States lifted its lethalÃÂ ...
VnExpress International
February 7, 2018
Vietnam's agriculture ministry issued an urgent message on Wednesday calling for increased vigilance to prevent fresh bird flu outbreaks. The risk of outbreaks and penetration of dangerous viruses such as H7N9 is “very high” due the increased trade ahead of the Lunar New Year, the ministry said.
The Strategist (blog)
February 4, 2018
US defence secretary James Mattis recently made his first trip to Southeast Asia. Significantly, the visit took in Indonesia and Vietnam, both listed in Washington's newly released national security strategy and national defence strategy as partners of growing significance. The trip not only marked the twoÃÂ ...
VnExpress International
January 29, 2018
However he included the name of Vo Nguyen Giap, a late and well-respected Vietnamese general, in an offensive comment posted in a Facebook ... quickly resulted in a public backlash with many people calling for Hauer to stop teaching or even to be deported from Vietnam, prompting him to issue anÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
January 29, 2018
"But it's becoming more and more of an issue . . . It's something that we have to definitely deal with." This past fall, signs were erected at the Wall telling visitors that human remains "and associated objects" should not be left or scattered there, or anywhere on the Mall. Leaving mementos at the Wall has beenÃÂ ...
War on the Rocks
January 29, 2018
Decisive victory would break a stalemated war in South Vietnam. It would force the Americans into negotiations. It would compel the United States to withdraw its troops. A decisive military victory would lead to unification and true Vietnamese independence. Le Duan's hopes in late 1967 and early 1968 offerÃÂ ...
Economic Times
January 29, 2018
NEW DELHI: For the first time, armies of India and Vietnam today began a six day-long military exercise in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, reflecting growing ... The issue of bolstering defence and security cooperation figured prominently during the bilateral talks Prime Minister Narendra Modi had with hisÃÂ ...
Viet Nam News
January 29, 2018
However, SSC chairman Dũng said that his agency is working with the Vietnam Securities Depository on the issue but they find it hard to do so due to technical problems. Việt Nam is using the T+2 settlement mechanism but the real time is T+2.5 as investors will receive the amount of securities at the end ofÃÂ ...
Viet Nam News
January 28, 2018
According to experts, weak banks need to have good liquidity to resolve their problems, however, it is not easy, especially when their brands are negatively affected ... During the past four years of the country's banking system restructuring, the SBV had to compulsorily acquire three weak banks — VietnamÃÂ ...
Plainsman
January 28, 2018
But, he too, had some problems for a short time after he came home. “When you see enough of certain kinds of things and experience some things it stays with you, even today,” he said. “I have very vivid memories of certain incidents, but I know that by virtue of what their regiment was involved in, all theÃÂ ...
CBS News
January 28, 2018
We begin this morning in Vietnam, with the Tet Offensive, which began 50 years ago this coming Tuesday. David Martin has the story ... Ten-thousand North Vietnamese and Viet Cong had seized Hue at the outset of the Tet Offensive, and the Marines were sent in to claw it back. "If there's anything close toÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 27, 2018
With help from a Kremlin-connected Russian bank, Vietnam is building a coal-fired power plant called Long Phu 1 that will produce an estimated 5.4 million ... “Our work on the Long Phu project supports the Vietnamese government's goal of bringing power to approximately four million Vietnamese people,ÃÂ ...
Business Insider
January 27, 2018
50 years ago, US troops bunkered down for the Vietnam War's most infamous siege — here's how the Battle of Khe Sanh unfolded .... shell casing, just fired at North Vietnamese position, as smoke issues from the barrel of the weapon at the United Sates Marine Base, at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, on Feb.
VnExpress International
January 26, 2018
However he included the name of Vo Nguyen Giap, a late and well-respected Vietnamese general, in an offensive comment posted in a Facebook ... quickly resulted in a public backlash with many people calling for Hauer to stop teaching or even to be deported from Vietnam, prompting him to issue anÃÂ ...
Department of Defense
January 26, 2018
The United States and Vietnam are “like-minded partners” that have a forward-looking relationship, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said today as he concluded a visit to the Vietnamese capital of ... Mattis and Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich met today to discuss regional security issues.
Department of Defense
January 25, 2018
24, 2018 — Defense Secretary James N. Mattis today said he wants to thank Vietnamese officials for their support on the North Korean issue. ... The secretary said his visit to Indonesia was “very successful visit in terms of shared understanding of the security issues in the region, from counterterrorism toÃÂ ...
VietNamNet Bridge
January 21, 2018
Vietnam's GDP growth accelerated remarkably throughout 2017, driven by improvements in manufacturing and the trade balance as the year progressed ... from the second quarter, following issues related to the Samsung Galaxy 7 phone that led to a 38 per cent drop in Samsung's first-quarter production.
Inquirer.net
January 21, 2018
The size of Vietnamese domestic enterprises is shrinking, according to the latest data from the 2017 economic census. Experts said this signals improvements in the country's business environment. The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) said that since 2012, the average number of employees in anÃÂ ...
Viet Nam News
January 21, 2018
Trần Thanh Hải, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's (MoIT) Import-Export Department, told Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that from 2018 onward, 85 per cent of Vietnamese exports will be subject to significantly lowered tariff levels of zero to 5 per cent. As part of the Government's policy toÃÂ ...
VietNamNet Bridge
January 21, 2018
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Viet Nam News
January 3, 2018
What do you think is the root of the problem? Our efforts have achieved initial positive results. Considerable ... Even though they shoulder the noble mission of treating people, medical staff surely worry about very ordinary livelihood problems. That's why efforts to improve their attitude have to go in tandemÃÂ ...
Viet Nam News
January 3, 2018
With the motto “Discipline, integrity, action, creativity, efficiency,” the Vietnamese government aims to ensure macroeconomic stability, reform growth models in all economic sectors ... Climate change issues and the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters are also high on the government's agenda.
Smithsonian
January 3, 2018
A few years ago, a French-German TV crew visited my home in Hanoi for an interview on how Vietnam had changed since the end of the war with America. We talked of postwar problems, the people's achievements, the old and new generations of leaders, and the country's aspirations. We also talked of history, of course.
VnExpress International
January 2, 2018
2017 has been another record breaking year for tourism as foreign visitors to Vietnam surged 29.1 percent over the previous year, reaching an all-time ... Visa issues aside, robbery, petty crimes, traffic accidents and service quality continue to put visitors off one year after Deputy Prime Minister Vuong DinhÃÂ ...
Viet Nam News
January 2, 2018
Since then, the FDI sector has affirmed the major role it plays in the Vietnamese economy. ... This is the biggest problem in attracting FDI. ... For example, right before and after Việt Nam joined the WTO, FDI and other capital flooded into the country, making it difficult to issue and implement proper monetaryÃÂ ...
VnExpress International
December 24, 2017
Internet speed in Vietnam has improved as two undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the rest of the world have finally been fixed, VietnamPlus quoted a ... Thanks to the APG, Vietnamese service providers are relying less on the AAG, which has encountered problems five times in just this year, withÃÂ ...
Nikkei Asian Review
December 8, 2017
Vietnam police issue arrest order for ex-top official over misconduct. HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnamese police issued an arrest order on Friday for a former top Communist Party official suspected of misconduct while he was chairman of the main state energy firm, the first former politburo member to faceÃÂ ...
VietNamNet Bridge
December 31, 1999
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VietNamNet Bridge
December 31, 1999
The programme, with financial support from the WHO, aims to help the Vietnamese Government tackle priority issues of the healthcare system in the long run ... Regulations (IHR), readiness to cope with urgent health issues, and effective use of WHO's financial support for Vietnam to improve public health.
New York Times
December 31, 1999
In response to the South Vietnamese move, American officials in Vietnam began referring to their own counterinsurgency coordination efforts by the name that they deemed the closest Western analogue to the ... Mr. Chau quickly saw that the government faced several overlapping problems in Kien Hoa.
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