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  Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) directs Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (C) and his wife Tran Thanh Kiem (L) to the opening ceremony of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 17. Just days before US...

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Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. At some point this month, October 2011, a child will be born and the world’s population will have reached seven billion. There is a good chance that this childbirth will take place in the Asia-Pacific region; home to 61 percent of the world’s population. If the child is born in the Asia-Pacific...

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The Beelzebub’s tube-nosed bat (Photo: Gabor Csorba/ Hungarian Natural History Museum)   Researchers from the Hungarian Natural History Museum and Fauna & Flora International have discovered a tiny bat species in Vietnam, the Mongabay.com website reported. The bat species, described as "diminutive but...

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The fifth ASEAN Naval Chief's Meeting was held in Hanoi Wednesday Vietnam is not trying to pull more countries into the East Sea issue to internationalize it since the issue is international in essence, a senior Vietnam Navy official said at the fifth ASEAN Naval Chiefs’ Meeting Wednesday.   Nguyen Van Hien, Deputy...

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  A senior military official squashes rumors that Vietnam participated in a US-Thai military exercise Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Chi Vinh says Vietnam has no intention of joining the Cobra Gold joint military exercise in Thailand. Meanwhile, he said that Vietnam...

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The first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus issued a joint declaration in Hanoi on October 12. Below is the full text of the joint declaration: The first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus issued a joint declaration in Hanoi on October 12. Below is the full text of the joint declaration: < /> The Defence...

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Gifts exhibition marks Hanoi’s 1000th birthday; Vietnam’s only ice-skating rink opens in HCMC; Vietnam TV all set for 1st travel channel; Hanoi Museum makes debut; African music to be performed in Vietnam Gifts exhibition marks Hanoi’s 1000th birthday  A ten-day exhibition of gifts, which were presented to...

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The answer, according to Nguoi lao dong newspaper, is that the Mekong Delta is both deficient and redundant in the labor force. VnnNews – The answer, according to Nguoi lao dong newspaper, is that the Mekong Delta is both deficient and redundant in the labor force.  The Mekong Delta lacks skilled workers, while it has an excess...

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Int’l seaport breaks ground in Long An province; Denmark assists private businesses in raising competitiveness; Mooncake makers expect big business this year     Int’l seaport breaks ground in Long An province < />   The Dong Tam Group and the VinaCapital Group co-sponsored a ground-breaking ceremony for...

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Vietnam will work closely with other ASEAN member countries, friends and dialogue partners to build a closely integrated, united and prosperous ASEAN community, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung. VnnNews – Vietnam will work closely with other ASEAN member countries, friends and dialogue partners to build a closely integrated, united...

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