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In the World Chess Federation (FIDE)’s ranking on March 1, Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem increased his Elo from 2,647 to 2,689 and now ranks in the top 50. VnnNews - In the World Chess Federation (FIDE)’s ranking on March 1, Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem increased his Elo from 2,647 to 2,689 and...

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Polish diplomat visits Vietnam; Finance Ministry to tighten control over market prices; President Triet welcomes RoK investors; Deputy PM Nhan visits Russia; NA Standing Committee to meet next week Polish diplomat visits Vietnam  Vietnam is an important partner of Poland in Asia, says Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Wojciechowski.Wojciechowski ...

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VnnNews would like to introduce a summary of economic cooperation between the US and Vietnam.   US and Vietnamese officials attend a workshop on Vietnam’s WTO admissionThe country issued the law on foreign investment in Vietnam in 1987, which reaffirmed the market opening policy that provided a higher legal framework to help the...

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Hard years of making a living by collecting waste didn’t hinder Nguyen Dinh Toan’s strong will, instead it helped him become world taekwondo champion. Nguyen Dinh Toan (middle) and his team. Toan’s father, Nguyen Dinh Hoan, was born by a Vietnamese mother and a Russian father nad then left to be nurtured at the Hanoi...

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Many foreign TV channels and magazines are arriving in Quang Binh to survey and shoot documentaries about Son Doong cave and the biodiversity of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Son Doong - the world’s largest cave. From March 6-26, British ITV Studio will make a TV documentary about Son Doong cave and biodiversity in Phong...

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Filmmakers of the renowned National Geographic Society will come to Vietnam on March 11 to shoot a documentary about Son Doong, the world’s largest cave located in Quang Binh.  World’s largest grotto unveiled in VietnamSpectacular limestone caves rediscovered in Quang BinhBiggest cave in the world According to Phong Nha...

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Every morning when we wake up, we may see warm and splendid sunlight on fields, hills, rivers or on the roofs and the windows of the rooms where we dreamt the night before.  We also hear birds singing in the trees and smell the aroma of flowers, fruits, trees around us and also the fragrance of the dear soil.  However, that wonderful...

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VietNamNet Bridge – Gold companies are complaining that they have not been allowed to import gold, despite applying to sometime ago. On February 5, 2010, the State Bank intervened in the gold market by requesting Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) sell gold to the market. SJC also became the only company which was granted a quota to import...

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Vietnam’s chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has defeated over 160 international chess players to win the Aeroflot open chess tournament in Russia on February 18. Grand master Le Quang Liem. This event is the most difficult chess tournament in the world and champion, Liem received bonus worth Eur21,000. The 9th Aeroflot open...

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Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh talked with VietNamNet’s readers about Vietnam’s position after its two years as an elected member of the UN Security Council.  Two years after joining the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) activities as an elected member, what has Vietnam contributed and gained from the experience? First...

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