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Vietnam Headlines
The US Thursday launched a massive operation, considered one of the largest since the Vietnam war, against the Taliban in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province as part of a new initiative under President Barack Obama. Each day that passes proves one point to me; that unless Barack Obama disengages completely from the mess that George Bush created for America, he risks being the most spectacular failure of all Ameri... Redemptorist Fr Joseph Le Quang Uy could be arrested and tried in on the basis of Article 88 of Vietnamrsquo;s Criminal Code. If found guilty the Catholic priest could get from 3 to 20 years in priso... MIAMI -- The answer to mysterious cat killings that horrified pet owners and disturbed residents of two South communities for months was not far away from where the Jul. 1, 2009 (CWNews.com) - Reports in Vietnam's state-controlled media claim that government authorities now have enough evidence to arrest a Redemptorist priest on charges of counter-revolutionary a... Trying to gain an advantage, U.S. catfish farmers are pushing for new rules that could block imports from Vietnam for years and potentially spark a trade war. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI, Vietnam -- For every 100 girls born to Vietnamese families, there are 112 boys born, a disparity in the sex ratio that has been rapidly increasing in recent years, an of... ICE futures exchange settled $US1.82, The Australian, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/23/Oil_rallies_on_US_dollar_weakness/, http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25682564... , which has about 400 models churned out by 20 companies. Marutirsquo;s Alto tops the list, followed by WagonR, Tata Motorsrsquo; Indica, Maruti Swift, Hyundairsquo;s i10 and its The Times of India, http://a... today announced that it has entered into a global partnership with IODA to create a new leading distribution and services network for independent rights holders. As part of the partnership, Sony Music... - The stakes in the bloody battle raging in the hinterlands of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Orissa - India's mineral-rich states - have been raised, with New Delhi... hideouts in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 28 militants and suffering seven fatalities themselves, and the intensifying battles prompted them to ask for army troops to reported on Thursday. The two, Liu Fuying and Sun Yulong, were given the death Independent online (SA), http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/25/Drug_traffickers_get_death_penalty/, http://www.iol.co... Catholic priest sent to jail for eight years in 2007. The lawmakers urged Triet to intervene in the case of Father Nguyen Van Ly, who was convicted in a half-day Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet to release a dissident Roman Catholic CBS News, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/02/37_Senators_Seek_Freedom_For_Vietnamese_Priest_i/, http://www.cbsnews.c... grew into a full-bore crisis, Richard Nixon's aides hatched a plan to save his presidency: Convince lawmakers and the public that the Watergate prosecutor was a zealot holding a pistol to the head o... said Wednesday its sales dropped 41.7 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago, although sales fell at a slower pace than in the previous month. The Japan-based automaker said sales shr... The Miami Herald, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/29/UN_chief_to_return_to_Myanmar_day_of_Suu_Kyi_trial_l/, http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1119639.html),new Array( U.N. boss ... children and the elderly, indigenous communities and foreign or guest workers in Malaysia. In my talk, I pointed out to the audience which was The Star, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/02/Equal... Brisbane yesterday that state-owned enterprises were commercial in their approach, The Australian, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/01/Chinese_firms_not_a_threat_says_Rio_Tinto/, htt... . The cash injection from China follows the disclosure that the US has promised only $90 million The Australian, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/01/Beijing_continues_strategic_drive_into_Africa_w... electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp. in 2010 and sharply raise election results can bring disastrous consequences to dictatorial regimes. As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) comes under increasing public pressure to install a fraud-proof automated vote count... intelligence inputs suggesting possibility of violence during the two-day bandh call given by Maoists from Monday, the Centre sounded an alert to five naxal-hit states -- Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhan... mdash; to explore and relax, whether within the country, elsewhere in the region or in wider world. It is estimated that 4.5 million Saudis tourists will go abroad this year, spending a staggering SR70 b... Jul 2, 2009 - 01:04 - WAM Hanoi, Jul. 2, 2009 (WAM) -- UAE Ambassador to Vietnam, Ahmed Ali Al-Mualla, met here today the Director of Institute of African and Middle East Studies, Duduk Dunt, who is a... Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Ian Luder will today visit to boost business ties between Britain and Viet Nam. Vietnam News Agency interviewed him at his office in London. Licensed recently for circulation by the Drug Administration of Viet Nam, the vaccine is being produced by the Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biology (POLYVAC) with assistance f... Volume traded totaled 40.1 million shares, with foreigners accounting for 13% of that volume, the stock market operator said. Foreign investors have been net buyers of -(Dow Jones)- The Vietnam Securities Depository Authority said Thursday it issued licenses to 142 new foreign institutional investors to trade local stocks in the first half of this year, raising th... Hanoi - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Thailand to strengthen military cooperation for the benefit of both countries, state media reported Thursday. The armies of the two countrie... HANOI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed 35 more A/H1N1 flu cases in the country, bringing the total number of flu patients to 166, local newspaper the Liberty Saigon reported ... Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said the country's first satellite image receiving station will be inaugurated in early July, the Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday. The sta... HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan: US Marines have launched a massive offensive into the Taliban heartlands of southern Afghanistan as President Barack Obama's new war plan swings into action. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators urged Vietnam's president on Wednesday to free a Catholic priest as human rights groups said his imprisonment justified putting Hanoi on a U.S. religiou... Web surfers just hours before it was due to take effect. Associated Press A woman uses a laptop at a computer store in Beijing. More Businesses Complain to China Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. if you are interested in contributing. While North Korea has grabbed the world's attention again in recent months, few people have noticed a... title on the trot. United confirmed their first summer arrival this evening as the 23-year-old signed a lucrative four-year contract. Although the Red Devils have not specified a fee, it is believed t... decision legalizing Star Tribune, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/23/New_window_opens_on_Nixon_presidency_with_release_of_tapes_f/, http://www.startribune.com/politics/48841742.html?elr=KArks8c... Field in Wilmington. Sponsored by the Wilmington chapter of the Disabled American The News amp; Observer, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/11/Replica_of_Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial_coming_to_NC/, htt... . President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari (r) and European Union Voa News, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/17/EU_Boosts_Humanitarian_Aid_to_Pakistan/, http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-17-v... The Independent Iran's opposition leader, Mirhossein Mousavi, refused to back down in his confrontation with the country's rulers yesterday, declaring: It is a must for us to neutralise this ... The writer is a former member of the Foreign Service. Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Asif Ezdi Since the victory of the Congress Party in the last May, the new government of Heraldo Munoz, a dissident during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. It began its work on Wednesday, said The Miami Herald, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/01/UN_probe_into_slaying_of_Bhu... average slipped 0.2 percent on Wednesday, with Orix Corp and All Nippon Airways sliding after sources said the firms were set to announce large public share The Guardian, http://article.wn.com/view/... writer Wang Lixiong agreed: If ... the Dalai Lama does not return to Tibet before he dies, the moment that he dies will see NZ Herald, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/01/Gwynne_Dyer_Dalai_Lama_m... was on the mend and expressed confidence that a government target of 8 percent growth this year would be met. Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of is expected to arrive in the city by July 1. The sporadic showers that the capital received on Sunday provided much-needed respite to people. Proper monsoon is expected in the north-western parts of t... In this interview with VOA Bangla Service, Habiba Chowdhury talks about the objectives and activities of the Institute. She said that their work Voa News, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/12/Hello... is something else: a cheap variety that's usurping the humble catfish's place on Americans' tables and threatening their livelihoods. So after years of arguing that the Vietnamese fish isn't catfish -... (BCCI) has dropped the annual Deodhar Trophy tournament for the 2009-10 season The Times of India, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/07/01/BCCI_drops_Deodhar_Trophy_limited_overs_tourney_in_200910/, ... GFDL / Terence Ong , width:468, height:351, src:http://cdn5.wn.com/o25/ph/2009/06/28/bab8a3f56f3686e6d7ec23dff8ae73c0-grande.jpg, link:http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/28/A_H1N1_Tourism_players_... of a terminal and hangar facility at the world's first commercial spaceport built with the idea of launching private citizens into space for profit. Some 250 people are lining up to pay $200,000 each ... radio site PunkRadioCast has teamed up with Jones Soda to introduce a six-pack of assorted flavours of pop featuring artwork from Bad Brains, Less Than Jake and others. The limited edition collectors'... (AFP)--A Vietnam human rights lawyer who was arrested for propaganda against the state has been barred from practicing his profession, a bar association official said Wednesday. Hanoi - A court in Ho Chi Minh City has sentenced a man to death for killing woman in a robbery, a court official said Wednesday. He admitted his crimes and asked for mercy at the trial yesterday, bu... Hanoi - Three million Vietnamese men will have no chance to get married unless the country comes up with effective measures to close the gap between the number of boys and girls born, a government off... is showing increasing interest in oil fields in a country that had seemed until very recently to be firmly in the American sphere of influence for natural resources: : Indiarsquo;s coffee output is pegged at 3.1 lakh tonne in 2009-2010, 4.4% higher compared to 2008-09, according to the post-blossom estimates released by the Coffee Board. The The Times of India, htt... suggesting that valleys of Himachal Pradesh were inhabited by some large birds. A team of researchers led by experts from Panjab The Times of India, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/11/Ancient_egg... Kroger: Reject mini-tender offer Crown CFO Rutherford retires Crown loses $14M but beats expectations, shares rise Crown Holdings Inc. has rejected an unsolicited offer from a Canadian money which averages out to more than $80,000 per student, will cover the full cost of summer preparation coursework, two academic years of The Business Review, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/23... court in Philadelphia to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Lukas, a former partner at Nexus Technology, admits he and other Nexus employees knowingly paid bribes from 1999 to 2005. The Veterans Action Committee is holding a Veterans Recognition Ceremony tomorrow at 10:00am in Wichita's Veterans Memorial Park, 339 N. Greenway Blvd. Staging for a motorcycle/car ride to the event begin... won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but one defeated reformist candidate said annulment of the poll was the only way to regain the people's trust. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign , means several dozen refugee families slotted for Utah will go elsewhere. Several dozen refugee families who were The Salt Lake Tribune, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/23/Money_woes_halt_arriva... China raising objections about the inclusion of some projects in Arunachal Pradesh. The India Country Strategy for 2009-2012 was discussed on June 15 by The Times of India, http://article.wn.com/vi... is something else: a cheap variety that's usurping the humble catfish's place on Americans' tables and threatening their livelihoods. So after years of arguing that the Vietnamese fish isn't catfish -... Africa 2010. One point splits the three teams and victory for either North Korea or Saudi Arabia, who meet in The Guardian, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/15/Asia_shapes_up_for_World_Cup_dogfigh... that the country will get late and below-normal rains this year. In a nation where 60% of farmland depends on rains, and where farms provide livelihood to more than 60% of the democracy . No administration has ever made these its primary, much less its exclusive, goals overseas. But ever since Jimmy Carter spoke about human rights in his 1977 inaugural address and created a... midfielder Xabi Alonso is wanted by The Daily Mail, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/24/Real_ready_to_test_Benitezs_resolve_with_30m_bid_for_Liverpo/, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/a... CPIMrsquo;s official reaction to Mondayrsquo;s violent Maoist strikes on their Lalgarh cadre was available, the politburo on Tuesday issued a statement to condemn the killings of party leaders and demand de... capacity school formally reopened on June 24, 2009 thanks to the support of the people's government PR Newswire, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/24/Xinhua_Library_Foundation_Completes_the_Rebuild... , width:468, height:351, src:http://cdn3.wn.com/o25/ph/2009/06/22/4c609fb976b935ebdb4e732c6d5aadc5-grande.jpg, link:http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/22/Mexico_Signs_Agreement_With_Google_To_Push... MICHAEL Jackson's death came as a shock to me and while my colleagues were making fun of him and his death, I found myself reflecting on the reasons I have always loved the for an on-the-spot security assessment ahead of the August-September tour to that country - and even though the trip is yet to be signed off, the itinerary is out. The tour NZ Herald, http://article... over an order restraining The Times of India, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/22/Google_India_says_it_has_no_control_over_blog_content/, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Internet-/Google-Ind... Festival at Paseo Uno from June 15 to 24. A team of four culinary ambassadors from Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai headed by chef Noppakorn Goonthamrongrat will be creating traditional and i... GFDL File / Jared C. Benedict , width:468, height:305, src:http://cdn6.wn.com/o25/ph/2009/06/24/399db6b0f8b20e303f00e6b012fc1d22-grande.jpg, link:http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/24/WalMart_aims... Not long after the 2008 season ended, Titans Coach Jeff Fisher got a call from the commissioner's office. No, Fisher wasn't being reprimanded for criticizing officials after his team's playoff loss to As Vietnam's industrial capabilities have developed rapidly in recent decades, government officials have recognized the importance of helping to secure the nation's supply of medicines. In an importan... contract with Vietnamese-Russian oil joint venture Vietsovpetro to supply a gas-compressing module to the joint venture, Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said Tuesday. Hanoi - Vietnam's economy grew 3.9 per cent in the first half compared to the same period last year, state media reported Tuesday. The state-run Vietnam Economics Times quoted the Ministry of Planning... . With the potato already in short supply, traders are expecting prices to rise by Rs 200 to Rs 300 per quintal by mid-July despite a recent price correction in the futures counter. The The Times of I... said Tuesday. The mayor will be accompanied by a high-level delegation from key U.K. financial institutions, the embassy said in a statement. He will meet Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Minister of ... Hanoi - Vietnamese fishermen in the central province of Quang Binh found an unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the US air force decades ago, a local official said Tuesday. We are waitin... on Monday covered entire Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and many parts of east Uttar Pradesh, bringing relief to millions of people reeling under intense heat for the past few... , are Indonesia's first positive tests for the A-H1N1 virus. All arrivals from Australia The Australian, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/24/Flu_blitz_on_Aussie_tourists_in_Bali/, http://www.the... Essex coach Paul Grayson has admitted his side are not used to the feeling of missing out on a place in the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup. A six-wicket defeat by Hampshire in BBC News, http://a... in that new territory and will start to do different things to attract the females' attention, Seattle Times, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/16/Seattle_Northern_fur_seal_sent_East_for_breeding_... time allowing countries around the area to randomly challenge Taipei Times, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/14/DPP_legislator_pans_Ma_s_approach_to_the_Spratly_Islands/, http://www.taipeitimes.... government officials to win lucrative contracts.Joseph Lukas MSNBC, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/29/NJ_tech_executive_admits_bribing_Vietnamese_govt/, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31633363/ns... , which has been a member of Asean since 1997, has failed in these Wall Street Journal, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/16/Aseans_Burma_Burden_t/, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12451775407831... , lived the worst of both worlds. After crossing into China in 2002, she was separated from MSNBC, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/10/N_Korean_women_sold_like_livestock_in_China/, http://msnbc.... chains, head to Sushi Brothers. They serve up generous lunch specials at low prices; the most expensive special is only $11.75. In addition to sushi, each special comes with a house salad and a light ... Gov. Mark Sanford will give top advisers and party leaders plenty to weigh in on this Sunday. White House senior adviser David Axelrod appears on NBC's Meet the Press to discuss President ... : New Delhi residents faced misery yesterday as the Indian capital reeled under one of its worst shortages in years, during an acute heat wave and a delayed rainy season. The power and water woes cont... , find in The Cost Inquirer, http://article.wn.com/view/2009/06/28/Philex_unit_reports_oil_gas_find_in_Vietnam/, http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20090628-212859/Philex-unit-repo... . Mr Ghashghavi said Iran, which has accused Western nations, particularly Britain and the US of meddling in the violent aftermath of the June 12 election, had no plan to The Australian, ...
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