QUANG NINH, Sept. 7 -— The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) International Forum on Climate Change opened in Ha Long City Monday with the aim of strengthening international cooperation in response to climate change. The two-day ASEM forum, organized by

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The financial crisis of 2008 has ushered in an era of uncertainty that is redefining the post–Cold War world. While the United States, as a global actor, focuses on systemic effects, every international relationship is affected by the need for caution

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China and Vietnam: Managing an Asymmetric Relationship in an Era of Economic Uncertainty

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Experts discuss sustainable forest development

September 8, 2010

PANO – The German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development today jointly organised an international conference under the theme “Sustainable Forest Development in the context of

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Finnish Esperanto Leader Honoured in Vietnam

September 8, 2010

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Vu Xuan Hong, recently presented the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia to Osmo Tapani Buller, General Director of the World Esperanto Association Central Office. Mr Buller

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Nashos honour

September 7, 2010

Recognition: the fountain memorial is the first to be dedicated to national servicemen. (ABC Local: Jim Trail) Australia’s national servicemen will be recognised for the first time today with the unveiling of a memorial in Canberra. The fountain memorial

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Beeline Vietnam introduces Wap portal

September 7, 2010

Vietnamese mobile operator Beeline has launched a Wap portal. The portal offers music, games, news and weather, videos clips, and more. The portal can be accessed via http://wap.beeline.vn or http://m.beeline.vn.

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Long An to build US$2 billion tourist complex

September 7, 2010

A news conference to unveil a large tourist project in Ben Luc, Long An was held on September 6th, in Hanoi by Khang Thong Group. The project, named Happyland Vietnam, is to build a large-scale tourist complex along the Vam Co Dong River that is expected

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Baptist Army chaplain first slain in combat since Vietnam

September 7, 2010

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Manulife Vietnam reports profits

September 7, 2010

Manulife Vietnam continued to experience significant sales growth in the second quarter of this year, reaching 195 billion VND (10 million USD). The growth represents an increase of 46 percent in comparison with the same period last year

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Forbes names Vinamilk in top 200 Asian companies

September 7, 2010

Vinamilk is the first Vietnamese company listed by Forbes magazine in the Top 200 Asia’s Small and Medium-scale Companies. These top 200 are best-run companies of the year, whose turnover is under US $1 billion.

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