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[2011-06-16] Incompetent constructors make life hell for locals
Incompetent constructors make life hell for locals
June, 16 2011
Despite being expected to open in June, National Highway 32 remains a messy construction site.
Road or construction ditch?
After prolonged construction, Hanoi’s Chairman Nguyen The Thao on April 15 requested contractors to speed up work on the road in order for it to open to traffic in June, with the whole route scheduled for operation in July.
However, the Hanoi-Nhon route looks more like a construction ditch wi... |
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[2011-06-14] Vietnam War papers released 40 years after leak
Vietnam War papers released 40 years after leak
June, 14 2011
The complete Pentagon Papers were made available to the public on Monday, exactly 40 years after leaked portions of the top-secret report on US involvement in Vietnam were first published by the New York Times.
"There will probably be no smoking guns in this material, but for the first time it will be seen as it was created," Regina Greenwell, a senior archivist at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, to... |
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[2011-06-14] Vietnam War: Top secret US papers published
Vietnam War: Top secret US papers published
June, 14 2011
A top secret US government report into the Vietnam War has been officially released.
Daniel Ellsberg, chief defendant in the Pentagon Papers case, speaking to the press in Los Angeles in 1973.
The publication comes 40 years after parts were leaked to the New York Times, showing that the administration at the time had lied to the public.
The National Archives formally released all 7,000 pages on Monday.
President ... |
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[2011-06-13] Lawyers oppose China’s sovereignty breach
Lawyers oppose China’s sovereignty breach
June, 13 2011
The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) Sunday issued a statement to oppose China’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction rights over its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
In its statement, the VBF asked the Chinese side not to make the East Sea situation more complicated by threatening to use forces or using forces, and to conduct itself in line with the role as a member of the Un... |
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[2011-06-13] Sea festival begins in blaze of colour
Sea festival begins in blaze of colour
June, 13 2011
KHANH HOA — Fireworks and dances began the fifth Sea Festival in Nha Trang city on Saturday night.
More than 1,000 artists and pop stars took part in the start of the five-day festival in Khanh Hoa Province, themed Nha Trang, Rendezvous by the Sea.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said at the opening ceremony that the festival helped promote benefits of the sea.
He said coastal provinces and cities should co-operate to dev... |
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[2011-06-11] Vietnam attends ASEAN meetings in Indonesia
Vietnam attends ASEAN meetings in Indonesia
June, 11 2011
A Vietnamese delegation participated in the Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) of ASEAN, ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in Surabaya , Indonesia from June 7-10.
Speaking at the meetings, the head of the Vietnamese delegation, Pham Quang Vinh, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, highly valued ASEAN efforts in building the Community and expanding cooperati... |
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[2011-06-11] Experts dismiss new USD3.39 billion education project
Experts dismiss new USD3.39 billion education project
June, 11 2011
A VND70 trillion (USD3.39 billion) project on reforming high-school education being complied by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is facing strong opposition from many experts.
The project aims to comprehensively reform current high school curriculum and textbook content to bring them in line with international standards to meet the demands of national socio-economic development.
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[2011-06-11] Call to double ‘green' funding
Call to double ‘green' funding
June, 11 2011
HA NOI — The Viet Nam Environmental Administration asked the National Assembly yesterday to consider doubling annual State expenditures on environmental protection activities.
Hoang Duong Tung, deputy director of the administration which is under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said the State's annual expenses on environmental protection accounted for only 1 per cent of its total spending in 2006, a rate that ... |
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[2011-06-10] China told to stop harassing Vietnam’s ships
China told to stop harassing Vietnam’s ships
June, 10 2011
Vietnam strongly opposed China’s acts on June 9 in harassing a ship conducting seismic surveys in Vietnam’s territorial waters in the East Sea and asked the Chinese side to stop repeating violations.
Exploration cables of Binh Minh 2 seismic survey ship cut by Chinese ships on May 26
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga made the protest at a regular press conference in Hanoi on June 9.
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[2011-06-10] Donors vow continued support
Donors vow continued support
June, 10 2011
HA TINH — The Mid-year Consultative Group (CG) Meeting for Viet Nam closed yesterday in central Ha Tinh Province with donors pledging continued support for the country to stabilise the macro economy and social security in the near future.
Expressing his gratitude to the international donors, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said their advice in all fields of Viet Nam's development was as valuable as their financial support.
He s... |
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[2011-06-09] New museum quickly aging
New museum quickly aging
June, 09 2011
Having been in operation for less than one year, Vietnam’s most "modern" museum already is showing its cracks.
Part of the museum was once flooded
“An additional VND760 billion (USD36.71 million) is desperately needed for upgrades on the Hanoi Museum,” said Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Construction Le Van Duc.
According to Duc, the total investment for the project will end up at nearly VND2.8 trillion (USD135.26 mil... |
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[2011-06-08] Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – June 08
Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – June 08
June, 08 2011
Briefs of some of leading news stories published Tuesday (June 08) on Vietnamese media:
Society:
-- Ho Chi Minh City’s government will hold a meeting themed Forest: values of life from nature on June 16 at Bau Cat apartment block, Tan Binh district in response to the World Environment Day falling on June 5.
-- 36-year-old Pham Thanh Trung tried to chase away two robbers, who snatched a gold necklace of a woman a... |
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[2011-06-08] Hanoi real estate prices outstrip HCM City
Hanoi real estate prices outstrip HCM City
June, 08 2011
According to real estate experts, homebuyers in the capital are paying far more than Ho Chi Minh City residents, despite lower per capita incomes, due to poor development procedures, speculation and lack of supply.
Exorbitant Hanoi prices
According to Nguyen Dinh Toan from the AZ Real Estate Company, a square metre in an apartment development in the capital could cost up to VND25 million (USD1,213) compared to just VND17 million... |
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[2011-06-08] Special relations with Laos important, says Party leader
Special relations with Laos important, says Party leader
June, 08 2011
HA NOI — Viet Nam always attaches importance to special relations with Laos and to fostering those ties, Communist Party of Viet Nam General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said yesterday.
Trong, who is also National Assembly Chairman, made the statement in Ha Noi while receiving Cheuang Sombounkhan, Minister-cum-Chief of the Lao Government Secretariat.
The Vietnamese Party leader expressed his joy at the develop... |
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[2011-06-06] Vietnam's policies based on peace, self-defence
Vietnam's policies based on peace, self-defence
June, 06 2011
General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, Sunday delivered a speech at the fifth plenary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue, stating that Vietnam ’s defence policies are directed at peace and self-defence.
The fifth plenary session of the 10th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore focused on responding to new maritime security threats in the East Sea .
The Vietnamese Minister said “Respo... |
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