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Vietnam Headlines
Canada When: 6 p.m. Saturday Where: Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma Related event: Official after-party with Bhangra DJs at 10 p.m. at Varsity Grill, 1114 Broadway, Tacoma; $15 at door Tickets:... . McCain has said he receives a pension of about $58,000. He suffered extensive injuries when his plane was shot down and he was tortured as a prisoner of North today announced that Australia will tour Pakistan in April/May 2009 to play only five One-day Dawn', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/22/Australians_to_visit_Pakistan_in_200910_for_ODIs_Tests_CA_pl... today while backing the right to self-determination for Kashmiris. Pakistan wants fruitful and result-oriented talks on Kashmir with India. We hope that the political and composite dialogue proc... cars careen and leap over one another, sometimes roaring along The Providence Journal', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/Speed_Racer_doesnt_break_any_records/', 'http://www.projo.com/movies/cont... was Fresno Bee', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/09/UN_blasts_Myanmar_for_visa_policy_on_aid_workers_g/', 'http://dwb.fresnobee.com/24hour/world/story/3879083p-13536472c.html'), new Array(' Myanm... , a top party official said on Thursday, after reports of escalating violence deepened a post-election crisis. The Movement for Change believes its leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the outright majority i... Motor Corp., including Time Magazine', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/Toyota_Projects_First_Profit_Drop_in_7_Years/', 'http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738526,00.html'), new ... The World Trade Organization cannot conjure up a short-term solution to soaring food prices but a successful end to global trade talks would help in the longer term, the organization's chief said on W... National Assembly deputies on May 7 discussed two important revised bills on value added tax and corporate income tax. They weighed up the pros and cons of any adjustments, which will directly affect ... The national gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to increase by just 6.6 percent or maximum 7.6 percent this year, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) announced on May 8 in Hanoi... a name="Search" content="yes"> a name="Date" content="20080509"> a name="Keywords" content="CyberCast News Service"> a name="Topic" content="none"> a name="Generator" content="Page Builder 6.8... India is unlikely to soften its stance on agriculture at global trade talks and may even gamble on the negotiations stretching into next year when a new U.S. administration is in place, analysts say. Spokesman Le Dung told reporters on May 8 the country was willing to join efforts to ensure the interests of farmers, rice exporters and consumers, especially those in developing countries. Speakin... Thailand will export 500,000 tonnes of rice to Malaysia to help Kuala Lumpur address a severe shortage for domestic consumption, local media reported. A senior trade official said Vietnam will not be short of rice supply as the country plans to export just 3.2 million tonnes of rice by the end of the third quarter. Ha Tien 1 Cement Co in HCM City. An investigation into cement production, supply and trading in HCM City and neighbouring provinces is following allegations that companies are stockpiling cement... Land clearance has also created problems. Some households refuse to accept compensation, causing Mong Duong 1 thermo-power plant and Ban Chat, Huoi Quang and Song Tranh hydro-power plants to be beh... Hanoi - Vietnam's National Assembly is considering decriminalizing drug use, downgrading the personal use of illegal narcotics from a criminal offense to an administrative violation, a Vietnamese legi... The project has a total investment capital of US$6.2 billion for the first stage, and should reach a refinery capacity of 10 million tonnes of crude oil per year once put into operation in 2013. Th... Workers at the Dong Nai Garment Co make garments for export. The US Department of Commerce has cleared garment makers of dumping charges but will continue monitoring for another six-month period... The Nguyen family, who operated the Viet Chi restaurant in downtown Seattle for 15 years, has opened a restaurant in Ballard, joining the spate of neighborhood eateries boasting influences from around... Vietnam says it has had good results with the first stage of human testing of its locally developed bird flu vaccine. The vaccine, produced by the health ministry's vaccine and biotechnology company,... Service LIFESTYLE budget for Tuesday, April 29, 2008. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and Steelers Owner Dan Rooney greet customers at Pamela's diner in the Strip District in Pittsburgh. REUTERS Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) greets San Diego', 'http://articl... . Dozens of protesters surrounded by hundreds of riot police marched through the city, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, carrying Tibetan flags and banners saying "Stop the Torch" as the flame ar... , which broke out in the late 1950s. That war is all the more interesting now because its course and consequences evoke associations with the current conflict in . The move comes after concerted pressure from the West on China to talk to the Dalai Lama and marks the first serious step to defuse tensions aside from coming down hard on for allegedly planning to distribute anti-government pamphlets in Vietnam, an official said Thursday. Fox News', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/Vietnam_to_Try_American_Two_Others_for_Terrorism... rice exporters that would seek to gain more control over the price of grain. In the wake of mounting concern about a tripling in the price of rice, Mr Samak said that he would seek to bring together - A common illness that typically causes little more than a fever and rash has killed 24 The outbreak is centered around Fuyang city, where 22 deaths Star Tribune', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05... police arrested six people suspected of trying to sell two newborn Vietnamese babies as part of a baby-trafficking ring, Vietnamese authorities said Wednesday. Police in the Chinese border town of Don... disease infected more than 4,500 children in central Anhui province. The outbreak is centered around Fuyang city, where 22 deaths Star Tribune', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/04/More_Chinese_chi... Osaka Prefecture. The boy began to speak: "Watashi wa Joshua desu. [I am Joshua.] Watashi wa 15-sai desu. [I'm 15 years old.]" Upon hearing this self-introduction in Agency said outbreaks in southwest Yunnan, the northeastern province of Jilin and the tropical island of Hainan, putting the total number of infections at 12,164. Two kindergartens in Beijing were tem... began to trickle into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar late Tuesday but the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta, where nearly 22,000 people perished, was largely cut off from the rest of the world four days after winds, ," Daley told the president, who would eventually order 5,000 troops into the city. "It's Austin American Statesman', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/02/1968_LBJ_tapes_bring_turbulent_times_to_lif... in Hanoi on Friday, Vietnam said it will stop taking adoption applications The News Tribune', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/28/Vietnam_to_end_adoption_program_with_US_after_report_i/', 'http://w... Malaysia plans better border controls April 27: will not build new detention camps for illegal to ease overcrowding, but plans to tighten border Dawn', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/28/Malaysia_... torch was paraded through the streets of Vietnam's largest city to cheers from thousands of onlookers Tuesday, marking the final leg of an international tour that has been dogged by without Borders camps in NZ Herald', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/Basketball_NBA_off_to_India/', 'http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10508795'), new Array(' NBA sta... fuel costs for their citizens are seeing higher oil costs cut into budgets. Naomi Martig in Hong Kong takes a look at the implications of high oil prices for the region. The recent surge in oil prices... and old-fashioned crossbreeding. Now the problem is the dirt they're planted in. As seeds get better, much of the world's soil is getting worse and people are going hungry. Catholic heartland, the Church in Poland is trying to dust down its image. Yahoo Daily News', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/23/Polish_Church_takes_to_the_catwalk_to_battle_slump_in_number/', 'ht... effort on hold. More than 100,000 people may have been killed in the cyclone, said Shari Villarosa, the charge Gulf Daily News', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/Aid_delay_fuels_riots/', 'http:/... doctor said on Wednesday that China's deadly hand, foot and mouth outbreak will not become another epidemic on the scale of the SARS virus, even as the numbers of reported cases mounted around to carve out a new niche. //--> Lim Chang Won Wednesday, April 30, 2008 After building its economy on semiconductors, ships and steel, South Korea is touting its surgeons' skills in the beauty busines... Malaysia plans new 'rice bowl' policy amid fears of food shortages (AP) - Malaysia's prime has announced plans to increase security by growing rice on a massive scale in a state on Games the has produced a landmark report on how the country's tourism potential can be maximised. Endorsed by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), and sponsored by Visa, 'Realising China'... PRICEY TOUR: The 'Apple Daily' reported yesterday that the visit to Taiping Island would cost NT$17.5 million and that an MND official called it wasteful Indochina and the start of America's presence in Vietnam. Dien Bien Phu was a great victory for Ho and his followers in North Vietnam, but not so the Longview News Journal', 'http://article.wn.com/vie... . //--> Nopporn Wong-Anan Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Thailand beefed up border checks this week after 54 illegal Burmese immigrants died seeking a better life. But the move will do little to stop economi... , that the situation was "profoundly worrying." More than 1.5 million people are now believed to be severely affected by last Saturday's cyclone, and the followed the torch overseas, but organizers in the seaside resort of Sanya promised a trouble-free national tour that will wind through every Chinese province and The Examiner', 'http://article.wn.com... was committing widespread abuses including forced labour, rape and killing while hired by Chevron to protect the Yadana pipeline. Chevron in 2005 acquired US energy giant Unocal and took over its 28 p... in 1967, bearing many of the aesthetic characteristics now associated with anime as a global juggernaut--jerky, hyperkinetic action, Daily Yomiuri', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/SOFT_POER_HA... disease infected more than 4,500 children in central Anhui province. The outbreak is centered around Fuyang city, where 22 deaths Star Tribune', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/04/More_Chinese_chi... . But he said fledgling talks with representatives of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader would continue. Hu, speaking at a conference with Yasuo Fukuda, vowed that Beijing would keep up a recently be... countries sought Friday to tame the spiraling rice Philippines shoring up supplies while aiming to end its status as the world's largest importer. The moves came as prices for rice and other United States to with assistance after a devastating cyclone. Bush says the U.S. already has provided some assistance but wants to do more. But he said that in order to do that, must allow U.S. disast... man ploughs a field at the propaganda village of Gijungdong, in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, 42 km northwest of Seoul April 30, 2008. (REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won) "The country is in its ... The mob of shoppers had been waiting patiently for their promised rice for more than an hour, and now the mood was beginning to turn ugly. Nearly 150 customers surged toward the supermarket's storage ... Agency said outbreaks in southwest Yunnan, the northeastern province of Jilin and the tropical island of Hainan, putting the total number of infections at 12,164. Two kindergartens in Beijing were tem... freedom is protected in the world's biggest Muslim country. Representatives of the minority Ahmadiyah sect as well as mainstream Muslims and Christians gathered in central Jakarta to urge the gove... of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday received Abdullah Badawi, Prime Minister of Gulf News', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/07/Mohammad_Bin_Rashid_receives_Malaysian_prime_minister/', 'htt... San Diego', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/07/UN_officials_Myanmar_cyclone_a_major_major_disaster_v/', 'http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20080507-0556-myanmar-cyclone.html'), new Array('... over the past two years. "We have a lot of rice fields, but no irrigation," he says. "They're just sitting there." As a regional rice crisis looms, threatening , Germany—Puma AG, the world's third-biggest sporting goods and apparel company, said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit slipped even though sales were up. Herzogenaurach-based Puma earned ... compatriot, who had treatment on a foot injury at 4-1 down. Nadal paid tribute to Ferrero but said the injury had hampered his Dawn', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/09/Ferrero_stops_Nadal_s_bid_t... film Canada Dot Com', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/Madonna_tour_kicks_off_in_Cardiff_in_August/', 'http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=24df55b2-a514-4d9c-b4e6-571d6718cabe... Manila announced it had aborted its latest international rice tender. Only one bidder, Vietnam's state-owned Vinafoods II, offered to sell rice The Australian', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/05/... NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Madonna's upcoming tour will begin August 23 in and will total 50 to 60 shows, Billboard.com has learned. Details of the tour, produced globally by Live Nation, will be announc... China has blamed Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and his government-in-exile for plotting the riots, in which at least 18 "innocent civilians," according to Beijing, were killed by Tibetan m... Nguyen Tan Dung said soon Taipei Times', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/20/Hanoi_blasts_into_satellite_age_with_orbiter/', 'http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/04/20/2003409791'),... will be enough to prevent owner Thaksin Shinawatra sacking him. //--> Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Sven-Goran Eriksson has insisted he will bring Manchester City on their end-of-season tour to Hong Kong and ... ," said Richard Horsey, MSNBC', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/07/Cyclonehit_delta_declared_major_disaster/', 'http://msnbc.msn.com/id/24497236/'), new Array(' Hundreds of thousands without shel... D.C.-based EarthRights International (EI) in a report Common Dreams', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/30/Chevron_Complicit_in_Abuses_in_Burma_Rights_Lobby/', 'http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2... , where annual inflation rates have been in double digit figures for six consecutive months, is stepping up efforts to rein in price pressures by limiting loans to The Times Of India', 'http://article... activists. (AFP) The Bangkok leg of the protest-hit Beijing Olympic torch relay ended Saturday, largely free of trouble with Thai security and pro-Chinese groups outnumbering a small rally by Tibet ac... . International critics have accused China of heavy-handed tactics in quelling anti-government riots and protests in Tibet and Tibetan areas of western China that began in March. Some experts believe ... for innovative ideas were judged and presented to the public. The The Manila Times', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/19/Panibagong_Paraan_model_for_govtcivil_society_partnership/', 'http://www.man... soil later Wednesday and the relay in Hong Kong on Friday are AOL', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/30/Hong_Kong_deports_proTibet_press_freedom_activists_ahead_of_/', 'http://news.aol.com/story/_a... Authority, the state-run grain importer, was seeking to buy 675,000 tons of rice to shore up its stockpiles. The government said last week it has already secured enough volume to make up for a 10 perc... millions of cyclone victims remain largely stranded outside the country. (AFP) A few aid shipments had arrived in Myanmar's main city by Thursday, but the planeloads of supplies and heavy equipment ne... ." "The government must release the people who were arrested in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for Canada Newswire', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/29/Beijing_2008_Vietnam_Human_rights_activists_arre... military honors. The Navy recently released McCain's military record - most of it citations for medals during his Navy career - after a Freedom of Information Act request by The Associated Press. McCa... time when global have halved since hitting a record high in 2001. Export curbs: * Independent online (SA)', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/25/Why_have_rice_prices_surged_to_record_highs/', 'http:... in the most devastated areas are suffering from diarrhea, and the situation could worsen, said Osamu Kunii, UNICEF's chief of health and The Miami Herald', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/08/Malar... If sources are to be believed the organisers of the Bachchans' The Unforgettable Tour, is planning to sue Bipasha Basu for pulling out of the tour at the last minute. Says a source from Wizcraft on co... Bali also discussed efforts to build momentum for long-delayed world trade talks. Asian rice prices Gulf News', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/02/Rice_price_overshadow_Southeast_Asian_trade_minis... Simon Crean has said. (AFP/File) ASEAN was showing strong commitment to try to wrap up negotiations on a free trade pact between the regional grouping, Australia and New Zealand, Turkish Press', 'http... food crisis. The gathering of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on the resort island of also discussed efforts to build momentum for long-delayed world trade talks. Asian ri... after reports of the country hardest hit by a cyclone, U.N. health officials said. Early estimates indicate 20 percent of Myanmar's AOL', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/09/Myanmar_cyclone_survivo... . Shari Villarosa, who heads the U.S. Houston Chronicle', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/05/07/US_diplomat_100000_may_have_died_in_Myanmar_cyclone_k/', 'http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/... police learn their unwavering discipline. Officers of the People Paramilitary Police preparing for the Olympics are drilled on the parade ground with pins in their collars and crosses on their backs t... - Vietnam, where growing numbers of Americans have turned to adopt a baby, announced it would stop processing new adoption applications from U.S. citizens in July following allegations of baby-selling... insurgents have killed at least 20 people. The fighting began when insurgents ambushed an Ethiopian convoy in a mountainous region 300km north of the capital, killing eight soldiers. Eyewitnesses said... Society as the most promising trendsetters and emerging leaders in the Asia region. As a member of the 2008 Class of Asia 21 Fellows, Gallardo will participate in the society's Asia 21 Young Leaders I... climate change (AFP/File) Asian airlines and tourist firms are too complacent about the urgent need to address global warming, industry leaders warned at a conference on climate change. Westerners rat... has not been able to buy enough rice abroad to secure food for its people, because no one has wanted to sell. There is thankfully no Gulf News', 'http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/20/Modest_proposals...
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