EMM Entities: News about Nong Duc Manh

Vietnam recreates fall of Saigon

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Vietnam marks 35 years since the end of the war with a dramatic re-enactment of the fall of Saigon.

Google says Vietnam mine opponents under cyber attack

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Internet giant Google says malicious software has been used to spy on tens of thousands of Vietnamese web users. The company said the cyber attacks appeared to target opponents of bauxite mining in Vietnam. Google said the malware was "damaging" but less sophisticated than recent attacks at the heart of the company's dispute with China.

Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, last Vietnam commander

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

60 years of DPRK-Vietnam Diplomatic Ties Marked in hanoi

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- A photo exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Vietnam was held in the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on Jan. 22. Displayed in the venue were photos on external activities conducted by President Kim Il....

Chinese bank ICBC starts business in Vietnam

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) started business in Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi on Tuesday. It is the first foreign lender from China's mainland to receive a banking permit in Vietnam in 14 years. Jiang Jianqing, chairman of ICBC, said at the inauguration ceremony here that....

Face of Defense: Commander Returns to Vietnam

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Nearly 35 years ago, Navy Cmdr. H.B. Le left Vietnam aboard a fishing trawler. He returned at the helm of a U.S. Navy warship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen, Nov. 7.

“Rajaratnam major LTTE financier”

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200

COLOMBO: On Thursday, a law suit was filed against Sri Lanka-born U.S. business tycoon Raja Rajaratnam, arrested last week on charges of vast insider trading by victims of LTTE violence on the charge that he and his father knowingly helped the ...

Britain provides over $59 mln for poverty reduction, education in Vietnam

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200

The Department for International Development (DFID) of Britain said here that it will provide 37 million GBP (59.5 million U.S. dollars) for poverty alleviation and education in Vietnam, the local newspaper Vietnam Economic Times reported Thursday. Of the total, 20 million GBP ( 32.25 million U.S.

UNIDO seeks stronger co-operation with Vietnam

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200

General Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Kandeh Yumkella visited Vietnam from September 5-8 to boost bilateral cooperation. During his stay in Vietnam , the UNIDO leader paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and worked with the Ministries....

Xinjiang tense as officials are axed

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200

It is still a far cry from normality. But, amid heavy security after days of ethnic unrest left at least five people dead, China's restive city of…

Vietnamese bloggers and journalist arrested

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200

They plan to print T-shirts opposing China's investment in a bauxite mining project and its claims over disputed islands. -Reuters

Vietnam and Laos strengthen educational co-operation

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Vietnam pledges to help Laos in training university and college teachers, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan. At a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Buasone Bouphavanh in Vientiane on September 1, Deputy PM Nhan, who is leading a Vietnamese delegation....

Progress over Vietnam adoptions

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Minister for Children Barry Andrews has reported “good progress” in talks with Vietnam on the resumption of adoption between the two countries.

Succession touted as reason for Kim's show of strength

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Hidden from the public eye, even in North Korea, the youngest son of the dictator Kim Jong-il has for months been the focus of discussions about who might next lead the impoverished state.

Car production increases in Japan

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo Published: April 23 2009 08:03 | Last updated: April 24 2009 03:55 Japan’s biggest carmakers increased monthly production for the first time since the global car market soured last year, company data showed on Thursday, suggesting output is bottoming out as factory cutbacks reduce a glut of unsold vehicles.

VIETNAM: Striving to achieve height

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

24 Apr 2009 11:19:59 GMT Source: IRIN When it comes to reducing poverty and eradicating hunger, few other countries have made the kind of dramatic gains that Vietnam has. Not only have income levels doubled every few years since 1990, but Vietnam is now a major food exporter.

Vietnam PM calls for closer economic, trade ties with Macao SAR

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

MACAO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam and China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) can strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields in a bid to promote the two sides' economic and trade relations to a higher level, said visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung here on Tuesday.

Vietnamese PM visits Hong Kong, woos investors

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

HONG KONG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a conference of business people in Hong Kong on Monday to encourage investment in Vietnam and promote bilateral trade. Vietnam maintained rapid economic growth in 2008 in spite of challenges, including the....

Vietnam to host Hospital Management Asia conference 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

HANOI, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will host the Hospital Management Asia conference 2009 in Ho Chi Minh city of Vietnam from August 12 to 14 this year, the local newspaper The Young reported Thursday. The meeting is expected to draw 300 delegates from 20 countries and regions and other 300....

MM Lee on 5-day official visit to Vietnam

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is on a five-day official visit to Vietnam starting Monday.

Vietnamese party chief meets with Chinese state councilor

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Nong Duc Manh, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), on Friday met with visiting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo and discussed bilateral relations. "Vietnam-China relations are currently at a stage of good development," Manh said.

Pham Van Dong: South Vietnamese general who could not defend Saigon against the Communists

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Pham Van Dong was a Major General in the now almost forgotten Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam (ARVN).

Refinery to keep some Vietnamese oil at home

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Vietnam on Sunday was to commission its maiden oil refinery, a project that has been dogged by delays, failed joint ventures and criticism of its location, but which ends the country's total reliance on imported fuel.

Vietnam's January trade deficit down almost 90%

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Vietnam's trade deficit is estimated to have narrowed to US$300 million in January, almost 90 percent down from the same month last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said Thursday.

Cambodian NA chairman wraps up Vietnam visit

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

20/01/2009 09:34 PM Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Chairman Heng Samrin and his wife departed Hanoi on January 20, concluding their official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam prioritises boosting ties with Cambodia

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

19/01/2009 08:29 PM Vietnam always attaches importance and gives priority to consolidating and boosting relations with its neighbouring country, Cambodia, Vietnamese Party leader said on Jan. 19.

Vietnam targets exports of 72 billion USD for 2009

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

30/12/2008 06:44 PM The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has set a target of 72 billion USD in exports for next year, a year-on-year increase of only 13 percent in the context of the world’s economic downturn.

N Korea leader 'visits library'

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

North Korea releases more undated photos of leader Kim Jong-il as speculation continues about his health.

Fatherland Front wishes Muslims happy new year

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Huynh Dam has sent a letter of greetings to the dignitaries and all Vietnamese Muslim people on the occasion of their Raya Eidil Adha (New Year’s Day).

Father Russia: Putin and the Presidency

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Vladimir Putin is amending the constitution and promising benefits for "democracy" and the Russian people. The falling price of oil and the global financial crisis may threaten his position in Moscow, but Putin intends to stay.

RoK power investors interested in Vietnam market

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

22/11/2008 09:53 PM Vietnam tops the list of electricity markets that the Republic of Korea (RoK) investors are interested in, a recent survey conducted by the RoK Electric Association said.

Vietnam recalls SA diplomat

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Television footage - shot in South Africa - shows the diplomat talking to an agent of a rhino horn smuggling syndicate...

At least 30 killed in Vietnam floods

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Floods triggered by torrential rains in northern and central Vietnam have killed at least 30 people.

Vietnam suspends small drivers plan

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Faced with mounting public criticism, Vietnam's Health Ministry has suspended a widely ridiculed plan to ban short, thin and small-chested drivers.

World Blog: Vietnamese back McCain

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200

Mr. Cesal....hate to burst your bubble but POW is not a country...he was a POW (Prisoner of War) in Vietnam...the rest of you should be ashamed for trying to portray McCain as some sort of traitor...."McCain was friends with a Viet Cong Prison commandante?" What a stupid thing to say.

Nouhak Phoumsavanh, former president of Laos, is dead

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200

The former president of Laos and a founding member of its ruling Communist Party died Tuesday at the age of 98, the state news agency KPL reported.

Vietnam discovers mass grave of communist soldiers

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200

A military official says authorities in Vietnam's Central Highlands have discovered a mass grave containing 22 sets of remains of communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.

President al-Assad Congratulates on Vietnam National Day

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0200

DAMASCUS, (SANA)_ President Bashar al-Assad on Monday sent a cable of congratulations to Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet on the occasion of Vietnam National Day. In his cable, President al-Assad expressed on behalf of the Syrian people and on his behalf, the most sincere congratulations and....

Australian hosts talks about human rights in Vietnam

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200

Human rights in Vietnam are the subject of talks in Canberra between Australia's foreign minister Stephen Smith and Le Hoai Trung, Vietnam's director general of foreign affairs.

Vietnam urged to develop supporting industries

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200

07/08/2008 04:53 PM The Vietnam-based Japanese Businesspeople Association (JBA) has called on Vietnam to develop supporting industries in order to keep investors in the country in the long term.

Banned trade hits Vietnam animals

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200

Demand for traditional medicine and the illegal meat trade are devastating Vietnam's wildlife, researchers warn.

Vietnam sworn in UN Security Council Chairman

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200

Ambassador Le Luong Minh, Head of the Vietnamese mission at the United Nations, on July 2 acted as Chairman of the UN Security Council by chairing an ambassadorial meeting to consider the Council’s July agenda.

Pakistan, Vietnam to strengthen Parliamentary ties

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200

ISLAMABAD, July 2: The first ever Pakistan Parliamentary delegation to visit Vietnam held detailed meetings in Hanoi with senior government and parliamentary officials, where it was agreed to expand and strengthen Pakistan-Vietnam parliamentary cooperation.

Vietnam looks to strengthen ties with France

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200

26/06/2008 05:48 PM National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong says Vietnam wants to beef up bilateral and multilateral ties with France, particularly in economics, trade and investment.

Funeral held for Vietnam's ex-PM

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200

Thousands of Vietnamese line the streets to pay tribute to prime minister and key economic reformer Vo Van Kiet.

Vietnam to create favourable conditions for Austrian investors

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200

03/06/2008 10:26 PM President Nguyen Minh Triet invited Austrian businesses to Vietnam to cooperate with Vietnamese enterprises and affirmed the country always create favourable conditions for foreign investors, including Austrians.

Bus truck collision kills at least 11 in Vietnam

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200

HANOI, June 2 (AFP): At least 11 people died when a passenger bus heading north from Ho Chi Minh City collided with a...

Vietnam, China promote comprehensive bilateral ties

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200

Vietnam and China have agreed to lift their bilateral ties to a new height, becoming comprehensive and strategic cooperative partners.

Rwandan Presidential visit fosters stronger ties

Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200

26/05/2008 04:40 PM Rwandan President Paul Kagame said he believes his visit to Vietnam would help foster friendly, solitary and cooperative ties between Rwanda and the Southeast Asian country.

Leaders seek all-round cooperation with Hungary

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200

16/05/2008 09:35 PM Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said he hoped Vietnam and Hungary will make all efforts to boost bilateral cooperation in economy, trade and investment on a par with the two countries’ potential.

Olympic torch tours Ho Chi Minh

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

The Olympic torch arrives in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam for the final international stop of its troubled tour.

Sources and acknowledgments

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

VIETNAM Sources and acknowledgments Apr 24th 2008 From The Economist print edition As well as all those mentioned in the report, the author would like to thank the staff of the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank; the law firms Kelvin Chia Partnership and Gide Loyrette Nouel; and all the....

Vietnam treasures ties with France

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

14/04/2008 09:32 PM The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and Vietnamese people are determined to strengthen the special friendship and solidarity with the French Communist Party (FCP) and French people.

Businesses upbeat about Vietnam’s IT industry growth

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

08/04/2008 07:06 PM Local and foreign IT, telecom, and electronics businesses are upbeat about the future robust growth of the IT market in Vietnam after the industry posted an annual growth rate of 20 percent.

CPV leader meets Belarus President

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

07/04/2008 09:02 PM Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nong Duc Manh emphasised relations with traditional friends like Belarus, while receiving Belorussian President A. G. Lukashenko in Hanoi on April 7.

Mozambique's ruling party blows its own trumpet

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party has drawn up a positive balance sheet of the first three years of implementing the government's five year programme, based on the Frelimo election manifesto of 2004, according to the party's Secretary for Propaganda and Mobilisation, Edson Macuacua.

Party General Secretary starts Mozambique visit

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

04/04/2008 11:05 PM Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh arrived in Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo on April 4 to begin his State visit to the African country at the invitation of President Armando Emilio Guebuza.

Angola: President Dos Santos On Vietnamese Leader's Visit

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200

The Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Thursday here considered that the visit of the highest leader of Vietnam, Nong Duc Manh, to Angola as an expression of excellent relations of friendship and solidarity between both countries.

19th Congress of CPM begins in Coimbatore

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The six-day 19th Congress of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) has begun in silk city Coimbatore of Tamil Nadu State. The congress will discuss price rise, inflation and policies of the UPA Govt besides programmes of the party. While CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat will inaugurate....

China, Angola discuss bilateral cooperation increment

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The outgoing ambassador of China to Angola, Zhang Beijan, and the Angolan head of state José Eduardo dos Santos on Friday made an approach concerning the increment of bilateral cooperation between both countries, APA noted here. At the end of the audience during which he handed over compliments of....

Intelligence arm receives decoration by Party leader

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on March 24 bestowed the People’s Armed Forces Hero title to General Department 2, an intelligence arm of the Defence Ministry, for its remarkable achievements over the past ten years. Speaking at the award ceremony, Manh said the decoration also....

Vietnam values ties with Czech Republic: Party leader

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Vietnam always treasures its ties with traditional friends, including the Czech Republic , Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said. He made the statement at his meeting with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in Ho Chi Minh City on March 23 during the latter’s official visit to the country.

PetroVietnam, Vinatex jointly build synthetic fibre plant

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) will jointly build a synthetic fibre plant in northern Hai Phong port city. Located in the Dinh Vu Industrial Zone, the 200 million USD plant is capable of turning out 500 tonnes of fire per day.

Czech Republic to re-open general consulate

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

HCM City (VNA) – The Czech Republic is expected to shortly re-open its general consulate in Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City . Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Eastern European country told Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan during their meeting in Ho....

Court releases Venezuelan assets

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

A London court suspends an order freezing assets of Venezuela's state oil firm in a dispute with ExxonMobil.

Heavy rains hit Angola

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Luanda - Eleven people died on Thursday after a heavy downpour in Angola's coastal province of Benguela, about 500 kilometres south of Luanda, state radio RNA reported. The extent of destruction is still unknown as authorities are waiting for the rain to subside to enable relief and rescue work to start in the affected areas.

Set up a health commission (again), then ignore it. What's the story, Mr. Charest?

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

How many Canadians does it take to change a light bulb? How many commissions of inquiry does Canada need to review its outdated Canada Health Act?There's been the Kirby report, the Romanow report, the Mazankowski report. In Quebec alone, millions have been spent on studying the ills of our health-care system.

Finland eyes multifaceted cooperation with Viet Nam

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Ha Noi (VNA) – The visiting Finnish President, Tarja Halonen, has asserted that her country is eager to enhance its multifaceted cooperation with Viet Nam , particularly in fields of its forte such as environment protection, energy, afforestration, education and training.

Party leader affirms to foster special ties with Laos

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Ha Noi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on February 19 affirmed that Viet Nam will do its best to foster Viet Nam-Laos special friendship ties and solidarity, the invaluable treasure of both nations. The Party leader made the pledge while receiving a high-level military delegation of....

Vietnam deports Vietnamese-American dissident (AFP)

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

AFP - Communist Vietnam deported a Vietnamese-American pro-democracy activist Tuesday, state media said, after his arrest last month with a group of other dissidents triggered protests from the United States.

Vietnam president arrives in Japan (AFP)

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

AFP - Vietnam's president arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for the first visit by a head of state from the communist country to its largest aid donor and one of its leading foreign investors.

Korean PMs 'agree rail-link deal'

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Leaders from North and South Korea agree to set up a rail link by the end of the year, officials say.

Korean premiers hold first talks for 15 years

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

This week's talks will focus on the accord that Roh and the North Korean leader signed in October in Pyongyang -- which calls for greater peace and economic cooperation across the world's most heavily fortified border. Praising that agreement as a big step toward reconciliation, the North Korean....

PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - November 8

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

HANOI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Thursday. Reuters has not verified them and does not vouch for their accuracy. VIETNAM NEWS -- Singapore's Keppel Land has entered into two joint ventures with An Phu Corp to invest $213 million in two property projects in Ho Chi Minh City.

Zimbabwe: Warriors to Tour Vietnam

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100

THE Warriors contingent that plies its trade on the domestic front is expected to leave Harare on Monday for a week-long tour of Vietnam.

Officials: High-level visits between Vietnam, DPRK enhance ties

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nong Duc Manh and visiting Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Yong Il said Saturday their exchange of visits helped bring the bilateral ties ...

Open bet on future of emerging markets

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200

By William Wallis in London and Alec Russell in Johannesburg Published: October 25 2007 23:44 | Last updated: October 25 2007 23:44 The figure of $5bn is something of a magic number in China’s burgeoning relations with sub-Saharan Africa. China plans to put that amount into a fund to support....

DPRK Premier to visit Vietnam late this month

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Yong Il will pay an official visit to Vietnam from Oct. 26-30, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Tuesday. The visit is made at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minist ...

US: NKorea to stop enrichment this year (AP)

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200

AP - Washington's chief nuclear negotiator on North Korea expressed confidence Tuesday that the communist nation will end its suspected uranium enrichment program by the end of the year.

Castro appears in photos with Chavez

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Wearing the red, white and blue track suit that has become his typical dress during his convalescence, Castro looks pale and serious in one photograph published on the Web site of the Communist Youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde as he stands and shakes the hand of Hugo Chavez.

Vietnam Bridge Collapse Kills 52

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

The collapsed section was more than 98 feet tall and was situated above land on the river bank in Vinh Long province, said Vo Thanh Tong, chairman of the Can Tho people's committee. The four-lane bridge was not yet open to traffic. Images broadcast on Vietnamese television showed mounds of twisted steel and cables shrouded in dust and smoke.

52 killed in Vietnam bridge collapse

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Almost 100 injured as section of suspension bridge buckles during construction work.