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Conference on Vietnam-China economic corridor opens in Hanoi:

November 20th, 2009

The fifth conference on cooperation in the economic corridor between China's Yunnan province and four Vietnamese localities of Hanoi, Lao Cai, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh opened in Hanoi on Friday.

U.S. Navy Commander in Vietnam is Vietnamese American:

November 19th, 2009

When the USS Lassen made its official port call to Da Nang, Vietnam last week, it marked the first time a Vietnamese-American U.S. warship commander had returned to the Vietnamese shore.

SK Energy finds oil deposit in Vietnam:

November 18th, 2009

SK Energy Co., Korea s leading refiner, has discovered an oil deposit at a jointly owned offshore field in Vietnam, the Seoul government said yesterday.

Meet Vietnam 1: Apocalypse Then:

November 18th, 2009

Hundreds of mostly elderly Vietnamese people surrounded San Francisco's City Hall on Sunday and Monday.

Vietnam, Finland target US$1 billion in two-way trade:

November 17th, 2009

Vietnam and Finland have agreed to step up cooperation in trade and investment to increase bilateral trade turnover to US$1 billion within the next few years.

Indonesia pledges safe, humane treatment of Vietnamese fishermen:

November 16th, 2009

Nine fishermen returned home safely to the central province of Quang Ngai in July after their vessel was sunk by a foreign ship Indonesian authorities will ensure the safe repatriation and humane treatment of Vietnamese fishermen found in Indonesian waters, Ambassador Pitono Purnomo told Thanh Nien Weekly.

Vietnam braces itself as storm nears:

November 15th, 2009

By Tran van Minh Vietnam evacuated coastal areas Monday as tropical storm Mirinae approached after battering the Philippines, where it left 20 people dead.

Key ports to unlock Vietnam's potential,:

November 14th, 2009

Construction of the second of three deep-sea ports planned for Vietnam has just begun on the central coast, a year after ground was broken for the first in the south.

US gives boost to Pacific free-trade ambitions:

November 14th, 2009

The United States said on Saturday it would help transform an obscure trade pact that leaders say could become the nucleus for a massive trans-Pacific free-trade zone covering 2.6 billion people.

Vietnam enjoys the rewards of peace:

November 13th, 2009

Tourists enjoy a sampan ride in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam. Photograph by: John and Sandra Nowlan, Special to Canwest News Service Modern Vietnam has many attractions, but one event from its recent past still looms above all others: Don't mention the war.

Kolkata Facing Brutal Future in Warmer World:

November 12th, 2009

"Climate change is already shattering cities across developing Asia and will be even more brutal in the future," said Kim Carstensen, leader of the WWF Global Climate Initiative.

Vietnam Digs Out From Typhoon Mirinae:

November 12th, 2009

Food, shelter and medical assistance are urgently needed by victims of Typhoon Mirinae, Vietnamese leaders said Sunday.

Fake journalist detained on blackmail charge in Vietnam:

November 11th, 2009

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested a man who posed as a journalist to blackmail a customs officer, a police official said Wednesday.

A year serving in Vietnam gives Naples attorney 40-year battle with cancer from Agent Orange:

November 10th, 2009

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Photo Gallery: Agent orange still affects Vietnam Vet:

November 9th, 2009

Naples attorney Tom Grogan spent between December of 1966 and December 1967 as a heavy truck driver for the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam.

Vietnamese coffee exports rise 15%,:

November 9th, 2009

Coffee exports topped 800,000 tons, worth US$1.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association announced at an annual meeting November 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

EVN Telecom launches trans-Asia marine cable system,:

November 8th, 2009

The Vietnam Electricity Telecom Company on Nov. 6 launched the trans-Asia submarine cable system , making it the country's second telecom company after VNPT to operate a modern this type of optical cable network.

Japan, Mekong nations agree to cooperate on environmental issues:

November 8th, 2009

Japan and five Mekong nations agreed Saturday to cooperate on issues such as environmental protection and climate change in the next ten years.

Vietnamese dissident near death:

November 7th, 2009

Mai said Hung had not eaten and had drunk nothing but water since his conviction, and now weighed just 30kg.

Waste smuggling made easy in Vietnam,:

November 7th, 2009

Vietnama TMs doors have been propped wide open for toxic waste smugglers by lax regulations and apathy, security officials told a meeting on Thursday.