US Airways jet lands when religious item mistaken as bomb

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US Airways jet lands when religious item mistaken as bomb

A US Airways passenger plane was diverted to Philadelphia on Thursday after a religious item worn by a Jewish passenger was mistaken as a bomb, Philadelphia police said.

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Mobi, Vina, Viettel say will sell iPhone in Vietnam soon

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Mobi, Vina, Viettel say will sell iPhone in Vietnam soon

iPhone 3G

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Maritime Bank, Prudential partners in bank insurance

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Maritime Bank, Prudential partners in bank insurance

Vietnam’s Maritime Bank and British-invested insurer Prudential Vietnam on Jan. 20 signed a long-term cooperation agreement on bank insurance the bank is to supply its customers.

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Chavez, Morales claim US using relief effort to invade Haiti

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Chavez, Morales claim US using relief effort to invade Haiti

The presidents of Venezuela and Bolivia ramped up their anti-US invective Wednesday, claiming Washington was using a relief operation in Haiti to mask a military takeover of the impoverished country.

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Health ministry announces 3 swine-flu deaths

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Health ministry announces 3 swine-flu deaths

A sensor checks the body temperature of passengers at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport to detect suspected swine flu cases (File photo: Tuoi Tre)

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Photo of power plant wins Vietnam Journalists Association contest

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Photo of power plant wins Vietnam Journalists Association contest

Tran Dam’s “Cua Dat power plant construction” won the first prize in the “Vietnam – integration and development” photography contest organized by the Vietnam Journalists Association’s Press Photo Club.

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Documentary explores 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi

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Documentary explores 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi

A documentary film titled “1,000 Years of Thang Long Remembrance” about the millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi will be broadcast on Ho Chi Minh City Television.

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Four men jailed for attempting to overthrow government

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Four men jailed for attempting to overthrow government

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sentenced four men belonging to the so-called Democratic Party of Vietnam to up to 16 years in jail January 20 for “acting to overthrow the people’s government.”

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Binh Dinh attracts investment of VND26 trillion

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The central province of Binh Dinh has secured 22 investment projects worth VND26.35 trillion from 22 local and foreign firms, heard a conference January 20 to promote investment in the province.

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300,000 more to move for China's Three Gorges Dam: report

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300,000 more to move for China's Three Gorges Dam: report

An additional 300,000 people will be forced to move from their homes because of China's controversial Three Gorges Dam and its huge reservoir, state media reported on Thursday.

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NATO to create top civilian Afghan post: report

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NATO to create top civilian Afghan post: report

NATO is planning to create a top civilian post in Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, amid calls for improved political and development coordination in the country.

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At least 23 dead in prison riot in Mexico

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At least 23 dead in prison riot in Mexico

Rival gangs clashed inside a notorious prison in the Mexican state of Durango on Wednesday, leaving at least 23 inmates dead, officials said.

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Appeal court upholds prison terms on saboteurs

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Appeal court upholds prison terms on saboteurs

The Court of Appeal under the Supreme People’s Court has refused to commute prison sentences handed down on three defendants by the first-instance court on charges of “propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam State”.

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Vietnam PM to attend World Economic Forum late Jan.

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Vietnam PM to attend World Economic Forum late Jan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to participate in the annual 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland from January 25-31, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Wednesday.

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Kids, chronic patients suffer most with new health insurance

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Kids, chronic patients suffer most with new health insurance

Parents of sick children and those who suffer from chronic ailments say they are struggling to cope with new State-issued health insurance regulations that took effect January 1.

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