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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
A Vietnamese man was killed and two others were seriously injured when a tourist bus crashed in Australia’s south-west state of Victoria on August 15.
The bus was carrying 26 Vietnamese holidaymakers when it rolled onto its side near the city of Colac.
The two injured passengers, an 18-year-old woman with suspected head and neck injuries and a middle-aged man with head and shoulder injuries, were flown to the Alfred Hospital. They are reportedly in a stable condition....
Keywords: PassengerssideA VietnameseCarryingThe RoadThe Embassy
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
Dancers Chi Anh and Nha Khanh won the Class A Vietnam Open title at the Vietnam Dance Sport Open in Ha Noi on August 14.
Class B went to Trong Hung/Minh Phuong of Thang Long Hanoi club.
National and international dancers then continued to battle it out in the International Dance Sport Federation Open event.
In Class A, the title went to Minh Truong/My An of the national youth team, while in Class B...
Keywords: danceMe Trang CupHanoi DepartmentEntriesDancersThang Long Hanoi
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
Party committee members from five northern mountainous provinces delivered their draft political reports for 2005-10 at their meeting with the Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat in Hanoi on August 16.
Representatives of Party committees from Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Dien Bien, Bac Kan and Yen Bai provinces also presented draft resolutions and a list of candidates for their forthcoming congresses.
Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong praised their thorough preparations for the congresses, particularly their political...
Keywords: Party CommitteesPersonnelBac KanLao CaiPreparationsDelegatesTrong
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
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During a one-day meeting in Danang on August 16, the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC) reviewed the implementation of the ASCC Blueprint and its priorities for 2010.
The prioritised areas include developing human resources, ensuring social welfare for women and children, promoting cooperation to cope with global challenges and creating an ASEAN cultural identity.
The delegates approved the two draft declarations to be submitted to the 17th ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting scheduled for Hanoi this October. There were a draft...
Keywords: AseanblueprintMolisadraftFor WomenSocial AffairsNguyen Thi Kim Ngan
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
A ceremony to mark the end of the two-year serial radio project ‘Desire for life’ was held at Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) headquarters on August 15.
The ceremony was co-organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Danish Government (DANIDA) and VOV.
VOV Deputy General Director Hoang Minh Nguyet, director of the project, said Desire for life aimed to change listeners’ behaviour towards people living with HIV and focused on some major themes, including HIV/AIDS, reproductive health,...
Keywords: DanidaUnfpaVu Van HienBruce CampbellHiv AidsUnited Nations Population Fund
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
A Vietnam Cultural Week will open in Brussels, Belgium from September 1-4 to mark Vietnam as ASEAN chair, Belgium as EU president, and Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary.
During the week, there will be a wide range of activities, such as musical performances, fashion shows of Vietnamese traditional costumes, an exhibition to introduce Vietnam’s land, people, culture, special products and handicrafts and other activities on the theme of the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi capital.
The event aims to strengthen cultural co-operation and...
Keywords: Hanoi CapitalThe EufashionimagestrengthenintroducePerformances
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
Vietnam Airlines officially launched web check-in services on the website http://www.vietnamairlines.com on August 16, 2010.
Passengers may now check-in online with any computer connected to the Internet by accessing the website, and printing out a boarding pass.
Online check-in will allow boarding passes from 20 to four hours before departure for customers with a confirmed booking, valid ticket and no checked baggage. However, the service does not extend to travelers with special services requests (except for special meals). Keywords: OnlinePassengersVietnam AirlinesFlightsSiem ReapdepartLe Hoang Dung
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have urged the Nghi Son ChinFon Hai Phong and Phuc Son cement companies to seek overseas markets for their products.
Each of the three companies must export 100,000 – 150,000 tonnes of cement toward the end of 2010, half of their product volume in 2011 and 100 percent from 2012.
They have also been assigned to carefully estimate local demands in the central and southern regions to draw up...
Keywords: cementdraw upestimatecarefullyseekseasonhave
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
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Son Dong craft village in Hoai Duc district, Hanoi, is Vietnam’s largest craft village making wood statues of Buddha and objects of worship.
The village has set many national records for the quantity and quality of its wooden products and the number of people involved in the profession.
Arriving in the village in early July, the first impression for tourists is the strange but interesting sound of people busing carving the wood. In every nook and cranny of the village,...
Keywords: carveVillagerscraftantiqueworshippainstakinglyHoai Duc District
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan grabbed the first gold medal for Vietnam in the men’s 56kg weight category on the opening day of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games on August 15.
Meanwhile, Tuan’s team mate Nguyen Thi Hong, who has won a gold medal at a world junior weightlifting tournament, finished fourth at women’s 48kg with a total lift of 151kg.
In this category, Tian Yuan from China won the gold medal with 190kg, and Pramongkhol Sirivimon from Thailand...
Keywords: The SilverMedalsilverjerkVu Thi TrangMedalsNguyen Thi Hong
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
A French version of “The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram” will be published in France on August 20, according to The New Observer magazine (Le Nouvel Observateur).
Entitled “Dang Thuy Tram – handbooks found during 1968-1970”, the book was translated by Jean-Claude Garcias and will be published by the Editions Phillippe Picquier publisher.
In an article introducing the story, Didier Jacob told of the difficult but fortunate journey of the two handbooks, which were discovered by a US secret agent...
Keywords: Dang Thuy TramThe DiarybooksacrificegentleAmerican WarIn France
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
A French version of “The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram” will be published in France on August 20, according to The New Observer magazine (Le Nouvel Observateur).
Entitled “Dang Thuy Tram – handbooks found during 1968-1970”, the book was translated by Jean-Claude Garcias and will be published by the Editions Phillippe Picquier publisher.
In an article introducing the story, Didier Jacob told of the difficult but fortunate journey of the two handbooks, which were discovered by a US secret agent...
Keywords: Dang Thuy TrambooksacrificeAmerican WargentleIn Franceauthor
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
The 4th meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC) opened in the central city of Danang on August 16, including representatives from ten ASEAN countries.
Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasized that ASEAN is now a well-linked political and economical entity and a successful and dynamic regional association that plays a greater role in the region and is a strategic partner of international organizations.
Mr Dung said ASEAN countries have promoted cooperation in politics, security,...
Keywords: AseanAsean Socio Cultural CommunityAsean CommunityMr DungHuman RightsHuman Resources DevelopmentEnsuring
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago 2 duplicate news
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Export orders for Vietnamese leather and footwear have increased by 15-16 percent so far compared to a year earlier, says Diep Thanh Kiet, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso).
Orders for leather and footwear sector increased 16 percent
The reason for this is a shortage of labour in China for labour-intensive industries. Chinese people’s living standards have improved with the average GDP increasing to more than US$3,000 per capita and career choices have also changed. As...
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VOV News English 36 month(s) ago
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Export orders for Vietnamese leather and footwear have increased by 15-16 percent so far compared to a year earlier, says Diep Thanh Kiet, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso).
Orders for leather and footwear sector increased 16 percent
The reason for this is a shortage of labour in China for labour-intensive industries. Chinese people’s living standards have improved with the average GDP increasing to more than US$3,000 per capita and career choices have also changed. As...
Keywords: LabourChinese PeopleUs Japanveryturn toaverageGoals