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- Waves of marines descend on Taliban's Afghan strongholds
Marines walk at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province yesterday Articles Topics Also in Middle East Not since Vietnam had so many American marines descended on an enemy from the skies. Waves of helicopters poured into southern Afghanistan early yesterday in the
- Hunt on in $27,500 robbery in southern Vietnam metro
According to initial information, 27- year-old Tran Minh Ngoc of Phu Nhuan District, working for a company in District 1, and the companyâ??s 42- year-old driver Phan Chinh Thao, resident of District 1, went to an ANZ bank branch at Me Linh Square
- Vietnam Airlines CEO criticized for having 3rd child: report
Pham Ngoc Minh, CEO of the state-owned airline, has just had another baby with his second wife, as well as having a child from his first marriage, the newspaper said. Trinh Ngoc Thanh, a Hanoi-based spokesman for the airline, confirmed the report. Thanh
- PetroVietnam to Set Up Oil JV for Devt Offshore Venezuela
State-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, said Friday it will set up an oil joint venture with Venezuelan Petroleum Corp. in the second half of this year. The joint venture, PetroMacareo, will produce oil in the Junin-2 offshore block in
- PetroVietnam: To Set Up Oil JV With Venezuela Co In 2nd Half
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- State-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, said Friday it will set up an oil joint venture with Venezuelan Petroleum Corp. in the second half of this year. The joint venture, PetroMacareo, will produce oil in the Junin-2
- Analysis: Barack Obama's moment of truth in Afghanistan
The thunderous rumble of American armoured personnel carriers storming the Taliban's Helmand citadel, and the whir of its largest helicopter deployment since the Vietnam war - these are the backing tracks as President Barack Obama's Afghanistan policy
- Viet and Thai armies to strenghten ties
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Thailand to strengthen military cooperation for the benefit of both countries, State media reported yesterday. The armies of the two countries should continue joint sea patrols, information
- Marines swoop on Afghan valley
Afghanistan, and the biggest airborne offensive by the marines since Vietnam. [ABC] VIDEO from Australia Network News Afghanistan push Created: 03/07/2009 Thousands of United States marines have stormed into Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan,
- Vietnam's Maritime Bank 1st Half Pretax Profit VND112... (DJ)
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Vietnam Maritime Stock Bank reported Friday a first-half pretax profit of VND112 billion ($6.4 million). The bank didn't provide a comparative figure. The bank's total assets were VND46 trillion at the end of June, up 143% from
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France occupied all of Vietnam by 1884. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH, who took control of the north. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later North Vietnamese forces overran the south. Economic reconstruction of the reunited country has proven difficult as aging Communist Party leaders have only grudgingly initiated reforms necessary for a free market.
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AFP - Vietnam, ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries, has ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the UN said Friday.
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