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- Viet Nam welcomes UN commitment to Congo
NEW YORK ? Viet Nam welcomes the commitment made by the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) that prioritises protection of civilians, said a Vietnamese diplomat. At a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting last Friday,
- Wang wins China's 1st gold of World Mind Sports Games
BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) player Wang Yang from China won the first gold medal of the World Mind Sports Games, beating Nguyen Vu Quan of Vietnam in the final round of the men's rapid event here on Monday. The 24-year-old Wang,
- The Miss El Salvador contest
Contestants strode across the stage during the Miss El Salvador Massachusetts pageant on Sept. 20, one of a growing number of ethnic beauty pageants in the Boston area. Organizers from Colombia, India, Cambodia, Vietnam and a host of other nations are
- Vietnamese Coop to export fruit to Russia, Germany
Tien giang (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The Lo Ren Vinh Kim Star Apple Cooperative in Vietnam's Tien Giang province has inked contracts to export 50 tonnes of star apples to Russia and Germany. According to the cooperative's chairman Nguyen Van Ngan, Lo
- Foreign retailers increasing presence in Vietnam
Hanoi (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Many foreign distributors are eagerly implementing plans to expand operations in the promising Vietnamese market at a time when the country is preparing to fully open its retail sector in January 2009, pursuant to WTO
- UK Ngo Helps Increase Vietnamese Coconut-Palm Value
HANOI, Oct 6 Asia Pulse Prosperity Initiative (PI), a non-governmental organisation of the UK operating in agricultural and market development assistance, will help increase the value of coconut-palms in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre. According to
- Biotech Boost for Vietnamese Fish
VIET NAM ? The Vietnamese Government has approved a US $51.6 million bio-technology plan aimed at getting the fisheries sector up to ASEAN standards, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Viet Thang. Fishermen often breed
- Vietnam Plans to Build 2 New Railway Systems
The Vietnamese government says it is planning to build two new railway systems in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the cost of nearly $15 billion. It says it hopes to help ease the overloaded traffic system in the country's two booming cities. A report on
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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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