NPC delegation leaves for visit to Vietnam, Laos - Investors Business Daily
BEIJING, Mar 19, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A delegation of the National People's Congress (NPC) left here Saturday morning for a goodwill visit to Vietnam and Laos. The delegation, headed by Yan Junqi, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of ...
RP spikers downed by food poisoning in Vietnam Tour - Philippine Star Online
MANILA, Philippines - The entire Roadbike Phils-711 team got hit by food poisoning Wednesday night, leaving only three riders to race in the ninth and final leg of the Binh Duong TV Cup Tour of Vietnam last Thursday as it wound up sixth overall in ...
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Evangelist Luis Palau Sees Hope in Vietnam - Christian Broadcasting Network
Vietnamese pastors told evangelist Luis Palau this week that big changes are taking place in their country. Palau was in Vietnam March 11-17, meeting with church leaders, officials and U.S. diplomats. During a two-day event with more than 500 pastors ...
ISB Students In Vietnam For Under 13 FORBISSEA Games - BruDirect
Bandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-six students and four teachers left for Vietnam yesterday to attend the Under 13 FORBISSEA Group Two games hosted by British International School, Vietnam. The three-day event are filled with sports events such as ...
Boxer, Brownback and Colleagues Urge Re-Designation of ... - Investors Business Daily
... Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS) and eight of their colleagues today urged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to advance religious freedom and related human rights in Vietnam by re-designating it a "Country of Particular Concern" under ...
UTZ CERTIFIED’s Productivity-focused Program Helps ... - PRWeb
The efforts of each company and country can add up to major changes in efficient, yet sustainable coffee production globally. One of the main benefits of UTZ CERTIFIED’s program for farmers in Vietnam is cost-reduction through adequate use of ...
Vietnam Freight Transport Report Q2 2010 - new market ... - PR Inside
Vietnam s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved the Viet Nam Seaport Development Master Plan, which will require a total investment of VND360-440trn (US$19.5-23.8bn) by 2020. The plan aims to increase the transportation capacity of the country by ...
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Alex Chilton, the mercurial leader of the Box Tops and Big Star who burst from the Memphis music scene in 1967 singing "The Letter" in the smoke-gravel voice of a grizzled soul man even though he was just 16 at the time, has died. He was 59. Chilton ...
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World Blog: Corruption is Iraq's latest enemy
Skier, who is the first Ghanaian to ever compete in the Winter Olympics, becomes a sensation.
Newsweek: How we're winning in Pakistan
President Obama gets much credit for changing America's image in the world. But if you asked even devoted fans to cite a specific foreign-policy achievement, they would probably hesitate. But in fact, there is a place where Barack Obama's foreign policy is working, and one that is crucial to U.S. national security—Pakistan.
Pakistan wants recognition for terror fight
Saying it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism.
Web produces new generation of China activists
 There is a vibrant community of tech-savvy users who can easily hop over China's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They are a minority of the 384 million people online in China but among the most vocal.
Diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
 International diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
World Blog: Unplugged in Urumqi
The predominantly Muslim province has been an Internet-free zone since riots broke out last July between the ethnic Han Chinese and the minority Uighurs.
‘Lawyer’ to U.S. missionaries in Haiti arrested
A man who acted as a lawyer for U.S. missionaries who were detained in Haiti has now been arrested in the Dominican Republic on migrant-trafficking charges.
Dutch: Gay troops not to blame for genocide
Dutch government officials reacted angrily to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers.
Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholics
 The pope addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal — a message being watched by Catholics worldwide to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.
Nuke deal with Russia is close, says Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.
Heavy rains swamp Haiti’s homeless camps
 One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
A child's hope for a new limb, new life
 Two months after the ground shook in Haiti, 4-year-old Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. His greatest hope is at a small hospital in the rural heart of Haiti, he just needs to get there. Msnbc.com is heading to Haiti track the story of Schneily and other amputees as they work to build new lives.
Minister: Sierre Leone hit by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government says a report that at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident is a hoax.
Little fanfare for 7th anniversary of war in Iraq
 Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.
Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
 Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, who banned television and barred women from appearing in public without an all-enveloping burqa, the Afghan government is fighting a losing battle to keep female flesh off TV.
Video: Iraq 'more peaceful,' but not stable yet
 "All the hard work we've done over the past few years has paid off," one U.S. soldier tells NBC News' Richard Engel in a discussion about the U.S. military's role in Iraq. He added that knowing his friends "didn't die in vain is a big pay off." (Nightly News)
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