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11 hrs ago | VietNamNet

Nude photo collection dumped from awards list

A nude photo collection was deleted from the list for Vietnam Book Awards 2009 Thursday although it was previously mentioned as a gold prize winner.

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Fri Dec 18, 2009

Associated Content

Visiting Hue in Vietnam

For two hundred years Hue was the capital of a feudal dynasty that controlled most of southern Vietnam.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

TrekEarth

H Chi Minh Mausoleum

Relief of military honor troops at H Chi Minh mosoleum H Chi Minh was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and statesman who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam .

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Mon Dec 14, 2009

VietNamNet

Dead Hotel' welcomes terminally AIDS patients,

Almost no one in this village on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City is a blood relation of the other, but they have a much stronger bond.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Vietnam, World News,

Sat Dec 12, 2009

The Straits Times

Asean seeks lower emissions

EAST Asia and Japan have endorsed plans to reduce transport pollution, especially on the region's congested roads, according to documents released after a two-day meeting in Vietnam.

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Thanh Nein News

Surrounded by tolls, Phu My Bridge may be avoided

A major bridge project in Ho Chi Minh City may not be able to recover its construction cost as vehicles will likely avoid the toll-bridge to save on transport fees.

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Related Topix: World News, Vietnam, Vietnam Travel, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Hanoi, Vietnam Travel

Fri Dec 11, 2009

Earth Times

Research and Markets: Boom in Commercial Building Construction in...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report " Integrated Facilities Management Services Market in Vietnam " to their offering.

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Thu Dec 10, 2009

TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Vietnam National Opera & Ballet - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hello again, The VN National Opera & Ballet recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a two night gala in Saigon.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

680News

Transmission of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 on a Vietnamese train 'a concern': WHO

Seven healthy people on a train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi in Vietnam caught Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu, researchers reported Wednesday in a prominent medical journal.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, World News, Vietnam, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, North Carolina

Tue Dec 08, 2009

VietNamNet

New gold exchange rule may push out investors,

Tightened government control over gold exchanges via higher capital requirements for investors could drive them away, exchange managers said.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

Thanh Nein News

Lack of family values, not just poverty, behind street children

Two shoeshine boys in downtown HCMC. Experts say bad parenting and the changing face of a modernizing society have created urban Vietnam's street children.

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Sun Dec 06, 2009

Thanh Nein News

Crumbling infrastructure deterring investment

A truck struggles on a flooded street in Ho Chi Minh City. The poor state of Vietnama s roads and other infrastructure poses a major obstacle for foreign investors as the country struggles to boost exports, business leaders said on Tuesday.

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Sat Dec 05, 2009

VietNamNet

Power monopoly plans structural reform,

Electricity of Vietnam is seeking government permission to regroup its 11 subsidiaries into five large corporations as a way to heighten competition in the power sector.

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Fri Dec 04, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Bloodstained letter not enough to convict man charged with making threats

RICHMOND, Va. - A Vietnamese immigrant who sent his congressman a bloodstained letter vowing to decapitate a U.S. consular official was acquitted of two charges Thursday.

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Thanh Nein News

Road project manager arrested on embezzlement charges

Police in Hanoi on Wednesday detained a former project manager involved in the construction of the north-south Ho Chi Minh Road to investigate allegations he had stolen VND10 billion from the work.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

VietNamNet

Markets lie about chemical-laden Chinese produce,

Produce at city markets is chock full of dangerous additives, and while the label might say a oemade in the USA,a it probably comes from China.

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Tue Dec 01, 2009

SYS-CON MEDIA

IBM To Build E-Government Cloud for Ho Chi Minh City

IBM says it's been hired to build an e-government cloud for Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, the one-time capital of South Vietnam.

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

Jordan News.Net

Trans-Asian Railway at a halt due to Thaksin incident

Ongoing hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand are believed to be jeopardising the completion of the Trans-Asian Railway.

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Hotel News Resource

Novotel Saigon Centre to open in the city centre of Ho Chi Minh City

The 350 room hotel is to be built in the city centre in District 1 and is scheduled to open in 2012.

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VietNamNet

HCM City architecture lacks character,

The architectural character of Ho Chi Minh City lacks coherence, creativity and a specific identity of its own, experts said at a meeting held last week.

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