Archive for September 22nd, 2005
Pan Australian To Pay US$5.3M For Newmont Laos Mine Stake
Pan Australian Resources Ltd. (PNA.AU) said Wednesday it has finalized an agreement to buy Newmont Mining Corp.’s (NEM) 20% stake in the Phu Bia gold and copper project [...]
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Lessons rise from tragedy in north woods
After all, the Minnesota man killed six deer hunters and wounded two in Wisconsin’s north woods last fall. The victims managed to fire just one shot. Vang claims that [...]
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Vang Conviction Opens Hmong Discussions
Action 2 News has learned the very earliest Chai Vang could be sentenced is late this week. A jury found him guilty last Friday on all six counts of first-degree intentional [...]
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Owner of torched hotel in Phnom Penh returns
Phnom Penh _ Supachai Verapuchong, deputy managing director of Thai Nakorn Patana, whose Royal Phnom Penh hotel was badly damaged by rioters in 2003, is preparing to invest [...]
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Korean firm licensed to build polyclinic in Hanoi
South Korea’s Management Global Leader received an investment license from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment last week to build a US$198.5 million [...]
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HCM City preventative medicine centre blasted over tainted tap water
Peoples Council deputies of HCM City have criticised the preventive medicine centre for neglect in dealing with the poor-quality tap water local residents have been forced to [...]
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Nineteen more petechial fever deaths reported
According to report of the health sector of Mekong Delta, in recent time, petechial fever continues spreading rapidly in many localities for influence of rainstorm and flood. [...]
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Human to human energy transmitting therapy unreliable, health official
A senior health ministry official on September 20 denounced individuals who claim to treat illnesses with the so-called ‘human to human energy transmitting therapy’ as [...]
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WHO won’t push for generic bird flu drug
The World Health Organisation on Monday September 19 rejected suggestions that it push for a lower-cost, generic version of a patented drug to treat people with the deadly [...]
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World has slim chance to stop bird flu pandemic
The initial outbreak of a bird flu pandemic may not be very contagious, affecting only a few people, giving the world just weeks to contain the deadly virus before it spreads [...]
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New drug developed to fight bird flu
NanoViricides Announces Progress in Development of FluCide-I Influenza Drug ‘Bird Flu Drug Meeting in Vietnam Planned for December as International Concern Is Mounting [...]
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Bullion market turns flat on rocketing prices
Trading on the local bullion market was almost lifeless on September 20 after another surge in gold prices, as the yellow metal shot to an all-time high of 8.86 million dong [...]
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GTZ backs SME development project
A project designed to improve the competitiveness of selected agricultural sub-sectors and value chains for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) kicked off on September 20 in [...]
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Tax and customs officials seen as unfriendly to business
The tax and customs authorities have made a remarkable improvement in relationship with business but many officials remain unfriendly and unhelpful, business leaders said on [...]
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Seafood exports to US fall 5%
Seafood exports to the US reached US$340 million in the first eight-months of the year, 5% lower than in the corresponding period year, said the Ministry of Planning and [...]
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