Archive for January, 2006
US firms ordered to pay out millions in Agent Orange case
A South Korean court ordered two US manufacturers of Agent Orange to pay US$65 million in compensation in a landmark victory for war with the US veterans exposed to the toxic [...]
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Sorry students, we’re broke
A firm funded largely by Singaporeans and which runs a chain of private education centres—is on the verge of financial collapse in Vietnam. The Singapore International [...]
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Study: Bird flu viruses carry unique genes
Scientists may have found out what makes the H5N1 influenza virus so deadly—bird flu viruses have a gene that may make them especially destructive to cells, US researchers [...]
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Vaccine provides 100% protection against avian flu virus in animal study
University of Pittsburgh researchers announced they have genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine from the critical components of the deadly H5N1 virus that completely [...]
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Serious bird flu cases may get two antivirals
Doctors who have set up a virtual network to compare notes on treating bird flu have agreed to try hitting the next serious cases with Tamiflu combined with an older flu drug [...]
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Man killed in armed robbery
Robbers shot dead a man in broad daylight in HCM City Thursday January 26 and fled with a large sum of money he was carrying, police said. According to local witnesses, the [...]
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Seven food makers fined for hygiene violations
The HCM City health department pulled up seven food processors last week for failure to meet food safety standards and slapped fines, its chief inspector said Thursday. [...]
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Mekong Delta infrastructure to get face-lift
Vietnam is planning to widen the arterial highway in the Mekong River Delta and improve the region’s infrastructure this year, an official said Wednesday January 25. Hoang [...]
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Sweden funds HIV/Aids programme by UNDP
Sweden agreed Thursday January 26 to provide Vietnam US$1.9 million to help carry out the national HIV/Aids strategy. A co-financing agreement was signed between the Swedish [...]
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Taiwanese fishing boat released by pirates
One of the four Taiwanese fishing boats hijacked off the coast of Somalia last year was released yesterday, the government said yesterday January 26. “Under the rescue [...]
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‘Cyber-dissident’ leaves jail, under house arrest
A Vietnamese cyber-dissident says he has been released from jail after serving a third of his 12-year jail sentence for “spying” but still faces house arrest for [...]
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Tiberon Minerals names EPC mine contractor
Tiberon Minerals Ltd (TBR:TSX), on behalf of the Nui Phao Mining Joint Venture Co Ltd (Nuiphaovica), and in accordance with its development plans for the Nui Phao [...]
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Foreign travel companies fined
Tourism watchdog Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has slapped fines on 20 foreign-invested tourism companies for violating regulations. Almost all these companies, [...]
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10,000-20,000 polymer banknotes to be issued after Tet
The State Bank of Vietnam is scheduling to issue polymer banknotes of 10,000 and 20,000 face value because the central bank has not yet prepared timely for issuing such kinds [...]
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Vietcombank ATMs breakdown
The whole ATM system of Vietcombank in HCM City by the early morning of January 26 suddenly stopped transactions within nearly 20 minutes. Many clients could not wait long [...]
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