Archive for April 28th, 2007
Health ministry to use methadone to reduce re-addiction rate
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has approved a pilot project for the experimental use of methadone in HCM City and Hai Phong in an effort to mitigate the HIV / AIDS [...]
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WTO to help developing countries with bird flu vaccine
Six developing countries, including Indonesia, which has the highest human death toll from bird flu, will get help in making vaccines against the virus, the World Health [...]
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Malay oil output to continue to grow in long-term
Malaysia’s oil output is forecast to continue to grow in the long-term after a series of world-class deepwater discoveries, an analyst said. “In stark contrast to [...]
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US mining firm Newmont found ‘not guilty’ of pollution in Sulawesi
Manado court decrees that the industrial waste dumped by Newmont Mining Corp in the Sulawesi Sea are within government norms, the population however denounce grave epidermic [...]
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Thai banks told to report daily FX deals deter currency speculators
Thai commercial banks will report daily foreign exchange transactions of more than US$1 million in a bid to deter currency speculators, Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa [...]
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Thailand says North Korean refugees end hunger strike
A hunger strike by more than 100 North Korean refugees at a Bangkok immigration detention centre is over, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Thursday April 26. [...]
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Thailand takes on drugs giants
The Thai government’s decision to break the patents on two Aids drugs and one heart drug, so it can offer them to all Thai citizens, is a bold move, which has put the [...]
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3 N Korean teen defectors freed by Laos arrive in S Korea
Three North Korean teenage defectors released Tuesday from detention in Laos arrived in South Korea on Thursday April 26, Yonhap News Agency reported. The three, a [...]
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Thai constructor mulls US$400m hydro dam in Laos
The SET-listed contractor Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK) has secured an agreement to build a new hydro-power plant in Laos. Charun Sakunthavorn, deputy managing director of SouthEast [...]
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Emerging markets critical: Yahoo cofounder
Yahoo intends to focus on emerging markets like India, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Brazil to attract more users, said company cofounder David Filo during a visit this week [...]
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Qantas, Jetstar’s Vietnam expansion
Jetstar will cast a larger shadow across Asia as a result of a US$50 million deal between parent company Qantas and the Vietnamese government. The national carrier yesterday [...]
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Taiwan Uni President buys stake in beverage maker Tribeco
Taiwan’s Uni President Enterprises Corp (UPEC) has bought a 15% stake in Saigon Beverage Co for US$2.2 million. Following the deal sealed Wednesday, UPEC and Tribeco [...]
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Danish firm builds US$7m garment factory
The Danish-invested garment company Mascot International Vietnam broke ground on a US$7 million factory in northern Vietnam Wednesday April 25 as part of a complex slated to [...]
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JAL to operate more flights to Vietnam
Japan Airlines Corp said Thursday April 26 it will increase the number of flights on busy Japan-China and Japan-Vietnam routes, hoping to achieve an annual revenue increase [...]
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Local firm builds factory to make ATMs
The Viet Tien Garment and Textile Corporation in conjunction with the East Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (EAB) yesterday kicked off construction work on a complex of nine [...]
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