Archive for April 23rd, 2008
VN Index slips to below 530pts
Ending the trading session today April 23, the 1772nd trading session of the Vietnamese stock market, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (STC) continued falling when the VN Index [...]
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Briefing -Asia Mining -April 21, 2008
An executive briefing on mining for April 21, 2008, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial [...]
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The Yen Tu 1x oil field, located on block 102 & 106, offshore of Vietnam, becomes viable and will be commercial in the very near future
The Management Committee Meeting (MCM) for Blocks 102 & 106 was held on January 14, 2008 and the following key members attended this meeting: from PVEP (PetroVietnam [...]
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EIB postpones loan decision on Laos copper mine
“We have taken on board your concerns and I have delayed the Board decision on this loan until at least January while we seek assurances that the [copper mine] project [...]
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UK Bronzeoak to build bio-ethanol plant
Quang Ngai province’s Dung Quat Economic Zone’s management board reported approving Petrosetco and the UK Bronzeoak Co to build the bio-ethanol factory on an area [...]
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Cavico Corp breaks ground on its calcium carbonate (CaCO3) plant
Cavico Corp (Cavico) today announced that KASVINA, its wholly own subsidiary, has initiated construction of its calcium carbonate (CaCO3) manufacturing facility in Nam Cam [...]
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South Korea checks soldier for bird flu infection
South Korea is testing to see if one of the workers taking part in a mass cull of poultry infected with bird flu may have become infected with the deadly virus, the health [...]
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HHS Secretary Leavitt meets with health officials in Vietnam to discuss health issues, including HIV/Aids
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Thursday met with health officials in HCM City, Vietnam, to discuss health issues, including HIV/Aids, Thanhnien News reports. Leavitt was in [...]
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S. Korean Embassy in Cambodia denies accusation of human trafficking
The South Korean Embassy has denied the accusation by the Cambodian government that its country’s marriage brokerage companies in Cambodia, is engaged in human [...]
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Plea over man missing in Thailand
A reward is being offered for information about a Norwich man missing in Thailand who was believed to be on a six-month touring holiday in Asia. Danny Hall, 35, has not been [...]
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French lawyer in Cambodia to represent ex-Khmer Rouge leader
A French lawyer who defended terrorists and a former Nazi officer arrived in Cambodia on Monday to represent a former Khmer Rouge leader. Jacques Verges declined to comment [...]
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Drought hits millions in Thai rice region: government
More than 10 million people in parts of Thailand’s rice bowl region have been hit by drought, the government said Monday, causing further concerns as prices of the [...]
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US gives Cambodia grant for genocide museum
Cambodia is to build a Khmer Rouge genocide museum and library, funded by a US$2 million (US$NZ2.56 million) United States grant, as a permanent reminder of the Killing [...]
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Laos reveals “hidden city” to adventurous visitors
For more than 30 years, Laos’ “hidden city,” home of its top communist guerrilla fighters, remained exactly that: hidden. Now Laos is opening the secret [...]
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Vietnam Airlines carries over 2m passengers in Q1
Vietnam Airlines Corp recently reported that up to March 31, its revenue grew by 16.8% against the same period of 2007 to 5.932 trillion dong, accounting for 25.84% of the [...]
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