November 13, 2008 FLOOD control in Vietnam needs urgent attention. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG Last week, the party secretary of Hanoi city, Mr Pham Quang Nghi, apologised
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On October 26, 2008, President Nguyen Minh Triet of Vietnam embarked on a 4-day official visit to Russia, described as very important in expanding the
Vietnam, October 30, 2008 To: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam Chief of Police, Le Hong Anh Vietnam Chief of Police, Bureau of Investigation, Tran
October 29, 2008 Hanoi – Vietnamese Communist Party authorities are to fire two editors at a national newspaper that published articles critical of thegovernment’s policy,
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24 October 2008 The Communist Party’s hardliners set out to kill the messenger and dent the prime minister The conviction of two senior journalists in
23 October 2008, 00:45 CET http://www.eubusiness.com:80/news-eu/1224700321.35 (STRASBOURG) – The European Union must reassess its cooperation with Vietnam and insist that Hanoi end its “systematic violation
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