Vietnam makes practical contributions to ASEAN

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Hanoi (VNA) - Since its participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) [in 1995], Vietnam has been actively making practical contributions to the furtherance of solidarity

ASEAN legislature, gov't leaders meet in Thailand

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Hanoi (VNA) - Legislature leaders from the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) member countries convened a meeting and attended an informal meeting with ASEAN government leaders in Hua Hin

Vietnam, Japan boost tourism cooperation

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Khanh Hoa (VNA) - A seminar on Vietnam-Japan tourism cooperation was held in Nha Trang city of southern Khanh Hoa province on February 27.

Vietnamese, Thai Prime Ministers hold talks

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Bangkok (VNA) - Vietnamese and Thai Prime Ministers were unanimous in the need to expand and intensify bilateral, and pledged to raise the effectiveness of current cooperation mechanisms, while p

Vietnamese folk arts win applause in Japan

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Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese art troupe to the Tokyo International Folk Art Festival 2009 won high applause from the audience, said head of the troupe Prof. Hoang Chuong.

Macedonians 'synthesise' world music

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HCM City (VNA) - Eight-member Macedonian group Synthesis performs along with Vietnamese artists at a concert in HCM City on Feb. 28.

Struggling banks face merger, liquidation

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Hanoi (VNA) - Poor-performing credit institutions have been told they could be forced to merge or be acquired by the State Bank of Vietnam if their collapse was seen to threaten the whole ba

VN-Index ends week on an uptick

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Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index has rebounded again, gaining 1.32 percent to close at 245.74 points on Feb. 27.

Mizuho bank gives DPM 20m USD lifeline

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HCM City (VNA) - Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd (Mizuho) has extended PetroVietnam Fertiliser and Chemicals Corp (DPM) a 20 million USD line of credit to import fertilizer and raw materials for

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