Vietnamese airliner hosts mid-air bikini pageant
August 9th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Air passengers expect a meal and maybe an old movie in flight, but travellers on a Vietnamese plane got the surprise of their lives when bikini-clad ... Read more...
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Etihad Airways to fly daily to Vietnam
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 22 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will launch daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's commercial capital and most ... Read more...
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Negi youngest to win Asian Chess Championship
May 14th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's newly-crowned Asian chess champion Primarjan Negi has become the youngest to win the continental title.The 19-year-old Negi, who won the Asian title in the ... Read more...
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India’s Negi is Asian chess champion
May 14th, 2012 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
Ho Chi Minh City, May 14 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Parimarjan Negi and Irene Sukandar of Indonesia emerged champions of the Asian Continental Open and Women's championships respectively here Sunday.Negi ... Read more...
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Negi maintain lead in Asian Chess
May 12th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), May 12 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Parimarjan Negi crushed the French Defense of Chinese GM Ding Liren in only 30 moves to keep his lead ... Read more...
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11 dead in Vietnam from hand-foot-mouth disease
March 15th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, March 15 (IANS) At least 11 people have died and more than 12,400 cases of hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease have been reported in Vietnam this year, a media report said ... Read more...
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Vietnamese man to be freed soon from his 90-kilo tumor
January 5th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ho Chi Minh City, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Vietnamese man is looking forward to be freed from a 90kg tumor on his right leg. With part of his right ... Read more...
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Vietnam, India mark 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations
January 5th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Jan 5 (IANS) Vietnam and India Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of their diplomatic relations at a ceremony in the Ho Chi Minh City.Visiting Indian Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Emirates launches flights to Vietnam
January 5th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 4 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airlines Wednesday launched a daily non-stop flight from Dubai to Ho Chi Minh City.Emirates will operate an Airbus A330-200 in a two class configuration on ... Read more...
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Myanmar seeks collaboration with Indian business houses
December 20th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A 34-member parliamentary delegation from Myanmar Tuesday sought co-operation from Indian business houses for strengthening various sectors of their country's economy.The delegation, led by Thura ... Read more...
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Jolie’s son spends time with grandmother
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie took her adopted son Pax to meet his biological grandmother Nhan Dung during a recent visit to Vietnam.The 36-year-old Jolie invited Dung ... Read more...
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Fascinating post-mortem of Indian Left (IANS Book Review)
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Leftism in India 1917-1947"; Author: Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri; Publisher:Macmillan; Price: Rs.375In 254 crisp and scholarly pages (including a rich bibliography), this may well be the ultimate work on Indian Leftists ... Read more...
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Nehru spirit prevails as Manmohan lands in Singapore (Second Lead)
November 19th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached here from Bali Saturday night for the final leg of his four-day 'Look East' tour to meet the leadership of ... Read more...
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Vietnamese man opens plane’s emergency exit on runway
November 7th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by BNO News
HO CHI MINH CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A Vietnamese Airlines passenger plane was delayed for more than two hours during the weekend when a passenger accidentally opened one of the emergency exits, ... Read more...
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Australia’s most wanted man arrested
October 11th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 11 (IANS) One of Australia's most wanted men has been arrested at Sydney Airport over a fatal gun fight in 2009, police said Tuesday.New South Wales police expect ... Read more...
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With China on mind, Krishna heads to Vietnam
September 13th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Against the backdrop of China becoming increasingly assertive in the South China Sea region, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will hold talks with his Vietnamese ... Read more...
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Rights group urges Vietnam to release jailed blogger
August 11th, 2011 - 2:14 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Vietnamese authorities to release a French-Vietnamese blogger who has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of subversion.Professor Pham Minh Hoang, ... Read more...
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Six bronze medals for India in Vovinam meet
August 3rd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian Vovinam martial arts team won six bronze medals in the World Vovinam Championship organised in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam July 26-31."Twenty-Two countries ... Read more...
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New antibiotic recommended for treating typhoid in low-income countries
April 29th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): A large clinical trial comparing treatments for typhoid has recommended the use of gatifloxacin, a new generation and affordable antibiotic.The trial in Kathmandu, Nepal, was funded by ... Read more...
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Bob Dylan enthrals Beijing
April 7th, 2011 - 8:29 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 7 (IANS) American music legend Bob Dylan enthralled a packed crowd in Beijing Wednesday night at a concert that marked his debut in China.Dylan, who will turn 70 ... Read more...
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Over 4,000 cities to turn off lights during Earth Hour
March 25th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 4,000 cities - including New Delhi and Mumbai - from 131 countries will turn off their lights during the global Earth Hour event Saturday, ... Read more...
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Rust and sand could help detect cervical cancer, diarrhoea
February 1st, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Scientists in Vietnam say that the next big thing in medical diagnostics could be magnetic nanoparticles of rust (iron oxide) coated with silicon dioxide, the material from which ... Read more...
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Making rain? Rubbished idea that may work
January 31st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) At the height of the Vietnam War, soldiers who heard US aircraft flying high over the Ho Chi Minh trail might have feared bombs were about to fall ... Read more...
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Vietnamese ear picking gives most “ear-gasms”
January 25th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
San Jose, Jan 25 (ANI): While most find it a little unnerving when someone else probes their ears, in Vietnam, where ear picking is considered to be an art, many find it ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Scientists Discover New Lizard Species At Buffet
November 12th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Ho Chi Minh City, Nov 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new species of lizard has been identified by scientists in Vietnam which is served as a lunch item in the menu ... Read more...
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New self-cloning lizard found in Vietnamese cuisine
November 11th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 11 (ANI): Scientists have found a previously unknown lizard in Vietnam cuisine, does not mate with a male lizard, but reproduces via cloning.The lizard is called Leiolepis ngovantrii, according ... Read more...
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Indo-US chemistry, the Americanised Vietnam (Vietnam Diary)
October 30th, 2010 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Hanoi, Oct 30 (IANS) If optics are anything to go by in diplomacy, everything is going just right between the US and India ahead of President Barack Obama's visit. ... Read more...
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Hanoi celebrates 1,000 years of existence (Vietnam Diary)
October 29th, 2010 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Hanoi, Oct 29 (IANS) This charming city, now playing host to the ASEAN summit and many world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is also celebrating its 1,000-year ... Read more...
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Tax officials raid Kolkata infrastructure firm
October 28th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Income Tax officials Thursday raided the offices of MBL Infrastructure Limited here over the contract awarded to it for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi. The raids ... Read more...
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Afghan peace talks only ‘informal’ so far due to shadowy Taliban leadership: Holbrooke
October 25th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington: Although there has been an upsurge in the number of high-level Taliban leaders showing interest in Afghan reconciliation process, the present talks are far from any formal negotiation due to ... Read more...
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Vayalar Ravi undertakes two-day visit to Hanoi
October 21st, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 21 (ANI): Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi undertook a two-day official visit to Hanoi where he called on Hoang Van Phong, Minister of Science and Technology of ... Read more...
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India in second place in Forbes Asia’s “Best Under A Billion” list
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Singapore, Sep.2 (ANI): Indian animated movie maker Compact Disc India and software company Micro Technologies continue to members of Forbes Asia's "Best Under A Billion" list, even as 151 new companies have ... Read more...
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Sadikshya Shrestha crowned Miss Nepal 2010 (Lead)
September 1st, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 1 (IANS) A supremely confident Sadikshya Shrestha, who would like to see world-class scientists emerge from Nepal, beat 17 other finalists to become Dabur Special-Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal ... Read more...
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Army Chief to visit Vietnam
July 21st, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jul 21 (ANI): Army Chief General VK Singh will undertake a four-day visit to Vietnam from July 26 to 29 aimed at strengthening bilateral military ties between the two nations.Significantly, ... Read more...
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A first in 15 years: Indian Army chief to visit Vietnam (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh will July 26 begin a four-day visit to Vietnam - the first such in the past 15 years - to "boost" ... Read more...
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