10 killed as storm Kai-Tak lashes Vietnam
August 19th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Aug 19 (IANS) At least 10 people have died and 18 were injured as storm Kai-Tak lashed Vietnam, Xinhua reported Sunday.The storm, with winds of speeds up to 73 ... Read more...
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Javan rhino is extinct in Vietnam
October 25th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Javan rhino, one of the five species of endangered rhinoceroses worldwide, has become extinct in Vietnam, experts said Tuesday.The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and the ... Read more...
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15 die as boat sinks in Vietnam
May 21st, 2011 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, May 21 (IANS) Fifteen people, including five children, drowned when their double-decker tour boat sank in Vietnam, Xinhua reported Saturday.Four foreign tourists were among the dead.The accident occurred ... Read more...
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Rockslide kills 17 in Vietnam
April 3rd, 2011 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, April 3 (IANS) At least 17 people have been killed in a rockslide in central Vietnam, Xinhua reported Saturday.The fatalities occurred when a rockslide hit the Len Co mining ... Read more...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Vietnam
October 28th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Hanoi, Oct 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here on Thursday evening for the third and final leg of his three-nation Asia tour.Dr. Singh has arrived in Hanoi ... Read more...
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22 people infected after eye surgery in Vietnam
June 17th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, June 17 (DPA) Twenty-two patients in Vietnam have contracted severe infections and some may suffer permanent sight loss due to contamination of a chemical used during surgery, officials said Thursday. The ... Read more...
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EU to give $1 bn in aid to Vietnam
June 8th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, June 7 (IANS) The European Union (EU) will give 940 million euros (about $1 billion) in aid to Vietnam this year.
It was revealed in the EU's annual report Green Book released ... Read more...
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ASEAN labour ministers’ conference opens in Vietnam
May 24th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, May 24 (IANS) The 21st meeting of the labour ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened here Monday.
Participants will discuss measures to enhance quality of human resources and ... Read more...
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Another iPhone prototype found in Vietnam
May 13th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hanoi, May 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Another iPhone's next generation prototype has been found in Vietnam. Even a video of the product has been made and posted on the Internet, by a ... Read more...
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Only 80 wild elephants left in Vietnam
November 27th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Nov 27 (DPA) There are only 80 elephants left in the wild in Vietnam and they are in danger due to illegal hunting and deforestation, state media reported Friday.
The state-run ... Read more...
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Typhoon Mirinae kills at least 30 in Vietnam
November 4th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Nov 4 (IANS) Typhoon Mirinae killed at least 30 people and left eight missing in the central Vietnamese provinces of Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa, a media report said ... Read more...
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Typhoon Ketsana kills over 160 in Vietnam
October 5th, 2009 - 3:16 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Oct 5 (Xinhua) At least 163 people have been killed in typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam, a media report said Sunday.
Seventeen people were missing and 616 people were injured after the ... Read more...
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Typhoon Ketsana leaves at least 38 dead in Vietnam
September 30th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Sep 30 (DPA) At least 38 people have been killed and 10 are missing after typhoon Ketsana struck central Vietnam, national storm and flood authorities said Wednesday.
The typhoon brought winds of ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Ketsana kills 11 in Vietnam
September 29th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Sep 29 (Xinhua) At least 11 people were killed and three others missing after tropical storm Ketsana made landfall in central Vietnam, a media report said Tuesday.
The storm battered the central ... Read more...
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Floods leave 17 dead in Vietnam
September 28th, 2009 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Sep 28 (DPA) Four days of floods killed at least 17 people and left six missing in central Vietnam, the country's Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control said Monday.
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First swine flu case reported in Vietnam
May 31st, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, May 31 (DPA) Vietnamese health authorities Sunday confirmed that a man who recently returned from a trip to the US was the country's first case of swine flu.
Nguyen Van Chau, director ... Read more...
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2,000 year-old megalith discovered in Vietnam
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Hanoi (Vietnam), May 22 (ANI): Researchers from the Vietnam Archaeology Institute and the Hanoi University of Culture have discovered a megalith of nearly 2,000 years old in Tao Dao district, Vinh Phuc ... Read more...
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Escaped crocodile attacks toddler in Vietnam
March 23rd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, March 23 (DPA) A mother narrowly rescued her one-year-old son from an attack by a crocodile that had escaped from a nearby farm, a police officer in Vietnam's Mekong delta said ... Read more...
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More than 4,000 prehistoric artifacts of stone and bone discovered in Vietnam
March 16th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Hanoi (Vietnam), March 16 (ANI): Archaeologists have found more than 4,000 ancient artifacts of stone and bone in an archaeological site in Vietnam.The treasure trove of artifacts was discovered at the ... Read more...
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Rare apes found in central Vietnam
March 4th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, March 4 (DPA) A survey has found significant numbers of two endangered primate species in a national park in central Vietnam, conservationists said Wednesday.
Roughly 30 families of southern white-cheeked gibbons were ... Read more...
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39 dead, 5 missing as ferry sinks in Vietnam
January 25th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Jan 25 (Xinhua) Thirty nine people died and five others were missing after a ferry with more than 80 passengers on board sank in Quang Binh province of central Vietnam Sunday ... Read more...
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Government to take up TATA Steel issue with Vietnam
November 26th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Hanoi, Nov.26 (ANI): The Indian governement, presently being represented by President Pratibha Devisingh and her delegation in Vietnam, is likely to take up the Tata Steel project issue with the Vietnamese ... Read more...
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Floods kill 49 in Vietnam
November 3rd, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Nov 3 (DPA) Heavy rain and floods in Vietnam have killed at least 49 people and left five missing since Friday, disaster centres reported Monday.In Hanoi, state media said at least ... Read more...
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42 killed as Typhoon Hagupit lashes Vietnam
September 29th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Sep 29 (DPA) Flash floods, heavy rain and landslides triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 42 people and left four missing in northern Vietnam, officials said Monday.Officials at the ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover 8th century brick kiln in Vietnam
December 31st, 2007 - 1:36 pm ICT by admin
Hanoi, Dec 31 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered an ancient brick kiln, dating back to the 8th century, in the central province of Quang Ngai in Vietnam.A report in Thanh Nien Daily ... Read more...
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