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Thai woman in Norway tells of being forced into sex work
OSLO: Sitting calmly, she takes a long drink from her iced tea. Her hand twitches nervously as her head lifts and she begins talking. For Lucy* life in Norway began well enough; she had a good job as a masseuse and was paid well. She had her own (...)

27 - 07 - 2012
Vietnam economic growth hits three-year low
Hanoi (dpa) – Growth in Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) fell to 4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, the lowest in three years, as companies struggle to acquire credit, authorities said Thursday. GDP expanded 5.57 percent in the (...)

29 - 03 - 2012
Hanoi denies blocking Vatican beatification mission
Hanoi (dpa) – Hanoi has denied blocking a Vatican mission working towards the beatification of former assistant archbishop Francois-Xavier Van Thuan from entering the country. “Vietnamese authorities have not received any official request from (...)

28 - 03 - 2012
Foreign creditor drops lawsuit against Vietnamese conglomerate
Hanoi (dpa) – A US hedge fund has dropped its lawsuit against Vietnamese conglomerate Vinashin over unpaid debts, an official said Tuesday. Elliot Advisors Ltd told the shipmaker on March 16 that they were cancelling the lawsuit to recover (...)

27 - 03 - 2012
Myanmar vows to increase trade with Vietnam 200 percent
Hanoi (dpa) – Myanmar President Thein Sein pledged to increase trade with Vietnam 200 percent to 500 million dollars by 2015 during a two-day visit to the country, the Vietnamese government said Wednesday. Thein Sein said he hoped Vietnam would (...)

21 - 03 - 2012
Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease hit record levels in Vietnam
Hanoi (dpa) – Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have surged, infecting nearly 12,400 children and killing 11 in the first two months of this year, authorities said Tuesday. This figure is 7.46 times higher than the same period last year, (...)

13 - 03 - 2012
Tons of rotten meat seized en route to Vietnam school canteen
Hanoi (dpa) – Ho Chi Minh City police discovered nearly 3 tons of rotten chicken meat on a bus bound for a primary school canteen, local media reported Monday. Traffic police stopped the 50-seat bus Sunday en route to Dong Thap province in the (...)

05 - 03 - 2012
Vietnam to stockpile 1 million tons of rice to halt price slide
Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam, the world's second-largest rice exporter, will buy up and stockpile one million tons of rice from the winter-spring crop to help boost prices to farmers, state media reported Tuesday. Exporters have signed fewer contracts (...)

28 - 02 - 2012
Officials sacked over land scandal in Vietnam
Hanoi (dpa) – Authorities in northern Vietnam sacked two district officials who gave eviction orders in a scandal over land rights that rocked the nation, media reports said Friday. The Hai Phong People's Committee on Thursday dismissed the (...)

24 - 02 - 2012
Monthly inflation hits six-month high in Vietnam
Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam's consumer price index rose 1.37 percent month-on-month in February, the biggest jump in six months, authorities said Friday. Rising prices are one of the main economic concerns in Vietnam, where the government said it has (...)

24 - 02 - 2012
Vietnam resumes sending workers to Libya
Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam has started sending workers to Libya again, as security has improved nearly a year after repatriating all its citizens from the country due to the fighting, state media said Friday. After receiving permission from the (...)

17 - 02 - 2012
Hunters, habitat loss threaten forest-dwelling “unicorn” in Vietnam
Hanoi (dpa) – A rare animal known as the Asian unicorn is under threat from loss of forest habitat, and wildlife officials are trying to protect it in Vietnam's central forests. One of the world's rarest mammals, the saola is a large bovine with (...)

15 - 02 - 2012
Two scorpion species discovered in Vietnam
Hanoi (dpa) – Scientists discovered two previously unknown species of cave-dwelling scorpion in central Vietnam, authorities said Tuesday. The scorpions were identified for the first time in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam, an (...)

07 - 02 - 2012
Rare dolphin sighting in southern Vietnam
Hanoi (dpa) – A pod of rare freshwater dolphins has been spotted at a biosphere reserve in southern Vietnam, conservation officials said Monday. About 20 of the Irrawaddy species were sighted near the Ba Lua Islands by researchers, according to a (...)

09 - 01 - 2012
10 Vietnamese fishermen missing in South China Sea after collision
Hanoi (dpa) – Ten Vietnamese fishermen were missing after their fishing boat was hit by an unidentified cargo ship in the South China Sea, news reports said Monday. The incident occurred January 2 when a Vietnamese trawler with 11 crew members on (...)

09 - 01 - 2012
Rights group condemns Vietnam for detaining activist in rehab
Hanoi (dpa) – A rights group on Thursday condemned the Vietnamese authorities for sending an activist to a drug rehabilitation center in apparent punishment for her participation in anti-China protests. Bui Thi Minh Hang, 47, was arrested for (...)

05 - 01 - 2012
Journalist who exposed police corruption arrested in Vietnam
Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam police arrested a journalist on charges of giving bribes after he exposed police corruption, reports said Tuesday. Hoang Khuong, 39, was arrested Monday in Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Nien newspaper reported. Khuong published (...)

03 - 01 - 2012
Vietnam's tiger population halved to less than 50
Hanoi (dpa) – The number of wild tigers in Vietnam shrank from 100 a decade ago to fewer than 50, an official said Friday. “Illegal poaching and the wildlife trade are the main reasons leading to a sharp decline in tiger numbers,” said Le Xuan (...)

30 - 12 - 2011
Vietnam bans sales of Kobe beef from Japan
Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnamese authorities would seize and destroy any Kobe beef from Japan because of a lack of veterinary permits and import licenses, news reports said Wednesday. Fake documents had been presented by Japanese animal health (...)

29 - 12 - 2011
International visitors to Vietnam rise 20 percent
Hanoi (dpa) – The number of foreigners visiting Vietnam increased nearly 20 percent from the same period last year as the global tourism industry saw a recovery, authorities said Tuesday. Vietnam held a ceremony to welcome its 6 millionth (...)

28 - 12 - 2011
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