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Exotissimo unveils two new Vietnam Tour programs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, featuring cross-cultural exchanges and experiential excursions.
An independent study by the Institute of Medicine in October resulted in broadened health coverage by the Veterans Affairs Department for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange.
We maintain our 2.9% growth forecast for 2009 after GDP grew by an estimated 3.1% y-o-y in Q109 following a revised 6.18% expansion in 2008. With the economy likely to continue to suffer, we expect further monetary and fiscal stimulus measures over the remainder of the year, but carry doubts about their effectiveness.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam’s securities regulator ordered brokerages to stop lending shares to investors in a bid to rein in speculative trading and volatility in the stock market.
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A former state official arrested last year for falsifying his military experience in Vietnam is expected to plead guilty in court on Monday, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. William Devereaux, 64, of Laurel Springs, was accused of...
Forty-three years after Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that the war in Vietnam was essential to the stability of Asia, President Obama will use the same venue to pitch his plan to salvage the war in Afghanistan. The president will unveil his new strategy for the Afghanistan war in an 8 p.m. address to Americans on Tuesday. The ...
Vietnam's plans to build two nuclear power plants continue to inch forward with the blessing of the country's National Assembly.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam, struggling to control accelerating inflation and a widening trade deficit, will keep weakening the dong after devaluing the currency for the first time since December, black-market rates and forwards show.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam’s dong fell to a record low after the central bank devalued the currency to curb quickening inflation and a widening trade deficit. Stocks dropped and headed for the worst week since October 2008.
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investors were net buyers of VND162.2 billion ($ 8.8 million) of Vietnamese stocks out of a total VND1.74 trillion traded Thursday, the Hochiminh Stock Exchange said.
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Indochina Capital Vietnam Holdings Ltd. said Thursday Carrousel Capital Ltd has raised its stake in the company to 650,000 Ordinary shares, or 7.19%, from 400,000 shares.
To honor local veterans, the Larchmont Historical Society sponsored “Once Upon a Time in a War — A Salute to Local Veterans” at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Nov. 11. The format of the afternoon was for local veterans, representing World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Iraq War, to tell their stories of sacrifice and patriotism.
Many years after his plane went down over North Vietnam, Padres official Jack Ensch still gets the question from bracelet owners: "Are you...?"
Hanoi - Vietnam's stock market suffered its largest drop in seven months after the State Bank raised the benchmark interest rate and devalued the currency. The State Bank on Wednesday raised the prime interest rate from 7 to 8 per cent, effective Dec...
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam’s stocks regulator ordered brokerages to stop lending shares to investors in a bid to rein in speculative trading in a market that’s headed for its best annual performance in three years.
