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  • Singapore Indonesia to hold talks on smog crisis

    SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapore and Indonesia were scheduled to hold emergency talks on Thursday after thick smog from forest fires on Sumatra island reached unprecedented levels in the city-state.Singapore said it was sending the chief executive of the National Environment Agency (NEA), Andrew Tan, to attend an emergency meeting to be hosted by Indonesia's foreign ministry in Jakarta on the ...

  • 2.8m tonnes of rice shipped abroad

    2.8m tonnes of rice shipped abroad HA NOI (VNS)-- Viet Nam shipped nearly 3 million tonnes of rice between January 1 and June 13, raking in over US$1.3 billion, the Viet Nam Food Association reported. In the January-May period, almost 2.8 million tonnes of rice worth $1.2 billion were sold abroad, representing a year-on-year increase of nearly 10 per cent. This included a shipment of ...

  • Long An GDP growth reaches 9.7

    Long An GDP growth reaches 9.7% LONG AN (VNS)-- Mekong Delta Long An Province posted a 9.7 per cent increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first half of 2013. However, this year's H1 posted the lowest GDP growth in four years, the provincial Statistics Office has revealed. In the first six months of 2013, the construction industry soared 13.9 per cent; the trade and services ...

  • Viettel to open US company

    Viettel to open US company HA NOI (VNS)-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a proposal by the telecommunications group Viettel to establish a Viettel America Company in the United States. Based in Miami, Florida, the company will have total investment capital of more than US$33 million. Viettel will contribute $100,000 to charter capital and lend the company the rest. Apart from ...

  • Tra fish exports forecast at $800m

    Workers process tra fish for export at Southern Seafood Technology Company in Can Tho Province. Exports of tra fish are expected to reach around $800 million in the first half of this year, down 7.3 per cent year-on-year. -- VNA/VNS Photo Duy ...

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Murder by Numbers

Never as disturbing or evocative as it would like to be, Murder by Numbers plods through its psychological murder-mystery trappings like well-worn clothes, and the edges are definitely starting to look frayed. There are the roots of something truly disquieting here, but the film's slick, but routine Hollywood polish keeps it level and unmemorable. ...

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  • Local products get thumbs up

    HA NOI (VNS)-- Vietnamese goods such as Vinamilk dairy products, 333 Beer and Hao Hao instant noodles have been highlighted for their brisk sales in the domestic market. The latest report from consumer information group Kantar highlighted several Vietnamese products in their rankings of top brands in the health & beauty, home care and beverages and food sectors across the county. Local ...

  • Strong growth forecast for high-tech export sector

    Strong growth forecast for high-tech export sector HCM CITY (VNS)-- High-tech products, a key export item for HCM City, are expected to see strong growth in the near future, according to speakers at a seminar held yesterday in HCM City. The seminar was organised by the Department of Industry and Trade, Sai Gon Hi-tech Park and WTO Centre's Development and Research Institute. Huynh ...

  • Central bank to closely monitor forex market

    Central bank to closely monitor forex market HA NOI (VNS)-- The State Bank of Viet Nam has said that it would closely monitor exchange rate movements and balance of payment figures to manage the rate in a manner that would encourage dong holdings and limit shifting to US dollar holdings. The central bank made the statement in response to the rising price of the US dollar in commercial banks ...

  • Flights cancelled due to bad weather

    Flights cancelled due to bad weather LAM DONG (VNS)-- One flight of Vietnam Airlines and one of VietJet Air were cancelled yesterday at Lien Khuong Airport in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong's Duc Trong District due to bad weather. The Vietnam Airlines flight from Da Lat City to Da Nang City scheduled to depart at 8.10am was postponed till today. The VietJet Air flight from Da Lat ...

  • International drug ring smashed in Quang Tri

    International drug ring smashed in Quang Tri QUANG TRI (VNS)-- Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri in collaboration with Lao police on Tuesday busted a major drug trafficking ring from Laos that operated in Viet Nam. Three Lao nationals, aged between 25 to 63, were arrested following a raid on an area near the provincial Lao Bao Border Gate. Additionally, 10 packs of heroin, ...

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