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VN, Cuba build construction ties
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the Cuban Construction Ministry and Vietnamese ministries and industries to strengthen co-operation in construction and transport.

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German leader to pay official visit in May


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VN 'open' for US, Canada business
The Government will create favourable conditions to help US and Canadian businesses invest in Viet Nam, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a meeting with corporate officials in Ha Noi yesterday.

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Viet Nam pledges to bridge wide gender divide by 2020
Southeast Asia should see Viet Nam as a leader in gender equality issues by 2020, according to a new resolution issued by the Communist Party Central Committee's Politburo.

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HCM Highway funding swells
The Government has decided to increase funding for the construction of the Ho Chi Minh Highway, phase 1 to VND13 trillion (US$832 million).

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Ha Noi confab talks up new mobile technology
The 4th international conference on mobile information opened here yesterday, with an aim of promoting the development of the mobile information market in Viet Nam and to exchange experiences with international partners.

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High-end real estate sizzles, says analyst
"The Ha Noi property market is now red hot," opined CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Viet Nam managing director Marc Townsend in a seminar held yesterday to review the capital city real estate market during the first quarter of the year.

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Tainted transfusions result in hepatitis B, bacterial infections
The percentage of donated blood tainted with hepatitis B is up to 10 per cent, according to statements made by a top medical professional on Tuesday.

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Drying rivers force review of Government policies on water
Water degradation is posing a problem in many river basins throughout the country.

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Culture Vulture (10-05-2007)
William Horberg is among a delegation of Hollywood film professionals from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who are in Viet Nam to celebrate American Film Week in Ha Noi and HCM City, which started last Friday.

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French photographers explore the heart of VN
Coup de Pouce Viet Nam, a humanitarian organisation in the capital, opened an exhibit yesterday featuring entries in its fourth annual photography contest at the French Cultural Centre L'Espace.