Organisation: Vietnamese government

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business

Asian demand for craft beer lifts Carlsberg revenues

Carlsberg has posted a solid rise in half-year sales, thanks to Asian markets, where consumers are trading up from mainstream beers to pricier premium brands, lifting its shares by as much as 5%.

world

Vietnam destroys ivory from 330 elephants and 23 rhinos killed by poachers

world

Oil slicks spotted in search for missing Boeing passenger jet

news

HSE gave funds to unaccredited adoption agency

news

Vietnam ‘eager’ to resume adoptions with Ireland

news

Report criticising Vietnamese adoptions to be published

Forests' illegally destroyed' in Vietnam for furniture

Vast areas of forest are being illegally felled to fuel a demand for cheap furniture in the West, environment watchdogs said today.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2008

Thirty-four dead in Vietnam bridge collapse

At least 34 workers were killed and dozens of others trapped or injured today when a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed, officials said.

Wed, 26 Sep, 2007

Jolie had no special treatment, agency insists

Angelina Jolie was not given preferential treatment for her adoption of three-year-old Vietnamese boy Pax Thien, the agency who handled it has vowed.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2007

Wreck sale raises over €3m

THE three-day auction of 76,000 pieces of Chinese export porcelain from the Ca Mau shipwreck at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam raised €3,046,716, more than double the pre-sale estimate.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2007

EU proposes anti-dumping tariffs on Asian shoes

The European Union’s trade chief proposed protective duties of up to almost 20% on imports of leather shoes from China and Vietnam today after finding “compelling” evidence that the nations are unfairly dumping footwear on European markets.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2006

Vietnam first country to contain SARS

The World Health Organisation today declared that Vietnam the world’s first country to contain the deadly SARS bug.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2003