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Vietnam and Cambodia look to step up cross-border trade

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In Moc Bai duty-free supermarket under Moc Bai Border Gate Economic Zone in Tay Ninh. Measures to boost cross-border trade between Vietnam and Cambodia topped the agenda at a conference held in the Mekong Delta province of Long An on May 6.

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Asian leaders urged to pressure Burma at Asean summit – BBC News

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China Daily Asian leaders urged to pressure Burma at Asean summit BBC News Leaders of 10 South East Asian nations meeting for a summit in Vietnam have been urged to put Burma's coming elections at the top of their agenda. ..

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Obama Administration sets 2010 Trade Policy Agenda – Lexology (registration)

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Obama Administration sets 2010 Trade Policy Agenda Lexology (registration) … agreement with the Asia-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam — and other nations are expected to join.

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Seminar highlights Public-Private Partnerships

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VNBusinessNews.com – The business model of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in infrastructure projects and public services topped the agenda of a seminar held in Hanoi on March 3.The seminar was co-hosted by the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee, the Gide Loyrette Nouel Vietnam Company and the Veolia Environment Group of France.It aimed to update the city’s officials on knowledge and experience

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European markets edge up despite Greek debt fears

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VNStockNews.com – European stock markets won some respite Monday ahead of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels, where the Greek debt crisis will inevitably top the agenda. Public holidays in Asia as well as the U.S. have kept volumes low.The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed up 25.02 points, or 0.5 percent, at 5,167.47 while Germany’s DAX rose 10.71 points, or 0.2

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Hillary’s Human Rights Agenda – Family Security Matters

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Hillary's Human Rights Agenda Family Security Matters Still, for example in Vietnam , where Western investment is critical to regime stability, “investors have largely avoided it over the past year as reform …

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Vietnam, Kuwait seek ways to boost trade ties – Vietnam Business …

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VNBusinessNews.com – Measures to further boost the trade relationship between Vietnam and Kuwait in the coming time topped the agenda of a meeting held in Hanoi on Dec. 18 by Vietnam ’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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KI Media: Vietnam, Cambodia Tighten Anti-Human Trafficking Ties

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PHNOM PENH, Dec 4 (Bernama) — Concrete measures to combat human trafficking and provide aid to its victims topped the agenda of a workshop between Vietnam and Cambodia, which held in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on December 2 to 3. …

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  • GDP (2008): $84.98 billion.
  • Real growth rate: 6.23% (2008)
  • Inflation rate (January 2009): 17.48% year-on-year.
  • External debt (2008): 29.8% of GDP, $21.8 billion.
  • Population: 85.79 million
  • Services: 38.10% of GDP, 2008
  • Exports: $62.9 billion
  • Imports: $80.4 billion
  • Goldman Sachs paper: Vietnam: The Next Asian Tiger in the Making