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India and Japan: Strategic convergence – United Press International, Asia

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BBC News India and Japan: Strategic convergence United Press International, Asia The habitual naysayers will regard the visit as below average, highlighting Hatoyama's cool response to India's hope of securing civil nuclear technology … Japan, India vow to widen economic ties Korea Herald all 618 news articles

Total finds oil in Vietnam – United Press International

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Your Industry News (press release) Total finds oil in Vietnam United Press International 23 (UPI) — French supermajor Total announced a new discovery of light crude oil off the coast of Vung Tau in the south of Vietnam in the Mekong delta … Total: Oil Discovery In Vietnam Offshore Block 15-1/05 Wall Street Journal Lac Da Nau probe delivers the goods Upstream Online all 15 news articles

Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout (AP) – Ethio Planet News

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Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout (AP) Ethio Planet News Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, … Officials: Vietnam not blocking Facebook United Press International Vietnam denies blocking social networking site Facebook Wikinews all 6 news articles

Typhoon Mirinae Kills 123 in Vietnam as Floods Sweep Homes Away – Bloomberg

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Typhoon Mirinae Kills 123 in Vietnam as Floods Sweep Homes Away Bloomberg 9 (Bloomberg) — Typhoon Mirinae left at least 123 people dead, one missing and 145 people injured in Vietnam , and caused more than 5 trillion dong ($280 … Vietnam digs out from Typhoon Mirinae United Press International all 6 news articles

Vietnam digs out from Typhoon Mirinae – United Press International

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Vietnam digs out from Typhoon Mirinae United Press International PHY YEN, Vietnam , Nov. 8 (UPI) — Food, shelter and medical assistance are urgently needed by victims of Typhoon Mirinae, Vietnamese leaders said Sunday. …

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Vietnam Death Toll In Wake Of Tropical Storm Mirinae Reaches 98, Likely To Rise – AHN

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Boston Globe Vietnam Death Toll In Wake Of Tropical Storm Mirinae Reaches 98, Likely To Rise AHN Hanoi, Vietnam (AHN) – Vietnam officials say the death from Tropical Storm Mirinae has now risen to 98 with numbers likely to rise. … VIETNAM : Tropical Storm Mirinae catches country by surprise IRINnews.org Children in Vietnam hit by second devastating typhoon in five weeks Reuters AlertNet Typhoon Mirinae blamed for 99 deaths United Press International Aljazeera.net

Vietnam Fast Facts:

  • 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