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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
The year 2010 will be a challenging year with the world facing a potential social crisis which came as a result of the previous financial and economic crisis, the head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned on Wednesday.
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| Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, speaks during the Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 27, 2010. (Xinhua Photo) |
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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
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VietNamNet Bridge - With 183 out of 190 votes, the United Nations General Assembly on October 16 elected Vietnam as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 term. |
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Saturday, 20 October 2007 |
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VietNamNet Bridge - On the sideline of the UN General Assembly session, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with many US business leaders. He also witnessed the signing of contracts worth billion USD between Vietnamese and US companies.  | | PM Nguyen Tan Dung and NYSE Chairman Jonh Thain |
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Saturday, 22 September 2007 |
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VietNamNet Bridge - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has contributed US$9 million to Vietnam and Mexico to carry out two-year pilot traffic safety programmes, said the World Health Ogranisation (WHO).
Road traffic injury prevention programmes, funded through the Bloomberg Family Foundation, will be piloted in Mexico and Vietnam, with a focus on increasing the use of motorcycle helmets, seat-belts and child restraints; reducing drink-driving; and improving the visibility of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. |
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
VietNamNet Bridge - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $30 million in loan for a Vietnamese project aimed at modernising agricultural science and technology.
An agreement was signed in Hanoi on Mar. 14 by Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam Le Duc Thuy and the ADB’s Country Director for Vietnam Ayumi Konishi.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Konishi said: “Access to new technologies by farmers and agro-based enterprises is essential as Vietnam ’s agriculture is shifting its focus from increased production volumes to increased production values in the era of globalisation.” |
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