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Vietnam detains two anti-China activists ahead of torch relay
AFP - Tuesday, April 29HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnamese police detained at least two anti-China activists in the capital Hanoi on Tuesday as southern Ho Chi Minh City tightened security, hoping to host a trouble-free Olympic torch relay. More »
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Vietnam prepares to welcome Olympic torch for international relay
AP - Tuesday, April 29HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - No major disruptions were expected Tuesday when the Olympic torch passes through Vietnam for the final international stop on a relay that has been dogged by protests aimed at China's government. More »
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Vietnam readies for Olympic torch relay, security tight
AFP - Tuesday, April 29HO CHI MINH CITY (AFP) - - Vietnam's largest city on Tuesday readied for its leg of the troubled Olympic torch relay, eager to ensure a smooth event as some activists announced peaceful anti-Chinese protests. More »
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Vietnam to end adoption deal after damming US report
AP - Tuesday, April 29HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Vietnam announced Monday it will stop accepting adoption applications from Americans following U.S. allegations that baby-selling and corruption were taking place under the current system. More »
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Vietnam scraps US adoption agreement after damning report
AFP - Monday, April 28HANOI, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - - Vietnam will end an adoption agreement with the Unites States this year, a communist government official said Monday, following a US report that alleged widespread baby-selling and corruption. More »
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Vietnam calls for peaceful Olympic torch relay on last international stop
AP - Monday, April 28HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Vietnamese people have been urged to welcome the Olympic torch when it arrives in this southern city for the last international stop on its often turbulent global tour, a sports officials said Sunday. More »
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AP Exclusive: US alleges baby-selling in Vietnam
AP - Friday, April 25HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. More »
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AP Exclusive: US report alleges baby-selling, corruption in adoptions from Vietnam
AP - Friday, April 25HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. More »
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Vietnamese senior official receives rare death threat after coal crackdown
AP - Friday, April 18HANOI, Vietnam - A high-ranking Vietnamese official has received a rare death threat following a crackdown on illegal coal exports to China, state-controlled media reported Friday. More »
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Researchers find rare turtle in Vietnam
AFP - Friday, April 18HANOI (AFP) - - US researchers have found a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam after a three-year hunt -- a find sure to thrill both scientists and locals, who consider the animal a mythical creature. More »
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