Vietnam

  • Dec 7, 2004
  • 7 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Vietnam leads tourism recovery

Last year, the tourism sector experienced a significant downturn as a result of the outbreak of...

Vietnam
  • Dec 3, 2004
  • 6 min read

ASEAN: Extra-regional integration dominates summit

The tenth Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) annual summit concluded on November 30....

Asean
  • Dec 3, 2004
  • 1 min read

ASEAN: Extra-regional integration dominates summit

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded its annual summit in Vientiane,...

Asean
  • Nov 23, 2004
  • 6 min read

US/LAOS: Trade bill will lessen China dependence

The US Senate approved legislation on November 19 that grants Normal Trade Relations (NTR) to...

United States
  • Oct 25, 2004
  • 1 min read

RUSSIA: Chechnya looks like US war in Iraq

Yesterday's Nezavisimaya Gazeta commented that both Russia and the United States were following...

Russia
  • Oct 13, 2004
  • 6 min read

ASIA/EU: ASEM summit exposes lack of direction

The fifth Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM) of leaders and representatives from 13 Asian countries and...

Eu
  • Oct 1, 2004
  • 1 min read

VIETNAM: Services expansion bolsters growth

The economy grew by 7.4% year-on-year in the first nine months of the year, compared with 7.1%...

Vietnam
  • Sep 28, 2004
  • 1 min read

THAILAND: Bird flu fears re-emerge

The government today said that a woman who recently died from avian influenza (bird flu) may have...

Thailand