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Sony to close Vietnam TV plant
22:11:37, 25 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The Japanese electronics company Sony says it plans to close its television assembly plant in Vietnam at the end of September with the loss of 200 jobs.
Vietnam to continue oil search in disputed waters
14:21:18, 25 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnam has signalled it wants to continue with a joint oil exploration project with ExxonMobil in disputed waters.
ADB issues warning to Vietnam on economy
22:20:15, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned Vietnam its economy could face major problems similar to those in Thailand which precipitated the Asian financial crisis.
Australian couple jailed on drug charges in Vietnam
16:39:58, 19 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian woman to life in jail and her husband, to a 20-year jail term for trafficking heroin.
Montagnards stage Phnom Penh protest
10:42:52, 19 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Dozens of Vietnamese asylum seekers have staged a protest in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, against the forced return of some of their friends and relatives.
Brazilian soccer stars to play in Vietnam
10:42:52, 19 July 2008, Radio Australia News
It's been announced that Brazil's Olympic football team, boasting the likes of Ronaldinho and Robinho, will play Vietnam's full national side in a friendly on the first of next month.
Vietnam plans upgrade to China transport links
09:36:47, 18 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnam plans to boost transport and trade links with China by upgrading a major northern highway and sea port.
Two charged with importing heroin into Australia
09:36:46, 18 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Two people have been charged with importing heroin into Australia.
Illegal marriage brokerage raided in Vietnam
22:35:00, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Police in Vietnam say they have raided an illegal marriage brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City, in the latest in a series of such actions.
Thai boxers moved to avoid lure of nightlife
14:27:35, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Thailand's boxing chief has exiled the Olympic boxing team, saying they were distracted by Thailand's nightlife.
Vietnam arrests two suspects in baby-selling scam
10:23:15, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Police in Vietnam have arrested the heads of two health centres suspected of being involved in trafficking of babies.
Australian drug suspect arrested in Vietnam
22:35:18, 14 July 2008, Radio Australia News
An Australian woman has been arrested at a southern Vietnam airport after customs officials allegedly found her hiding more than 73 grams of heroin in her underwear.
Vietnam hosts Miss Universe competition
10:42:18, 14 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Eighty of the world's most beautiful women have converged on a stretch of the Vietnamese coast better known for war than glamour.
Vietnam court sentences drug traffickers to death
22:07:56, 11 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A Vietnamese court has sentenced to death two Taiwanese men for trafficking more than two and a half kilograms of heroin.
Vietnam denies existence of outlawed Buddhist group
14:42:10, 11 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The communist government in Vietnam has denied the existence of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam.
Death sentence for Taiwanese drug traffickers
14:42:10, 11 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A Vietnamese court has sentenced to death two Taiwanese men for trafficking more than two and a half kilograms of heroin.
Five arrested for kidnap of Vietnamese-Australia
12:14:02, 10 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnam's state media is reporting five men have been arrested in Ho Chi Minh city for allegedly kidnapping a Vietnamese-Australian man.
Vietnam reportedly arrests five over businessman kidnapping
22:16:27, 9 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnamese local media is reporting the arrest of five men who allegedly took a Vietnamese-Australian businessman hostage last month.
Vietnamese poachers caught in Philippines
13:31:49, 8 July 2008, Radio Australia News
In the southwestern Philippines, four Vietnamese fishermen have been arrested for poaching.
Vietnam grants brewery licence to US brewery
03:55:51, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnam has granted the US Gannon Group a licence to build and operate a brewing facility near Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam reveals cause of deadly bridge collapse
22:36:47, 3 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnamese investigators say a temporary pillar placed on an uneven foundation caused a bridge collapse that killed 54 people last year.
Australia seeks police cooperation with Vietnam
19:31:35, 2 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia is seeking greater police cooperation with Vietnam to try to combat a rising drug trafficking problem between the two countries.
Australian FM in Vietnam
14:41:58, 2 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's foreign minister, Stephen Smith, will meet Vietnam's prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, in a visit marking 35 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Australia foreign minister tours Vietnam
23:00:40, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's foreign minister Stephen Smith is in Vietnam for a two day visit aimed at boosting business and strategic ties.
Cholera outbreaks continue in Vietnam
21:05:08, 27 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Vietnam's health ministry says despite strenuous efforts to eradicate cholera, there have been three major outbreaks since late last year, and 600 new cases since March.
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