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7,000 expected to mark tsumani remembrance ceremony in Thailand.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Thailand expects about 7,000 people to attend the first anniversary tsunami commemorative ceremony in the country's six southern Andaman coastal provinces next month. Deputy Prime...

Thailand: BMA governor recommends public participation in "Suvarnabhumi City".
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin suggested on Friday that members of the public take part in the planned running of "Suvarnabhumi City", a new special administrative zone which will be...

Thailand: Patient found with avian influenza symptoms in Rayong Province.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - A 30-year-old man in Thailand's eastern province of Rayong is suspected of having contracted bird flu and is under close surveillance in hospital there, according to provincial health...

Thailand: Energy minister confident of clearing doubts on EGAT share offering.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Energy Minister Viset Choopiban on Friday expressed confidence he would manage to clear any doubts on EGAT Public Company Limited's share offering on the stock market before the...

Thailand: Interest hike to boost investors' interest in bonds.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Investment - The expected interest hike until the middle of next year will encourage investors to pay greater attention to the bond market than the stock market, according to industry executives. ...

Thailand: Finance minister shrugs off opposition to EGAT listing.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Corporate News - Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya on Thursday shrugged off mounting opposition to the planned listing of EGAT Public Company Limited's on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), saying it...

Thailand: Fourth bird flu patient confirmed in Bangkok, possible fifth awaiting test results.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - A one-and-a-half-year-old boy in Bangkok was confirmed Friday night to have contracted avian flu, the fourth case confirmed in Thailand this year, and his grandmother--a suspected fifth...

Thailand: Opposition urges security officers to play larger development role in deep South.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said here on Saturday that government security units should play a more prominent role in developing Thailand's restive deep South. ...

More financial institution mergers seen after Thailand-US FTA established.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Business News - More Thai and American financial institutions and telecom businesses are expected to merge following the successful conclusion of a free trade area (FTA) agreement between Thailand and...

Colourful Loy Krathong festival to bring Bt2 billion to Chiang Mai economy.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Fears, failures and frustratrations of the past year will be set on the night-time waters all over Thailand and carried to the sea, but nowhere more colourfully and pleasantly than in the...

Nordic charters return to Phuket, Thailand.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Phuket based news agency Phuketgazette reported that the charter flights from Nordic countries flying to Phuket has made a good record on this high season. Mr. Torben Andersen, head...

Danes turn down Tsunami memorial ceremony in Thailand.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - The Danes have turned down the Thai government's invitation to come and join the Tsunami memorial free of charge. Only 18 Danes have accepted the offer. The Danes have shown only...

Malaysian-Danish Water Days 2005 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - Ten Danish water sector related companies will be presents their expertise and experiences at a water seminar titled "Malaysian-Danish Water Day 2005" in Kuala Lumpur on 22 November 2005....

Vietnam awards professor title to 41 people.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam has conferred the professor title on 41 people and the associate professor title on 312 others. The conferment ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 12 in the presence of...

China to grant 130 scholarships to Vietnamese students annually.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - China will grant 130 scholarships per year to Vietnamese students under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on education exchanges signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and...

Vietnamese PM Khai inspects Hanoi's major poultry suppliers.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on November 12 paid field visits to Ha Tay and Ha Nam provinces, which are major suppliers of poultry to Hanoi, amidst the fear of bird flu outbreaks. ...

Left-wing United Dominican Party delegation on visit Vietnam.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A delegation of the Left-wing United Party of the Dominican Republic expressed its hope of further boosting cooperation with Vietnam in many fields during a working visit here from Nov....

Vietnam hold meeting to mark World Diabetes Day.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A meeting was held in Hanoi on Nov. 12 by the Ministry of Health and the Central Endocrinology Hospital to mark World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14). Deputy Minister of Health Le Thi Xuyen,...

Overseas Vietnamese doctor works for Vietnam's health care.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Over the past ten years, an overseas Vietnamese doctor in the US has given her whole heart and mind for the development of medical services in her homeland, especially health care for...

Ceremony marks 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Angola diplomatic ties.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Dinh to Angola held a ceremony on November 9 to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Angola. Attending the...

Vietnam to issue new law to help prevent "hot or cold" real estate market.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Many National Assembly (NA) deputies affirmed the need to issue a law on real estate business to create a legal basis for healthy activities in the real estate market, preventing "hot or...

Vietnam: Party General Secretary discusses public security force.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The public security force has stood in the forefront in maintaining national security and social order, safeguarding revolutionary achievements, defending the regime and people, ensuring...

Vietnam: Leakage of capital in State-funded construction projects on rise.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Corruption and negative phenomena in capital construction projects have become more and more complicated in almost all implementation stages, Deputy Minister of Public Security Le The...

Vietnamese Gov't orders debt rescheduling for farmers hit by bird flu.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan has instructed the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development to re-schedule outstanding debts for farmers who have been severely stricken by avian...

Media protest against US accusations regarding religious freedom in Vietnam.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Nhan Dan (People) daily on November 11 called the US State Department's resolution listing Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) an action in violation of the UN charter...

Vietnam: Ha Long Bay welcomes over 1.2 million tourists.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Ha Long Bay has welcomed more than 1.2 million tourists with over 50 percent being foreign tralvellers since early this year. The remarkable success is partly attributed to the local...

Vietnam: Illegal cash withdraw case detected.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Hanoi police have arrested a Zambian citizen after he used a fake passport to withdraw cash from Vietnam's banks. Musasa Paul, 33, entered Vietnam on August 7, 2005 through the...

Vietnamese police seize Cambodian ecstasy trafficker in Kien Giang.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The General Department of Police, in coordination with local police, has seized a Cambodian ecstasy trafficker while he was in Ha Tien city of southern Kien Giang province. Tech...

Vietnam: US-based company Alltech feed symposium held in Ho Chi Minh City.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - 200 experts and representatives from major local feed companies, breeding farms and universities flocked to Ho Chi Minh City to attend the 19th Asia-Pacific Alltech symposium, which...

Vietnamese car makers hit by sales drop ahead of tariff cut.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - October was the third consecutive month that local car manufacturers were hit by declining sales, according to the Vietnam Automobile and Motorbike Association (VAMA). Sources from...

Vietnam needs more advice from French economists.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem expressed hopes of receiving more advice from French economists in devising Vietnam's socio-economic development plan for 2006 while meeting with...

Vietnam: State to exercise looser control over biggest dairy producer.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The State will sell an additional 10.4 percent of its stake in the country's biggest diary producer, Vinamilk, reducing its total hold in the company to 50.01 percent, a company...

Vietnam: Gondola cableway to central island to be built.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A 3,310-m gondola cableway will be built from the mainland to Hon Tre island in the central province of Khanh Hoa, said Vo Lam Phi, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee. ...

Vietnam Coal Group to make debut this weekend.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnam Coal Group (Vinacoal), which will operate in the form of a holding company, will make its debut in Hanoi on Nov. 12, a Vietnam Coal Corporation (VCC) official has said. ...

WB supports customs modernisation in Vietnam.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The World Bank (WB)'s Board of Executive Directors, on Nov. 10, pledged to offer Vietnam a 65.9 million USD preferential credit to help the country implement its Customs modernisation...

Vietnam Airlines to increase domestic flights for Tet.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will increase its flights on domestic routes between Jan. 1-Feb. 17, 2006, to meet surging travel demands before and after the Lunar New Year...

Myanmar rejects US religious freedom report.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Myanmar has rejected a recent report on the country's religious freedom situation released by the US Department of State, saying the report is baseless and politically motivated,...

Malaysia willing to help southern African countries.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Malaysia is willing to share its experience and expertise by training government officers from southern Africa countries, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said at the Southern Africa...

Thai boy tested positive for bird flu.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: General News - A 18-month-old baby has been tested positive for avian influenza and is being treated at Siriraj Hospital, Director General of the Communicable Disease Control Department Thawat...

Singaporean firm to market rapid bird flu test kit.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A Singaporean biotech company, the Rockeby biomed Corp., on Nov. 11 launched a new test kit which can detect the deadly avian flu virus in birds and humans in just 10 minutes. The...

Laos hails cooperation with Vietnamese veterans.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The current achievements of Laos are connected to the special relationship between the parties and peoples of Laos and Vietnam, as well as the great contribution by the two countries'...

ASEAN committed to boosting security, defence cooperation.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - ASEAN member countries are committed to strengthening security and defence cooperation in the region, an Indonesian military official said on Nov.11. "All ASEAN (Association of...

Malaysia develops emergency plan to fight bird flu.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Malaysia has developed an emergency plan to deal with a possible bird flu outbreak, according to local media. Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said in case of a bird flu outbreak, police...

Cambodian National Assembly ratifies border treaty with Vietnam.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Cambodia's National Assembly ratified the Complementary Treaty to the 1985 Cambodia-Vietnam Treaty on the Delimitation of State Border at its plenary session in Phnom Penh on Nov.11. ...

Lao national team for SEA Games announced.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Laos will send 136 athletes, coaches and officials to the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games-23), Southeast Asia's largest sports event, scheduled in the Philippines from November 27...

Indonesia holds meeting on tsunami warning system.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Experts of the international working group on the tsunami warning and mitigation system in the Indian Ocean (ICG-IOTWS), in charge of seismic measurements, data exchange and collection,...

India boosts cooperation with Mekong countries.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Mekong Development Forum, themed "Promoting India-Mekong Cooperation", kicked off in New Delhi on November 10, with the participation of delegates from Cambodia, China, India, Laos,...

More foreign investment to flow into Thailand, says Deputy PM.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Investment - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has said that an expanded amount of foreign investment will flow into Thailand in the three to five coming years as a result of its marketing...

Laos Veterans' Association holds first congress.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Laos Veterans' Association opened its first congress in Vientiane on Nov. 10. The three-day meeting is being attended by Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saman Vinhaket and...

Thai PM visits Turkey.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra began his official visit to Turkey on Nov. 10, the last leg of his trip abroad after Kenya, local media reported. During his stay in Turkey, PM...

Laos strives for equilibrium in trade.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Lao Trade Minister Sulivon Dalavon has said that Laos has managed to increase its exports by 18 percent per year on average and expects to level its balance of trade in the coming years....

Vietnamese Party leader works with public security force.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The public security force has stood in the forefront in maintaining national security and social order, safeguarding revolutionary achievements, defending the regime and people, ensuring...

Vietnam: NA External Relations Committee' activities under review.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The External Relations Committee of the National Assembly (NA) held its 16th plenary session in Hanoi on Friday with the participation of Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien and...

Nhan Dan paper protests US accusations regarding religious freedom in Vietnam.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Nhan Dan (People) daily on Friday called the US State Department's resolution listing Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) an action in violation of the UN charter and...

Cambodian National Assembly ratifies border treaty with Vietnam.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Cambodia's National Assembly ratified the Complementary Treaty to the 1985 Cambodia-Vietnam Treaty on the Delimitation of State Border at its plenary session in Phnom Penh on Friday. ...

Vietnam Coal Group to make debut.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnam Coal Group (Vinacoal), which will operate in the form of a holding company, made its debut in Hanoi on Saturday. The group, the first of its kind in the country, is...

Japanese tourist becomes the three-millionth visitor to Vietnam in 2005.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Furuya Wakana, a Japanese tourist, enjoyed a nice surprise upon arriving at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport on Friday where she was given a special welcome. With flower and a...

Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City boosts exports.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee held a meeting with more than 100 enterprises and associations on Friday to discuss measures to implement next year's plan for trade, tourism and...

More than 1,000 Vietnamese trademarks registered overseas.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - So far, 115,000 Vietnamese trademarks have been registered for protection at home and more than 1,000 trademarks abroad, up around 20 percent compared to last year. The statement was...

Vietnam to hold ComNet exhibition and conference in Hanoi.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The fourth Vietnam ComNet Exhibition and Conference will be held in Hanoi from December 13-15 with the theme of telecommunication technology and hi-level network development. ComNet...

Vietnam: Ninh Binh strives to attract investment capital.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Despite the need to expand business, Tran Quang, director of Foton Vina Ltd Company, which specialise in producing tiles and construction materials, has not yet chosen a suitable place...

Vietnam: Second Asian Space Conference wraps up.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Scientists attending the second Asian Space Conference in Hanoi stressed the need to establish a space research agency in Asia to facilitate the exploration of space for peaceful...

Russian devotes most of time to Vietnamese forests.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - After spending two decades in Vietnamese forests, Russian orchidologist Dr. Leonid Averyanov and his colleagues have discovered three new branches of Orchidaceae and Araliaceae, and 49...

International seminar to control landslides held in Hanoi.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - An international seminar entitled "Research and control of landslide natural disasters" was held in Hanoi from November 10-11 by the Office of the Central Steering Committee for Flood...

Vietnam attends APEC Forum.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum kicked off in the Republic of Korea's port city of Busan on Saturday with the highlights coming on Nov. 18-19 when the 21 APEC...

Impacts of oil price to Vietnamese fisheries sector.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - In mid September, a delegation from the Ministry of Fisheries paid a working visit to the eastern and southwestern regions and met with fishermen in Ham Tan district, Binh Thuan province...

Vietnam ready to cope with bird flu.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on Saturday checked bird flu prevention work in northern Ha Tay and Ha Nam provinces. During his working visit, PM Khai said bird flu epidemic and human...

Vietnam: MPs seek real-estate law that is fair to all.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Most real estate transactions were illegal and untaxable, the National Assembly was told yesterday. The judgement was delivered by deputy Luong Thi Hoa as parliament discussed the...

Vietnam: 3 millionth visitor welcomed.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The three-millionth foreign visitor of the year was warmly welcomed by HCM City People's Committee and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) at Tan Son Nhat Airport yesterday...

Vietnam: Ca Mau power plant deal signed.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - A US$360 million contract for building the 750MW-Ca Mau Power Plant was signed between the Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) and the Vietnam Machinery Erection Corporation...

Vietnam: Rampant corruption plagues construction.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Corruption in capital construction projects has become increasingly sophisticated and has expanded to include foreigners, conference reported on Thursday. The conference, titled...

Vietnam reports three more bird flu strikes.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Bird flu has been reported in another three provinces taking the total to nine since Saturday, October 1. The lethal virus had been confirmed in northern Hai Duong, Hung Yen and Ninh...

Vietnam: Shrimp spur remarkable growth in Ca Mau.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Shrimp farming in the southern province of Ca Mau has taken off to such an extent that the production boom has been called a phenomena. At present, the majority of rice paddies in...

Vietnam: Exports skyrocket during 20-year doi moi.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Export turnovers in the 20 years of doi moi (renewal) have increased from US$699 million in 1986 to $32.2 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Trade. At a conference in...

Vietnam: Illegal canisters pose threat of explosion.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Local gas companies have warned the public that illegitimate gas operations are increasing the risk of dangerous explosions and fires in residential areas. According to the country's...

Vietnamese State-owned coal firm restructures.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Vietnam Coal Corporation restructured itself as Vietnam National Coal Group (Vinacoal) today, following the parent-subsidiary model, becoming the first State-owned enterprise (SOE)...

Vietnam: Tien Giang prospers on coconut plantations.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Local residents in the southern province of Tien Giang became richer the day they started planting coconut trees. Recently, the province planted coconut trees covering 8,600ha mainly...

First Vietnam telecom satellite launched.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT) and Thailand's Shin Satellite group inaugurated Vietnam's first satellite gate, VSAT-IP/IPSTAR. The launch will help VNPT, the...

Nortel Vietnam invests in CDMA.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Nortel Vietnam and Hanoi Telecom Company have received an investment license for CDMA2000 1X technology development. Hanoi Telecom will co-operate with Nortel Vietnam to build the...

5,000 Vietnamese domains registered.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam Network Information Centre (VNNIC) said it has licensed nearly 5,000 Vietnamese language domain names. According to VNNIC, which is improving domain name licensing...

Vietnam: Underground parking lot deal inked.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The joint-stock Investment and Development of Underground Space Inc (IUS) signed six memorandums of understanding (MoU) and contracts for developing a huge underground parking lot under...

Vietnam's Int'l investor meet draws bigwigs.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - Vietnam's first-ever international investors' conference next month is expected to attract 80 fund managers from around the world including some big names. The VinaCapital Investor...

Vietnam: Moc Bai tax-free mart attracts foreign tourists.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Moc Bai tax-free supermarket in the Moc Bai Economic Zone in Tay Ninh Province has had an average of more than 1,000 customers a day since it opened its doors on a trial basis at the...

Seco to support Vietnamese commercial banks.
November 15, 2005... (From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) on Wednesday pledged VND11 billion (US$694,000) over three years to improve Vietnamese commercial bank capabilities. Seco support...