IAEA denied access to Yongbyon while US ponders on terror list removal

While the US pondered on the removal of North Korea from its sate terror list, IAEA has been denied access to the country's nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon plant. This is a response to US delays...

Millions at risk in North Korean food crisis

North Korea is in the middle of a food crisis that threatens the lives of millions according to the latest study of the U.N."BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The first survey on food and nutrition in North Korea since the...

Furama Resort Danang becomes VN’s leading resort

" The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Danang has won the “Vietnam’s Leading Resort” title for 2008 by the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the international travel industry.A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations...

US billionaire weds in Hoi An

US billionaire Richardand Andrew married Russian Marina Nacheva in a lavish ceremony at the Nam Hai resort in the ancient town of Hoi an in central Quang Nam province."The wedding celebrations were held over five...

Government urges measures to improve tourism situation

According to the National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the numberof tourists from Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) - consideredVietnam’s largest tourism markets - declined in the first three monthsof 2008."Speaking at the meeting, VNAT’s Travel Department...

Vietnam tourism sector posts high growth in first quarter

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism held a press conferencein Hanoi on April 17 to announce tourism events in 2008 and the resultsof the tourism sector’s operations in the first quarter of this year."The number of Thai visitors increased by 34.5 percent,...

Pilgrims flock to Hung Kings festival

Around 2.5 millionpilgrims nationwide are expected to flock to the midland province ofPhu Tho to honour the legendary Hung Kings at an official ceremony onApril 15, the 10th day of the third lunar month. "Pilgrims...

U.N: Time is Running Out to Save Our Planet

"An influential panel of UN scientists has warned in a major report that time is running out to tackle global warming. The panel urges governments to act immediately, warning that there could be as few as eight...

Korea: Black Belt Nation

I'm going to Seoul next week and have been doing a little research."All South Korean males are constitutionally required to serve in the military, typically for a period of twenty-four months."Combine this with the following:"All Korean military units are required to have a...

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