March 20, 2010
Vietnam
The following articles have been tagged with "Vietnam":
Swedish researchers discover new bird species
Science & Technology: 16 Feb 10
Swedish researchers, together with their Lao colleagues, have discovered a previously unknown bird species in south-east Asia. The new species is related to the willow warbler, but lives only in areas of limestone rock.
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Fifth of Swedish population foreign
National: 29 Jan 10
Latest figures from Statistics Sweden reveal that in the last 50 years the number of foreigners living in Sweden or people with two foreign-born parents has risen from four to nearly 20 percent.
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Vietnamese workers in north-south berry dispute
Society: 14 Aug 09
Vietnamese migrant workers, in Sweden to harvest berries, have gone out on strike in protest at the tough working conditions.
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Poster exhibition portrays glory days of 'progg'
Lifestyle: 13 Jul 09
The Local's Lydia Parafianowicz chats with Swedish musician Håkan Agnsäter, who has loaned out his auspicious poster collection to the Nordic Museum in Stockholm.
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Sören Wibe: The economics of a eurosceptic
Analysis & Opinion: 5 Jun 09
As a fully fledged eurosceptic, the June List's Sören Wibe is pushing to stop the EU becoming an increasingly federalist project.
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What's on in Sweden: May 29 - June 4
Lifestyle: 28 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Bruce Springsteen and Dylan Moran in Stockholm; Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg; The Eagles in Malmö/Lund.
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What's on in Sweden: May 22 - 28
Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund.
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Research reveals depth of Sweden-US Cold War relations
National: 17 Mar 09
New research has shown that Sweden's relations with the United States ran more deeply during the Cold War than was previously known.
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Pirate Bay 'biggest and baddest villain': exec
Science & Technology: 25 Feb 09
Tempers flared during The Pirate Bay trial on Wednesday afternoon as a record company executive argued the popular file sharing site was to blame for falling music sales.
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Home-grown cannabis flourishes in Sweden
National: 8 Jan 09
Marijuana in Sweden is increasingly being grown domestically rather than smuggled into the country, and police suspect Vietnamese crime networks are behind the proliferation in cannabis growing operations.
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UK citizen wanted in record pot bust
National: 3 Dec 08
Swedish authorities plan to issue an arrest warrant for a 33-year-old British citizen wanted in connection with one of the largest marijuana busts in the country’s history.
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Sweden assists Montenegro with napalm disposal
Science & Technology: 12 Nov 08
Sweden is helping Montenegro dispose of 26 tonnes of napalm that was stored at a military facility in the Bay of Kotor, a popular tourist destination on its Adriatic coast.
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US election watch: The case for McCain
Analysis & Opinion: 30 Oct 08
As Americans everywhere prepare to go to the polls, Swedish politician Mathias Sundin - who spent a month this summer working as a volunteer for John McCain - explains why he’s rooting for the Republican candidate.
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Sweden to stop adoptions from Vietnam
Society: 22 Oct 08
The Swedish government plans to halt adoptions of children from Vietnam citing concerns over corruption and fears that the child’s best interests don’t always come first.
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No SEX or LSD on Swedish cars
Society: 3 Oct 08
While authorities in Sweden have been known to put their foot down when it comes to what parents name their children, the three-letter combinations on Swedish licence plates can also be censored.
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Cannabis growers face five years in jail
Society: 22 Sep 08
Two men suspected of involvement in a major cannabis-growing operation in southern Sweden were sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for serious narcotics offences.
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Lost McCain footage found in Sweden
National: 11 Sep 08
Sweden’s national television broadcaster announced on Thursday the release of previously unpublished film footage of US Republican Party presidential candidate John McCain leaving North Vietnam.
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Ericsson lands major deal in Vietnam
Business & Money: 1 Sep 08
Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson announced on Monday the signing of a $450 million deal to help Hanoi Telecom's modernize its mobile network in Vietnam.
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Acquittals in landmark human smuggling case
National: 26 Jun 08
The four suspected ringleaders of a major human trafficking operation from Vietnam to Sweden were acquitted today by the Halmstad District Court.
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Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world
Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local.
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Swede held in major US pot bust
National: 10 Jun 08
A Swedish man was arrested in the United States over the weekend in connection with the seizure of marijuana plants valued at $3 million.
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Copenhagen - the other capital of Scandinavia
Travel: 9 Jun 08
Located just a short train journey from Malmö, Alannah Eames strongly recommends a visit to Copenhagen.
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'Swedish feminists should embrace free markets'
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 08
Swedish feminists could well secure more support if they decided to embrace free markets rather than left wing ideologies, argues Nima Sanandaji of the Captus think tank.
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Vietnamese human trafficking ring goes on trial
Society: 4 Mar 08
A total of 34 people went on trial on Tuesday accused of trafficking people from Vietnam to Sweden.
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Dozens indicted over Vietnam child smuggling
National: 1 Feb 08
A major child smuggling ring is suspected of bringing dozens of children from Vietnam to Sweden, prosecutors say.
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Sweden acts after German bird flu outbreak
Science & Technology: 19 Dec 07
Authorities in Sweden have ordered all poultry and tame birds to be kept under cover after the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in Germany and Poland.
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How persistent can a failed ideology be?
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Aug 07
Ninety percent of Swedish students aged 15-20 do not know what a gulag was, and some still insist that schools should not teach about the crimes of communism. How long will the elites continue defending a failed ideology, asks Captus's Nima Sanandaji.
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Sweden scraps aid to China
National: 27 Aug 07
Sweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China and Vietnam among those losing out. The Social Democrats accuse the government of "abandoning Asia."
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Gang war killings: prosecutor demands life
National: 23 Jul 07
The prosecutor in the case of a man convicted of killing two Vietnamese refugees as part of a gang feud has demanded that the killer be given a life sentence.
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A quickie with... Mark Shapiro
Lifestyle: 9 Jul 07
In 1968 Mark Shapiro - a deserter from the Vietnam War - was among a group of Americans who staged a sit-down protest at the US Embassy in Stockholm. He spoke to The Local about his experiences in the Swedish capital during a visit to the city to mark the anniversary of that protest.
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Twelve years for Vietnamese gang murders
National: 6 Jul 07
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for the murders of two Vietnamese refugees in Gothenburg last October.
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Revealed: CIA spied on Swedish 'extremists'
Politics: 27 Jun 07
Documents released this week by the CIA have revealed that the agency sent spies to Stockholm in the early 1970s to gather information on Swedish 'efforts to support domestic US extremism'.
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Singing ambassadors rock Stockholm's diplomatic scene
Lifestyle: 24 Jun 07
Move over ABBA, Stockholm's best-kept musical secret and local hit is the diplomatic corps, a group of emissaries from around the globe who meet regularly to sing Swedish folk songs.
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Annan honoured with Olof Palme Prize
Society: 30 Jan 07
Former United Nations boss Kofi Annan has been awarded the Olof Palme Prize in honour of the "courage" he was said to show during his ten years at the top. He shared the prize with Darfur lawyer Mossaad Mohamed Ali.
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Profile: Mona Sahlin
Politics: 18 Jan 07
Mona Sahlin has been variously described as careless, tough, lazy and street-smart. Now she is set to become the first ever female leader of Sweden's powerful Social Democrats.
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Space: the free market's final frontier
Analysis & Opinion: 6 Dec 06
Space may be big, but there's no room for bureaucrats and intergovernmental agencies, argues Waldemar Ingdahl, director of the free market think tank Eudoxa in Stockholm.
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Forgotten by Nobel, remembered forever
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
The Nobel Literature Prize has been won by many famous writers, but many others have been looked over by the Swedish Academy - which seems to hold popularity against a writer when it comes to the prestigious award.
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"Time for Sweden to support Mid-East Moderates"
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
Knee-jerk condemnations of Israel have been a frequent characteristic of Sweden’s reaction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new government should start supporting moderates on both sides, argues David Stavrou.
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Six arrested over Gothenburg double killing
National: 11 Oct 06
Police revealed on Wednesday that six people are being held in Gothenburg and Småland on suspicion of involvement in the Hammarkullen double murder. Both victims were Vietnamese refugees.
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Right Livelihood award split three ways
Society: 28 Sep 06
The 'Alternative Nobel Prize' for human rights and social justice has been awarded to Vietnam whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, along with an Indian women's rights campaigner and a Colombian festival organizer.
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Hanoi Jane flies in for Schyman
Politics: 15 Sep 06
American actress Jane Fonda is in Stockholm to support Feminist Initiative spokesperson Gudrun Schyman ahead of Sunday's election, in which the party hopes to win its first seat in parliament.
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Man held after Nyköping murder
National: 22 Apr 06
A 47 year old man suspected of shooting dead a 32 year old woman in Nyköping on Friday evening was arrested in the town at around 5am on Saturday.
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Olof Palme: the controversy lives on
Lifestyle: 27 Feb 06
It is twenty years since Sweden was shaken by the murder of one of its most controversial politicians. But what impact does the radical, campaigning prime minister Olof Palme have on modern Sweden?
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Swedish research shows many bird flu cases missed
Science & Technology: 10 Jan 06
The dreaded bird virus H5N1 could have infected far more people in Asia than statistics have so far shown, say researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. But the symptoms could be so mild that people don't know they've got it.
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"Mock tribunal" slams Swedish asylum policy
Society: 15 Nov 05
Sweden's asylum policy, often praised as one of the most welcoming in Europe, comes under heavy fire for not living up to its ideals from intellectuals who attended a symposium in Stockholm.
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A Nobel Calling
National: 5 Oct 05
Jean-Paul Sartre turned one down, Marie Curie was the first woman to win one, and many doubt that Henry Kissinger should ever have been awarded his Nobel Prize. And we won't find out why he was for fifty years.
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Ericsson to supply GSM technology to Vietnam
Business & Money: 19 May 05
Ericsson signs an agreement with Vietnam's Military Electronics and Telecommunications Co. (Viettel) to expand its GSM network
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King backs Victoria; Victoria backs Daniel
National: 27 Dec 04
King Carl Gustav speaks glowingly of his daughter as she matures as a royal, prepares herself for her role as queen and enjoys the increasing affection of the people. If only people would stop making fun of her boyfriend.
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Swedish Television discovers rare Hendrix tapes
Smörgåsbord: 22 Sep 04
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"Recently I’ve been thinking of how much mental space we could create if we collectively agreed to get rid of stereotypes. All of those small compartments we walk around with in our heads would suddenly be cleared away and we’d feel so much lighter. Just think of all of that space for real new perceptions..." READ »
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