DA NANG, (PNA/VNS) -— Viet Nam handed over the remains of American servicemen who died during the war in Viet Nam at a repatriation ceremony held at Da Nang International Airport Wednesday….
Year: 2013
Nicaragua, Vietnam strengthen friendship
HAVANA, (PNA/VNS) — Nicaragua wants more cooperation in economics, trade and investment, according to its President, Daniel Ortega. He made the statement on Monday at a reception for Communist Party of Vietnam…
ChiNext Index opens lower Thursday
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The ChiNext Index, tracking China’s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, opened at 1,233.5 points on Thursday, down 0.2 percent from the previous close. The index, together with the Shenzhen…
China stock index futures open mixed Thursday
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s stock index futures opened mixed on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in September, the most actively traded, opening 4 points higher at 2,349. The contract for settlement…
Venezuela rejects World Bank ruling on expropriation of U.S. oil company
CARACAS, (PNA/Xinhua) — Venezuelan Oil and Mining Minister Rafael Ramirez on Wednesday rejected a World Bank ruling against the Venezuelan government’s expropriation of U.S. oil company Conoco Phillips in 2007. The ruling…
Night market as option for Davao’s street vendor dilemma
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) — Davao City officials may have cleared the streets of criminals but not the street vendors who immediately return to their turfs along with their goodies the minute the…
DENR-3 orders inventory of lumber stocks, logs of furniture shops, sash factories in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Department and Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office here has ordered the immediate inventory of lumber stocks, logs and flitches of over 400…
DA-3 assures assistance for typhoon-affected farmers in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, (PNA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office has assured availability of seeds for distribution to farmers whose crops were damaged by the onslaught of tropical…
DA Bicol launches ‘Gulayan sa Kampo’ program
By Danny O. Calleja PILI, Camarines Sur, (PNA) – First, it was Gulayan sa Paaralan to Gulayan sa Barangay, then to Gulayan sa Simbahan. This time, it’s Gulayan sa Kampo that the…
India likely to harvest record 107-M tonnes rice in 2013-14
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — India’s rice output is expected to touch a new record of 107 million tonnes in 2013-14 crop year, while exports are expected to dip by almost 10 per…
Chicago agricultural commodities fall across the board
CHICAGO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chicago agricultural commodity futures went down across the board Wednesday over better-than- expected output forecast and heavy technical selling. The most active corn contract for December delivery fell 5.75…
Russia to allocate 200 million rubles for human rights groups before year-end
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russia will allocate 200 million rubles to support domestic human rights organizations before the year-end, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Presidential Council of Civil Society and Human Rights…
Researchers develop new technology that helps rapidly detect brain tumors
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have developed a laser-based technology that may allow surgeons to quickly and accurately identify and remove brain tumors. Researchers from the University of Michigan…
Experimental treatment reverses Down syndrome in lab mice
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. researchers said Wednesday that they have identified a compound that appears to reverse the learning deficits associated with Down syndrome in lab mice. While use of the compound,…
ITCZ brings rains over Mimaropa, Visayas
MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday said that Palawan and Visayas will experience cloudy and rainy weather due to an active Intertropical Convergence Zone…