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PM, Clinton discuss bilateral ties ahead of Obama's trip

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Saturday discussed bilateral issues, particularly in the context of the upcoming India visit of US President Barack Obama.

PM meets China’s Wen Jiabao today

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiab-ao in Hanoi on Friday ahead of the East Asia Summit, and sources say the meeting will be used to convey India’s concern over the growing trade deficit in India’s favour — a direct fallout of the devaluation of the Chinese yuan. Questi-ons remain on whether he will gloss over the niggling “stapled” visas issue.

PM in Hanoi, will attend 2 major summits

After firming up economic and trade ties with Japan and Malaysia this week that gives India its longed-for footprint in East Asia, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrived in Hanoi for the 8th Asean-India summit and the 5th East Asia Summit to be held in the Vietnamese capital on Saturday. India’s bid to integrate its economy with

PM meets Wen Jiabao, may discuss stapled visa issue

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao met here on Friday, marking the first top level contact between the two countries after defence exchanges were suspended in July fo

PM asks China to be sensitive to India's 'core issues'

In the backdrop of concerns over stapled visas being given by China to Kashmiris, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday asked it to be sensitive to India's "core issues" as he met Chinese Premier We

Death toll from Vietnam floods hits 75

The death toll from severe flooding in central Vietnam has climbed to 75, including 14 victims from a bus swept off the road by strong currents, disaster officials said on Friday.

Vietnamese governor suspended over sex scandal

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has expelled a provincial governor from its ranks for soliciting prostitutes.

‘Virgin detector’ helps free 3 in rape case

An acupuncturist who claims she can detect a man’s virginity based on a small dot on the ear has become a minor celebrity in Vietnam, where she is credited with helping to free three convicted rapists from prison.

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