December 30, 2011
Two bullets were found in the body of a male elephant found dead last week in the southern province of Dong Na, Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday. One bullet was lodged in the animal’s head, while the other was in its front leg, according to an announcement made by the provincial police division and forest rangers’ agency Tuesday. The [...]
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December 29, 2011
Two bullets were found in the body of a male elephant found dead last week in the southern province of Dong Na, Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday. One bullet was lodged in the animal’s head, while the other was in its front leg, according to an announcement made by the provincial police division and forest rangers’ agency Tuesday. The [...]
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December 20, 2011
No disciplinary measures taken after civil aviation authority finds national carrier breached its own procedures and regulations A Vietnam Airlines aircraft taxiing at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. The national flag carrier has broken its own rules in hiring foreign pilots, an inquiry has found. National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has been breaking its [...]
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December 19, 2011
Four members of Vietnam’s Tuxedo and Ao Dai received their second award at the contest in Korea last week. Vietnamese band Tuxedo and Ao Dai won the second prize at the World K-Pop Singing Contest held in Korea last week, Vietnam News Agency reported. The band was formed by putting together four members from the [...]
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December 16, 2011
Vietnam has sent more than 81,000 laborers overseas as of November, Vietnam News Agency quoted an official from the labor ministry as saying on Tuesday. Despite difficulties, Vietnam is likely to achieve the target of sending 87,000 laborers overseas this year, said Le Van Thanh, deputy chief of the ministry’s Overseas Labor Management. According [...]
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December 12, 2011
A panoramic view of Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long Bay. Experts have called for improved services and preservation work as the UNESCO World Heritage Site gains further recognition as a natural wonder. A hike in admission fees for the Ha Long Bay, Vietnam’s foremost tourism site, has drawn a lot of flak, particularly over [...]
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November 23, 2011
Potholes on the Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong highway in southern Vietnam The Vietnamese transport ministry Monday suspended the official managing the country’s first cars-only expressway after its poor quality allegedly caused many accidents since it opened to traffic almost two years ago. The charges have not been spelled out, but Minister Dinh [...]
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November 19, 2011
November 18 picture released by Brazilian government run National Petroleum Agency shows the oil spill at Chevron’s oil field off Rio de Janeiro state. US energy giant Chevron drew fire from Brazilian officials amid conflicting accounts of the size of an oil spill at an offshore well it operated off Rio de Janeiro state. Rio [...]
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November 15, 2011
President Truong Tan Sang (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov 12, 2011. Vietnamese and Chinese leaders agreed at a meeting on Saturday that the East Sea territorial disputes will be solved through peaceful talks. Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao met in Honolulu, Hawaii, [...]
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November 12, 2011
African drug smugglers shift carriers to avoid detection Preyanooch Phuttharaksa, a 22-year-old Thai student, was arrested on October 29 at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport for allegedly smuggling more than three kilograms of methamphetamine into Vietnam Everything went smoothly for Preyanooch Phuttharaksa on arrival at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan [...]
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