Posts Tagged ‘ fishermen ’

Vietnamese sailors still ok in the hands of Somali pirates 

November 26, 2011
Vietnamese sailors still ok in the hands of Somali pirates 

  Vietnamese fishermen on a Taiwanese fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates off the Indian Ocean last December are still in stable condition after spending about one year in the hands of the pirates, online newspaper VnExpress reported. On Dec. 30, 2010, the FV Shiuh Fu No. 1 was last seen being pursued by a [...]

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Philippines fines Vietnamese fishermen in fishing scam 

September 22, 2011
Philippines fines Vietnamese fishermen in fishing scam 

Vietnamese fishermen at a detention center in Palawan Province in the Philippines in August. The Filipino authorities have ordered 122 Vietnamese fishermen who were acquitted of territorial waters violation charges last month to pay a total of 6.1 million peso (US$140,975) in fines, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Saturday. However, the Vietnamese embassy in Manila on Friday [...]

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Philippines drops charges against Vietnamese fishermen 

September 3, 2011

  Prosecutors in the Philippines on Wednesday dropped charges against 37 Vietnamese fishermen who were accused of catching some of the country’s rare marine species, the Vietnam News Agency reported. However, the local judge is still considering  the issue before deciding whether or not exempt the fishermen on two boats skippered by Tran Hut and Nguyen [...]

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Philippines acquits Vietnamese fishermen of territorial violation charges 

September 1, 2011
Philippines acquits Vietnamese fishermen of territorial violation charges 

Vietnamese fishermen at a prison in Palawan Province in the Philippines A court in the Philippines acquitted 122 Vietnamese fishermen of violating the country’s territorial waters after a three-day hearing Friday, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tu said. The fishermen, all from the central province of Binh Thuan, were arrested on May 30, as Filipino police [...]

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Arrested Vietnamese fishermen long for home as trial begins in the Philippines 

August 27, 2011
Arrested Vietnamese fishermen long for home as trial begins in the Philippines 

Vietnamese fishermen at a prison in Palawan Province, the Philippines Over 100 Vietnamese fishermen allegedly victimized by a predatory fishing contract are longing for home as their trial for illegally fishing in the Philippines begins in Palawan Province. “We want to return to our hometowns as soon as possible,” Tran Van Thai, 42, told Tuoi [...]

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Vietnamese fishermen rescued in the Philippines 

August 3, 2011

  A dozen Vietnamese fishermen were saved by Philipino vessels after their boat capzised near the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago in the East Sea, Vietnamese authorities said Saturday. The fishermen are now in the custody of the Vietnamese Embassy in Manilla and will return home soon, according to the Vietnamease government. The boat capsized July [...]

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Experts doubt new agreement will ease East Sea tension 

July 23, 2011
Experts doubt new agreement will ease East Sea tension 

  As China and ASEAN inch closer to a goodwill declaration on the East Sea, experts doubt that it will ease tensions Vietnamese fishermen in the East Sea. Experts have called a recent agreement to implement a regional declaration of goodwill a step toward resolving growing tensions in the East Sea. Experts have called a [...]

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Shark caught in central Vietnam 

July 15, 2011
Shark caught in central Vietnam 

The 37.5-kilogram shark netted in Binh Dinh on Monday evening. A group of researchers and fishermen caught a 37.5 kilogram shark in the central province of Binh Dinh on Monday evening. The researchers from the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang and four local fishermen netted the shark off the coast of Quy Nhon City.  The [...]

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124 Vietnamese fishermen stuck in the Philippines 

July 15, 2011
124 Vietnamese fishermen stuck in the Philippines 

  As many as 124 Vietnamese fishermen on seven fishing boats from the southeastern province of Binh Thuan have been stuck in the Philippines for the last 10 days, Thanh Nien has learnt. Truong Thi Hoa of Phu Quy District told Thanh Nien via telephone that her husband, Pham Hong, the captain of one of [...]

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Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

July 5, 2011
Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

Vietnam-China relations expert discusses East Sea disputes on Hong Kong based television. PhD Vu Cao Phan, a researcher on Vietnam-China relations and deputy chairman of Vietnam-China Friendship Society, last week had an interview with Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster. Phan spoke on behalf of the Institute of Chinese Studies [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...