Posts Tagged ‘ Nha trang ’

Vietnam ex-cops receive suspended sentences for torturing woman 

January 11, 2012
Vietnam ex-cops receive suspended sentences for torturing woman 

Tran Ba Tuan and Nguyen Dinh Quyet, both former investigators of Nha Trang’s police division, at a trial in the central province of Khanh Hoa on January 9. The duo received suspended sentences for torturing a theft suspect in 2010. Two former police officers in the central province of Khanh Hoa each has received a nine-month suspended [...]

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Khanh Hoa crush Ninh Binh in Vietnam Super League 

January 11, 2012
Khanh Hoa crush Ninh Binh in Vietnam Super League 

Khatoco Khanh Hoa players celebrate after crushing Ninh Binh 4-0 at Nha Trang Stadium in Super League 2nd round on Sunday. Photo by Quang Nhut Khatoco Khanh Hoa thrashed visitors Vissai Ninh Binh 4-0 in the second round of Vietnam’s top-flight Super League at Nha Trang Stadium Sunday. The hosts set a cracking pace right [...]

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Japan funds project to control drug-resistant bacteria 

December 30, 2011
Japan funds project to control drug-resistant bacteria 

  The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to provide US$3.8 million in non-refundable aid to a project to control drug-resistant bacteria in Vietnam. The project will be carried out from 2012 to 2017 in Hanoi, Thai Binh, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho. Under the project, JICA will transfer technologies to [...]

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Higher domestic airfares a setback for travel agents 

December 20, 2011
Higher domestic airfares a setback for travel agents 

  Travel agencies already struggling in difficult economic conditions will be hit hard by the latest hike in domestic airfares, industry insiders say. The agencies face both losses on tours already booked and cancellations of bookings because of higher tour prices. In fact, the airfare hike makes foreign tours more attractive to local customers, they [...]

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Metro Cash & Carry opens new Vietnam outlet 

December 19, 2011
Metro Cash & Carry opens new Vietnam outlet 

  Metro Cash & Carry, which operates self-service wholesale stores, opened a new outlet this week in central Vietnam . Metro Cash & Carry Nha Trang, which came into operation on Wednesday, is the third new store of the company in the country this year, expanding its sales network to 16 wholesale centers in 13 [...]

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Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

December 14, 2011
Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

  The Vietnamese Finance Ministry has approved a 20 percent price rise for domestic flights from December 15. After the ministry issued the decision on December 6, national carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it will start raising airfares by 15-20 percent next Thursday. Other airlines – Air Mekong, Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air – have confirmed [...]

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Former officer faces torture charges in central Vietnam 

December 1, 2011
Former officer faces torture charges in central Vietnam 

A file photo of Nguyen Truong Vu with injures on his face at Khanh Hoa General Hospital in the central province of the same name. Vu was allegedly beaten up by a former officer. Investigators from the Vietnamese prosecutor’s office Monday proposed to charge a former police officer in the central province of Khanh Hoa with [...]

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Travel firm illegally fills up Vietnam central bay for wharf 

November 23, 2011
Travel firm illegally fills up Vietnam central bay for wharf 

A crane near Nha Trang Bay on Vietnam central coast Nov. 22, 2011 during a project to fill up parts of the bay for a cruiser wharf. A national attraction on Vietnam’s central coast, Nha Trang Bay, is being filled up illegally for an international cruiser wharf.   Bulldozers, roller trucks and many people have been seen [...]

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Reckless abandon 

November 21, 2011
Reckless abandon 

  Speeding and handing the wheels over to unlicensed drivers is not uncommon practice among container truck drivers, an investigation finds Rescuers carrying the body of a victim killed by an accident between a container truck and a bus that left 10 dead in Binh Thuan Province on November 7. The lack of container truck [...]

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World Travel Awards names Vinpearl best resort 

November 14, 2011
World Travel Awards names Vinpearl best resort 

Vinpearl Resort Nha Trang Vinpearl Resort Nha Trang recently was voted the Vietnam’s Leading Resort by the World Travel Awards (WTA,) the comprehensive voter-determined awards in the global travel and tourism industry. This is the fourth time Vinpearl has received the international program’s accolade. Previously, the WTA  listed Vinpearl as Vietnam’s Leading Spa Resort - in [...]

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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...