January 7, 2012
Dau Ngoc Hung (L) arrives at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport January 4. Hung is the sole survivor out of 23 sailors who were on board the Vietnamese cargo vessel Vinalines Queen which reportedly sank off the Philippines on December 25 without sending distress signals. The sole survivor from the Vinalines Queen, the Vietnamese [...]
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December 19, 2011
Residents wade through floodwaters among the debris of destroyed houses in Cagayan de Oroon, after tropical storm Washi swept the southern Philippines. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flash-flood victims Monday to minimize the health risk from rotting cadavers after a disaster that has left many hundreds dead or missing. Hard-pressed authorities in [...]
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November 25, 2011
A protester holds an image of former president Gloria Arroyo during a protest in front of the Supreme Court in Manila on November 22, 2011. The arrest of former Philippine leader Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for vote rigging has put President Benigno Aquino’s campaign to tackle corruption where he wants it, in the headlines as he [...]
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November 18, 2011
Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy performed at the concert in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov 11. Vietnamese talented violinist Bui Cong Duy made a successful debut at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 11. Under the baton of Korean conductor Lee Joon Jae and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, [...]
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November 4, 2011
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (L) and his Philippine counterpart Benigno S.Aquino III Vietnam and the Philippines will increase their two-way trade value to US$3 billion by 2016, the Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday. The agreement, reached in talks between Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and his Philippine counterpart Benigno S.Aquino III,  was announced in a statement released the same [...]
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November 2, 2011
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (L) is welcomed by his Philippin counterpart Benigno Aquino when he arrives Manila on October 26. Vietnam’s president wrapped up his three day visit to the Philippines on October 28 with several agreements inked and promising more cooperation in economy, defense and marine research. President Truong Tan Sang visited the Philippines [...]
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November 1, 2011
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino agreed to boost maritime cooperation in the East Sea. Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to boost maritime cooperation for the purposes of maintaining peace, security and free navigation of the East Sea. During his three-day state visit to the Philippines beginning Wednesday (October [...]
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October 22, 2011
 Vietnam U23 footballers Long Giang (L) and Trong Hoang (R) practice in Hanoi on October 13. The draw for the 26th South East Asian Games went well enough for Vietnam’s Under-23 footballers but critics say precaution is necessary. The Wednesday draw placed Vietnam in Group B with U23 teams from Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, East [...]
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October 21, 2011
A Filipino housekeeper (L) with a meal she prepared for the family that employs her in HCMC A community of Filipino nationals is singing Ho Chi Minh City’s praises for the opportunities southern Vietnam’s economic capital has offered them. Most women work as housekeepers for rich local families. Many others, both men and women, [...]
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October 8, 2011
Vietnam and the Philippines agreed to strengthen sea patrols in the East Sea at a meeting of their army chiefs in Hanoi on Wednesday (September 28). Bilateral defense relations had seen “good developments” but much cooperation potential remained to be tapped, said a joint statement after the meeting between Lt Gen Do Ba Ty, [...]
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