January 3, 2012
People prepare to bury a beached whale in Quang Nam Province in October 2010. The Bac beach in central Vietnam has become a cemetery for more than 500 beached whales. Traditionally, the whale is seen as a holy protector by local fishermen. The beach in Quang Nam Province, which boasts the UNESCO heritage site [...]
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June 4, 2011
International experts condemn China for disrupting Vietnam’s legal marine activities and urged the country to be better prepared for the next encounter Fishermen unloading tunas in the central province of Binh Thuan. On Sunday, Vietnam condemned China for increasing regional tensions and said it would do everything necessary to protect its territorial integrity after [...]
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January 15, 2011
A Vietnamese paratrooper Regiment C16 at a practice session on September 17, 2010. Regional defense experts argue that Vietnam’s recent weapons upgrades do not demonstrate participation in a regional arms race. Last year, Vietnam acquired new frigates, multi-role jet fighters, Kilo-class submarines and anti-shipping missiles. Foreign experts argue that the move is purely defensive. “Vietnam [...]
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September 3, 2009
VNNB summarizes the local media’s accounts that has been triggered by Chinese document submitted to the UN Law of the Sea Commission in support of its territorial claims in the East Sea. China’s U-shaped line in the East Sea. The dotted line – drawn in the East Sea on the Chinese map – is referred to as [...]
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June 7, 2009
UNICEF funds campaign to support children’s rights; Environmental Police Department launches website; Kon Tum orphans to receive Australian support; UK funds HIV/AIDS programme in Vietnam; Dak Lak reburies 81 martyrs killed in Cambodia; Da Nang goes green with environmentally friendly buses UNICEF funds campaign to support children’s rights The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated [...]
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June 5, 2009
Vietnam’s most senior photographer Vo An Ninh passed away at his home in HCM City on June 4 at the age of 103. Vo An Ninh and his photos of the famine in 1945. Vo An Ninh was born on June 18, 1907 in Hanoi. His first photo was published in 1932. With over 70 years [...]
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