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PetroVietnam says oil activities normal in East Sea  

January 17, 2012
PetroVietnam says oil activities normal in East Sea  

  The state-owned Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) said despite "complications" last year, it was business as usual for it in the East Sea. Phung Dinh Thuc, the chief executive of PetroVietnam, which explores and drills oil in the sea, said at a press conference Monday that thanks to assistance from the ministries of public security, defense, [...]

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Vietnam receives its largest container ship 

December 21, 2011
Vietnam receives its largest container ship 

  The CMA CGM Laperouse moored in Cai Mep Port on Monday has become the largest container ship to call on a Vietnamese port. The French carrier CMA CGM will add more ships similar in size to the Laperhouse on the Asia-Europe trade lane, starting in March. The ship has 13,830 20-foot equivalent units of capacity. The [...]

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Malaysian navy ships visits Vietnam 

October 12, 2011
Malaysian navy ships visits Vietnam 

KD Terengganu, one of two Malaysian navy ships that docked at the Saigon Seaport in Ho Chi Minh City Thursday Two Malaysian Navy ships with a crew of 149 members docked at the port in Ho Chi Minh City Thursday, starting a four-day visit to Vietnam. During the visit, the crew of KD Terengganu and KD Perdana will [...]

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Shipping group executives violated rules 

October 8, 2011
Shipping group executives violated rules 

  The Ministry of Public Security has concluded investigations into financial mismanagement at state-owned shipbuilding corporation Vinashin and sought charges against eleven officials, including the former chairman and general director. The officials are deemed responsible for inflicting losses of more than VND900 billion (US$43 million) on the state budget. Investigators have proposed to the Supreme [...]

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Vinashin joint venture targets revenue surge 

August 9, 2011
Vinashin joint venture targets revenue surge 

Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard in the central province of Khanh Hoa. Hyundai Vinashin, a Vietnamese shipbuilding joint venture, has started work on three big ships for foreign buyers, targeting a 67 percent increase in revenues this year, the government said. The ships, with a height of between 15 and 18.6 meters, were ordered by one Turkish and [...]

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US Navy ships dock in central Vietnam 

July 20, 2011
US Navy ships dock in central Vietnam 

  Two US Naval destroyers and a salvage ship docked Friday in the central city of Da Nang, starting a visit to mark the 16th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations. During the weeklong trip, the 700 crew members of USS Preble, USS Chung Hoon and USNS Safeguard will engage in several activities including humanitarian [...]

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Fishermen pick up East Sea gauntlet 

July 2, 2011
Fishermen pick up East Sea gauntlet 

  International experts urge action to back rhetoric as China and Vietnam pledge to solve East Sea disputes peacefully Sixty-two-year old Nguyen Van Ai of the central Binh Dinh Province prepares for an offshore fishing trip. Ai owns four large fishing boats and together with six sons, two sons-in-law and 75 other fishermen, head out [...]

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Vietnam, China conduct joint patrol in Tonkin Gulf 

June 22, 2011
Vietnam, China conduct joint patrol in Tonkin Gulf 

HQ376, one of two Vietnam navy ships that joined a patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin in cooperation with Chinese navy on Sunday and Monday. Two Vietnam navy ships were to end a patrol in cooperation with Chinese navy in the waters of the Bac Bo Gulf (the Gulf of Tonkin) Monday. After the patrol [...]

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Vietnam insists on peaceful measures in disputes, says official  

June 11, 2011
Vietnam insists on peaceful measures in disputes, says official  

Nguyen Chi Vinh, Vietnam's Deputy Defense Minister Vietnam will keep solving disputes with peaceful measures, while protecting its sovereignty with determination, Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh told Thanh Nien in an interview.   Vinh and his superior, Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh, are at the Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual Asian security forum. The forum is [...]

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Vietnamese expert stresses China’s expansion ambition in latest sea clash 

June 4, 2011
Vietnamese expert stresses China’s expansion ambition in latest sea clash 

Binh Minh No.02, a ship of the state-owned PetroVietnam, had its cables severed by Chinese patrol ships last Thursday. China is making a new step in a plot to expand sovereignty in the East Sea with the latest attack on a Vietnamese survey boat, Duong Danh Dy, a research expert specializing in Chinese affairs, said 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...