Posts Tagged ‘ staff ’

Hydrofoil catches fire in southern Vietnam, no casualties 

January 17, 2012
Hydrofoil catches fire in southern Vietnam, no casualties 

Burn marks on the hydrofoil that caught fire in the southern coastal resort town of Vung Tau on January 15 A hydrofoil caught fire in the southern coastal resort of Vung Tau when it was being refueled but no casualty has been reported so far. The fire is believed to have broken out in the [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Social | Comments Off

Iranian robbers to stand trial in central Vietnam 

December 17, 2011
Iranian robbers to stand trial in central Vietnam 

From left" Farhad Hosseininasbardi, Lalia Mostafa and Setoodeh Mohamad Shiraz. Police in the central province of Quang Nam said Thursday three Iranian men who robbed a local filling station early this month are being detained awaiting trial. On Dec 1, Lalia Mostafa, 24, together with Farhad Hosseininasbardi, 27, and Setoodeh Mohamad Shiraz, 28, stopped their [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Social | Comments Off

Four different paths in Hanoi 

September 27, 2011
Four different paths in Hanoi 

  Tourists on Hang Be, one of the oldest streets in Hanoi Backpackers, nature lovers, history buffs and luxury travelers will all find themselves at home in Hanoi. For backpackers: Hanoi Hostel is a brand new, pristine little youth hostel. The receptionists are young and helpful, always ready to help with a smile and a [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Travel | Comments Off

Unhealthy relationship 

August 28, 2011
Unhealthy relationship 

An undated file photo of a patient being treated in the emergency room. When his brother was pronounced dead after an hour of treatment in the emergency room, 18-year-old Nguyen Van Dung went berserk and made good on a threat he’d made earlier. He took a knife and stabbed two doctors, one of them to [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Reports | Comments Off

British PM in spotlight over News Corp phone-hacking 

July 20, 2011
British PM in spotlight over News Corp phone-hacking 

News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch gives evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee on the phone hacking scandal Prime Minister David Cameron arrived back in Britain to face a grueling parliamentary examination on Wednesday over the phone-hacking scandal, a day after Rupert Murdoch told lawmakers he was not to blame for the crisis. Cameron returned to [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in International | Comments Off

Passenger rejects civil aviation administration finding  

May 22, 2011
Passenger rejects civil aviation administration finding  

Le Minh Khuong is the coach of the national taekwondo team. Vietnam’s national taekwondo team coach Le Minh Khuong says he will protest a decision by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to fine him for disrupting a Vietnam Airlines flight last month. Le Minh Khuong, 50, refused to sign the finding of CAAV’s [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Social | Comments Off

Personal protection a secure vocation 

May 17, 2011
Personal protection a secure vocation 

Security professional Nguyen Van Nam (R) and his team protect A.J. of Backstreet Boys when the band arrives for a show in Ho Chi Minh City in March 2011. There are generally two perspectives on bodyguards. They are either ugly, rude, tough, dumb-looking guys; or men in black, with chiseled looks, sunglasses and earpieces. Neither [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Lifestyle | Comments Off

Shining country upon a hill 

March 26, 2011
Shining country upon a hill 

    Morning commuters wait in line for a bus outside an East Japan Railways Co. train station after Tokyo Electric Co. announced the power outages in Urayasu city, Japan, on Monday, March 14, 2011 As the horrific power of nature’s shock and awe operation was unleashed on Japan last week, captured graphically by amateur [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News | Comments Off

Workers abandon Japan nuclear reactor due to radiation risk 

March 19, 2011
Workers abandon Japan nuclear reactor due to radiation risk 

A toy lies in front of a destroyed house in the devastated city of Ofunato. Rescue teams from the US, Britain and China began assisting in the search for survivors following the devasting earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11. Workers were ordered to withdraw from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in International | Comments Off

New army chief of staff named  

January 3, 2011
New army chief of staff named  

Minister of National Defense Phung Quang Thanh (R) hands over appointment papers to deputy defence minister Do Ba Ty who has been named Chief of General Staff of the People's Army. Deputy Minister of National Defense Do Ba Ty was appointed as the new chief of the commanding and managing organization of Vietnam People’s Army [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Politics | Comments Off

Feature

Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

By

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...