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Somali pirates chop off arm of hijacked boat’s captain: Vietnamese sailor 

January 25, 2012
Somali pirates chop off arm of hijacked boat’s captain: Vietnamese sailor 

  Two Vietnamese sailors on a Taiwanese fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates off the Indian Ocean two years ago have called home saying the pirates had chopped off an arm of the captain. The pirates are demanding a US$2.8-million ransom. On January 20, Tran Van Hung, one of the 26 crew members of the [...]

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US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

January 18, 2012
US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

  New lease on life – a Vietnamese man with a 198-lb tumor, a woman with tumors all over the body and another with several covering half her face look forward to bright futures Doctor McKay McKinnon (L) visited Nguyen Duy Hai, 32, on January 8, three days after his 82-kilogram tumor was successfully removed [...]

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Man recovers after removal of giant tumor 

January 9, 2012
Man recovers after removal of giant tumor 

  Nguyen Duy Hai gives a thumbs up sign at the FV hospital in HCMC, where he had an 82-kg tumor removed. Photo courtesy of Tuoi Tre Newspaper. Two days after having a 82-kg tumor removed in a major surgery, the patient could breathe on his own and eat on Saturday, doctors of the FV Hospital [...]

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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...