Posts Tagged ‘ The Map ’

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 [...]

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Joint-exploration could help ease East Sea disputes

December 5, 2009
Joint-exploration could help ease East Sea disputes

Vietnamese soldiers in a flag-saluting ceremony on the Truong Sa Archipelago Escalating tensions over the oil-rich East Sea could be eased temporarily by a joint-exploitation agreement and then resolved permanently under international laws, scholars said at a workshop in Hanoi Friday. The issue was discussed during the two-day event that attracted more than 150 scholars [...]

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Thinkers gather to talk East Sea issues

November 27, 2009
Thinkers gather to talk East Sea issues

Dr. Voronin Sergeevich of the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies of the Russian Academy of Science attends a conference on the East Sea in Hanoi. Experts at a highly-anticipated international workshop on East Sea in Hanoi say they hope the words of wisdom from scholars and experts would be used by policy makers to [...]

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A Vietnam made of 1,000 dragons

November 12, 2009
A Vietnam made of 1,000 dragons

Artisan Ngoc Minh and his co-workers are busy completing his unique artwork – a map of Vietnam made from 1,000 dragons.  Ngoc Minh from Duy Xuyen district, the central province of Quang Nam, began making this artwork three years ago to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi in 2010.  “The idea of [...]

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China’s claim to 80 percent of East Sea unacceptable

September 3, 2009
China’s claim to 80 percent of East Sea unacceptable

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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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...