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 [...]
Chinese who are holding 12 Vietnamese fishermen on Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) on July 5 called a Vietnamese fishing boat owner to reiterate their demand for payment for the captive fishermen and boats. Fisherman Duong Van ThoLookAtVietnam – Chinese who are holding 12 Vietnamese fishermen on Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) on July 5 called a [...]
(From left) Tran Quoc Huong, Nguyen Huu Tuan, Bui Tho Tri Ho Chi Minh City police Sunday sent three men allegedly involved in a February kidnapping to police in Thu Duc District for further investigation. Tran Quoc Huong, 33, and Bui Tho Tri, 35, on Friday admitted abducting two servants of a Thu Duc woman [...]
