Posts Tagged ‘ Truong ’

Vietnam ex-cop charged with torturing suspects 

December 28, 2011
Vietnam ex-cop charged with torturing suspects 

A file photo of Nguyen Truong Vu in the Khanh Hoa Hospital in July 2011 where his wounds, which had been caused by a local policeman during an interrogation, were treated. Prosecutors in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Tuesday indicted a former police officer on charge of torture for using corporal punishment against two [...]

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Vietnamese exporters feel the pinch as EU crisis deepens 

December 21, 2011
Vietnamese exporters feel the pinch as EU crisis deepens 

  The financial crisis in Europe and resultant weaker consumption is posing a great danger to Vietnamese exporters, many of whom have been heavily dependent on the market. Truong Thi Le Khanh, general director of Vinh Hoan Corp., a seafood processor and trader, said shipments to the EU are now on a decline. As the [...]

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When in Hue 

December 5, 2011
When in Hue 

CÆ¡m hến (mussel cooked rice) is among the most popular dishes in Hue Many tourists choose Hue just to taste its wide range of sophisticated food. Indeed, taking package tourists to expensive Hue restaurants is an essential component of many tours to the central region city. But that’s not the best way to know the [...]

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Former officer faces torture charges in central Vietnam 

December 1, 2011
Former officer faces torture charges in central Vietnam 

A file photo of Nguyen Truong Vu with injures on his face at Khanh Hoa General Hospital in the central province of the same name. Vu was allegedly beaten up by a former officer. Investigators from the Vietnamese prosecutor’s office Monday proposed to charge a former police officer in the central province of Khanh Hoa with [...]

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Inside the great animal gene pool 

November 21, 2011
Inside the great animal gene pool 

  Pu Mat National Park and the Pu Huong and Pu Hoat nature reserves are the core zones of the UNESCO-recognized Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, at 1.3 million hectares the largest such reserve in Southeast Asia. The park, whose name means high slope in the language of the Thai tribe, is located in the [...]

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Glut of coastal economic zones stunts growth 

November 17, 2011
Glut of coastal economic zones stunts growth 

  A part of Dung Quat oil refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai. The refinery is the mainstay of the Dung Quat Economic Zone. Coastal economic zones have developed strength in numbers, but failed to pull their weight. They are characterized by sluggish development, low occupancy rates, modest investments and very small contribution [...]

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Diem takes a spot in top 15 of Miss International 

November 8, 2011
Diem takes a spot in top 15 of Miss International 

  Thuy Vi came away with nothing at the Miss World pageant Photo courtesy of the organizer. Truong Tri Truc Diem (R) congratulates the new Miss International 2011, Miss Ecuador. Truong Tri Truc Diem, who was crowned Miss Fashion in Miss Earth 2007, ended her attempt at the Miss International pageant to be named a [...]

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Health workers face charges in infant's dissapearance in Hanoi 

November 8, 2011
Health workers face charges in infant's dissapearance in Hanoi 

A newborn at the Hanoi-based National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where an infant went missing on November 3. The family of a newborn who went missing in a Hanoi-based hospital last week has proposed related agencies to press charges against the hospital’s health workers, VnExpress reported Monday. In his letter to the capital’s police [...]

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Vietnamese lawmakers discuss cutting preferential treatment for state firms 

November 6, 2011
Vietnamese lawmakers discuss cutting preferential treatment for state firms 

Deputy Mai Thi Anh Tuyet suggests further equitization of state-owned firms, especially those that are making losses National Assembly members and economists are suggesting that Vietnam equitizes large state groups and reduces loan guarantees to state owned firms in an effort to prevent financial resources being squandered on loss making businesses. During the ongoing NA [...]

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New book tells tales of Vietnamese in colonial army 

October 31, 2011
New book tells tales of Vietnamese in colonial army 

Cover of the book. Photo by Lam Dien A new book titled Nguoi linh thuoc dia Nam Ky (Colonial soldiers in Southern Vietnam) gives a clear overview on the experience of being a native Vietnamese soldier serving the French colonial army in Indochina from 1861-1945.   The book was developed from author Ta Chi Dai Truong’s PhD thesis written 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...