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Police seek victims of scam artist targeting Vietnamese
SEATTLE — King County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for victims of a Vietnamese con artist accused of posing as a Department of Social and Health Services employee to gain their trust. Detectives said 39-year-old Oanh Nguyen of White Center would contact her victims in the DSHS office in the 9600 block of 15th Avenue SW. Nguyen would pose as a DSHS employee and approach ...
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Vietnam Leader Visiting China Seeks Export Gain Amid Sea Tension
China , their first meeting since China's leadership change, will focus on bolstering economic ties even as tensions rise over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang is set to meet President Xi Jinping during a three-day visit starting today, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said June 14. The two are among only five remaining ...
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Some interesting facts on Vietnam
I remember a certain confrere who loved to travel abroad. To justify his frequent travels, he would tell me, "Travel is the best form of education." "You're right," I'd reply, "that is, if you have money." * * *Well, my staff and I of the Mission Communications Foundation, Inc. (MCFI) saved some funds in order to travel to Vietnam and have a stronger ...
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Detectives look to Vietnamese community to find fraud victims
Oanh Nguyen, pictured in a King County Sheriff’s Office photo. King County detectives investigating a woman believed to have bilked members of the Seattle-area Vietnamese hope to find additional people hurt by the fraud. Investigators believe Oanh Nguyen, 39, of White Center, would contact her victims in the Department of Social and Health Services office in the 9600 block of 15 Avenue ...
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RP to export for first timehybrid corn seed to Vietnam in2...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will be able to export for the first time its hybrid corn seed once nearby Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam opens up to biotechnology products within the next two ...
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Vietnamese crew held in Philippines
Eighteen Vietnamese crew members have been detained after their cargo ship hit a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard has said. The ship - the Unicorn Logger - was heading from Malaysia to deliver logs to Japan when it hit the reef. In April, 12 Chinese fishermen were charged with poaching after their boat ran aground on the protected Tubbataha reef park, a UN World Heritage ...
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Songa Mercur to Depart Cuba for Vietnam
Songa Mercur (mid-water semisub) is departing Cuba for Vietnam after failing to find oil, AFP reported on Tuesday. Drilling work in Cuba was suspended because of a problem-plagued exploration well, and the start of the hurricane season, reported the state-run Agencia de Informacion National (AIN). Songa Mercur was drilling in shallow waters in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila about ...
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New Vietnamese bishops appointed after Vatican-Vietnam negotiations
Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops in Vietnam, with the announcement coming the day after the conclusion of the latest round of negotiations between the Vatican and the Vietnamese government. The Pope appointed Father Nguyen Huu Long as an auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoa, and Father Pierre Nguyen Van Vien as auxiliary of Vinh. In a series of talks, representatives of the Holy See and the ...
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Coffee Resumes Decline on Vietnam Bearish Bets Sugar Retreats
Robusta coffee, down 7.3 percent this month, resumed declines as speculators bet on lower prices and rains improve the outlook for the next crop in Vietnam, the world's top producer of the variety. Sugar retreated. Regular rains in the main growing region of Vietnam are aiding fruit growth and boosting the crop's quality. Cherries are "a bit bigger than last year," said ...
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18 Vietnamese crew held as ship hits Philippine reef
MANILA : Eighteen Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard said ...
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Vietnamese ship damages 270 sqm of coral reefs
MANILA -- The Philippine Coast Guard is assessing the damage caused by a Vietnamese vessel that ran aground on a protected marine sanctuary near Sambawan Island in Biliran province. Officials believe the M/V Unicorn Logger damaged about 270 square meters of coral reefs last Friday. The cargo vessel was bound for Japan from Sandakan, Malaysia and was carrying lumber. It will be brought to ...
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Vietnam-airline.org Offers 700 Discounted Tickets for Frequent Customers
Vietnam-airline.org continues to launch a special program. In particular, it offers more than 700 discounted tickets for customers who book tickets from now till the end of ...
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Vietnamese president to pay state visit to China
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang receives interview by Chinese journalists in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 18, 2013. Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang will pay a state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping from June 19 to 21. Photo: ...
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Malaysian culture introduced to promote tourism
HA NOI (VNS)- Malaysia Tourism Year 2014 was launched today in Ha Noi with a performance of Malaysian culture. The programme at the Sheraton Hotel offered visitors a chance to enjoy traditional Malaysian dances, the art of Teh Tarik (tea ceremony) and hand-painted tattoos. Guests tried on traditional costumes and had their photos taken with beautiful young Malaysian men and women. A tourism ...
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MOET reprimands university centre
HA NOI (VNS)--The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has ordered Ha Noi National University's Centre for Educational Technology and Career Development (ETC) to stop all of its joint training programmes with overseas partners. The centre has provided undergraduate and graduate courses that have violated the Law on Education and MOET joint training programme regulations in HCM City, ...
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Vietnam Adds to Dong Intervention With Plan to Cut Dollar Rates
Vietnam looks set to ratchet up intervention in the foreign-exchange market to stem losses in the dong and promote greater use of the currency. The State Bank of Vietnam is considering lowering the ...
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President Sangs visit to lift Vietnam-China ties
HA NOI (VNS)--President Truong Tan Sang will pay a State-level visit to China from June 19 to 21 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping. This will be the first-ever visit made by President Sang as Head of State and the first state-level visit by a high-ranking Vietnamese leader to China since its change of leadership. The ...
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Vietnam Italy step up financial ties
Vietnamese Deputy Finance Minister Do Hoang Anh Tuan is on a visit to Italy from June 15-20 to seek stronger ties with Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance..--VNA/VNS ...
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Tragedy strikes as Toddler chokes to death on a lychee seed
Tragedy strikes as Toddler chokes to death on a lychee seed THAI BINH (VNS)- A 6-month-old boy in the northern province of Thai Binh's Kien Xuong District died after choking on a lychee seed on Monday. Despite the problem being detected quickly, the boy died from suffocation after a few minutes, with his family unable to clear the blockage. Doctors in the province advised parents to be ...
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Polish prodigyto perform in Ha Noi
Polish prodigyto perform in Ha Noi HA NOI (VNS)- A night of Chopin will be performed by pianist Krystian Tkaczewski at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM), 77 Hao Nam Street, Ha Noi, on Thursday. The concert is being co-organised by VNAM and the Polish embassy to Ha Noi, bringing one of the most talented Polish pianists to local audiences. Born in 1980 in Tarnow, Poland, ...
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Exhibition in Paris celebrates wonders of Ha Noi
Exhibition in Paris celebrates wonders of Ha Noi PARIS (VNS)- The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris is hosting its first ever painting and sculpture exhibition honouring the ancient beauty of Ha Noi. The exhibited works have been created by artists from Viet Nam, France and Brazil and invite Vietnamese and foreign visitors to rediscover the city and the legend of its Hoan Kiem (Sword) ...
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Vietnamese weightlifters to take part in Asian event
Vietnamese weightlifters to take part in Asian event HA NOI (VNS)- Seven-member weightlifting team left for Kazakhstan today to partake in the Asian Weightlifting Championships on June 20-26. "The event will give Vietnamese young athletes a chance to hone their skills for the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar later this year and 17th Asian Games next year so we don't spin medal ...
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S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal
S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal SEOUL - South Korea formally opened bidding on Tuesday on a US$7.3 billion deal to provide 60 advanced fighter planes, with three aviation giants vying for what is the Asian nation's largest defence contract to date. US companies Boeing and Lockheed Martin and the European aerospace consortium EADS are in the running, and all have ...
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Vietnam Says Asset Company Will Start Operations in Mid-July
asset management company in mid-July to clean up nearly $5 billion of bad debt at lenders and accelerate the country's banking restructuring process. "Banks must do two parallel duties: resolve bad debts and prevent existing loans from becoming bad ones," according to a statement on the government's website, citing central bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh at the mid-year ...
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Vietnams land law under spotlight
Ha Noi (Viet Nam News/ANN) - National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed the many issues surrounding the land acquisition process in Vietnam, as proposed amendments to the country's Land Law came under the spotlight. In the build up to the debate, nearly 7 million individuals and organisations had their say on the issue. Given the fact that a majority of land-related complaints and ...
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