Russian tourist kills fellow traveler in Vietnam

eTN - Sunday 19th May, 2013

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian tourist died after a fight with his compatriot and fellow-traveler in a coastal city of Nha Trang in southern Vietnam, The Tuoi Tre News website reported. According to the website, the two Russians, who were traveling in Vietnam together and shared a room at the Sheraton hotel in Nha Trang, entered a heated argument with each other that resulted in a fight. In the ...

Decatur Ill. ceremony honors Vietnam War veterans those who didnt come home

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

DECATUR -- Steve Vollmer's first memory of Vietnam remains vivid in his mind. "I remember stepping off the plane and the heat and humidity just rose up around you and overwhelmed you," he said. Serving a full tour there as a sergeant in the Army's 23rd Infantry, or Americal Division, and 1st Cavalry, Vollmer said he was stationed everywhere from Chu Lai and Cu Chi to ...

ID released on victim in Vietnamese restaurant shooting

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A 50-year-old man was shot to death at a Vietnamese restaurant in northwest Harris County on Saturday officials said. Ha Tran met another man at Pho 95 about 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the 11300 block of Veterans Memorial, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, who has not been identified, appeared to be in his mid-30s to mid-40s. The men placed their order, and the ...

US and Vietnam gradually becoming bittersweet partners

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Vietnam War. The iconic images of American helicopters evacuating people on building rooftops in Saigon in April 30, 1975 made it unimaginable that someday Washington policymakers and Hanoi communist leaders would explore steps towards a strategic partnership between the two countries. But the unimaginable has become possible. The US-Vietnam relationship has gradually taken the shape of a ...

Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don't have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much content on foreign channels must be translated into Vietnamese. Foreign governments and a leading pay TV trade group have urged the Vietnamese government to modify the decree, saying it is tantamount to ...

Vietnam trip makes new memories stirs the old

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Streets in Hanoi, and in every city in Vietnam, are filled with motor scooters, which are the primary method of transportation in the country of some 90 million. (Courtesy of Tim Coder) HANOI – My mind is adrift in search of old enemies as the bus crosses Victory Bridge over the Red River. It maneuvers in the riot of trucks, horns and motor scooters toward the stilled heartbeat of Ho Chi ...

Vietnam veterans new battle getting disability compensation

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

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Gunman sought in Vietnamese restaurant shooting

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

An Asian man was found dead at a Vietnamese restaurant at north Houston.Two Asian males sat down at a table at the restaurant at 11347 Veterans Memorial Drive around 12:30 p.m. One of the men left to go to the bathroom. Upon returning from the bathroom, he pulled a pistol from his waistband and shot the victim one time and fled, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Department.The victim ...

RP to export for first timehybrid corn seed to Vietnam in2...

Check Biotech - Saturday 18th May, 2013

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 ...