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Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 20:40 The former chairman of the state-run PetroVietnam has been handed a death sentence after being found guilty of embezzlement, intentionally breaking state rules on economic management and abusing his position and power. Nguyen Xuan Son, who was arrested in 2015 by the previous administration of former Prime Minister Nguyen […]
Marvel Comics In America’s imagination, the Vietnam War is not so much celebrated as it is assiduously contemplated. This inward-looking approach is reflected in films like “The Deer Hunter” and “Apocalypse Now,” best-selling novels and popular memoirs that dwell on the psychological impact of the war. Was the war worth the cost, human and otherwise? […]
BBC Without Limits: Vietnam on BBC1 It might not have been the snappiest title but it said something clear about his experience. People being people, say wellintentioned things without thinking how off the mark they are, or really wondering what it feels like to be less able. Though it’s not exactly a chuckle-a-minute, WITHOUT LIMITS: […]
Alexandre de Rhodes gets all the credit, but his Portuguese predecessors did the donkey work. Today, Western travelers in rural parts of China are met by signposts and storefronts filled with alienating logograms, or characters. But if they cross the border into Vietnam, they’re greeted by a far more welcoming alphabet. Abundant accents aside, the […]
Published time: 19 Aug, 2017 17:05 Six people in Vietnam were killed when a wartime era bomb exploded in the nation’s Khanh Hoa province on Friday and struck a residential building, according to local reports. The incident took place in a mountainous area close to To Hap town, with Baomoi reporting that the victims have […]
Carlos Barria/Reuters WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army medic from Michigan who risked his life multiple times to rescue Vietnam War comrades is becoming the first person to receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump. Trump is set to present America’s highest military honor to James McCloughan on Monday at a White House ceremony. […]
In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: “How was your day?” Felicia Elizondo, aka Felicia FlamesSan Francisco It’s my day off today. I’ve been lying down and watching TV because I rarely get to lie down in the middle of the day and rest. […]
Published time: 3 Jul, 2017 23:41 A traditional buffalo fighting festival in Northern Vietnam was suspended after a trainer was violently gored by one of his animals. The man later died of his injuries in hospital. The Do Son festival, held in the port city of Hai Phong, north Vietnam, was suspended Saturday following the […]
YouTube/VietJet Vietnamese private budget airline VietJet’s market capitalization surpassed that of state-owned Vietnam Airlines on Monday, only a week after it was listed. VietJet grabbed headlines with bikini-clad flight attendants when it was launched in 2011 and its success on the Ho Chi Minh stock exchange reflects its rapid ascent since. It has become known […]
Published time: 1 Mar, 2017 09:37 A protest involving hundreds of construction workers started at a Samsung Display plant in Vietnam on Tuesday. According to Vietnamese online newspaper VnExpress, employees clashed with guards at the plant in the country’s northern Bac Ninh Province. [embedded content] An eyewitness told the media the conflict began when a […]
