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  • Fake Vietnam veteran admits 30-year lie

    Tweed man Christopher John Bayliss has admitted he has been misrepresenting himself as a returned Vietnam veteran for 30 years. Pic: supplied A TWEED Heads man has admitted falsely claiming to be a Vietnam veteran for almost 30 years.Christopher John Bayliss, 61, of Bilambil Heights, yesterday confirmed to the Bulletin he had not served in the Australian Defence Force during the Vietnam War, ...

  • China Vietnam establish fishery hotline

    Agricultural authorities from Beijing and Hanoi agreed on Wednesday to establish a fishery emergency hotline, as the leaders of the two countries vowed to prevent disputes from derailing ties. On his first official trip to China, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and President Xi Jinping also witnessed the signing of another nine agreements in areas including defence, economy and public ...

  • China Vietnam agree to set up hotline to resolve fishing incidents in South China Sea

    BEIJING, China - China and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to set up a hotline to resolve fishing incidents in disputed South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tensions between the two ideological allies. The two countries' agriculture ministers signed the agreement in Beijing. No details were immediately available. China claims virtually the entire South China Sea and its ...

  • DENR asked to probe Vietnamese log carrier grounding

    Manila, Philippines --- Senator Francis Escudero yesterday urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to investigate the grounding of the Vietnamese vessel carrying logs that ran aground on the coral reef sanctuary in Eastern Visayas. Escudero, chair of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources, said DENR should look into how the 50-foot MV Unicorn Lodger ...

  • Vietnamese President Arrives in China

    Beijing, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) President of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang, arrived in Beijing on a three-day official visit, as guest of the leader Xi Jinping, to discuss issues of common interest. The visit of Vietnamese President to China is considered here palpable expression of intense and extensive relations of friendship and cooperation for mutual benefit. A note from the Chinese Foreign ...

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Murder by Numbers

Never as disturbing or evocative as it would like to be, Murder by Numbers plods through its psychological murder-mystery trappings like well-worn clothes, and the edges are definitely starting to look frayed. There are the roots of something truly disquieting here, but the film's slick, but routine Hollywood polish keeps it level and unmemorable. ...

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  • Vietnam president visits China

    Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit as Beijing and Hanoi aim to build their political mutual trust and strengthen trade ties amid a sea dispute.Sang's trip to China is of special importance as this is the first visit to China made by a Vietnamese leader since its neighbor's new leadership assumed power in March.An analyst ...

  • Yusen Logistics Launches Vietnam-LA LCL Service

    Yusen Logistics is adding a weekly service from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, to Los Angeles to its LCL network.The service features weekly sailings from Ho Chi Minh and 18-day transit times to Los Angeles, the logistics provider said. In the U.S., the company also offers domestic transportation services."Over the past 12 months, we have opened 51 new direct LCL services, including eight direct ...

  • General Meeting and Strategy Conference - IFEX network welcomes 12 new organisations at 17th General Meeting in Phnom Penh

    IFEX is the largest global network of free expression organisations. Following the voting on 17 June at the 2013 IFEX General Meeting in Phnom Penh, 12 new organisations joined this dynamic network. The world is complex and multifaceted, and the IFEX network reflects that diversity. Our newest members span the globe, representing countries in Central Asia, Central and Southern Europe, the Middle ...

  • China to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance bilateral relations FM

    Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2nd R) meets with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem (2nd L) in Bali, Indonesia, July 21, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Bali Thursday that China hopes to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance the bilateral relations on the right track. China and Vietnam have established a ...

  • Vietnamese tourists in nightmare trip

    A group of 700 Vietnamese tourists were left to fend for themselves in Bangkok after a Vietnamese travel agent failed to pay its Thai partner for their transport and hotels. The tourists had paid the company to organise their visit to Thailand from June 12-18 for a two-day Herbalife seminar followed by a tour of Bangkok. They purchased the package from Travel Life, a firm in Ho Chi Minh City. ...

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