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  • Vietnam successfully test-flies drones

    Vietnam Sunday successfully conducted test flights of six indigenously-made unmanned aerial vehicles, a media report said. The "made-in-Vietnam" drones flew over the Central Highlands Lam Dong province, Xinhua reported citing the Van Hoa The Thao (Culture and Sports) newspaper. After three days of tests - May 17-19 - in Da Lat city and Lac Duong district of Lam Dong, six vehicles made by the ...

  • Russian dies in Vietnam after fight with compatriot

    A Russian tourist died in Vietnam after a fight with a compatriot and fellow-traveller in the coastal city of Nha Trang. The two Russians, who were travelling in Vietnam together and shared a room at a hotel in Nha Trang, entered a heated argument that resulted in a fight, the Tuoi Tre news website said. In the course of the fight, one of them inflicted a wound in the neck of the other with a ...

  • Tra Vinh official arrested for bribery

    Tra Vinh official arrested for bribery TRA VINH (VNS)-- Police in the southern province of Tra Vinh have arrested chief inspector of the provincial agriculture and rural development department for allegedly accepting bribes from two local fertiliser production companies. Nguyen Van Troi, 44, had been in charge of fertiliser quality inspections in the province before being detained on ...

  • Workers killed when lift falls 18 floors

    Workers killed when lift falls 18 floors HA NOI (VNS)-- Three workers were killed on a construction site in an urban area of Ha Dong District after an elevator apparently felt from the 18th floor to the ground on Saturday morning. According to co-workers, they heard an extremely loud noise at around 7am. Witnesses said that two of the men died instantly while the other succumbed to his ...

  • Two students drowned near construction site

    Two students drowned near construction site CAN THO (VNS)-- Two elementary students drowned on Saturday in a pond near a construction site in Thot Not District, Can Tho City. According to local residents, six students were playing ball near the site. A local resident saw the kids fall into the water and was able to rescue four of them. The construction site belonged to Nguyen Trung Tin of ...

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There is no shortage of firepower in Terminator Salvation, the fourth film in the time-bending sci-fi series that began back in 1984 when James Cameron cast Arnold Schwarzenegger as a monosyllabic cyborg sent back in time from the machine-run future to kill the mo ... ...

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  • Vietnam successfully tests flights of unmanned aircraft

    Made-in-Vietnam unmanned aerial vehicles successfully flew over Vietnam's Central Highlands Lam Dong province, local media reported.Specifically, after three days of tests, from May 17-19, in Da Lat city and Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province, six vehicles made by the Vietnam Space Technology Institute, under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), successfully made 37 ...

  • Russian tourist kills fellow traveler in Vietnam

    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

    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

    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

    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 ...

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