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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 ...

  • 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 ...

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan [Blu-Ray]

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  • 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 ...

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

    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

    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

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  • Gunman sought in Vietnamese restaurant shooting

    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 ...

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