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  • Vietnam China to enhance ties

    /enpproperty--> HANOI -- Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, who will start his three-day state visit to China from Wednesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in an interview with Xinhua and other Chinese media on Tuesday. "Vietnam and China are close ...

  • Police seek victims of scam artist targeting Vietnamese

    SEATTLE — King County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for victims of a Vietnamese con artist accused of posing as a Department of Social and Health Services employee to gain their trust. Detectives said 39-year-old Oanh Nguyen of White Center would contact her victims in the DSHS office in the 9600 block of 15th Avenue SW. Nguyen would pose as a DSHS employee and approach ...

  • Vietnam Leader Visiting China Seeks Export Gain Amid Sea Tension

    China , their first meeting since China's leadership change, will focus on bolstering economic ties even as tensions rise over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang is set to meet President Xi Jinping during a three-day visit starting today, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said June 14. The two are among only five remaining ...

  • Some interesting facts on Vietnam

    I remember a certain confrere who loved to travel abroad. To justify his frequent travels, he would tell me, "Travel is the best form of education." "You're right," I'd reply, "that is, if you have money." * * *Well, my staff and I of the Mission Communications Foundation, Inc. (MCFI) saved some funds in order to travel to Vietnam and have a stronger ...

  • Detectives look to Vietnamese community to find fraud victims

    Oanh Nguyen, pictured in a King County Sheriff’s Office photo. King County detectives investigating a woman believed to have bilked members of the Seattle-area Vietnamese hope to find additional people hurt by the fraud. Investigators believe Oanh Nguyen, 39, of White Center, would contact her victims in the Department of Social and Health Services office in the 9600 block of 15 Avenue ...

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Jeepers Creepers

Despite the snicker-inducing silliness of its titlewhich is taken from Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren's '30s-era tune for plot-related reasons that are notably strainedVictor Salva's Jeepers Creepers is actually a grimly effective horror movie ... for the first half hour. The set-up, which involves a brother and sister terrorized on their drive home from college for spring break, is simple ... ...

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

    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 ...

  • Vietnamese crew held in Philippines

    Eighteen Vietnamese crew members have been detained after their cargo ship hit a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard has said. The ship - the Unicorn Logger - was heading from Malaysia to deliver logs to Japan when it hit the reef. In April, 12 Chinese fishermen were charged with poaching after their boat ran aground on the protected Tubbataha reef park, a UN World Heritage ...

  • Songa Mercur to Depart Cuba for Vietnam

    Songa Mercur (mid-water semisub) is departing Cuba for Vietnam after failing to find oil, AFP reported on Tuesday. Drilling work in Cuba was suspended because of a problem-plagued exploration well, and the start of the hurricane season, reported the state-run Agencia de Informacion National (AIN). Songa Mercur was drilling in shallow waters in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila about ...

  • New Vietnamese bishops appointed after Vatican-Vietnam negotiations

    Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops in Vietnam, with the announcement coming the day after the conclusion of the latest round of negotiations between the Vatican and the Vietnamese government. The Pope appointed Father Nguyen Huu Long as an auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoa, and Father Pierre Nguyen Van Vien as auxiliary of Vinh. In a series of talks, representatives of the Holy See and the ...

  • Coffee Resumes Decline on Vietnam Bearish Bets Sugar Retreats

    Robusta coffee, down 7.3 percent this month, resumed declines as speculators bet on lower prices and rains improve the outlook for the next crop in Vietnam, the world's top producer of the variety. Sugar retreated. Regular rains in the main growing region of Vietnam are aiding fruit growth and boosting the crop's quality. Cherries are "a bit bigger than last year," said ...

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