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  • Vietnamese Painting Sells for Record $390000 at Christie’s HK

    A painting that was initially valued at just 50 pounds ($75) sold for HK$3.03 million ($390,000), setting a new record for a Vietnamese artist's work at Christie's ...

  • Why youve never heard of these Vietnam vets

    Retired Major General Peter Phillips at home in Canberra with ten-year-old grand daughter Sarah. He says his experiences in Vietnam as a D Company Commander were "life changing". Picture: Ray ...

  • Vietnam POWs reunite at Nixon Library after 40 years

    YORBA LINDA, Calif. (KABC) -- It was an emotional reunion of former Vietnam POWs Friday at the Nixon Presidential Library, 40 years after they were honored at the White House by President Richard Nixon. May 24, 1973, was an unforgettable night for the POWs, as they received a hero's welcome by Nixon and tributes from celebrities during a homecoming celebration. "Given the ...

  • 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 ...

  • Vietnam veteran surprised by honor

    Paul Greiner holds his Legacy Stone on May 18 with fellow Vietnam veteran Ken McTier. Both men are from Portage and Greiner helped McTier get disability benefits he earned from exposure to Agent Orange. Greiner is pictured in the front left and McTier is on his side weaing the cap. Friends and family are behind them at The ...

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Deadfall

Deadfall

Oedipal crises abound in Deadfall, a sleek but empty slice of snow-driven neo-noir that marks the U.S. feature debut of Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters). Penned by first-time scipter Zach Dean, the purposefully lean story takes place over a 24-hour period ... ...

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  • Evangelist gets rare opportunity to preach Christianity in Vietnam

    The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to ...

  • Govt urged to provide credit fund support

    Farmers receive a loan from the People's Credit Fund in Bac Giang Province's Luc Ngan District. People's credit funds should be allowed to offer cheap credit services to compete with commercial banks, experts say. -- VNA/VNS Photo Dinh ...

  • Reforms improve Da Nangs ranking

    Local people complete administrative procedures at Hai Chau district in Da Nang. The central city has simplified administrative procedures at 32 agencies. -- VNS Photo Cong ...

  • Central region plans ahead with drought-resistant rice

    Central region plans ahead with drought-resistant rice HCM CITY (VNS)-- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed central provinces to plant rice varieties that are drought resistant and have shorter maturing periods in this year's summer-autumn crop. The summer-autumn rice crop, which lasts until September, is the main rice crop of the central region. However, ...

  • Vietnam Memorial Replica at Sumter Iris Festival

    Sumter, SC (WLTX) - A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall has been set up for Memorial Day weekend at the Iris Festival in ...

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