 BBC News | Vietnam War soldier gets Medal of Honor 42 years later BBC News US President Barack Obama has awarded the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War soldier, four decades after his original recommendation was lost. Specialist Leslie Sabo was recognised for his bravery when his platoon was ambushed in Cambodia in May 1970. Vietnam War hero who died saving his comrades receives posthumous Medal of ... Obama awards Vietnam-era rifleman a posthumous Medal of Honor Family of Vietnam War hero from Pa. receives Medal of Honor |
 Bikya Masr | Frozen tiger parts among Thai police wildlife haul Ninemsn Thai police have discovered the frozen body parts of several tigers and other big cats thought to be destined for buyers in Vietnam and China in a raid on a suburban Bangkok house. Two men, one Thai and one Vietnamese, were arrested after police found ... Thai, Vietnam men arrested for tiger poaching, smuggling from Malaysia |
Vietnam Stocks: Ninh Van Bay Real Estate, Petro Capital Bloomberg Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Vietnam trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the 11:30 am break in Ho Chi Minh City. The VN Index (VNINDEX), the benchmark measure of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, ... VN-Index drops further |
 The Atlantic | Vietnam protests China's S. China Sea fishing ban BusinessWeek Vietnam is protesting China's fishing ban in parts of the South China Sea that Hanoi claims as its own. Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi says in a statement posted on the ministry's website late Tuesday that Vietnam considers China's ... Vietnam protests China's unilateral ban on fishing in disputed waters What China's Talking About Today: Fuming at Vietnam Over South China Sea Dispute |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Photographer captured horrors of Vietnam War Sydney Morning Herald HORST FAAS, 1933 - 2012 Horst Faas was a photographer best known for his arresting images of the Vietnam War. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1965 for his shocking portrayals of civilian suffering in Vietnam. Faas was also a decisive and gifted picture ... Life in the Faas Lane |
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - May 17 Reuters LAO DONG - Pepper exports from Vietnam will reach 95000-100000 tonnes this year, after January-April shipments rose 18.7 percent from a year earlier to 47784 tonnes, the Vietnam Pepper Association said. TUOI TRE - The first output from the Te Giac ... |
Vietnam's PV Oil Seeks to Buy Gasoil Shipments for May, June Bloomberg PV Oil is a unit of state-owned Vietnam Oil & Gas Group, or PetroVietnam. Details of the tender are as follow: --------------------------------------------------------------- Product: Gasoil with 0.05 percent sulfur Quantity: 2 cargoes, each of 7000 to ... |
 Thanh Nien Daily | Vietnam baby survives abortion, but dies soon after Thanh Nien Daily A baby that was aborted in a central Vietnam clinic Sunday after her parents were convinced by erroneous scans that she had congenital abnormalities survived the abortion but died later because she was too weak. Pediatricians at the Gia Lai Province ... Healthy baby aborted after erroneous reports of birth defects in Vietnam |
 Thanh Nien Daily | Vietnam's 2nd satellite successfully launched into orbit: media Xinhua HANOI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's second satellite, the VINASAT-2, roared off the launch pad aboard an Ariane 5 rocket at 22:13 GMT Tuesday from Guiana Space Center at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, Vietnamese state-run news agency ... Vietnam's second satellite into orbit Vietnam's second satellite launched into the orbit Vietnam Has Second Orbital Satellite |
 VietNamNet Bridge | Vietnam stocks close mixed, volume down Reuters (Updates with close, further comments) HANOI May 16 (Reuters) - Vietnamese stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with bargain-hunting by investors providing some support. Foreigners sold 211.49 billion dong's ($10.14 million) worth of stocks and bought ... Vietnam Bonds Rise on Bank-Demand Speculation; Dong Steady PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - May 15 Vietnam's Bonds Advance on Lending Rate-Cut Outlook; Dong Drops |
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