Vietnam

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Thailand was voted the most attractive nation in Southeast Asia for investment in the hospitality industry at the Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference, thanks to the country's strong infrastructure and ongoing tourism boom....

Good causes BENEFIT FOR VNA CARE NETWORK & HOSPICE. Saturday, May 18, 7 p.m., John Archer Estate, 10 North St., Danvers. Evening of fashion and live music. Bless by Bless Couture will preview their spring collection. Just in Time and pianist Nathan...

MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...

Saying she wanted to send a message against the “extremely serious” crime of trafficking in rhinoceros horns, a federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a father and son to nearly four years in prison for selling hundreds of pounds of horns highly...

Thailand has been warned that direct investment from the European Union (EU) might continue to fall as other Asean nations benefit from free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the bloc. Foreign direct investment in Thailand has been shrinking while inflows...

SACRAMENTO — In the last century, Californians have said yes to every request for money to help veterans buy homes. Since 2000, they have signed off on $1.4 billion in bonds for that purpose. But most of that money remains untapped. In fact, the...

MOSCOW (Viet Nam News/ANN) -- Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday inspected the progress of the country's Kilo-class submarine, which is being tested in Kaliningrad, Russia. This is the first of six Kilo-class submarines that Vietnam...

HA NOI (Viet Nam News/ANN) -- Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Finance Hoang Anh Tuan has asked relevant agencies to speed up a draft decree on rice exports so that suggestions from relevant ministries can be submitted to the Government for approval. One of...

COLOMBO (The Island/ANN) -- The Second Round of Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Vietnam was held recently in Hanoi. Karunatilaka Amunugama Secretary, External Affairs of Sri Lanka led the Sri Lankan delegation with Dr. K. G. Ivan...

Pueblo will pay tribute to active military servicemen and women on Armed Forces Day on Saturday with a variety of events and speakers. Armed Forces Day, observed the third Saturday in May, is designed to honor and thank military members for their...

The Pennsylvania Senate voted unanimously Monday to name Pittsburgh's 31st Street Bridge in honor of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William Raymond Prom, a Reserve Township veteran who died protecting soldiers in Vietnam in 1969. A 20-year-old machine gun squad...

Mayor Timothy E. O'Brien and the Veterans Commission announced today that the New Britain Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the 2013 Memorial Day Services. The Memorial Day Services are commemorative ceremonies that recognize and honor the...