Pitt-Bradford professor returns to Vietnam, speaks at university (The Bradford Era)
This spring, Rick Nelson returned to Vietnam for the first time since 1969, when he was a U.S. soldier stationed there.
Foreigners Net Buyers Of VND114.5 Billion Vietnam Shares Friday (Nasdaq)
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investors were net buyers of VND114.5 billion ($ 6.5 million) of Vietnamese stocks Friday out of a total VND1.33 trillion traded, the Hochiminh Stock Exchange said.
China releases 25 Vietnamese fishermen; 12 held (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
China has released 25 Vietnamese fishermen after holding them 10 days for allegedly violating its fishing ban, but 12 others are still being held until they pay a fine, a Vietnam official said Friday.
Jakarta move to end maid abuse (The Star)
JAKARTA: Indonesia has ordered employment agencies to stop sending its citizens to Malaysia to work as maids. Indonesian Manpower Minister Erman Suparno said the decision – effective today – would remain in place until safeguards are implemented in Malaysia.
Timor To Establish National Protection For Whales, Dolphins (redOrbit)
A national park established to protect groups of dolphins and whales – recently discovered mingling and feeding off East Timor – may soon be funded by the young Asian country’s own government, AFP reported.However, some foreign assistance will be required to preserve the area and develop eco-tourism in one of the few places in the world with such a wide variety of large sea mammals, officials …
Indonesian court clears Facebook mum (Borneo Bulletin)
TANGERANG, Indonesia (AFP) – An Indonesian mother-of-two was cleared Thursday of defamation charges after emails she wrote about poor treatment at a local hospital appeared on social networking website Facebook.
‘Chinese Patrols Hit Vietnam Fishermen Trade’ (INO News)
(RTTNews) – Vietnamese fishermen are complaining that China’s order on a fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea, “including those under Vietnam’s sovereignty”, threatens their incomes, while some of their fellow-fishermen have reportedly been detained on Hainan Island or have had their nets and fish seized, reports say.
E. Timor president hopes for decision on pipeline (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
East Timor’s president said Wednesday that venture partners in a vast underwater oil and gas field would be better served if they choose to lay a deep sea pipeline to his country instead of Australia.
E.Timor wants gas pipeline (Straits Times)
GENEVA – EAST Timor’s president said on Wednesday that venture partners in a vast underwater oil and gas field would be better served if they choose to lay a deep sea pipeline to his country instead of Australia. President Jose Ramos-Horta said he hopes agreement on where to pump oil and gas from the Greater Sunrise field will be reached by the end of the year.
Vietnam fishermen say trade hit by Chinese patrols (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Vietnam’s foreign ministry announced in early June that China had ordered a fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea “including those under Vietnam’s sovereignty”.
