Chinese paramilitary police walk into the US embassy compound in Beijing on July 26, 2018 following a blast near the embassy premises. — AFP/VNA PHOTOViet Nam News BEIJING — A 26-year-old Chinese man set off a small explosive outside the US embassy in Beijing on Thursday, sending smoke into the air and injuring his hand before security officials rushed to the scene and took him into custody, police said. Chinese police said no one else was injured in the incident, which took place near the area where visa applicants typically line up to enter the embassy for interviews. The explosion was set off by a man from China’s Inner Mongolia region surnamed Jiang, police said, adding that his injuries were not life-threatening. Police did not indicate a possible motive. Video clips that circulated on social media shortly after the explosion showed smoke in the air outside the embassy compound, and AFP journalists arriving at the scene found heavy Chinese security. "We … [Read more...] about Chinese man sets off explosive outside US embassy: police
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Vietnam arrests wanted Chinese man attempting to hide in Da Nang
The man was detained upon landing in the city and handed over to the Chinese authorities. Du Rong Ming, 46, was detained on June 24 upon landing at Da Nang International Airport in Vietnam. Photo via Vietnam Police Police in Vietnam's central city of Da Nang have arrested and handed over to their Chinese counterparts a Chinese national wanted by China for bribery. Du Rong Ming, 46, was detained on Sunday upon landing at Da Nang International Airport and attempting to pass through immigration, the city's police announced on Monday. The arrest and subsequent handover of Du came after the Chinese embassy earlier this month requested assistance from the Vietnamese police in apprehending the wanted man. According to the Chinese authorities, Du and his accomplices were discovered to have paid a large amount of money in bribes for personal gains while participating in bond trading. He subsequently fled abroad last August. Earlier this month, police in Vietnam's central province of Khanh … [Read more...] about Vietnam arrests wanted Chinese man attempting to hide in Da Nang
Chinese man jailed by Dutch court for smuggling rhino horn
By AFP  April 7, 2018 | 09:07 am GMT+7 South Africa is battling a scourge of rhino poaching fueled by insatiable demand for their horn in Asia. Photo by AFP Demand comes mostly from China and Vietnam, where the horn is coveted as a traditional medicine, an aphrodisiac or as a status symbol. A Dutch court Friday sentenced a Chinese man to a year in jail for smuggling five rhino horns and four other horn objects worth about 500,000 euros ($613,000) in his luggage. The man was caught by customs officials at Schiphol airport in December, as he transited through Amsterdam on his way from South Africa to the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. "The Amsterdam court has sentenced a 30-year-old man of Chinese nationality to 12 months in prison for smuggling rhino horns and falsifying a visa," the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority said. It recalled that trading in endangered species is banned under the CITES convention prohibiting sales of … [Read more...] about Chinese man jailed by Dutch court for smuggling rhino horn
Unlicensed Chinese travel company exposed in south-central Vietnam
Vietnamese police found a group of seven foreigners managing an unlicensed international tourist firm last week after multiple days of keeping a watch on them. The seven foreigners are Chinese, operating an illegal company in a rented building on Tran Quang Khai Street, in Nha Trang, the capital city of Khanh Hoa Province, authorities said. The organization was headed by Zen Da Long, who failed to present legal documents for his business in Vietnam at the time police officers performed the house check on January 25. The Chinese man said that he gathered several other fellows to establish a shadowy travel company. He contacted his partners in China in order to arrange trips between his country of origin and Nha Trang for a long time without permission from Vietnamese authorities. Police said on Tuesday that they have been assembling necessary documents to deal with the case. ike us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Unlicensed Chinese travel company exposed in south-central Vietnam
Vietnam’s fishing boat saves adrift Chinese tourist
A Chinese man found drifting in the Gulf of Tonkin has been rescued while floating at sea by fishermen from Quang Binh Province, the provincial coastguard said. They said the man was found adrift at mid-night on January 4 by a fishing boat owned by Nguyen Van Hau of Quang Binh Province's Ba Don District some 94 nautical miles from Hon La Port. The Chinese man saved by fishermen in Quang Binh Province Hau and seven fishermen on the boat took him to a border post for treatment. The man identified himself as Xu Zi Li, born in 1976, from Fujian, China. On the evening of January 3, he was drinking and fell overboard from a cruise ship. Li will be handed over to his relatives in China when he is fully recovered. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s fishing boat saves adrift Chinese tourist
Chinese aircraft drill again in Western Pacific
Chinese military aircraft have again carried out drills in the Western Pacific, the Xinhua state news agency said on Thursday, with bombers and fighters from a naval air arm in the disputed sea (known internationally as South China Sea) exercising with warships. Chinese aircraft, most of them from the air force, have carried out increasing numbers of drills far from Chinese shores in the past few years, most recently focused on self-ruled Taiwan, claimed by China as its own, and near Japan. Xinhua said dozens of aircraft, including bombers, fighters and early warning aircraft, drilled in the Western Pacific along with warships, but it did not give an exact location. The exercises were normal drills, part of annual plans, and accorded with international law and norms and were not aimed at any specific country or region, Xinhua said, citing the military. The exercises had no impact on freedom of navigation or overflight in the area, the news agency added. The participation of aircraft … [Read more...] about Chinese aircraft drill again in Western Pacific
A man preserving the Muong ethnic group’s “soul”
Though his health has become increasingly weaker, senior citizen Ha Minh Du, 79, from Quan Tri Village (Yen Lam Commune, Yen Dinh District, Thanh Hoa Province) rides his old bike every day to each and every Muong ethnichousehold to collect their traditional customs, games, folk-songs and proverbs. At night, Du tirelessly types up the notes he has collected that day of the ethnic group’s cultural values. Du joined the army when he was 16. He also fought in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. After the resistance war against the French colonists ended, he worked in the Central Voluntary Youth Union Command. In 1956, he was sent to study at the Hanoi . After that, he worked for the former Thanh Hoa Department of Education. During that time, he travelled a great deal in order to compile a full set of the Muong alphabet, which was one of his long-standing dreams. Pedagogy University … [Read more...] about A man preserving the Muong ethnic group’s “soul”
Vietnamese man convicted of killing family of 5 in San Francisco
A Vietnamese man was convicted on Monday of murdering five family members in San Francisco during a brutal robbery in 2012, according to media reports. Binh Thai Luc, 41, was accused of murder by other members of the Chinese family on March 23, 2012 after it emerged Luc had piled up debt at a casino earlier on the night of the murder, U.S. news websites reported. The victims were a 32-year-old man who was Luc’s long-term friend, his wife, sister and parents. Prosecutors said the family kept thousands of dollars in cash at home, and Luc had more than $6,500 on his person when he was his arrested. Luc, who worked as a plumber, was arrested after investigators found traces of his blood in the house. Blood from one of the family’s members was also found spattered on his jeans, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. “This was a very gruesome, brutal murder,” District Attorney George Gascón told the paper. Luc was found guilty of five counts of first-degree … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man convicted of killing family of 5 in San Francisco
Vietnam jails Chinese man for stealing over $17k on domestic flight
A Chinese man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing nearly VND400 million (US$17,613) onboard a Vietnamese flight.The Hanoi People’s Court announced the punishment upon Ding Ying Jun, 47, during a trial on Friday evening.Ding was slapped with an eight-year jail term for stealing nearly VND400 million ($17,613) from two passengers on a Ho Chi Minh City- Hanoi flight in April.According to the indictment, Ding arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on April 15.On the following day, the Chinese man traveled to Hanoi via flight VN 216 operated by national carrier Vietnam Airlines. He bought a business class seat.Upon departure, Ding moved to a seat near Le Cao Minh, a passenger from Ho Chi Minh City, and Cu Anh Tuan, a Hanoi resident.About 40 minutes into the journey, Ding opened the luggage shelf and took some VND100 million ($4,403) and $400 from Tuan’s handbag and later stole an envelope containing $13,000 from Minh’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam jails Chinese man for stealing over $17k on domestic flight
Chinese man sentenced to 8 years in jail for stealing on Vietnamese flight
A court in Hanoi sentenced a Chinese man to eight years in prison on Friday for in-flight theft, according to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.Ding Ying Jun, 47, was found guilty of stealing nearly VND400 million ($17,600) from two passengers on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi last April.According to the indictment, Ding deliberately changed seats after takeoff to sit near two fellow business class passengers. While they were distracted, he proceeded to take VND100 million and $400 in cash from one passenger's handbag and an envelope containing $13,000 from another, before returning to his original seat.After noticing Ding acting suspiciously, the chief flight attendant asked passengers to check their luggage, and the theft was discovered. Ding denied the allegations but was later spotted throwing the stolen money back into a baggage compartment. He was handed over to Hanoi police upon arrival.At the trial, Ding continued to deny the charges and insisted he had found … [Read more...] about Chinese man sentenced to 8 years in jail for stealing on Vietnamese flight