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Coast guard officials in southern Vietnam have seized more than 1.2 million liters of diesel oil that three foreign boats with Thais and Cambodians crews were smuggling into Vietnam, the coast guard force said. The boats carrying 18 Cambodians and eight Thai nationals were caught transferring the fuel to a Vietnamese fishing boat around 80 nautical miles southeast of Vietnam’s Ca Mau last Friday.  They tried to flee after spotting the coast guards but were captured after several hours of chase. None of them could produce legal documents for the fuel. The crews are still under arrest and subject to cash fines. Thais, Cambodians caught smuggling diesel oil in Vietnam's waters Vietnam coast guards seize illegal diesel from foreign boats According to Vietnamese coast guards, the country's police force in charge of sea patrol, fuel smuggling has been rife in Vietnam’s southwestern waters bordering Thailand since 2015, due in part to a gap between selling prices in … [Read more...] about Thais, Cambodians caught smuggling diesel oil in Vietnam’s waters

Secretary of the Thai Binh Party Committee Pham Van Sinh addresses the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Thai Binh (VNA) – A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on February 2 to mark the 110th birthday of Nguyen Duc Canh, one of the founders and first leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam who sacrificed his life for the revolution of the Party and people. The ceremony was attended by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Quoc Vuong, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai, representatives from some central agencies and localities as well as the family of the late leader, among others. Addressing the event, Secretary of the Thai Binh Party Committee Pham Van Sinh reviewed the revolutionary life of the late communist. Canh was born on February 2, 1908 in Diem Dien village, in today Thai Thuy district of Thai Binh. Being enlightened by the … [Read more...] about Thai Binh ceremony remembers late Party leader Nguyen Duc Canh

Thailand’s economy posted the strongest growth in five years in 2017. (Photo: The Straits Times) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s economy posted the strongest growth in five years in 2017 and is expected to maintain the outlook this year, driven robust exports and tourism. Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew an inflation-adjusted 3.9 percent in 2017, up from 3.3 percent from the previous year, marking its fastest expansion since 2012, according to the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). The economy looks set to grow faster this year with GDP forecast to expand by 3.6-4.6 percent. A steady recovery in exports and large government infrastructure projects, including the expansions of ports and roads as part of a 45 billion project for a new special economic zone on the east coast of the country, are expected to support growth in 2018. In addition, private investment, which grew by a just 1.7 percent in 2017, will rise at a faster … [Read more...] about Thai economy grows at fastest pace in five years

Accordingly, apart from an over VND 100 million gratitude house for a needy family, the Department also offered VND 60 million to build new-style rural areas and presented 50 gifts, totally worth VND 50 million, to locals. Presenting gifts to policy beneficiaries and needy people This meaningful activity of the Department highlighted the national traditions of “When drinking water, remember its source” and “Ragged leaves protect tattered ones”. It was also a chance for the General Staff’s troops to express their gratitude to people of Diem Mac commune, where the General Staff’s Political Unit, the predecessor of the General Staff’s present Political Department, was established 70 years ago. Addressing the event, Deputy-Director of the Political Department Senior Colonel Chu Van Doan affirmed that in the past, the General Staff always embraced gratitude policies and guidelines of the Party and State. The unit has so far taken … [Read more...] about Military unit with meaningful activities for people in Thai Nguyen province

At  the Keo pagoda festival (Source: baothaibinh.vn) Thai Binh (VNA) – Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and followers and visitors flocked to the Keo Pagoda festival that opened in Vu Thu district in the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh on February 19 – the fourth day of the lunar New Year. The nearly 400-year-old pagoda is dedicated to Zen Master Duong Khong Lo (1016-1094) – the founder of the Keo Pagoda. The festival features religious rituals and communal activities such as Buddhist offerings, palanquin parades, love duet singing on boats, and folk games. The Keo pagoda was founded in 1061. After it was swept away by a flood in 1611, the pagoda was rebuilt in 1632 and most of its architectural features, including 17 structures with 128 rooms, remain until today. In 2012, it was recognised as a national special relic site.  In addition to the autumn festival, another spring festival takes place here annually on the 4th day of the first lunar … [Read more...] about Buddhist followers, visitors flock to Keo Pagoda festival