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Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang reiterated Thursday that Vietnam has full historical and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over the Paracel (Hoang Sa) and Spratly (Truong Sa) Islands in accordance with international law. The South China Sea is known in Vietnam as the East Sea. "The fact that China is educating its future generations with information that is contrary to historical facts and international law is not beneficial to the friendship (between Vietnam and China)," she added. Chinese newspaper Global Times reported on August 1 that China would publish new history textbooks for high school students starting next month, in which they say the South China Sea and the Senkaku Islands, currently under Japan’s control, on the East China Sea have been part of Chinese territory since ancient times. China had earlier stirred up controversy and attracted criticism over its "nine-dash line" to claim sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea, saying it … [Read more...] about Vietnam protests South China Sea distortion in Chinese history books

Other News Chinese contractor tight-lipped about Vietnam’s US$13 million recovery demand in steel project The Saigon Times Daily Thursday,  Mar 28, 2019,10:18 (GMT+7) Chinese contractor tight-lipped about Vietnam’s US$13 million recovery demand in steel project The Saigon Times Daily A view of a long-deserted facility at the State-run Thai Nguyen Steel and Iron Corporation. It is among 12 ineffective megaprojects of the industry and trade sector – PHOTO: TNO HCMC – A Chinese contractor involved in a suspended steel project of Thai Nguyen Steel and Iron Corporation (TISCO), a subsidiary of the State-run Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNSTEEL), has turned a deaf ear to the demand to pay back US$13 million in payments. VNSTEEL general director Nguyen Dinh Phuc made the revelation at a meeting aimed at solving 12 ineffective, loss-making projects, under the umbrella of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, … [Read more...] about Chinese contractor tight-lipped about Vietnam’s US$13 million recovery demand in steel project

Cambodian officials have promised to grant two-year residency cards to roughly 70,000 ethnic Vietnamese currently facing deportation to Vietnam where they have no legal status either. Officials said on Monday that they plan to issue the short-term documents to people of Vietnamese origin who can prove they arrived in Cambodia before 2012. There will be an application process but most people are likely to pass, officials said, as cited by the Phnom Penh Post. A drive to revoke their Cambodian documents, which were deemed “improperly issued”, has rendered many of them stateless, as they have no Vietnamese citizenship either. Nouv Leakhena, deputy head of the Immigration Department at Cambodia’s Interior Ministry, said the government recognized that many ethnic Vietnamese have lived in Cambodia for up to 30 years, some since before the Khmer Rouge regime. “Immigration officials cannot be nationalistic,” he said, as cited in the report. People of … [Read more...] about Cambodia offers ethnic Vietnamese short-term residency in migrant crackdown reprieve

Vietnamese coffee takes revolutionary stand in the heart of Belfast Two brothers bring a piece of Vietnamese coffee culture to their hometown and adapt it to the local market. The rise of social network retailers in Vietnam While online retailers are forced to accept million-dollar losses to gain market share, informal Facebook retailers are striking it rich. Watch Saigonese brave the elements during weekend downpour Torrential rain flooded the streets on Saturday night, paralyzing traffic and forcing residents to wade their way back home. V-pop star signs deal with top Korean music platform, praised across Asia The prince of V-pop continues his impressive run after breaking YouTube record. Chinese ships were 'invading' Vietnamese waters: top defense official The act was to back China's nine-dash line which claims most of the South China Sea as its own, the official said. Vietnamese cruise ship suspended after Australian tourist reports 'horrific' service A woman … [Read more...] about Weekly roundup: Vietnamese coffee in Belfast, territorial tensions, weekend downpour, and more

  Young students from Laos join a cultural exchange programme in Đà Nẵng. The city's residents have offered home-stay lifestyle experiences for a two-week course among new students from Laos to study in Đà Nẵng. VNS Photo Công Thành  ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city is offering a home-stay and culture experience programme between local residents and Lao students in Đà Nẵng, creating options for Lao students life experiences during four-year courses at colleges. The city’s Laos-Việt Nam Friendship Association said residents in Ngũ Hành Sơn, Liên Chiểu, Sơn Trà and Hải Châu will reserve rooms for 100 during a two-week programme in mid of December. It said the city and district authorities will support accommodation and living costs for Lao students studying at colleges in the city. The programme, which began in … [Read more...] about Lao students to join lifestyle experience