Team spirit According to Chief Operating Officer in Bentiu Tom Ferreira, whether there is a heaven or not depends on each person’s belief. People may create a heaven of their own or try to work in the most positive way of thinking. For him, Bentiu is the heaven, for this place nurtures team spirit, mutual support and encouraging cohesion among peacekeepers and between peacekeepers and local people. For all these, he believed that the L2FH No.1 of Vietnam would quickly become part of that team spirit. It is true! In only less than a month, the L2FH No.1 of Vietnam got used to the conditions and raised the national flag to take over the field hospital from the U.K. in Bentiu, then started to receive and treat patients. During the two following weeks, the hospital treated 56 in-coming patients and the number after a month is more than 100. This was impressive and UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix sent a congratulation letter to the staff of … [Read more...] about Overcoming challenges in the “heaven” of Bentiu
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Six dead in attack on upmarket Nairobi hotel complex
Two men stand next to burning cars at the scene of an explosion at a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya. (SIMON MAINA/AFP) Gunshots rang out sporadically late into the night in the capital as police combed the hotel and outlying office buildings for survivors hiding from the gunmen, while trying to flush out the attackers. The attack at the DusitD2 compound, which includes a 101-room hotel, restaurant and office buildings housing local and international companies, began at 3.00pm (8.00pm Singapore time) with a massive explosion heard five kilometres away at the AFP bureau. The Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab, which carried out a notorious assault on a Nairobi shopping mall in 2013, claimed responsibility for the latest strike, according to the SITE Intelligence Group which monitors extremist activities. "We can now confirm that this criminal activity commenced at about three o'clock in a coordinated fashion and began at I&M Bank with an explosion that targeted three … [Read more...] about Six dead in attack on upmarket Nairobi hotel complex
Killed in action, a Vietnamese soldier comes back alive
Phan Van Binh cried uncontrollably at his own altar. He had come back from the dead, almost 40 years after his relatives, including his parents, got his death certificate. A lot of crying and laughing has been happening since early this month at the house of Pham Trung Hieu, 53, of Ky Son Commune, Ky Anh District, in the central province of Ha Tinh. People have been flocking to the house to welcome and celebrate the return of Hieu’s dead uncle, Binh. "I was so overwhelmed that I couldn’t say anything. I just hugged him and cried. Over 50 years old now, I thought this union could only happen in dreams. I couldn’t believe it was real," Hieu said, recalling the moment that he met his uncle. Binh talks with relatives, friends and neighbors in Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Hung At 23, Binh, the youngest son in the family, joined the army. He promised he would finish his duty and come back soon to get married and take care of his parents. At first, Binh was a member of … [Read more...] about Killed in action, a Vietnamese soldier comes back alive
US author: lost and found in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – For American scholar Jack Weatherford, a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota, Vietnam is a country that evokes memories and feelings. He lost his father in the American War in Vietnam, and that’s why he feels a deep sympathy for local people. Author Jack Weatherford signs his book at the launch in Hanoi. — VNS Photo Minh Thu He has been to Vietnam many times with his wife. When she died, he returned to Vietnam twice in recent years with his children and grandchildren to introduce them to the country. Last month, he came to Vietnam to introduce the Vietnamese version of his book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Since its first publication in 2004, it has been lauded as the most comprehensive work on the Mongolian emperor. Lost in war Weatherford said he was nervous when he first arrived. Though the war had ended about 20 years previously, he thought that the Vietnamese people would be … [Read more...] about US author: lost and found in Vietnam
US author: lost and found in Việt Nam
Viet Nam News By Minh Thu For American scholar Jack Weatherford, a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota, Việt Nam is a country that evokes memories and feelings. He lost his father in the American War in Việt Nam, and that’s why he feels a deep sympathy for local people. He has been to Việt Nam many times with his wife. When she died, he returned to Việt Nam twice in recent years with his children and grandchildren to introduce them to the country. Last month, he came to Việt Nam to introduce the Vietnamese version of his book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Since its first publication in 2004, it has been lauded as the most comprehensive work on the Mongolian emperor. Lost in war Weatherford said he was nervous when he first arrived. Though the war had ended about 20 years previously, he thought that the Vietnamese people would be suspicious of an American in their country. … [Read more...] about US author: lost and found in Việt Nam