Team Jiangsu from China survived an early scare to beat Thailand 3-1 on the fifth day of the 10th international women's volleyball tournament (VTV Eximbank Cup 2013) in Vietnam's northern Ninh Binh province on Wednesday.The Thais were on a high in the first set and won 25-21.But Jiangsu players quickly rallied back to take the following three sets - 25-15, 25-10 and 25-17.The victory ...
Rice safety fears in Thailand
Health authorities of Thailand are scrambling to slap strict controls on chemical fumigation of rice and to push packers into upgrading their processing to good manufacturing practices (GMP) after reported findings of adulterated rice sapped public confidence in the country's food safety standards. "Over the next five months, we will be nudging operators into adjusting themselves ...
View in Sa Pa Vietnam
Ethnic women sell fruits at Sa Pa district in Lao Cai province, Vietnam, July 16, 2013. Lao Cai province is located in Vietnam's mountainous northwest, bordering China's Yunnan province. Sa Pa is a frontier town and capital of Sa Pa district in Lao Cai province, where several ethnic minority groups including H'mong, Dao, Tay live on farming and handicraft. The terrace fields here ...
Southeast Asia slowly accepting harm reduction
illicit drug use and HIV/AIDS, but huge obstacles remain, experts say. "There?s rhetorical acceptance of harm reduction in many Southeast Asian countries, although it remains at the fringe of national anti-drugs policies," Joe Amon, director of the health and human rights division ...
Three best places to live in Southeast Asia
BALTIMORE, MD - Southeast Asia may be far away...but a new report from InternationalLiving.com reveals that it's a lot easier to live there than many potential transplants may imagine. It's easier to get around, to get needed goods and services, and to find a community that welcomes expats. It's also extremely affordable, with a cost of living in some places up to 75% less than ...
Thailand train derailment injures 30 damaged tracks blamed
Damaged railroad tracks caused a derailment in Thailand Wednesday that injured 30 passengers, four seriously, the governor of the state railway said. State Railway of Thailand governor Prapat Chongsanguen discounted human error in the accident, which occurred in Phrae province between the towns of Pak Pan and Kaeng Luang. Seven of the 10 cars of the Bangkok-Chang Mai overnight express train ...
Debate erupts in Thailand over purported chemical in rice
Thailand's government says it questions a consumer group's claim that packaged rice in markets contains methyl bromide, a gas used to control rice bugs. The odorless, colorless gas is often used as a fumigant. The country's Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuangrach has demanded to know the identity of the laboratories the consumer group commissioned to test the packaged rice, ...
Vietnam XI 1-7 Arsenal | Tour match report
Arsenal's Olivier Giroud, right, on the way to a first-half hat-trick during a friendly against a Vietnam XI in Hanoi. Photograph: Luong Thai ...
Arsenal smash Vietnam 7-1 in pre-season friendly
English Premier League side Arsenal cruised to a 7-1 victory over Vietnam's national team on Wednesday in Hanoi in their second friendly match of the pre-season tour in Asia.French forward Olivier Giroud opened the scoring five minutes into the match and managed to secure his "hat-trick" before the half-time whistle.English international Oxlade-Chamberlain extended the ...
Arsenal cruise to victory in Vietnam
Arsenal pummeled the Vietnamese national team into submission with a 7-1 romp on Wednesday at the 40,000-seat My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi. French forward Olivier Giroud scored a first-half hat trick, getting the opener after just five minutes, and following up with two goals in rapid succession just before half-time. Giroud, who joined Arsenal in June 2012 from Ligue 1 champions Montpellier, now ...
Thailand inquiry after train derailment - video
The aftermath of a train derailment in Thailand's Phrae province, which has left at least 23 passengers injured on Wednesday. The was train was carrying more than 200 passengers from Bangkok to the northern city of Chiang Mai when it derailed, 350 miles north of the capital. Thai railway authorities say the cause of the accident is being ...
McDonalds opens first branch in Vietnam
McDonald's announced it would open its first restaurant in the country early next year.The move follows a series of fast-food chains that have recently set up shop in communist Vietnam, from KFC - which has 130 outlets around the country - to Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut and Starbucks, as well as the Philippines' favourite chain Jollybee. The new franchise will be headed by the ...
Australian tourists injured in Thailand train derailment
Thailand Thailand's rail authority says Australian tourists were among 23 people injured in a train derailment.The overnight sleeper train was carrying almost 300 passengers when seven carriages came off the tracks in the country's north early on Wednesday.A total of 18 foreign tourists suffered minor injuries as the carriages toppled onto their sides."Derailments happen quite ...
Moderate quake strikes Sumatra in western Indonesia
A moderate earthquake of 5.5 magnitude struck Indonesia Wednesday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said. The epicenter of the quake was 62 miles north of Langsa, Sumatra, Bernama reported. In Penang, workers on the upper floors of a 65-story building in George Town felt the quake. A spokesman for the security division at the complex said workers on the lower floors didn't feel ...
Vietnam v Arsenal ? live
bids for players they don't buy, it isn't. D'arsenal! Luckily, they have this game against Vietnam through which to wrest control of the narrative once more, and Theo Walcott's playing, so there should be plenty of dragons and knights and ...
Thailand deny Chelsea mascot dumped for PMs son
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand Wednesday denied a father's claim that a boy chosen as a mascot for English giants Chelsea had been forced to make way for the prime minister's football-mad son.A government spokesman said the list of mascots for Wednesday's pre-season friendly in Bangkok had been drawn up months in advance, rejecting comments by the boy's father."Everything was ...
AirAsia to launch direct flight to Bangkok
Malaysia-based AirAsia is planning to launch a direct flight between Bangkok of Thailand and Nay Pyi Taw of Myanmar ahead of the upcoming 27th SEA Games in December, official media reported Wednesday.Aimed at transporting athletes and spectators from Southeast Asian countries, the flight will fly between Don Mueang Airport of Bangkok and Nay Pyi Taw Airport, reported the New Light of Myanmar.The ...
Chelsea kicks off Asia tour in Bangkok
Britain's Chelsea Football Club will kick off its Asia tour by playing an exhibition match with local team in Bangkok on Wednesday evening.The match starts at 8 pm local time.The team will play against Singha All-Star at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, which will act as a celebration of the 80th anniversary of Singha Corporation, the match organizer in Thailand.The team will ...
Vietnam bond yields hit 10-week high
HANOI, July 17 | Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:55am EDT HANOI, July 17 (Reuters) - Vietnam two-year and three-year bonds fell on Wednesday, with yields scaling highs of around 10 weeks and stretching a losing streak started by uncertainty over a weakening dong currency. Yields on two-year government bonds increased 0.176 point to 7.28 percent and on three-year terms rose 0.068 point to 7.53 ...
China losing shoe orders to Southeast Asia
/enpproperty--> Chinese shoe manufacturers have lost 30 percent of orders to factories in Southeast Asia since 2008 due to the increase in manufacturing costs, according to the Asia Footwear Association (AFA). Li Peng, secretary-general of AFA, said China's labor costs have increased rapidly after the financial crisis of 2008. The salary of Chinese shoemakers has gone up 3.5 times from ...
Vietnam to scrutinize sizable FDI projects
Vietnam will scrutinize large-scale foreign direct investment (FDI) projects by reviewing independent evaluations before giving them licenses, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) on Wednesday.Accordingly, agencies in charge of granting investment licenses will be required to submit reports to the prime minister and the Ministry of Planning and Investment for ...
Vietnam index closes up 0.3 pct earnings data awaited
HANOI, July 17 (Reuters) - Vietnam's VN index closed up almost 0.3 percent on Wednesday with most investors reluctant to buy in anticipation of more liquidity in the market in the coming weeks, trader said. PetroVietnam Fertilizer climbed 2.7 percent, extending its big gains from the morning session. Pharmaceutical firm DHG Pharma rose 1.6 percent, followed by dairy company Vinamilk and ...
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