All posts tagged "Vietnam"

  • Vietnam suspends 4 guards after inmate on death row becomes pregnant

    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Four prison guards in northern Vietnam have been suspended for alleged negligence after a female inmate, on death row for drug trafficking, became pregnant, which means her death sentence will be commuted to...

    • Posted February 15, 2016
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  • In this July 17, 2015 file photo, employees walk past a logo of Samsung Group at the head office of Samsung C&T Corp. in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's financial regulator said Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 it has launched an investigation into possible insider trading by Samsung executives related to a contentious takeover deal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
    Samsung official sentenced to 3½ years in Vietnam

    HANOI (Yonhap) — A Vietnamese court sentenced a Samsung official to three and a half years in prison over a scaffolding collapse that killed 13 workers, the South Korean embassy said Monday. Another South Korean official of...

    • Posted December 21, 2015
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  • Former Major League Baseball pitcher Park Chan-ho (fourth from left, second row) poses with members of a Vietnamese youth baseball club, Hanoi Capitals, during his visit on June 19, 2015, in this photo provided by the Export-Import Bank of Korea. (Yonhap)
    Ex-MLB pitcher Park Chan-ho gives to Vietnamese youth team

    SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) — Former Major League Baseball pitcher Park Chan-ho gave equipment and a free lesson to a youth club in Vietnam, informed sources said Monday. Park, a goodwill ambassador for the Economic Development Cooperation...

    • Posted June 23, 2015
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  • South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Sang-jik (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart, Vu Huy Hoang, shake hands after signing a bilateral free trade agreement in Hanoi on May 5, 2015. The two countries seek to implement the deal by the year`s end. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea, Vietnam sign bilateral free trade agreement

    SEJONG, May 5 (Yonhap) — South Korea and Vietnam signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) Tuesday, the Seoul government said, with the countries seeking to implement the deal before the year’s end. The Korea-Vietnam FTA was...

    • Posted May 5, 2015
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  • Students rejoice at Nguyen Viet Xuan Elementary School in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8, 2015, after receiving motorcycle helmets from South Korean retailer E-Mart. In Vietnam, many children are injured in motorcycle accidents as they do not wear helmets. E-Mart plans to give out 10,000 helmets a year. (pool photo) (Yonhap)
    E-Mart gives out motorcycle helmets to Vietnamese kids

    (PHOTO NEWS) — Students rejoice at Nguyen Viet Xuan Elementary School in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8, 2015, after receiving motorcycle helmets from South Korean retailer E-Mart. In Vietnam, many children are injured in motorcycle...

    • Posted April 8, 2015
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    [HOT LINKS] Korean government funds bride schools in Vietnam

      Mail-order marriages have boomed in South Korea in the past 15 years, prompting the country to more forcefully regulate the process — including funding several bride schools in Vietnam in which women are...

    • Posted July 15, 2014
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  • EXO members form a Christmas tree in this promotional photo
    EXO’s latest holiday single dominating online music charts

    Twelve-member rookie K-pop group EXO’s latest holiday single is dominating online music charts. The group’s “Miracles in December” climbed to the top of nine local music charts ― Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Olleh, Soribada, Naver, Daum, Monkey3 and...

    • Posted December 6, 2013
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