Vietnam

Vietnam's Appetite For Rhino Horn Drives Poaching In Africa

Frank Langfitt — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:05:00 +0000

Africa is facing a growing epidemic: the slaughter of rhinos.

So far this year, South Africa has lost more than 290 rhinos — an average of at least two a day. That puts the country on track to set yet another record after poachers killed 668 rhinos in 2012.

Behind the rise in killings are international criminal syndicates and global economic change.

Remains Sent From Vietnam To Hawaii May Be Those Of U.S. Service Member

Bill Chappell — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:23:00 +0000

Vietnam has sent what analysts believe could be the remains of a member of the American military who died in the country during the Vietnam War. After a repatriation ceremony at the airport in Da Nang Sunday, the remains were sent to Hawaii for examination and possible identification.

One month ago, teams from the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command traveled to Vietnam and Laos to search for U.S. service members who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.

China, Vietnam Clash Over Disputed Islands

Scott Neuman — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:56:00 +0000

China is once again at odds with a maritime neighbor over disputed islands, this time — as often — leading to a little shooting and a lot of posturing.

The latest confrontation is with Vietnam over the mostly uninhabited Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

In A North Vietnamese Prison, Sharing Poems With 'Taps On The Walls'

NPR Staff — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The United States was fresh off signing the peace accords to end the long and bloody war in Vietnam when, on Feb. 12, 1973, more than 140 American prisoners of war were set free.

Among the men to start a long journey back home that day was John Borling.

An Air Force fighter pilot, Borling was shot down on his 97th mission over Vietnam on the night of June 1, 1966.

Show Me The Money In Your Lunar New Year Envelope

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:06:00 +0000

Many Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and other Asian immigrant families are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year by filling small envelopes with money.

Exchanging cash gifts with relatives and friends is an annual holiday tradition that can test one's cultural knowledge and, sometimes, bank account.

Allen Kwai, 36, and Debbie Dai, 31, first met a decade ago during church choir practice in New York City's Chinatown.