ADB Loan to Improve Environment, Climate Resiliency of Dong Hoi, Hoi An (ADB - Asian ...

Edit Public Technologies 01 Dec 2015
HA NOI, VIET NAM - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $100 million loan to improve the urban environments and climate resilience of Dong Hoi and Hoi An cities, important tourist centers which suffer from infrastructure gaps, pollution problems and exposure to natural disasters along the country's vulnerable North Central and South Central coastal regions....

Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific added to oneworld’s Global Explorer (Royal Jordanian Airlines ...

Edit Public Technologies 01 Dec 2015
(Source. Royal Jordanian Airlines plc). Monday, 30 November 2015. Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific are adding their networks to Global Explorer, the round-the-world fare offered by oneworld® member airlines and selected partners outside the global alliance ... Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Nha Trang, Hue, Phu Quoc, Tou Hoa, Qhi Nhon and Dong Hoi - plus Indonesia's Pekanbaru and Palembang, along with China's Shantou ... distributed by ... (noodl....

Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific added to one world’s Global Explorer (Oneworld)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Nov 2015
(Source. Oneworld). Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific are adding their networks to Global Explorer, the round-the-world fare offered by oneworld® member airlines and selected partners outside the global alliance. Jetstar's Australian airline already participates in the fare ... Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Nha Trang, Hue, Phu Quoc, Tou Hoa, Qhi Nhon and Dong Hoi - plus Indonesia's Pekanbaru and Palembang, along with China's Shantou....

What led the US to the Vietnam War?

Edit Stars and Stripes 10 Nov 2015
America stepped onto the “slippery slope” on a quiet stretch of beach just northwest of the Vietnamese city of Da Nang. On March 8, 1965, two battalions of about 3,500 Marines waded ashore on Red Beach 2 — becoming the first American combat troops deployed to Vietnam ... (Yoichi Okamoto/LBJ Library) ... 21, 1964 ... Bottom ... Bottom.  Under the watchful eyes of an armed helicopter, unloading continues at Dong Hoi beach, Vietnam, in May 1965 ... ....

Residents claim fees charged for no service

Edit Topix 29 Aug 2015
Residents in areas with no sewage system in this central province said they have paid for waste water treatment services, but such services are still not being provided. Voters in the province's municipal Dong Hoi City late last month reported to the local People's Council that a drainage system for collecting rain and household waste water had been installed in several wards in the city centre.... ....

Vietjet launches Ho Chi Minh City to Dong Hoi service

Edit Big News Network 19 May 2015
SINGAPORE - Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company ("Vietjet") has launched a new service route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Hoi, to meet tourism needs and trade exchange between the ... ....

Press digest – May 12 (Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Edit noodls 13 May 2015
(Source. Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam). 09.21 . 13/05/2015. State President meets Czech communist party leader ... PM urges stronger technological invention ... DPM welcomed by Singaporean PM ... Earlier on May 11, Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Singaporean Deputy PM Teo Chee Hean ... The projects, including 12 in Dong Hoi city, are intended to improve infrastructure for the province's tourism sector by 2020 ... (Source. VGP/VNA)....

Tale of Colorado Springs POW/MIA widow generates 'overwhelming' response

Edit Stars and Stripes 04 Jan 2015
Two weeks ago, I told the story of Ann Duffy, whose husband, Thomas Duffy, died April 27, 1972, in Vietnam after the F-4 Phantom he was piloting went down over Da Nang bay. Ann, 80, always wondered about the circumstances of his death ... In fact, she never even knew the name of the so-called backseater ... 10, 1967 ... A ground search never was conducted in the heavily defended territory near Dong Hoi on the coast of North Vietnam ...   ....

Press digest – August 27 (Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Edit noodls 28 Aug 2014
(Source. Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam). 08.02 . 28/08/2014. VN, China agree to restore, develop ties ... Anh ... PM chairs cabinet regular meeting ... The GDP growth rate was forecast at 5.8% for the whole year ... Gov't introduces tax relaxation measures ... Increased flights will be seen in such routes of high demand as Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City-Da Nang/Nha Trang/Da Lat/Phu Quoc and Ha Noi-Dong Hoi./. (Source....

Historic fighter squadron at Hill AFB is coming back

Edit Stars and Stripes 22 Jun 2014
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — If you ask Maj. Eric Fiederer, he’ll tell you he knew the Rude Rams of the 34th Fighter Squadron couldn’t be kept down for too long ... And what a legacy it is ... 15, 1944 ... By March of 1967, the 34th had already logged 10,000 combat hours and hit multiple targets in the Dong Hoi area of North VietnamThe unit received the distinguished Presidential Unit Citation for its actions in Southeast Asia in 1967....

Linda Robertson: The main course is a Russian win with a dash of controversy

Edit The Charlotte Observer 21 Feb 2014
SOCHI, Russia Figure skating is the rose in the garden of sports. Beautiful to look at but painful if you try to grasp it too tightly ... Shock, confusion, delirium, disgust. Emotions careened through the Iceberg Skating Palace and TV viewers' living rooms ... "Even Michelle Kwan came up to me in tears because she was so upset with the outcome," said Kim's agent, Dong Hoi Koo, who added that South Korea was in an uproar ... Lots of them ... ....

Linda Robertson: Russia’s historic figure skating gold comes with requisite controversy

Edit The Miami Herald 21 Feb 2014
SOCHI, Russia -- Figure skating is the rose in the garden of sports. Beautiful to look at but painful if you try to grasp it too tightly ... Shock, confusion, delirium, disgust ... She blew kisses from her flesh-colored gloves ... Inside the arena, pandemonium ... “Even Michelle Kwan came up to me in tears because she was so upset with the outcome,” said Kim’s agent, Dong Hoi Koo, who added that South Korea was in an uproar ... ....

Linda Robertson: Russia’s historic figure skating gold comes with requisite controversy

Edit The Miami Herald 21 Feb 2014
SOCHI, Russia -- Figure skating is the rose in the garden of sports. Beautiful to look at but painful if you try to grasp it too tightly ... Shock, confusion, delirium, disgust ... She blew kisses from her flesh-colored gloves ... Inside the arena, pandemonium ... “Even Michelle Kwan came up to me in tears because she was so upset with the outcome,” said Kim’s agent, Dong Hoi Koo, who added that South Korea was in an uproar ... ....
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