Saigoneer

BackStories » Vietnam » Weekend News Roundup: Vietnamese Still Held Captive by Somali Pirates for 4 Years

Weekend News Roundup: Vietnamese Still Held Captive by Somali Pirates for 4 Years

Details
Monday, 21 March 2016.
Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.

Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.

  • Vietnamese farm produce exports should prosper in 2016 [VOV]

  • Vietnam's southern delta faces worst drought in history [ABC]

  • Vietnamese still held captive by Somali pirates for 4 years [VietnamNet]

  • Four killed in suspected bomb explosion in Vietnam capital [Tuoi Tre]

  • Increasing numbers of foreign tourists robbed in HCMC [DTI]

  • Da Nang calls for private investment in US$177mln port project [VOV]

  • Number of unemployed people in Vietnam tops 1m at end of 2015: data [Tuoi Tre]

  • Ministry to reduce use of antibiotics [Vietnam News]

  • Hanoi to organize a special cherry blossom festival [Hanoi Times]

  • Fast food chain Lotteria Vietnam fined for mass poisoning [Thanh Nien]

    • Video of the Day:

    Related Articles

    in Vietnam

    1.2m Vietnamese Move to Cities a Year: Report

    Up to 1.2 million Vietnamese migrate to cities each year, according to a recent report.

    in Vietnam

    19 Vietnamese Cities to Provide Air Quality Readings by 2017

    Next year, residents in 19 cities across Vietnam will have up-to-the-minute air quality readings, according to the central government.

    in Vietnam

    60% of Vietnamese Businesses Are Losing Money

    More than 60% of Vietnamese businesses are breaking even or operating at a loss, according to a local business group.

    in Vietnam

    A Look At The Vietnamese Province Obsessed With Sai Gon Beer

    If there's one thing Ha Tinh loves, it's beer.

    in Vietnam

    After Villa Collapse, Hanoi Will Examine All Colonial Buildings

    Following the collapse of a 110-year-old villa in downtown Hanoi last week, officials in the capital are planning to launch a large-scale audit of the city's colonial buildings.

    in Vietnam

    All Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Contestants Will Sport VietJet Bikinis

    Just when you thought VietJet's brilliant bikini marketing strategy was gone forever, that bright red-and-yellow swimwear is gearing up for another appearance.

    Partner Content

    Urbanist Network Logo
     
    SaigoneerSài·gòn·eerSaigoneer한글판Urbanist Travel
    Copyright © 2025 Urbanist Network. All Rights Reserved