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Thai police arrest 'kingpin' in Asian wildlife trafficking

Bangkok - Muslimchronicle

Thai police have arrested a Vietnamese national who they say ran an international network that trafficked massive quantities of elephant ivory, rhino horn and wildlife, threatening the existence of already endangered species in Asia and Africa for years. Boonchai Bach, 40, was arrested Friday in Nakhon Phanom, a northeastern Thailand province that borders Laos, in connection to the illegal trafficking of 14Read more

Hanoi gets its first McDonald's

Hanoi - Muslimchronicle

Global burger behemoth McDonald's opened its first branch on Saturday in the historic heart of communist Hanoi, a conservative city renowned for its traditional -- and cheap -- Vietnamese staples beloved by food-obsessed locals. Hungry customers lined up for Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets at the Vietnamese capital's first location overlooking the tree-lined Hoan Kiem lake, in a city thatRead more

Trump offers to mediate in South China Sea row

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump offered Sunday to mediate in a territorial dispute over the resource-rich South China Sea, after years of Chinese island-building in the contested waters. Trump's surprise proposal to insert himself into the decades-long row risked a backlash from China, which has repeatedly said the United States has no role to play in what it insists is aRead more

Vietnamese PM addresses Vietnam Business Summit in Da Nang

Da Nang - Muslimchronicle

Vietnam will continue to promote international integration, focus on macro--economic stability, job creation and sustainable development, and attract more investment into the country, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said here on Tuesday. source: XinhuaRead more

Kim Jong-Nam murder suspects visit airport amid chaotic scenes

Kuala Lumpur - Muslimchronicle

Two women on trial for murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother visited the Malaysian airport where he was poisoned under heavy police guard on Tuesday, with the exhausted suspects pushed around in wheelchairs and one bursting into tears. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, wearing bulletproof vests and in handcuffs, were brought to Kuala Lumpur International Airport asRead more

Women on trial for Kim Jong-Nam murder plead not guilty

Shah Alam - Muslimchronicle

Two women pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, at the start of their trial in Malaysia over the Cold War-style assassination that shocked the world. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong entered their pleas through interpreters at Sham Alam High Court, outside the capital Kuala Lumpur. source: AFPRead more

Vietnamese hostage rescued in Philippines: military

Manila - Muslimchronicle

A Vietnamese sailor kidnapped by Islamist militants off the southern Philippines has been rescued after nine months in captivity, the military said on Monday, following the beheading of two fellow crewmen in July. Philippine troops rescued the hostage on Sunday on Basilan island in the southern Mindanao region, a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group, following intensified operations againstRead more

Heineken profits bubble amid warm weather

The Hague - AFP

Dutch brewing giant Heineken on Monday reported a 48.6 percent leap in first half profits, with beer sales boosted by warm weather in Europe and its new zero alcohol brand. Profits were up to 871 million euros ($1.02 billion) in the first half of 2017 compared to 586 million euros over the same period in 2016, the company said inRead more

Philippine military recovers body of Vietnamese hostage killed by Abu Sayyaf

Manila - Muslimchronicle

The Philippine military said on Thursday that they have recovered the body believed to be that of a Vietnamese crewman taken hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Sulu province in February. Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the Task Force Sulu, said government troops found the body of the victim, Van Viet Tran, after a clash on SaturdayRead more