Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Vietnam seizes ratsnakes from Bangkok flight
Vietnam seizes ratsnakes from Bangkok flight Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:30am IST
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has seized more than a tonne of ratsnakes
found aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight from Bangkok, the second time in
about a month such snakes were found in air cargo to Vietnam, state
media said on Friday.
The snakes -- scientific name Ptyas Mucosus and a protected species --
were found in more than 60 boxes that arrived in Hanoi's Noi Bai airport
on Thursday, the Vietnam News Agency quoted officials as saying.
"There is a great possibility that Vietnam is only a transit point of
the cargo," it said, adding that the snakes were transfered to an animal
caring station nearby.
Last month, the airport authorities also seized 700 kg of snakes aboard
a Thai Airways flight to Hanoi, it said.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
He's very flexible
Monday, January 07, 2008
Flowers for K.D. and Asa
Scattering KD's ashes and sending flowers to Asa, in Ocean City MD
Saturday, January 05, 2008
My new business?
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Vietnam to build high-speed railway worth 33 bln USD
for Cal...
Happy New Year's to everyone!
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90858/90863/6329281.html
Vietnam to build high-speed railway worth 33 bln USD
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13:38, December 28, 2007
Vietnam plans to construct a new North-South railway, which will allow
trains to run at a speed of up to 350 km per hour, with total investment
of some 33 billion U.S. dollars, according to local newspaper Vietnam
News
on Friday.
At a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Dec.27, the
state-owned Vietnam Railway Corporation suggested the government to
build
the new rail route with the total length of 1,630 km, 100 km shorter
than
the existing line.
The high-speed
railway project is expected to cost 33 billion dollars, with Japan being
the major sponsor.
Rail sections linking Hanoi capital and central Vinh city, and central
Nha
Trang city and southern Ho Chi Minh City would be constructed first.
At the meeting, Hai asked the corporation to speed up preparations for
the
future high-speed railway, pledging that further state funds would be
made
available if required. He said the corporation should invite bids from
outside consultants, instead of appointing a service provider as
previously planned.
Source:Xinhua
