By Minh Cuong  December 17, 2018 | 06:32 pm GMT+7 Seven Chinese cargo ships that declared ‘frozen buffalo meat’ were actually carrying offal and chicken legs, authorities say. The ships were inspected and seized Sunday by Coast Guard Zone 1, four nautical miles southeast of Tran Ninh Island in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The ships carried 15 crew members and nearly 500 tons of frozen cargo. Four of the seven Chinese cargo ships being detained for investigation. Photo by VnExpress/Lam Giang According to port clearance documents, the seven ships were to depart from Van Gia port, Quang Ninh Province to go to Bach Long port, China, but it was actually heading from China to Tran Island, another island in Quang Ninh, While the goods were declared as frozen buffalo meat, officials found that they were internal organs and chicken feet. The ships’ captains told officials that they were told to go to Tran Island and await further orders. The … [Read more...] about Chinese vessels carrying 500 tons of undeclared offal detained
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Vietnamese coast guard seize frozen cattle products from Chinese vessels
Vietnamese coast guards check frozen cattle products seized from Chinese vessels. — Photo vov.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Coast Guard Command No1 on Sunday seized nearly 500 tonnes of frozen cattle products from seven Chinese vessels operating off the coast of the northern province of Quảng Ninh. The captains presented licenses showing the products were frozen buffalo meat. However, an examination found internal organs, suspected chicken legs, cow intestines and stomachs packed in cartons bearing Chinese characters. The 15 crew members on the seven vessels have been temporarily detained. According to the coast guard, the vessels had been granted license to depart from Vạn Gia Port (Quảng Ninh Province) and head to China, but in fact they had set off for Trần Island in Quảng Ninh Province. The captains declared that they had intended to go to China, but had received a message from their boss to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese coast guard seize frozen cattle products from Chinese vessels
Vietnamese, Chinese FMs hold talks
Vietnamese Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh (L) and Chinese State Councilor and FM Wang Yi, Luang Prabang, December 16, 2018 - Photo: VNA Deputy PM Minh praised the positive progress in the bilateral ties especially in economics, trade, and investment. He proposed the two sides work to effectively implement the common high-level agreements and perceptions, and to maintain the trend of the fine development in the bilateral relations. He asked the Chinese side to continue applying effective measures to further improve Viet Nam’s trade deficit and take steps so that more and more Vietnamese staples are consumed by Chinese customers such as fruits, aquatic products, pork, and milk products. Regarding the sea issue, Mr. Minh highly valued the positive outcomes of the negotiation and cooperation mechanisms in the less sensitive fields on the sea between the two countries, as well as the initial progress in the recent … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Chinese FMs hold talks
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts receives gift of Chinese art
Updated 9:29 am CST, Sunday, December 16, 2018 BOSTON (AP) — Boston's Museum of Fine Arts has received what museum officials are calling a transformative gift of nearly 200 pieces of Chinese art that have been in the same family for six generations. The gift from Wan-go H. C. Weng is the largest and most significant gift of Chinese art in museum history. The 130 paintings, 31 works of calligraphy, 18 ink rubbings and four textiles span 13 centuries and five imperial dynasties. Weng is one of the most respected connoisseurs of Chinese paintings in the world. His great-great-grandfather assembled the core of the collection during the 19th century. The gift elevates the museum's Chinese collection into one of the foremost in the world outside of China. Pieces from the collection will go on display at the museum next fall. … [Read more...] about Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts receives gift of Chinese art
How a Chinese immigrant used WeChat to win a statehouse seat
Published 6:00 am PST, Saturday, December 15, 2018 In this Nov. 15, 2018 photo, Maryland Delegate-elect Lily Qi,sits in her North Potomac, Md., basement, which served as her campaign's "situation room" this year as she made her first run for public office. As a first-generation Chinese American, Qi used her campaign to mobilize other Asian American voters in Montgomery County, activating a small but increasingly energized constituency that is generally reticent to participate in local politics. (Arelis R. Hernandez/The Washington Post via AP) less In this Nov. 15, 2018 photo, Maryland Delegate-elect Lily Qi,sits in her North Potomac, Md., basement, which served as her campaign's "situation room" this year as she made her first run for public office. As ... more Photo: Arelis R. Hernandez, AP … [Read more...] about How a Chinese immigrant used WeChat to win a statehouse seat