During the talks Ship CSB 8004 and CBS 8003 of Vietnam together with two ships numbered 3305 and 45111 of the Chinese Coast Guard reached stop No.1 of the 2nd Vietnam-China joint fishery patrol in the shared fishing ground in the Gulf of Tonkin earlier the same day. The Vietnamese delegation was headed by Senior Colonel Nguyen Van Tho, Deputy-Commander and Chief-of-Staff of the Coast Guard Region 1 Command, while the Chinese delegation was led by Liu Tianrong, Deputy Chief of the Nanhai Division of the Chinese Coast Guard. During the meeting, the two officials informed each other of the law enforcement of the two countries’ fishermen in the joint fishing ground. They agreed on the details of activities to be conducted during their joint patrol. The joint forces release 50,000 fries in the joint fishing ground in the Gulf of Tonkin At the end of the talks, Vietnamese and Chinese coast guard forces conducted a saluting ritual at sea, during which … [Read more...] about Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards hold talks
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US limits tech exports to Chinese firm on security grounds
Updated 11:44 pm PDT, Monday, October 29, 2018 In this May 18, 2018, photo, a visitor walks past a display showing microchips and circuit boards at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing. The Trump administration imposed restrictions on technology exports to a Chinese semiconductor maker on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, citing national security grounds amid a mounting tariff battle with Beijing. less In this May 18, 2018, photo, a visitor walks past a display showing microchips and circuit boards at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing. The Trump administration imposed restrictions ... more Photo: Mark Schiefelbein, AP Photo: Mark Schiefelbein, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this May 18, 2018, photo, a visitor walks past a display showing microchips and … [Read more...] about US limits tech exports to Chinese firm on security grounds
Vietnamese firm fined for illegally hiring Chinese workers
By Xuan Ngoc  October 27, 2018 | 10:02 am GMT+7 Chinese tourists in Nha Trang on Vietnam's central coast. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Ngoc A company in Vietnam’s central coast has been fined VND90 million ( $3,880) for hiring Chinese workers without labor licenses. Phong Nguyen Co. Ltd, which operates restaurants in the resort town Nha Trang, has also been suspended for two months. The company hired five Chinese to work at its restaurants serving Chinese food, but two of them did not have work permits. It was also using signboards with Chinese characters much bigger than Vietnamese letters, in contravention of the law. Vietnam does not allow companies, shops and restaurants to have foreign letters or characters bigger than Vietnamese ones on their signboards. This violation is rampant in Khanh Hoa Province, which is home to the popular beach town Nha Trang and is one of the most favorite destinations to foreigners, many of them Chinese, in the country. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firm fined for illegally hiring Chinese workers
Vietnam shuts stores for selling smuggled goods to ‘zero dollar’ Chinese tourists
By Minh Cuong  October 25, 2018 | 11:08 am GMT+7 Thuong Truong Huu Nghi shop in Quang Ninh Province has been placed under criminal investigation for allegedly selling smuggled goods. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Cuong Two shops in the border town of Mong Cai that catered to "Chinese customers only" have been busted for selling smuggled goods. Thuong Truong Huu Nghi and Bach Hoa Sai Gon stores are under criminal investigation for "trading banned goods," the Quang Ninh Province police said Wednesday. According to town authorities, both were run by Chinese nationals and served only Chinese tourists visiting Vietnam on "zero dollar" tours. During these tours, Chinese tourists stay at Chinese-run hotels, eat at Chinese restaurants, and shop at Chinese shopping outlets, and Chinese tour guides are used instead of local ones, which reap the benefits for Vietnam’s tourism businesses. Earlier, raids at the shops discovered hundreds of smuggled Chinese items. In Thuong … [Read more...] about Vietnam shuts stores for selling smuggled goods to ‘zero dollar’ Chinese tourists
When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese Listen and Learn
Matthew Rosenberg and Maggie Haberman, New York Times 3:46 pm PDT, Wednesday, October 24, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump hangs up following a phone conversation with Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg less U.S. President Donald Trump hangs up following a phone conversation with Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Aug. ... more Photo: Al Drago / Bloomberg FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The White House’s move to expand Washington’s dispute with Beijing beyond trade and technology and into accusations of … [Read more...] about When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese Listen and Learn