Tribute offered to Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc

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Tribute offered to Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Ho Chi Minh City chapter held a commemoration ceremony on Thursday to honor Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, who burned himself to death there in 1963 to protest against the persecution of Buddhists by the US-backed South Vietnamese administration.

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Tribute paid to Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc

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The Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on May 23 held a commemoration service for Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, who set himself on fire 50 years ago to protest against the repression of Buddhists by the American-supported Saigon Government.

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Photos of Buddhists crisis displayed for the first time

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Photos of Buddhists crisis displayed for the first time

Over 80 photos taken during the Vietnamese Buddhists Protest in 1963 are being displayed for the first time in Lieu Quan Buddhist Cultural Centre, in Hue from May 17-24.

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Thailand's Red Shirts mark deadly crackdown

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Thailand's Red Shirts mark deadly crackdown

Around 12,000 Red Shirt protesters rallied in Bangkok Sunday to mark the third anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests which exposed Thailand's deep divisions, police said.

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UEFA wants standard rules on tackling racism

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UEFA wants standard rules on tackling racism

UEFA is seeking to implement Europe-wide rules on tackling racism at football matches, the organisation's president Michel Platini has revealed, following a string of high-profile incidents this season, particularly in Italy.

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China ministry urges end to "forcible" land requisition: paper

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China ministry urges end to 'forcible' land requisition: paper

SHANGHAI – China's land ministry has issued an emergency notice calling for an end to forced, illegal land requisitions, the state-run People's Daily reported on Wednesday, stepping up efforts to defuse one of the biggest sources of public protest in China.

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HCM City plans celebrations of Buddha’s birthday

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HCM City plans celebrations of Buddha’s birthday

A series of spiritual and cultural events will get underway in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16-24 to celebrate the 2,557th birthday of Buddha and 50 years since Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc burned himself to protest the war in Vietnam.

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HCM City plans celebrations of Buddha’s birthday

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HCM City plans celebrations of Buddha’s birthday

A series of spiritual and cultural events will get underway in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16-24 to celebrate the 2,557th birthday of Buddha and 50 years since Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc burned himself to protest the war in Vietnam.

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Bangladesh building survivors protest as toll hits 740

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Bangladesh building survivors protest as toll hits 740

DHAKA – Hundreds of survivors of Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster blocked a main highway to demand wages Tuesday as the death toll from the collapse of a nine-storey building hit 740, officials said.

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118 killed in bloody two days for Iraq

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118 killed in bloody two days for Iraq

A bloody two days of violence in Iraq left 118 people dead, with 99 of them killed in clashes and attacks involving security forces, protesters and their supporters, officials said on Wednesday.

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Chinese tourists sail to Paracels Islands despite Vietnam protest

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Chinese tourists sail to Paracels Islands despite Vietnam protest

Vietnamese soldiers on Truong Sa Lon Island in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago

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Former official dodges water bills for decade to protest authorities

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Former official dodges water bills for decade to protest authorities

A former head of a Mekong Delta province has been refusing to settle his water bills for eight years now in order to protest the lack of transparency in the fee collection by local authorities.

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Bangladesh garment workers protest building tragedy

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Bangladesh garment workers protest building tragedy

Hundreds of thousands of garment workers walked out of their factories in Bangladesh Thursday, police said, to protest the deaths of 200 people in a building collapse, in the latest tragedy to hit the sector.

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Oil refinery plan meets opposition

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Oil refinery plan meets opposition

The feasibility of a US$27 billion oil refinery project invested by Thailand's PTT Public Company Limited in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh is under debate after the State-owned oil and gas group PetroVietnam voiced its protest.

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Pregnant woman lies as a protest on the desk of commune chairman

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Pregnant woman lies as a protest on the desk of commune chairman

VietNamNet Bridge – Being handcuffed and beaten, a pregnant woman lied on the desk of the chairman of Xuan Thien commune in Tho Xuan district, the central province of Thanh Hoa, as a protest.

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