Plumes of smoke from the 50th floor of Trump Tower were seen as the fire was put out by the New York Fire Department. (Photo: AFP) Images of the scene showed broken and upturned tables and chairs strewn across the pavement in the centre of the picturesque medieval city of Muenster. While stressing that the investigation was still ongoing, state interior minister Herbert Reul said the perpetrator was believed to be a German citizen "and not, as has been claimed everywhere, a refugee or something like that". "There is no indication at the moment that there is any Islamist connection," said Reul, who is from Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. At least 20 people were injured, six of them seriously, police said. The assailant was found shot dead behind the wheel of his van. The police said that "a potentially suspicious object" had been found in the vehicle that might possibly be an explosive, and experts had been called in to deactivate it. Media reports said the driver, … [Read more...] about Man drives into crowd in Germany, at least 2 dead
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Man drives van into restaurant in Germany, killing three
A German man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the old city center of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing two of them before shooting himself dead, police and state officials said. The vehicle plowed into people seated at tables outside the Grosser Kiepenkerl eatery, a popular destination for tourists in the pretty university city. Herbert Reul, interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, home to Muenster, told German television the suspect was a German citizen and there was “no indication of an Islamist background”. Police spokesman Andreas Bode earlier said: “At 15:27 (1327 GMT), a vehicle drove into the outside area of the restaurant ... three people were killed, 20 injured, and six of those seriously injured.” “The perpetrator killed himself in the vehicle,” Bode added. Reul said the three dead included the perpetrator. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported in its online edition that the … [Read more...] about Man drives van into restaurant in Germany, killing three
Truong Sa Club in Germany held exchange
Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung speaking at the event (Photo: vov)Apart from donation to support Truong Sa archipelago, the exchange was also an opportunity for the members to report to the overseas Vietnamese community what they have done over the past time and what they will do in the coming time. This is also a way to communicate and mobilize the overseas Vietnamese to pay attention to and look toward Truong Sa with practical activities. Over a year of operation, the Truong Sa Club has organized two donations to support the sea and islands; support children of officials and soldiers on duty in remote islands, studying in Hanoi with accommodation in five apartments for five years free of charge; mobilize students to write letters and books to share their feelings with soldiers and encourage those who are protecting the sea and islands of the country; organize art programs and talks with second generation Vietnamese students, German and international friends about Vietnam's sovereignty over … [Read more...] about Truong Sa Club in Germany held exchange
PM Phuc meets Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated the Federal Republic of Germany to establish new government administration under leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel; and he stressed that Vietnam always respects the good relationship with Germany as well as desires both sides to tighten further cooperation ties in the upcoming time. The Vietnamese leader highly appreciated cooperation projects between the two countries which have been implementing in the Southeast Asian country in the fields of economy, education and training, culture… At the reception, the German ambassador thanked for cooperation of the ministries and agencies of Vietnam in promoting the bilateral relations. On the occasion, ambassador Christian Berger focused on measures of strengthening further the Vietnam- Germany relations in the fields of economy, trade, investment, education and culture. Responding to the German ambassador, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that the two sides needed to actively promote mutual … [Read more...] about PM Phuc meets Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany
Overseas Vietnamese in Germany meet in early 2018
The delegates at the meeting (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the meeting, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung expressed his pleasure with the deep and active development and integration of overseas Vietnamese in Germany. With over 40 years of integration, the overseas Vietnamese in Germany have become a friendship bridge between Vietnam and Germany, and they have actively participated in domestic movements such as participating in visits to Truong Sa Archipelago and donating to support flood victims. In the framework of the meeting, Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung hoped that associations and enterprises of overseas Vietnamese in Germany continue to unite, towards establishing an overseas Vietnamese association in Germany. The idea was proposed by the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese Veteran Association in Germany, at the December 22nd, 2017 ceremony marking the founding day of the Vietnamese People’s Army. At the meeting, the participants enjoyed traditional dishes and an … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese in Germany meet in early 2018