VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110810-Russia-Vietnam-activity-arms-127447483.html
("位于俄罗斯鞑靼斯坦共和国的高尔基造船厂几天前透露,这家工厂为越南建造的第二艘猎豹级护卫舰已成功运抵越南,并在两个星期前服役")
Note:
(a) Gepard class frigate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarstan/Gepard_class_frigate
("The Vietnam People's Navy has ordered two Gepard 3.9 class frigates in 2006. They will be built in Russia at Tatarstan's Gorky Shipbuilding Plant. Vietnam is currently examining a purchase of two more with the possibility that they will be built in Vietnam under license")
(b) The noun "gepard" is German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian, Finnish or Hungarian for "cheetah."
----------------------------------------Separately
(1) 中国首架航母低调试航 专家称为面子工程. VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110810-China-carrier-127455613.html
(2) 美军空袭击落特战队直升机的塔利班. VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110810-US-AFHAN-STIKE-127452358.html
(3) 甬温事故后中国全面下调高铁速度. VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110810_china_train.shtml
My comment: There is no need to read the rest of the report.
(5) 中国首次超越英伦 居澳移民量之首, BBC Chinese, Aug 10, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2011/08/110810_immigration_bywangjia.shtml
("这次联邦移民部长博温公布的中国移民的数量,是指来自中华人民共和国的移民。在统计上,香港,澳门和台湾被分别各自计算")
(6) India Turns Away From Russia. Strategy Page, Aug 9, 2011
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/20110809.aspx
(besides difficulty in getting spare parts, "MiG-21 was also expensive and difficult to maintain. This was often the case with all Russian aircraft, and Russia was never much help in solving these problems")
(7) J Michael Cole, Taiwan Sends Not-So-Subtle Signal on China’s Carrier. Taipei Times, Aug 11, 2011 (availoable now)
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/08/11/2003510452
("the [HF-3] missile’s 120kg payload would be sufficient to sink an aircraft carrier")
(8) Chris Wang, DPP’s Tsai to Meet US Officials. Taipei Times, Aug 11, 2011 (availoable now)
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/08/11/2003510472
(At Washington DC in mid-September, "Tsai is expected to meet with US Department of State officials to discuss Taiwan-US and Taiwan-China relations")