"In Asia, the Thai and Vietnamese operations were progressing well.", from INTERVIEW-Holderbank says could retake cement top spot by Reuters

"At a press conference after a balloting exercise today, executive chairman Hamdan Mohamad said the group had submitted bids for several overseas projects which included engineering and construction works mostly in the fields of petroleum and infrastructure in Vietnam, Sudan and Germany.", from Malaysia's Ranhill Hopes to Increase O-S Orders by 30 PCT by Asia Pulse

"All Nippon Airways Co (J.ANA or 9202) said Friday it has filed an application to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to start code-sharing operations with Vietnam Airlines on March 27. ANA also filed an application to start flights between Tokyo and Ho Chi Minh City, it said. ", from Japan Business Briefs: Hoko Fishing Cost-Cutting Plan by Dow Jones

"As part of the company's expansion plans, Yue Yuen teamed up with leading Taiwanese material manufacturers in 2000 to establish production facilities in China and Vietnam.", from Hong Kong's Yue Yuen Records US$210 MLN Net Profit in 2000 by Asia Pulse

"The company covers China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia,
Laos, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam and Singapore.", from MOL's DotCC halves expected number of domain names by Singapore.CNET.com

"Brisbane was slashed from 70th to 81st to be on a par with Calgary, Canada, Hanoi, Vietnam and Sao Paulo on an index of 68.", from Australian Cities Cost of Living Lower in 2000: Survey by Asia Pulse

"Tet in Seattle The Vietnamese Lunar New Year is coming to the Northwest with Seattle Center's Tet Nguyen Dan festival. The celebration is the most important in the Vietnamese culture and features music, food and a dragon dance. Tomorrow and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.", from Ways to beat the winter blahs by The Seattle Time

"It's Thanksgiving in four Los Angeles homes, each one of a different ethnic group -- Latino, African American, Vietnamese and Jewish -- and each one facing a universal holiday dilemma: ", from 'What's Cooking?' Isn't Always Hot, But the Food Is Good BY SEAN P. MEANS, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Vietnamese string instrument musician highlights Lunar New Year
Man of the People: Arlington doctor works diligently to bring Vietnamese into community fold
COLUMN: Colin Powell's Vietnam atrocities
Vietnam has a new foreign coach
VIETNAM sends first plane to Baghdad
Vietnam Decree:All Cos Must Convert Part Of Forex To Dong
Five Vietnamese officials given jail terms for corruption
IMF agrees in principle to resume loans to Vietnam
Crew suspected of hijacking cargo ship found in Vietnam: IMB
FEATURE: Retiree realizing long-cherished dream in Vietnam
U.S. ambassador to Vietnam agrees to stay on in Hanoi
Vietnam to get new CDMA network from Korea
Vietnam flouts Iraq air embargo
Vietnam breaks UN air embargo to fly aid to Iraq
Japan Business Briefs: ANA To Code Share With Vietnam Air
Vietnam Stk:VN-Index Ends At 236.97, +1.84%; 4.29 Points
Trade Imbalance Between Korea And Vietnam Grows
Local canners dominate market
Paint sales make a splash
Saigontourist prepares for six big projects
Biti's export sales down 25%
Foreign investment drops in city IPs, EPZs
Viet Nam edges toward AFTA zone
ADB bankrolls upgrade for northern roads
ASEAN members join forces to boost tourism promotion
Work needed on labour disputes
THAI EXPERTS HIGHLY APPRECIATE VIET NAM'S EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION
OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE TO ENJOY ONE-PRICE POLICY 
VIET NAM INVITES FOREIGN COACHES AND SENDS ATHLETES ABROAD FOR TRAINING  PRESIDENT SENDS TET GIFTS TO THE OLDEST ELDERLY

"A Vietnamese interpreter was called in to break the news to the relatives.",from Divers find two bodies By LILLIAN SALEH, The Daily Telegraph

"Lineup includes ''Wharf of Widows'' by Luu Trong Ninh and ''Sandy Lives'' by Nguyen Thanh Van. ", from 'Traffic'' stops in Berlin By Liza Foreman, Reuters

"Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin, who is also a board member of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said countries requesting additional flights are Spain, Switzerland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam.", from Briefing Asia Aviation Jan 17, 2001 by Asia Pulse

"Besides Bernama, the AsiaNet consortium comprises AAP (Australia), Antara (Indonesia), United News of Bangladesh, Press Trust of India, Kyodo (Japan), New Zealand Press Association, Philippine News Agency, Bisnews (Thailand), Xinhua (China), Yonhap (South Korea) and Vietnam News Agency.", from Asianet Confident of Growth in Asia by Asia Pulse

"New gas discoveries, improved production  recovery and successful delineation in the waters off Thailand and neighbouring countries, including Vietnam, have boosted confidence among energy planners in Thailand that natural gas is plentiful and readily available for power generation, said the head of Thailand's largest producer of natural gas.", from Gas to be used more in electricity generation by Boonsong Kositchotethana The Bangkok Post

"Saturday (call (415) 661-1316, Ext. 314); the Vietnamese Tet Festival will be from 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on Larkin Street between Eddy and O'Farrell streets (call (415) 351-1038)", from COMING UP THIS WEEKEND by Peter Stack,  San Francisco Chronicle 

Peterson to remain as US ambassador to Vietnam 
IMF Agrees In Principle To Lend Vietnam $350M-$400M
Vietnam's Smes Need to Increase Marketing, Promotion: Forum
Denmark Grants US$40 MLN in Aid to Vietnam Fisheries
Vietnam's Real Estate Sector Faces Difficulties With Tax, Law
Vietnam Australia Pyramid Sales Co Sets up in HCM City
Vietnam Post And Telecoms Corp Targets 12% Growth in 2001
Vietnam Internet Users To Increase By 40% This Yr - VNPT
Vietnam To Allow Employment Of Foreign Brokers
Vietnam's ACB 2000 Net VND58B; Sees VND65B In '01 - Exec
Hanoi hesitant to join U.S. policy on China
Major contents of Party Congress disclosed
Veteran Peterson to keep ambassador's post
VN share prices march upwards as trading volumes take a  breather
Geruco sets export target of 180,000 tons Dau Tieng targets 48,000 tons in rubber sales
ov't investment to focus on key projects
Saigon Hotel applies to list
Abolishment of Honda Wave design protection sought
SAI seeks foreign partners for 8 projects
HCM City to accord special welcome for Indian investors
Banks risk systems need outside help
Reforms will bolster finance system
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights Jan 18, 2001

"Other films earning early raves include "Rocks at Whiskey Trench" in the Native Forum category; "Angels of the Universe," billed as a moody look at madness by Icelandic Director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson; and the offbeat "Green Dragon" starring Patrick Swayze, a story of Vietnamese interned in US camps in the 1970's.", from Ski town gears up for Sundance Film Fest  by AFP

"Vietnamese consular  officials in Washington and San Francisco issued a combined 149,000 visas in 2000, a 17 percent increase from the previous year.",from
Chatter by THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

"The building has been sold and will reopen as a Vietnamese restaurant, Apgar said. ", from Abilene Rose Sinks Into Barbecue Pit By RANDY LEWIS, L.A. Times Staff Writer

" They publish brochures in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese and Persian. ", from NO SWEAT: Surgery dries out slippery palms By WILLIAM HEISEL, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

"Nguyen Ngoc Tran, vice-president of Vietnam's parliamentary foreign affairs commission, said there was no unique solution to bridge the divide, and that there was no "one-size-fits-all" remedy.", from OECD plugs IT as instrument to bridge divide between rich and poor by AFP

" From the 1970s to 1991, the state did so in 14 languages, "including Spanish, Korean, Farsi, Cambodian, German, Laotian, Greek, Arabic, French, Japanese,  Polish, Thai and Vietnamese," according to court records.", from Supreme Court Wrestles With Federalism by UPI

"All of this translates into strong churches among Korean and Korean-Americans in the United States, said the Rev. An Van Pham, a Vietnamese pastor who oversees Asian missions for the Georgia Baptist Convention. ", from Church an integral part of Koreans' lives by Rick Badie - Staff of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Staying
Vietnamese community to celebrate New Year
Vietnam worried over return of fireworks at Lunar New Year
Senior Vietnam official gets 20 years for corruption
Alien messages
Vietnamese Tet New Year
For Nguyen Le, More the Merrier
THE NEW NEW YORKER Baby, Look at Them Now Amerasian adoptees returning to Vietnam
Vietnamese Communist Party Chief Warns Of Rising Graft
5 Vietnamese Officials Jailed For Embezzling Relief Funds
IMF, Vietnam Extend Talks On Possible Loan, May End Wed
US Ambassador To Continue Vietnam Post In Bush Admin
Vietnam Textile Sector Has Just Six Year to Sew up Its Act
US Ambassador To Continue Vietnam Post In Bush Admin
Vietnam Textile Sector Has Just Six Year to Sew up Its Act
Vietnam Ctrl Bk Repurchases VND70B 364-Day Debt For 1 Mo
Vietnam's Foreign Investment Shows Signs of Recovery: Min
Vietnam Stk: VN-Index Ends At 232.68, +1.9%, 4.33 Points
Philippines, Vietnam to Resume Spratley Talks Peacefully
VIETNAM ATTENDS ASEAN TOURISM CONFERENCE
Headlines From Vietnam Saigon Times Daily For Wednesday
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights Jan 17, 2001

"Huynh said she also liked "Catcher" because it was an easy read, whereas some Vietnamese poetry she and her class read was difficult. ", from Schools Are Seeking A Multicultural Holden By Emily Wax, Washington Post Staff Writer

"Burma supplies gas to Thailand  via pipeline, and Vietnam is gearing up to bring natural gas by pipeline from its fields in the South China Sea to its southern  industrial users.", from Gas Sparks Southeast Asian Ties by Michael Richardson International Herald Tribune

"The company's main export markets will be Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.", from Thai Siam Cement Unit To Export 7.2 M MT Of Cement '01 by Dow Jones Newswires

"In addition, it also designs, fabricates and installs refrigeration equipment and facilities for its customers in malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam, Mohaiyani Research said.", from Malaysia's Haisan Resources Lists on KL Bourse at Premium by Asia Pulse 

Citizenship and Paternity
Hanoi Cancels Visit by U.S. Admiral
Vietnam acknowleges it called off top US commander's visit
Vietnam welcomes Bush decision not to change ambassador
Communist Vietnam to send first aid flight to sanctions-hit Iraq
Pressure mounts for reshuffle of Vietnam's aging leadership
US congressmen hold talks in Vietnam
Vietnam Cancels US Admiral's Visit 
Of Rice and Men
Vietnamese foreign investment rises by 9-percent
Foreign investment in Vietnam rose 9% in 2000 
Talks on sending Vietnamese workers to United States
Vietnam, US Cos negotiate to send workers to America
IMF team in talks with Vietnam to resume lending
Vietnam's mineral potential lost in dreamland
Vietnam Debating An Age Limit For Its Leaders
Vietnam Textile Sector Has Just Six Year to Sew up Its Act
Vietnam Trade Min Issues Price Rule For Coffee Export
Vietnam Bans Import Of Vehicles That Use Leaded Fuel
Vietnam's Stk Mkt Closed Next Week During Tet Break
Vietnam Ctrl Bank To Hold Weekly Open Mkt Ops -Official
Vietnam Starts Work on WB, UK Funded Rural Road Project
Vietnam's Hanoi to Build Five More Bridges Across the Red River
Vietnam India Trade Could Reach US$1 BLN Over Next Decade
Vietnam Spends More Than US$1 BLN on Urban Water Supply
Vietnam Cancels Visit By Top US Military Commander
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights Jan 16, 2001

"The federation also condemned rights abuses in Bahrain, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chechnya, Colombia, Ecuador, Guinea, Iraq, Mauritania and Vietnam.", from
Rights federation names and blames at end of Morocco conference by AFP

"The bishop's introductory remarks in the budget report were published in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. ", from In Tour of Finances, a Healthy Diocese By WILLIAM LOBDELL, Times Staff Writer

"Along with combat training tasks, our ships will pay official visits to the Indian port of Mumbai (Bombay) and the Vietnamese port of Danang.", from RUSSIAN SHIPS WILL GO TO THE INDIAN OCEAN by Rusian Today

"A Vietnamese delegation from state-owned Vietnam Southern Food Corp was believed to have already arrived in Manila, trade sources said.", from Thai delegates may hold rice talks with Manila by Reuters

"While rice crops have been severely damaged in traditional 'rice bowl' countries including Vietnam and other countries, farmers in Pakistan harvested for the second consecutive year bumper crop of around 2.2 to 2.4in tons Irri-6 and Irri-9.", from Pakistan Hopes to Export 400,000 Tons of Rice by Asia Pulse

"Alvin Liew, Regional Sales Manager for Asia Pacific says, "Our plan is to consolidate sales activity in Malaysia, and other countries in the Far East, and we wish to develop new sales activity in places like Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Japan in the next 24 months."", from UK Market Leader in Optical Wireless Access Opens in Malaysia by PRNewswire

City suspects in Calgary gang murder
Vietnam bans import of leaded-petrol vehicles
Spanish prime minister postpones visit to Vietnam
Vietnam, US trade barbs over cancellation of top commander's visit
US cancels first Vietnam visit by top military commander since 1998
French foreign ministry number two visits Vietnam
Seven children wounded by bomb in Vietnam
Vietnam, Laos Open New International Border Gate
Vietnam funds television transmitter in Laos
Russian vessels en route to India and Vietnam
A new dimension in India's ties with Vietnam and Indonesia
Indian PM Returns From Vietnam, Indonesia
Vietnam In Talks To Send Engineers, Nurses To US
SE Asia Watch: IMF Loan Deal For Vietnam Will Help Both
Vietnamese Govt Takes Steps to Boost Sme Development
Vietnam-Pledged-Investment -2: Actual Investment +2%
IMF Team In Talks With Vietnam Over Possible Lending
P Dussman Vietnam to Provide Meals to Cho Ray Hospital
Vietnam's Ba Ria Vung Tau Expects 3.7 MLN Tourists in 2001
Vietnam's Cotton Sector to Focus on Expansion, Development
Vietnam to Equitise Foreign Direct Investment Enterprises
Spanish Prime Minister Postpones Vietnam Visit
Vietnam Stk:VN-Index Ends At 228.35, +1.19%; 2.68 Points
Vietnam In Talks To Send Engineers, Nurses To US
Vietnam to Introduce Touger Laws for Steel Mills
Vietnam Central Bk Mon Placed VND45 Bln T-Bills At 5.4%
Headlines From Vietnam's Saigon Times Daily Monday
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights Jan 15, 2001

"VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR TET CELEBRATION -- Jan. 21, 4 p.m. This celebration is a mass and musical show. Free. San Jose Civic Auditorium, 145 W. San Carlos St., San Jose. (408) 291-6280.", from General-South Bay2 Through Jan. 28 By KPIX - BCN

"According to Kyodo, the mission will visit Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia from Sunday. ", from Japan To Send IT Mission To Shape Support Plan - Kyodo by Dow Jones

"  The new store will sell children's books in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and other languages and is the first of its kind in Orange County. (714) 973-7900. ", from Unique Children's Bookstore to Open in Santa Ana by L.A. Times

Hanoi funding TV project in Vientiane
Vietnam mulls labour exports to US
"Blowing Hot and Cold in Vietnam"
Q&A: Biking in Vietnam, hiking in China
Vietnam funds $1.6 million TV transmitter in Laos
Vietnam to try bandit gang for rapes, robberies
Vietnam to curb steel mill construction amid mounting stockpiles
Indian PM returns from "successful" trip to Vietnam, Indonesia

"Apart from Hong Kong, the demonstrators came from countries including China, the United States, Australia, Britain, Taiwan, Vietnam, Canada, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Denmark. ", from Falun Gong Protests in Hong Kong, Defying China By Chee-may Chow, Reuters

"Following an earlier scheme to import Vietnamese workers via a government-to-government channel, Taipei signed a direct hiring pact with Manila yesterday. ", from Brokers warn over direct foreign labor imports BY THE CHINA POST STAFF

Vietnamese reuniting to recall student camaraderie