April 21, 2008
Chinese fisherman rescued in central Vietnam"Three people have been confirmed to have died from the mudflows and strong winds of Typhoon Neoguri in Guangdong province, while rescue workers are still searching for 40 fishermen, including 22 Vietnamese", from 3 dead, 40 missing after typhoon hits south by China Daily, China
Virgin Blue & Vietnam airlines partner
"Not just concerned with visiting the usual eco-tourist attractions like Halong Bay and Cuc Phong National Park, the students will also set up a clean water filter system for two orphanages in the capital Hanoi and in Thai Binh province.", from For orphans, a gift of life by TODAYonline, Singapore
Vietnam tightens control over investments and prices
"A focus on Vietnam will demonstrate great savings. ", from 7 nights from $1259 incl port charges, govt fees & taxes, fuel surcharges bye-Travel Blackboard, Australia
"Jetstar Airways, a low-cost carrier owned by Australian airline Qantas, formed a partnership with Vietnam's Pacific Airlines to expand in Asia.", from China Invests in British Oil Giant BP by Voice of America
"Meanwhile, rescue teams were scouring the seas off the south coast of China in search of 40 missing seamen, 18 Chinese and 22 Vietnamese, the paper said.", from Three dead, 40 missing as tropical storm hits China: report by AFP
Vietnam's Southern Bank says 2007 net rises 32 pct
"Combine the turnout rate of those foreign-born with the fact that they vastly outnumber native born Vietnamese Americans of voting age, and you get to the 96-percent figure.", from Commie here, commie there by The O.c. Register
"Divorces involving a Korean husband and foreign wife totaled 5,794, taking 65.6 percent of the total. Divorces with a Chinese wife recorded 3,665; Vietnamese wife 895; Filipino wife 220; and Japanese wife 219.", from Divorces Surge 41% Among Interracial Couples by The Korea Times
"Vietnamese mobile operator HT Mobile has begun its migration programme and is moving customers from the CDMA network to the new GSM network.", from HT Mobile begins migration to GSM by Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands
"Tower Hamlets Community of Refugees from Vietnam will receive £2,365 towards the cost of a part-time advice and guidance worker. ", from Isle advice team get a boost by Newham Recorder, UK
"The two engineers from Vietnam arrived last month and alleged they had to give $50 to a quarantine officer at the airport to have a box of noodles cleared.", from Extortion probe nears end by Fiji Times, Fiji
"The Vietnam War Memorial (8200 Westminster Blvd Freedom Park, Westminster, CA 92683) will be the setting for the evening filled with speeches, performances, slideshows, informational presentations, a candle-light vigil and other program highlights.", from [Sat, Apr 26th] Black April Commemoration 2008 by Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
Seymour Vietnam veteran honored
Vietnam vet confronts his demons as he finds his calling
Vietnam Launches First Telecommunications Satellite Into Space
Vietnam's first satellite blasts into orbit
DJ Vietnam Ups Export Taxes On Crude Oil,Coal,Metal Ores-Official
Vietnam PM orders trouble-free Olympic torch relay
Bouygues gets 100 million euro order for 200-metre tower in Vietnam
Vietnam tests bird flu vaccines among humans
Thai broker Seamico eyes Vietnam, Cambodia in Q3
Vietnam vet from Glenview remembered in Washington
Bouygues Construction wins contract in Vietnam
Vietnam memories: Evanville group adds recollections to Veterans History Project
Vietnam Resource Investments (Holdings) Limited Acquires Shares of Keeper Resources Inc.
Annual event honors Vietnam vets posthumously
Diarrhea and Cholera outbreak in Vietnam
Vietnam vet's kids to head Legacy march
History 2.0: Interactive Vietnam Wall Is a Place for Reflection, Online
Afghanistan’s Vietnam portent
Overloaded bus hits truck, killing seven in Vietnam
ON ROLL OF HONOR Defoliant used in Vietnam caused deaths years later
Bouygues Gets EUR100 Million Construction Contract In Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines deepens JAL partnership, looks to oneworld spot by Sol E. Solomon, ZDNet Asia
Dong to Drop as Inflation Deters Investors, HSBC Says
"On board, Huy Hoang Le, suspected of fatally shooting a man outside a South Bay karaoke bar two days earlier, was on his way to Vietnam.", from Slaying suspect's capture abroad was race against time by Mark Gomez, The San Jose Mercury News
"The debate over the display of the Vietnamese flag comes to USC tonight. A forum (which began at 5:30 pm) will examine the university's refusal to remove the flag of the communist-ruled Socialist Republic of Vietnam.", from A few last links to round out the day by The Los Angeles Times
Big Step For Vietnam As It Sends Its First Satellite Into Space
VIETNAM: CHURCH LAMENTS STATE DISCRIMINATION, INTERFERENCE
