June 30, 2008
<U.S., Vietnam draw closer"The proposal came about after Cindy Vo, the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants and a co-valedictorian at Ellender High School, recited a sentence in Vietnamese to honor her parents, who are not fluent in English.", from Learning the Language by Education Week News
Vietnamese goods will go direct to US
Vietnamese Jewelry Line Creates Miss Universe Crown
Two jailed for fleecing Vietnamese Montagnards in Cambodia
SK Energy receives new Vietnamese block
"The proposal comes after Hue and Cindy Vo, cousins who were co-valedictorians at Ellender High School, delivered part of their commencement addresses last month in Vietnamese.", from Calls in Louisiana to Require English at Commencement by AP in The New York Times
Consumerism is sending the Vietnamese family into crisis
"It was nearly 20 years ago when Khanh Vo last saw her friend Dong Tran.", from 'I feel that I have freedom now' by Cassandra Kyle, TheStarPhoenix.com
Vietnam Errs in Bid to End Grey Market in Dong: Andy Mukherjee
"Last year an installation by Truong Tan, involving a giant diaper lined with pockets resembling those worn by traffic police officers—a reference to the absorbent pockets of corrupt officers—was abruptly removed from an exhibition at the Goethe-Institut in Hanoi. ", from The Arts Used To Get Around Censorship by ScandAsia.com
Vietnam Stock Exchange Plunges, Investors Trading in What Little Dongs They Have
Vietnam Money-Interbank rates steady after rises, dong gains
Vietnam reported 20 deaths of dengue fever in first half
"As both are emerging Asian economies, China will not look on the Vietnamese economic crisis unconcerned", from An Economic Alarm by Beijing Review, China
Vietnam to import 228 million tonnes of coal by 2025
Aseana Properties says receives investment license for Vietnam project
UPDATE 2-Vietnam actions welcome, more may be needed-IMF
Replica of Vietnam memorial wall in Roswell
Is PetSmart to Blame for Death of Vietnam Vet?
Australian gov't to hold 1st bilateral talks with Vietnam
CORRECTED-Vietnam Money-Dong loan demand seen weakening
Vietnam Blues
McCain's Vietnam War Record Under Attack
Indian girls learn from Vietnam football festival
USAF ex-pilot looks back at WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Diyixian.com Officially Launched Vietnam PoP in June to Provide More Comprehensive Network Coverage for Customers' Business Development!
Schools link up with Vietnam youngsters
Project targets sustainable tourism development in Vietnam
Vietnam: Big lychee harvest doesn’t mean profits
GLOBAL CYBERSOFT VIETNAM PARTNERS WITH JAPANESE FIRMS
Vietnam Needs to Combat Industrial Pollutions says World Bank
VIDOTOUR listed in Vietnam’s Top Ten Tour Operators
"The proposition’s easy passage was facilitated by voters fed up with living in a society where increasing numbers could not speak the national language and by parents of young immigrants, who saw their kids taking many years to learn even rudimentary English in bilingual classes whose teachers received large supplementary pay for their ability to instruct in foreign tongues from Spanish to Vietnamese.", from English immersion keeps proving its worth by The Union of Grass Valley, CA
Three new wharves to be built in Vietnam`s Cai Lan Port
"She addressed her parents, who are not fluent English speakers with this phrase: “Co len minh khong bang ai, co suon khong ai bang minh.”", from School officials attempt to supress bilingual speech, again by The INDsider, LA
When Congress Failed to Stop the Vietnam War
"Another 15% are Cambodian and Vietnamese, while 10% are Albanians and the rest are from Yemen, Egypt, Russia, Lebanon and African countries.", from St. Rita's English program shaken as Education Department ends grant by New York Daily News
Former Vietnam pilot has a few choice stories to tell, including infamous 1997 North Hollywood shootout
"Also, the forecast maiden sales for its 323ha Yenso Park, Vietnam, in FY09 were reduced to RM200mil from RM350mil while traffic volume growth for tolled expressways was trimmed by 3%-5% for 2008 and 1%-3% for 2009.", from Gamuda sees lower margins for rail project by The Malaysia Star
"While neither Americans nor Vietnamese can still redeem their paper currencies for gold at a fixed rate, up until this week, they could both trade in their dongs and dollars for gold, at a moving rate. Investors everywhere might want to make that rational decision too - while they still can.", from Investors Might want to make a Rational Decision by istockAnalyst.com
US Navy Seabees Work Side by Side with Vietnamese
WSOP: Scotty Nguyen Wins the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship
Nguyen wins $2 million at World Series of Poker
Scotty Nguyen takes down $50K HORSE at WSOP
2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event #45 Final: Scotty Nguyen Claims Trophy
Scotty Nguyen Challenges Phil Ivey To Game Of Gold Fish At WSOP
Ecolocap Solutions Announces 5 Hydro Power Projects in Vietnam to Reduce 3.1M Tons of CO2 emissions
Aseana Properties says receives investment license for Vietnam project
Sanchez's column: Give respect to homeless Vietnam veterans
UPDATE 2-Vietnam actions welcome, more may be needed-IMF
