July 09, 2008
Orange County, Calif., Social Service Agencies Seek To Provide Awareness Of Culturally Competent Health Care To Vietnamese Community"o pointed to San Francisco, where Mayor Gavin Newsom recently recognized a neighborhood now known as Little Saigon in the city, and ponied up most of the cash needed to pay for the gateway sign that identified the area as such.", from Silicon Valley News Notes by Silicon Valley's Metro, CA
It's official! Vietnam War hero is now a true American
Vietnam: Don’t Interfere in Buddhist Patriarch’s Funeral
HRW urges Vietnam not to interfere with dissident monk's funeral
"I don't like the idea that some people would try to tell two Vietnamese American girls, who through hard work and discipline earned the privilege of addressing classmates as co-valedictorians, the circumstances under which they can make the address. ", from Language wars by Ruben Navarrette Jr., San Diego Union-Tribune
Vietnamese government urged to let banned church hold funeral
"Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich catching on for its eclectic taste and low price", from Dining Out: On-the go food fusion By Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune
Pho Saigon Bistro: Vietnamese cuisine comes to Granite Quarry
"To be sure, individual monks have stood out for their political and social postures. Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh has long promoted so-called "socially engaged Buddhism", which advocates the application of Buddhist principles towards resolving social, environmental and political problems.", from Asia's angry monk syndrome by Asia Times
Vietnamese shot dead, brother hurt in Digos City
"Tiep Nguyen, a counsellor at the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors, at Carramar, prepared The Vietnamese Community in Sydney.", from
Kidnappers of Aust-Vietnamese man arrested: reports
Vietnam reportedly arrests five over businessman kidnapping
Vietnam arrests five accused of abducting Australian businessman
"THREE Australians have been arrested in Hanoi for allegedly trafficking around 2kg of heroin.", from Three Australians arrested over heroin haul by Melbourne Herald Sun
Fairway Estates eatery brings Vietnamese flavor to S. Fla.
A new start: Vietnamese native finds success with nail salon
VimpelCom sets up Vietnamese operation
Vimpelcom goes Vietnamese
Vimpelcom sets sights on Vietnamese mobile market
Russia's VimpelCom enters Vietnam mobile phone market
Vietnamese man charged with firing on random motorists
Vietnam's phone, Internet subscriptions rise in first half
"According to Informa, Vietnamese cell phone users spend $7.5 per month; consequently, GTel Mobile's annual proceeds could total about $1.8 billion", from http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20080709/113633972.html by RIA Novosti, Russia
W Bank-EU health project targets Vietnam ethnic minorities
"The dealer said there was also talk that supply tightness could emerge on the September contract, the last ahead of the start of an expected large Vietnamese harvest around October.", from SOFTS-Markets consolidate on softer dollar by Fairfield Advance, Australia
Australian kidnapped in Vietnam
Proctor graduate awarded Fulbright to Vietnam
Vietnam Slashing Coal Exports, Repercussions for China
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - July 9
"The Vietnamese economy is not in good shape and Thailand is suspected of facing a financial crisis.", from [Opinion] Price and Sentiment by The Donga Ilbo, South Korea
"The only signs that reminded us that this was a part of Malaysia were a 4D outlet, with migrant workers - largely Nepalese, Myanmar and Vietnamese - waiting patiently in long queues hoping to strike it rich, and an RHB Bank branch nearby.", from The Sungai Buloh foreign ‘invasion’ : It was like being in another country by Malay Mail, Malaysia
"At the time, Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed said there had previously been robberies by Vietnamese criminals against fellow Vietnamese. ", from Seeking a link by The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA
"It plans to offer pre-paid SIM cards that provide attractive pricing to Vietnamese expatriates and overseas travellers.", from Expats to get new service by TeleGeography, DC
"The men, from Reading, employed illegal Vietnamese immigrants to grow the plants in houses across Middlesbrough. ", from Men jailed over £1m cannabis plot by BBC
"Yesterday 27-year-old Hung Van Nguyen, who had been recruited to serve as a "gardener" for the crop, was jailed for 21 months.", from TWO JAILED IN £100,000 DRUGS FARM CASE by Lincolnshire Echo, UK -
"Recall the Houston Chronicle’s expose on Hubert Vo, the incumbent. From Matt Stile’s report on April 10:", from Clear Choice In Texas House District 149 by The Lone Star Times, TX
"Union leaders recognised for their work to find out in Vietnam study trip", from How do you cope with 25% inflation? By Goh Chin Lian of The Straits Times, Singapor
"The Waverton resident left for Vietnam this week to work on public health measures to control bird flu and other animal-to-human transmissible diseases.", from Anna to tackle bird flu by North Shore Times, Australia
Vietnam's Mobile Roaming
Vietnam Immigrant Charged in Hate Crime Shootings
UPDATE 1-Vietnam Sacombank H1 profit rises 23 pct
Vietnam vows no fuel prices hikes this year
UPDATE 1-Vietnam vows to keep 2008 fuel prices stable
Vietnam vows to keep fuel prices stable in 2008
VimpelCom, Gtel create telecom joint venture in Vietnam
U.S., Vietnam agree to ensure device, drug safety
Vietnam builds facility to serve Asian Indoor Games
Why Were We in Vietnam?
Everyday hero: Vietnam veteran quietly serves at Lincoln Home
Vietnam vows no fuel prices hikes this year
Vietnam to build third oil refinery
Traveling Vietnam Memorial To Stop In Jefferson County
6,000 workers wildcat in Vietnam
Vietnam’s 3G licenses lure foreign firms
Vietnam tries to clean up its streets
VIETNAM: Consumer Prices Slow Down In June
Brazil's Lula visits Vietnam's General Giap
"Fish sauce is called nam pla in Thai, nuoc nam in Vietnamese, patis in Filipino.", from Fish sauce by The Chicago Tribune
Bayh calls for US to negotiate with Vietnam on adoption
Vietnam needs $700m by year-end to fund power projects
‘My Vietnam Your Iraq’ documentary to highlight 9 families’ takes on 2 wars
Vietnam builds facility to serve Asian Indoor Games
Vietnam Monument
Vietnam to Produce More Coal in 2010
"Options, according to Bloomberg news include buying a minority stake in Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Co. which the Vietnamese government aims to sell next year, Lombard said in an interview at the Economic Forum of Aix-en-Provence in southern France.", from France Telecom Seeks Extra Growth with Acquisitions by This Day, Nigeria
Honourable Nguyen Minh Triet, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
