July 13, 2008
"No matter who takes the 120,000-dollar crown -- and the cash, prizes, tiara, New York City luxury apartment and year of free world travel that go with it -- Vietnam already considers itself the real winner of the event.", from Global beauties in nail-biting wait on eve of Miss Universe pageant by AFPManaging inflation: Lessons from Vietnam
Vietnam steel productions and consumption increases in H1
"Vietnam has troubles galore and opportunities aplenty, says a pioneer fund manager.", from Risk Premium by Forbes
Rising imports swamp Vietnamese
80 contestants at Miss Universe pageant help put spotlight on booming Vietnam
Korean Investors in Vietnam to Be Hit Hardest
No end of troubles haunted Ricky Nguyen
Vietnam – the hidden charm
"Police believe the Vietnamese gang managed to shift at least £600,000 worth of skunk in the nine months they used the house and the total value could run into millions.", from ideo: Drug dealers set up £1m skunk factory on posh street by Sunday Mirror, UK
"Few books have combined the historical scope and the literary skill to give the foreign reader a sense of events from a Vietnamese perspective.", from My Father’s War by New York Times
South Korea Becomes "Biggest Investor" in Vietnam
India Inc making foray into Vietnam
State lawmaker returns to Vietnam
Vet credits artwork for his sobriety, peace
Vietnam-era veterans mark 40 years
Turkish Airlines Starts Vietnam Operations
RUMMEL & TURNER: Real lessons of Vietnam
Wyoming sheriff traces new crime to old murders in his Vietnam past
"Vietnam War soldier meets subject in MB", from Photo connection by Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC
"The 2008 Miss Universe pageant, co-hosted by Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown, will be broadcast live by NBC (9 p.m. EDT Sunday) to millions of viewers across the globe from Nha Trang, Vietnam.", from Miss Universe rivals leave politics out by AP
"There is anxiety, there is excitement and there is also the oozing confidence of Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe '08 Simran Kaur Mundi, cherry picked by a panel of judges, who is now set to battle it out for the Miss Universe crown in Vietnam.", from Ms Universe '08: Will India strike gold? by Times of India, India
From Hanoi, with great appreciation
"Though Ha Noi moved quickly and ‘granted its foreign exchange centre a three-day holiday, it hasn’t calmed market fears which actually are spreading to neighbours.", from Times Of Trouble by Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia
Traveling Tribute to Fallen Vietnam Vets Stops in Huntsville
Vietnam dominated life at Vance
Apalachicola's Vietnam Memorial
