July 22, 2008
"Dr. Thanh Long Pham seems the perfect messenger to teach Vietnamese women about breast and cervical cancer screening.", from Taking health care to the communities where it's most needed by The Oregonian - OregonLive.com"Speaking of Vietnam, have you noticed that amidst all the talk about Vietnam War during the presidential campaign, not one single conservative or neoconservative has called on the U.S. government to attack, invade, and occupy Vietnam and liberate the Vietnamese people from communist tyranny?", from Is It Time to Liberate China from Communism? by MWC News, Canada
Vietnam: Eight Vietnamese Writers Receive Prestigious Human Rights Prize
"Clearly the first inflationary domino to fall was Vietnam, which has experienced double-digit inflation rates for eight consecutive months, hitting an annual rate of 26.8% in June and and which, according to some analysts, is expected to rise to over 30% in August. ", from Asia's inflationary winners and losers by Asia Times Online, Hong Kong
Bird flu hits one more Vietnamese province
Vietnamese suspected of slaughtering dogs for meat in CR
Vietnamese rollercoaster hits a dip
Booming Vietnamese economy desecrates environment
AMR Outlines Export Tariff Increase Impact on Ban Phuc Nickel Project
Bird flu strikes S Vietnamese province
UPDATE 1-China confirms telling Exxon to end Vietnam oil deal
News Analysis: Vietnam sees huge gap between registered FDI and disbursement
"Quynh Tran, Planned Parenthood's Vietnamese community coordinator, was repeatedly turned down by many Vietnamese groups when she asked to talk about reproductive health.", from Navigating cultural differences in health care by Monterey County Herald, CA
A U.S. Foreign Service National in Hué during the Tet Offensive
"I found out, however, that the Vietnamese have a very strong sense of nationality and see themselves as very much apart from China.", from Influence still growing by The Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Vietnam fuel prices up 36%
VIETNAM: Industry keeps firm eye on US trade
"According to police records, the man is a native Vietnamese and has previously been convicted on attempted homicide, forgery and theft charges.", from Former president to sue protester over attack by Radio Taiwan International
"Apparel exporters in Vietnam and Pakistan are able to benefit from labour costs as low as US$0.38 and US$0.37 an hour, respectively, whereas China's labour costs can reach US$1.08 an hour in certain areas of the country's coastal provinces.", from China loses its competitive edge in clothing by just-style.com, UK
Petrovietnam surveying oil block eyed by China-BP
Vietnam Urges Peaceful Negotiations on Thai-Cambodia Temple Dispute
Vietnam urges end to Thailand, Cambodia temple row
After service in Vietnam and Iraq, airman still hopeful
Upstate Vietnam vet honored for heroics in 1969
Consumer price rises slow in Vietnam cities-paper
Penfield man receives medal for Vietnam War heroism
India pepper firm on Vietnam output, weather woes
ADB issues warning to Vietnam on economy
Vietnam Raises Gasoline Price 31%
Vietnam Cuts Petrol Subsidy
Vietnam raises domestic fuel prices by up to 36 percent
Vietnam: Cashew industry thirsty for materials
Vietnam takes first step on road to growing clean vegetables
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Roxbury novelist draws upon his days in Vietnam
Son still seeks dad lost in Vietnam War
Vietnam Hits Rice and Fertilizer Exports with Taxes
Shimkus addresses student leaders from Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam
Thailand and Vietnam in alliance for rubber commodity industry
Vietnam to impose tax on rice exports, fertilizer
FATA: The United States Vietnam
"Parker Goyer, a former Duke tennis player who graduated in 2007, is the creator and driving force behind Coach for College, a summer youth program led by 20 Duke and Carolina athletes in Vietnam teaching the benefits of sports to fifth to ninth graders.", from Coach for College gives athletes a chance to experience world, give back by ESPN
UK Firm Signs Deal to Design Vietnam Refinery Complex
"Vietnam announced on Monday that it would introduce its first tax on grain shipments and fertiliser, while the country struggles with an annual inflation rate of 26.8 per cent. Vietnam, which blocked the signing of rice export contracts between April and June, was the world’s third biggest exporter of rice last year.", from £1.3bn food aid for Bangladesh by The Financial Times, UK
A Vietnamese View of the War
"Because only 10 percent of total rice production is traded internationally, any news of supply disruptions, especially in big producer countries such as Vietnam and Thailand, quickly set off price spikes, the bank said.", from ADB: Asian economies face major challenges ahead by AFP
RECIPES: Rib sauce and Vietnamese Style Lemon Grass Caramelized Ribs
Vietnamese Firm to Build Oil Refinery in Central Region
Flavor Merchant: Your guide to Vietnamese cuisine
SCG Granted Vietnam Licence
Vietnam Licenses Third Oil Refinery
"China should also further open its market to Viet Nam, encouraging more Vietnamese companies to export to China while encouraging Viet Nam to absorb more Chinese capital. ", from An economic alarm by The Pakistan Daily Mail, Pakistan
Vietnam’s problems spring from success
