August 12, 2008
"Making matters worse for hospital crews was most of the victims on the bus spoke only Vietnamese.", from Doctor Talks About Friday's Wreck by KTEN, TX"Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Nicki Phung, 31, was sentenced to six months of home confinement and three years of probation after pleading guilty to a violation of the Lacey Act, which bans importation or exportation of wildlife barred from sale by U.S. law, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday.", from Woman gets house arrest for tiger import by United Press International
Viet Nam: Floods in north leave 145 dead or missing and communities isolated
Flood toll increases to 116 in Vietnam
Scores dead in Vietnam floods
"Tan Dinh (1705 Lafayette St., Gretna, 361-8008) serves two very different types of banh mi.", from Banh Appetit by bestofneworleans.com, LA
Lee's Coffee opens first outlet in Vietnam
"One New Zealander, three Australians and four Britons were rescued from the Vietnamese-skippered 20-metre slow boat by Cambodian vessels which came to the rescue, Tho Sambath, a district governor, said by telephone.", from Aussies rescued from capsized boat by The Age, Australia
More Than 10 Swedes Stuck In Vietnamese Floods
"Cam Linh Louong (47), pictured left, of Drumlish, Co Longford, appeared before Judge Gerard Haughton at a special sitting of Tullamore District Court, Co Offaly, charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act with cultivating a cannabis plant", from Woman charged with growing cannabis by The Irish Independent, Ireland
Vietnam helicopters evacuate flood survivors as new storm nears
"Cat Bao Le, left, was inspired to offer health and safety training to nail salon workers by concerns for the health of her mother, Helen Thi Nguyen, a manicurist – and translator.", from Mom, daughter have facts of nail salon safety at their fingertips by The Sacramento Bee
Vietnam flood toll hits 112, more rains forecast
Food aid reaches flood-ravaged northern Vietnam
Vietnamese hospitals: the next big Asian growth story
Bird flu outbreak reported in southern Vietnamese province
Vietnamese Coffee Exporters Eye Chinese Market
Vietnamese construction industry faces severe shortage of workers
Three Jailed Over Death of Vietnamese Immigrant Overseeing Cannabis Factory in Wales
"He will lead a private ceremony early today at the centre in Veneux-les-Sablons outside Paris, before beginning his official visit with the blessing of a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in nearby Evry, in the presence of 1,500 followers.", from Dalai Lama to begin official programme in France by NDTV.com, India
UPDATE 1-HSBC to own 20 pct in Vietnam's Techcombank
HSBC to own 20% of Techcombank
Diary aims to shed light on gay Vietnam
"North Korea proved that to us also. After we bombed Hanoi, the North Vietnamese did come back to the tables and talk", from LETTER: Of generals and presidents by South Coast Today, MA
Vietnam's central bank says trade deficit under control
"Czech authorities are trying to prevent frequent cases of foreign immigrants, mainly the Vietnamese, confessing false paternity to children of Czech women in order to obtain a permanent residence permit in the country, the weekly Tyden writes in its latest issue out Monday. ", from Týden: Authorities fighting "false paternity" frauds by The Prague Daily Monitor, Czech Republic
""Thai travellers coming by road from Thailand have declined, but Vietnamese travellers coming by road increased about 62 percent," said Thong Khon.", from Angkor tours soar in first half of year by The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
"The grower, said to be a Vietnamese man who was not in at the time of the raid, bypassed the electricity meter to hide the huge consumption of power needed for the growing lights.", from POLICE RAID £15,000 VILLAGE DRUGS FACTORY
HSBC to own 20 pct in Vietnam's Techcombank
U.S. Firm Eyes Big Oil Refinery in Southern Vietnam
Returned and Services League firm in opposition to Vietnam objector
Vietnam allows HSBC to raise stake in local bank
Vietnam To Allow HSBC To Raise Techcombank Stake To 20%
Vietnam: feed costs impact meat industry
Vietnam struck by meat shortages
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - Aug 12
Vietnam's Agriculture Sector Needs More Govt Investment: Experts
Chi Mei to delay Vietnam project
Vietnam may cut coal export to China - Report
Welfare check on Melton Vietnam veterans
No More Vietnams
"Vietnamese students provoke potential policy ", from Louisiana School Board Considers English-Only Grad Speeches
Vietnam exchange program added at UM
""Now the whole world knows. So I think that God used this tragedy to strengthen our faith. I truly believe that." — Vietnamese Catholic Hoang Vu, upon visiting the spot where a charter bus carrying fellow Vietnamese Catholics on the pilgrimage had crashed and killed 17 people.", from Quotations of the day by Waxahachie Daily Light, TX
HSBC to own 20% in Techcombank
Vietnam to Allow Foreigners to Practice Realty Brokerage
UPDATE 1-Vietnam's Vinamilk Jan-July net rises 29.5 pct
Vietnam War memorial comes to Vinton
Town works on honor roll for Vietnam vets
Oconee Veterans Affairs organizing Vietnam vets
Vietnam vets prepare for reunion
"Jodi Markoff vividly recalls the day she met 5-year-old Phan in a rural Vietnamese orphanage last April.", from Cuts in foreign adoptions causing anxiety in USA by USA Today
Vietnam lets HSBC raise Techcombank stake to 20 pct
135 die As storm lashes vietnam
"Tuesday, Dr. Victoria Van, office manager Richard Trieu and pharmacist Nick Tran were released on a $100,000 unsecured bond.", from Four Pill Mill Defendants Released On Bond by WLOX, MS
