October 19, 2008
"Ms Le said last night she had not given up hope of winning - 12,000 postal votes are yet to be counted - but said she would definitely be a contender in 2011.", from Landslide win gives Libs hope for 2011 by The Sydney Morning Herald"He noted that the nearby developments had a healthy mix of young professionals, military members, African-Americans and Vietnamese.", from Glenwood: This diverse Virginia Beach bedroom community is expecting a "scary close" race by Daily Press, VA
"Sandra Phuong VuLe, a native of Vietnam, is a Democrat who advocates border security as a way to protect Americans' jobs and safety", from Immigration issues hit close to home for state representative District 112 candidates by The Dallas Morning News, TX
"With over half the votes counted, Mr Lalich had 56 percent of the two-party preferred vote against Ms Le.", from Voter backlash has Rees reeling by NEWS.com.au
Vietnam seeks diversified export markets amid world economic woes
"For Sister Rosa Tran, a Dominican nun who came to Australia from Vietnam in 2001 and was instrumental in getting the club up and running, solving maths problems was only ever one of the club's goals.", from Fun, friendship rule at Fitzroy's UN of learning by The Age, Australia
Faulty plane leaves Greek President stranded in Vietnam
"The ALP's Nick Lalich beat the Liberals' candidate, former ABC journalist Dai Le, to win 49.5 per cent of Cabramatta's primary votes and 56.4 per cent on a two-party-preferred basis.", from Labor suffers historic swings in NSW by ABC Online, Australia
Thirteen Vietnamese Americans seek office in Orange County
Major cruise lines visit Vietnamese ports
"Because she pushed an initiative to create a Saigon Business District, over the wishes of a large segment of the city's Vietnamese-American population that favored the name "Little Saigon," Nguyen faces a recall in March.", from Being First: The pride and pressure of breaking barriers
On Vietnam factory floor, worries grow about global downturn
Cruises in Vietnam find progress, peace and pollution
Catholic Church in Vietnam with 470 years of Evangelization
"Duc's Bistro 1188 Maunakea St. / 531-6325 ", from Duc's redoes menu right by The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI
"On the Thursday morning Thunder Valley shuttle last week, Kim Vo, owner of Ambrosia Nail and Spa, brought only $22 to gamble.", from Casinos a big draw for local Asians by The Sacramento Bee
Mass. family receive pilot’s Vietnam awards
Seven die in Vietnam flash floods
Floods kill 11 people in central Vietnam
4 injured, 7 missing in Vietnam floods
Vietnam suffers flash floods in mountain regions
Iran attends Vietnam’s VIIF 2008 fair
Vietnam at Issue in Race Conflict Shaped McCain's Views on the Use of Force
Merdeka Cup: Vietnam Hit Four Past Mozambique
Racing fleet finishes Vietnam Race
Memorial bench honors Vietnam vets
"In Vietnam, more than 20,000 children are waiting for pediatric cardiac treatment, according to Children’s HeartLink. Woods estimates there are 5,000 in Ho Chi Minh City alone.", from Mary Bridge doctors bring medical care to children in Cambodia by TheNewsTribune.com, WA
McCalla family aims to sell Vietnam-era armored carrier as hunting vehicle
TAITRA Announces That Autumn Giftionery 2008 Speaks Vietnamese!
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - Oct 20
"Using the VA’s clinical database, more than 13,000 veterans of the Vietnam War were assessed", from Agent Orange & Prostate Cancer by Men's News Daily, CA -
Vietnam War issue surfaces in campaign for both Obama, McCain
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