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Monday
Thứ hai
01/14/2002

"A 33-year old Vietnamese woman has died from injuries received at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre.", from Woman dies from Villawood injuries by  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

"A Department of Immigration spokesman says the 33-year-old fell from a balcony at the detention centre six days ago and died in Liverpool Hospital yesterday afternoon.", from Villawood detainee dies by AAP

"A VIETNAMESE woman held in Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre for four months has died in hospital, it was revealed today.", from Villawood detainee dies by AP

"Italy's ENI and ExxonMobil have gas-fired power plants in Nigeria, while BP has a project in Vietnam.", from Merger Talk: Oil majors poised to bridge energy divide By Arindam Nag and Andrew Mitchell of Reuters

"High on the list of potential candidates are engineers, language specialists (proficient in Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Chinese), airplane pilots, ex-military members and ex-police officers, said Mershon and Dow-Wyatt. ", from FBI's anti-terror jobs find deluge of hopefuls By Howard Pankratz,  Denver Post Legal Affairs Writer

"It doesn't set aside a special pool of money for the disabled, veterans, Vietnamese or any other group.", fromStart your search for capital at SBA By JAN NORMAN, The Orange County Register

"Burton said Vietnamese was chosen for the third language on the billboards because it is the largest language spoken by the Asian population of Lincoln.", from Worlds unite to fight smoking BY JILL CONNER Lincoln Journal Star

"For six months, the family of Tot Tran Harriman has waited and wondered what became of the petite, free-spirited woman. ", from Investigators at a loss over missing woman By RUTH RENDON, Houston Chronicle

"For one thing, U.S. infantry men could not always distinguish the South Vietnamese with the Viet-Congs, the guerrilla warriors for the Communist party. ",from Lawless retires after 29 years by Tracy McCue, Wellington Daily News

"Mel Gibson's upcoming Vietnam War film, ''We Were Soldiers,'' has a special meaning to the West Point Cadet Glee Club. ", from West Point cadets sing hymn for Gibson film By Lee Park,  Poughkeepsie Journal

"Monies in the multicultural endowment will be used to educate the growing population of Latinos and Vietnamese in the Sioux City area. ", from Sacred Heart launches a centennial campaign By:SARAH OLSON, Boone Today

Vietnam police detect more corruption in 2001
Thai footballer tempted to Vietnam
China And Vietnam Join Anti-Drug Efforts
Vietnam's Fruit, Vegetable Export Up in 2001
Vietnam Sea Ports to be Reorganised And Developed
Vietnam Central Region Woos Foreign Investors
Vietnam Prime Minister Gives Green Light to Railway Plan
Vietnam Resumes Basa Catfish Exports to US Market
Vietnam's Hapaco sees shareholders buying new issue
Indonesia, Malaysia And Vietnam to Co-Develop Oilfields
Vietnam Govt Drafts Plans to Boost Farm Export Quality
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam - Jan 14
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - Jan 14, 2002

Johnson's Secret Vietnam Tapes

Sunday
Chúa Nhật
01/13/2002

"IHS said Lundin Oil, which sold its Malaysian and Vietnamese assets to Canada's Talisman Energy Inc (Toronto:TLM.TO - news) last  year, planned four wells in the Malaysia-Vietnam PM3 commercial agreement area in the Gulf of Thailand.", from Malaysia attracts steady oil exploration interest by Reuters

"Cyrus Roberts Vance, the West Virginian who went to Yale and dedicated himself to public service after a successful career in Wall Street's legal establishment, played a quiet but key role in guiding the United States out of the bitterness of the Vietnam war. ", from Analysis: Vance Held to Principles By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer

"By contrast, the hourlong ``From the Ashes'' was made by veteran director Deborah Shaffer, who began her career shooting anti-war documentaries during the Vietnam era and whose films include ``Nicaragua: Report from the Front'' (1983)", from Sept. 11 films bring tears to Sundance crowd By Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters

"Three of the occasions when early January gains failed to tell the tale for the full year were war-related:  In 1966, military spending on the war in Vietnam caused a temporary gain; a cease-fire in 1973 gave the market a temporary boost, but war in the Middle East and the oil crisis hit stocks later that year; and the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 wiped out the market's early gains that year.", from New Year Rally Bodes Well for Wall Street By Elizabeth Lazarowitz, Reuters

"PATRIOTIC DESCENDANTS, VIETNAMESE SHARE IDEALS", from Two San Jose groups build unlikely bond BY MICHAEL BAZELEY, San JoseMercury News

"The church paid special attention to data on ethnicity in order to assist First Baptist's ministries for Laotians, Vietnamese and Cambodians. Other ministries have learned from studying the numbers of disabled people in each neighborhood.", from Churches tailor work with census by MODBEE.COM STAFF REPORTS AND NEWS SERVICES

"Retired and Senior Volunteer Program -- ... Those who can speak English and Spanish, Tagalog, Laotian or Vietnamese are needed in several positions. Call
510-236-7676.", from WANTED: VOLUNTEERS by Contra Costa Times

"Cheering in the audience were teens representing 54 Orange County parishes and a multitude of ethnicities, from Korean to Vietnamese, Hispanic, Filipino and Samoan.", from Catholic concert shows the times are a-changin' By LORI BASHEDA, The Orange County Register

"Mahony officiated over the ceremony at St. Mel Catholic Church, where Gilberto Monico Soltero, 41, Thinh Duc Pham, 33, and Slawomir Szkredka, 27, accepted their vows.", from Three New Priests Ordained in L.A. By DAREN BRISCOE, L.A. TIMES STAFF WRITER

"Gibson stars as Lt. Col. Hal Moore in a story about Moore's experiences in the Vietnam War battle of Ia Drang, in which 400 Americans were surrounded by 3,000 North Vietnamese", from A REAL SHOOTING WAR By LOU LUMENICK, NEW YORK POST

"March 1 will see the release of the Vietnam saga "We Were Soldiers," based on a book chronicling the first large-scale battle of that controversial war, when 450 U. S. soldiers were surrounded by thousands of North Vietnamese in the Ia Drang Valley in late 1965. ", from 2002 a big year for war movies Look for Willis, Cage, Crowe by Robert Abele, Special to The S.F. Chronicle

"DON'T MEAN NOTHING : Short Stories of Vietnam By Susan O'Neill ... Ballantine: 252 pp., $22 ", from FIRST FICTION By MARK ROZZO, L.A. Times

"Short film "Voice of the Prophet" struck audiences with its 7-minute interview, made in 1998, of Vietnam War veteran and former U.S. Army Col. Rick Rescorla. ", from Sept. 11 Accounts Affect Sundance Crowds By Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters

Vietnam attacks addiction, prostitution
VIETNAM: VIETNAM PRODUCES 1.9 MILLION TONS OF STEEL

Saturday 
Thứ Bảy
01/12/2002

"Goodna mother-of-two Van Nguyen, 40, and her unborn baby girl died less than an hour after they were rushed by ambulance to the Mater Mothers Hospital on June 2, 2000. ", from Midwife cleared of blame in patient's death by Jasmin Lill, The Courier Mail

"Hawkins, a Vietnam vet, has a street-vendor license but sells unofficial NYPD and FDNY baseball hats, woolly hats and headbands.", from POLICE SWEEPING THE SIDEWALKS FOR LOGO LEECHES AT GROUND ZERO By BRUCE FURMAN and BRIDGET HARRISON of NEW YORK POST

"In March 1968, Vance, who had been a Vietnam war hawk while at the Pentagon (news - web sites),  joined other Democratic Party leaders in telling Johnson the war had to stop.", from Former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance Dies By Maggie Fox, Reuters

"She worked on a study of Vietnamese orphans who survived the 1975 Operation Babylift air crash, then was a caseworker for New Jersey migrant workers before taking a job at the World Bank, advising on nutritional and AIDS programs.", from Preparing to Put On a Public Face By Carol Morello, The Washington Post Staff Writer

"The sham products are exported to other countries, including Vietnam and  Indonesia, to the detriment of legitimate Japanese industries.", from Govt to probe bogus products by The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri 

Vietnam's tougher reform measures put prostitutes, drug users into camps
Vietnam sells more seafood to US
Vietnamese getting bigger

Friday 
Thứ sáu
01/11/2002

"THROUGH WEDNESDAY: Divine Word College, Epworth, Iowa, will present "Emmanuel," a collection of paintings by Vietnamese artist Minhang Huynh, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ", from Arts & Artists by TH STAFF

"The regional support office will leverage on Siber Hegner Group’s activities in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.", from Siber sales growth surpasses target By MOKHTAR HANAFIAH of  Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd

"Who would have thought that the Slanted Door, a Vietnamese restaurant, would take the Mission by storm? " ,from Alma has soul By Patricia Unterman, Special to The Examiner

"Vietnamese Internet users are now able to sign up for their state-controlled newspapers on the Internet, marking another small step in the newspapers' use of the Net.", from Vietnam Newspapers Take Small Step Online By Adam Creed, Newsbytes

"The Lunar New Year is celebrated by people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan and Mongolian heritage. ", from Postage Stamp Celebrates Lunar New Year by U.S. Newswire

"The first diversity forum included interpreters for those who speak Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese and Arabic. ", from Everett to offer forums on dealing with diversity By Kate Reardon, Daily Herald Writer

"THREE Vietnamese had been deported because they had committed serious crimes, Immigration Minister Phillip Ruddock said yesterday.", from Deportees criminals: Minister by AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

"The tree-lined drive leading into the 1st Special Forces Group's compound at Fort Lewis is named in honor of one of the unit's fallen soldiers, the first
American to die at the hands of the enemy in Vietnam. ", from 45 years apart, two slain soldiers share similarities by The Seattle Times

" Harold was advisor to the South Vietnamese Army in 1971 when his unit was surrounded for about five days by invading North Vietnamese troops. ", from Web site smokes out military fakes By RICHARD L. SMITH, Waco Tribune-Herald staff writer

Japan's Watanuki implies China is 'threat' to Vietnam
Vietnamese Christians: Their Persecutions, Their Triumphs
Survey of Vietnam Finds People Growing Taller, Heavier
UCSF Researchers Help Vietnamese Doctors Stem Tide of AIDS
Vietnamese Woman Thanks America with Parade Float
Camps house Vietnam's addicts
Former Vietnamese Adoptee Returns to Birthplace for Baby
Vietnam: Government welcomes interim Afghan government
Vietnam: Radio says evidence shows freedom of religion assured
Vietnam: Chinese consultative body delegation visits
Vietnam: Parliament chief holds talks with Japanese counterpart
Vietnam: PM Phan Van Khai receives Japanese parliament speaker
Vietnam's power sector eyes $270 mln foreign loans
Vietnam-US deal sees gradual opening of telecom
Ruddock defends deportation of Vietnamese
Watanuki implies China is threat to Vietnam
Vietnam's Energy Industry Invests US$1.5 Bln in Growth Plan
Vietnam Wishes to Enhance Bilateral Relations With Japan
17 Vietnamese convicted of drug trafficking
Remains of 10 Vietnamese MIAs found in Cambodia
Vietnam lures Japanese and Chinese tourists
Vietnam's Tribeco To Pay 2H 11.5% Cash Dividend Feb 2
Vietnam Shares End Down 1.65%; Mkt Expects New Listings
Ho Chi Minh City Forecasts 10% Economic Growth This Year
Marine Scientists Urge Vietnam to Set up Sea Life Reserves
New Enterprise Law Leads to Business Boom in Ho Chi Minh City
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam - Jan 11
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - Jan 11, 2002

Thursday 
Thứ năm
01/10/2002

"On the Indo-China market, Ngau said: “We are keen to provide technical services to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam but have to put such plans on hold due to the limited and small markets there.’’ ", from Dialog plans to fully cover region by 2004 by Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd

"September and October will see performances by the winner of the Chopin competition back in 1980, Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son. ", from Asian performers highlight 2002 classical calendar by Yomiuri Shimbun, The Yomiuri Shimbun

"The area includes the business section known as Little Vietnam and is home to a lot of antique shops.", from Busy Orlando Intersection Ready For Makeover by WESH NewsChannel2000.com

"The company exports its drugs to 94 countries and has manufacturing facilities in six countries outside India: the United States, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Ireland and China.", from Ranbaxy 2001 exports at 10.3 bln rupees by Reuters

"The FPS Director noted that currently colonies of Vietnamese, Chinese and Afghan citizens are the most numerous in Russia and their number keeps growing.", from COMBATING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - KEY TASK OF RUSSIAN BORDER GUARDS by pravda.ru

" The air is filled with the clatter of ceramic chips, voices raised over each other -- mostly in Chinese and Vietnamese -- and the occasional aroma of noodles, which can be ordered and eaten at the table so the players need never leave their seats. ", from Gamblers Inc By Kristy Siegfried, Salon

"Vietnam: Ancient and Modern ... Dates: May 10-25 ... Course: Participants study Vietnamese culture and civilization in Ho Chi Minh City under the direction of Jim Pitts, director of FSU International Programs.  Cost: $3,275 single occupancy; $2,995 double", from ADULT CULTURAL PROGRAMS by Tallahassee Democrat

Picture: A Vietnamese recovery expert places memorial incense near the remains of Vietnamese soldiers

Vietnam plans farm shake-up
Miscellaneous: Increasing Drug Cases Detected in Hanoi
HANOI: Petrovietnam inks deal with Malaysia, Indonesia
Vietross is building refinery, sea port in Central Vietnam
Official Vietnamese newspaper accuses U.S. of attempting to destabilize government
Govt defends Vietnamese deportations
17 Vietnamese Convicted for Drugs
Vietnam Has Issues With America
Vietnam to spend 21-billion on railway improvement
Vietnam Steel Industry Seeks US$4 BLN for Output Expansion Plan
Petrovietnam Signs New Production Sharing Contract
Vietnam Exporters Urged to Tap New Markets to Reach Target
Vietnam Airlines to Buy Five Airbus From Europe for US$753 MLN
Vietnam's Techcombank Ups Registered Cap To VND102.3 B
VIETNAM'S HNU TO BUILD SOFTWARE PARK
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - Jan 10, 2002

Lucky coin leads to reunion of Vietnam buddies
Michael Norris, Vietnam veteran

Wednesday
Thứ tư
01/09/2002

"Royal singled out the case of Vietnam, which recently established an adoption agreement with France and has received 1,400 requests from French families since 2001. ", from France to Revamp Adoption System by AP

"Vietnamese officials say 2,000 babies have been adopted by overseas families in the last decade.", from Other Human Rights News by Human Rights in China

""Daughter from Danang" by Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco recounts the heart-wrenching story of Heidi Bub aka Mai Thi Hiep and her Vietnamese mother, separated at the end of the Vietnam War by the United States' Operation Babylift and reunited 22 years later. ", from Getting ready for Sundance by  Anne Hubbell, Special to CNN

"In addition, the county has 376 precincts that need workers who speak Spanish or Vietnamese - a skill that county officials hope their employees will provide.", from Election helpers on the way By PETER LARSEN and CHANTAL LAMERS, The Orange County Register

"One fabric square is of a Vietnamese dragon.", from 300 Quilt celebrates diversity By Tenisha Mercer / The Detroit News

"Sheen, the youngest son of film star Martin Sheen and brother of Emilio Estevez, first tasted fame with the 1986 Vietnam war flick Platoon", from Charlie Sheen to marry again by AFP

"The guilty plea for second-degree theft relates to Ige obtaining $7,000 as a rent advance from Vietnamese orchid farmer Hahn Lam in June 1999 although Lam's sublease was paid until June 2000", from Ige, state reach plea agreement By Rod Ohira, The Hononlulu Advertiser Staff writer

Lower house Speaker Watanuki leaves for Vietnam, Brunei
MFM: Second Vietnam mill to start next year
Asean Parliamentarians To Discuss Measures To Prevent Drug Abuse In Hanoi
Vietnam war shell explodes, woman burnt
Vietnam plan to end baby trafficking
Vietnam's REE To Pay 2H Dividend In March
Vietnam Shares End Dn 1.35%; New Listing Expected Next Wk
VIETNAM TELECOMS BRACES FOR INFLUX OF US COMPETITION
Vietnam bids to halt baby trafficking
MFM: Second Vietnam mill to start next year
FOREIGN CREDIT ENTITIES IN VIETNAM SHOW STRONG PERFORMANCE
Hanoi raises the catfish stakes
India to set up Nuclear Training Centre in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City's Tallest Towers to be 100% HK Owned
Foreign Credit Entities in Vietnam Show Strong Performance
Vietnam Global Leader in Pepper Exports in 2001
Vietnam's Dung Quat Ip to Get US$65 MLN Infrastructure Upgrade
VIETNAM GLOBAL LEADER IN PEPPER EXPORTS IN 2001
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - Jan 9, 2002

Paperback book keeps Vietnam vet's story fresh
Journalism in Vietnam war topic of library book review

Tuesday 
Thứ ba
01/08/2002

The Vietnam War as seen through the lenses of North Vietnamese photographers is the subject of "Another Vietnam: Pictures of the War From the Other Side," one of four exhibitions opening on Friday at the International Center of Photography at 1133 Avenue of the Americas, at 43rd Street", from Footlights: Image Makers By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER,  The New York Times

"The toll-free appointment hotline is one of the very few in the country which is fully staffed with multi-lingual operators who can assist callers in English, Spanish, Korean, Armenian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Cambodian.", from Los Angeles County Office of Women's Health to Launch Aggressive And Innovative Campaign to Prevent Cervical Cancer by PRNewswire

VIETNAM INCREASES ITS IMPORTS OF EQUIPMENT FROM RUSSIA
Vietnam eases rules on banks' sales of collateral for bad debts
Haggling could delay Vietnam Airbus deal until March
Vietnam govt to spend dlrs 11.3 bln to develop agriculture
Petronas, Pertamina And Petrovietnam To Jointly Explore In Vietnam
HANOI: State companies form JV
Malaysia, Indonesia & Vietnam Enter Joint Venture
Vietnam calls for more US telecom investments
Vietnam to Open New Internet Gateways in 2002
Haggling could delay Vietnam Airbus deal until March
Vietnam dangles the reform carrot
Vietnam government sends missions to provinces
Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam Oil Cos In Vietnam E&P Pact
Vietnam's Binh Trieu Gets Regulatory Approval For Listing
MARKET TALK/SG/KL:Malayan Flour May Rise; Vietnam Mill
Vietnam Tourism Sector Sets Sights on China, Japan
Vietnam Catfish to Have New Names in U.S.
Vietnam Govt to Spend US$11.3 BLN to Develop Agriculture
Vietnam's GDP Rise Affirms Its Continued Economic Recovery: Gso
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - Jan 8, 2002

Vietnam tales that still feel fresh

Ship capsizes at Jurong, spilling cargo drums

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