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Monday
Thứ hai 01/28/2002 "At the press conference, the Vietnamese said they would proceed with extending reciprocal visa-waivers only on a bilateral basis.", from Asean tourism bodies focus on home market by Imtiaz Muqbil, The Bangkok Post " A Vietnamese would have the right to shoot off questions; they rocked and rolled, too. ",from Opinion by The Manila Times " The top three non-English languages spoken by Roanoke students are Spanish, 82 students; Vietnamese, 74; and Serbo-Croatian, 51",from English can be a tongue twister By JOEL TURNER, THE ROANOKE TIMES "Pharmaniaga plans to tap the Vietnamese pharmaceutical market with the opening of its first marketing office in the country sometime this year.", from News you can use....... By Ching Wah in KeLive.com "Along with the new emphasis on counter-terrorism is a focus on recruiting those with "certain critical skills deemed essential" for the new FBI: computer science and info tech; engineering; physical sciences; foreign language — particularly Arabic, Farsi, Pashtu, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese; foreign counterintelligence; law enforcement or other investigative work; counter-terrorism; and military intelligence experience. ", from Beverley Lumpkin: Halls of Justice By Beverley LumpkinABCNEWS.com "More college freshmen
today describe themselves as politically liberal than at any time since the
Vietnam War, a nationwide survey by UCLA researchers
"A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced a man to nine years in prison for causing the death of his father-in-law by biting off part of his ear. ", from Man Jailed for Causing Death by Biting Ear by Reuters "With its proximity to China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines and other Southeast Asia nations, Hong Kong is a key international finance and trade center. ", from Las Vegas Gets Direct Hong Kong Flight by AP "In humans both dioxins and PCBs can cause cancer, infertility and perhaps other sexual changes. Vietnam veterans exposed to dioxin in Agent Orange, used to strip foliage in the jungle, claim it has caused a variety of ills including cancer and birth defects in their children.", from Men Carrying Pollutant Have More Boys - Study By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent of Reuters ""What's the fuss about? These places attract gangs," says an 18-year-old of Vietnamese heritage who calls himself, "Asian Playboy."", from Cybercafes criticized for being venues for violence By DANIEL B. WOOD, Christian Science Monitor "A Western Washington University student group is sponsoring a Vietnamese New Year celebration in Whatcom County. ", from WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK: ART THAT JUST MIGHT MAKE A STATEMENT IS VIEWED AS SUSPICIOUS by MARGARET ELLIS, The Columbian staff writer "The state requires interpreters to be certified for Arabic, Cantonese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese and Tagalog, which is spoken in the Philippines.", from Court translators provide a voice for non-English speakers by KIMBERLY EPLER, Staff Writer of North County Times "O'Neal, a former classroom teacher, said the top two languages spoken by non-English speaking students in Oklahoma are Spanish and Vietnamese. ", from Act focuses on English immersion classes by The Associated Press "Dyal, who spent much of her life cooking and cleaning in her orphanage in Vietnam's Central Highlands, makes the honor roll. ", from Language: Friends, parents help newcomers catch on by HOLLEY GILBERT, Clark County News "Central Lutheran Church
has been involved in outreach programs to Vietnamese immigrants, while First
Lutheran Church has worked with Sudanese immigrants.", from
Vote stalls church merger By AMIE VAN OVERMEER, The Des-Moines Register
Staff Writer
Four received prison sentences in Vietnam over 'illegal departures'
Vietnam denies China link in journalist's detention
Vietnam to hold National Assembly elections on 19 May
Brother and sister honoured for Vietnam work
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Sunday
Chúa Nháºt 01/27/2002 "O'Neal, a former classroom teacher, said the top two languages spoken by non-English speaking students in Oklahoma are Spanish and Vietnamese. ", from Measure would teach English to foreign students By The Associated Press "This year, a majority of pupils have Asian backgrounds, with the largest portion from Vietnamese families. ", from Suburban shift forces move by archdiocese to close 2, consolidate 7 By Matthew Franck Of The Post-Dispatch in StLtoday.com "Chinh Lieu, a case manager, waited one morning last week for four newcomers in the East Portland branch office of the Department of Human Services to complete their forms", from State's new welfare face: young, skilled, jobless by BILL GRAVES of The Oregonian "The United States has admitted nearly 2.5 million refugees since 1975, using a program originally designed to help Vietnamese "boat people" fleeing that war-torn country.", from Attacks' aftermath keeps kin divided By Michael Bazeley, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS "More recently, the federal Veterans' Affairs office revealed that thousands of GIs who received life-saving blood in Vietnam are now infected with hepatitis C - a severe and often fatal ailment that was still unknown to medicine in the Vietnam era. ", from Bloody choices By BRUCE HILTON, The Knoxville News-Sentinel "Organizers of the campaign will provide AIDS prevention information through advertisements in Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese; train suburban doctors about cultural differences among Asian patients; and survey Cook County Asians about their sexual practices and knowledge of HIV/AIDS to assess the community's HIV risk. ", from HIV/AIDS program targets Chicago-area Asians by advocate.com "The prime ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have resolved to work together, especially in tourism and infrastructure development. ", from Indochina vows 'one destination' by CNN.com "The Documentary Grand Prize went to Gail Dolgin and Vincente Franco's "Daughter from Danang," the story of a Vietnamese girl separated from her mother at the end of that country's war and reunited 22 years later, with unexpected results.", from Sundance picks winners from a consistent field By Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune "Several authors have noted that Roman garum and liquamen (fermented fish sauce) resemble strikingly, in processing and probably in flavor, Vietnamese nuoc mam and Thai nam pla; but this notice hardly enhances the world history of salt.", from A Matter of Taste by The Washington Post City's Vietnamese community changing the face of Edmonton 'Cat' devastates with first-hand Vietnam stories Vietnamese Restaurant Opens in Spotsylvania County, Va.
Vietnam to Hold National Assembly Elections May 19
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Saturday
Thứ Bảy 01/26/2002 "The prime ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia resolved on Saturday to boost cooperation, especially in tourism and infrastructure development. ", from Indochina plans "three countries, one destination" by Reuters "Tri Van Loung, doing business as Cao Nguyen Inc., is building a $6 million, 40,000-square-foot Asian grocery market in the 1100 block of NW 26, just off Western Avenue. ", from Realtor feels rhythm of Asian community By Richard Mize, The Oklahoman " In a sense, the cat in John Laurence's fine
memoir of reporting the war in Vietnam is a stand-in for so many of the people
who were affected by the conflict.
"This rare art of embroidery is made by the Moung tribe in Vietnam who actually use it for wearing.", from Asian taste the rage by New Straits Times (Malaysia) Vietnam refugee deal criticised A Revival of Religious Traditions Sweeps Vietnam Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Joe Thwaites appointed Ambassador to Vietnam |
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Friday
Thứ sáu 01/25/2002 "25. H.R. 2833 Vietnam Human Rights Act ... 33. H.R. 1840 To extend eligibility for refugee status to unmarried sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees", from List of 50 House-Passed Bills Not Yet Considered by the Senate By The Office of Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas) in CNSNews.com Information Services "I'm happy for the Vietnamese club crowd but feel foolish about wasting all that space on a place that apparently was being primed for a sale.", from New Anaheim club caters to gay crowd By BARRY KOLTNOW, The Orange County Registe "Owner Sony Nguyen has dressed the cavernous restaurant in a palette of bright pastels.", from Scented Geranium By KIM HARWELL / The Dallas Morning News "And the third award went to Luu Tuong Quang, the head of SBS Radio since 1989 and a Vietnamese refugee.", from PM honours nation's achievers by AAP "Vietnamese rice vermicelli salad ($4.25) was a cold dish, light, fabulously exotic and absolutely devoid of fat.", from Noodle Nexus By TERESA GUBBINS / The Dallas Morning News "Fifty Vietnam cooks plan to make a monster sticky rice cake capable of feeding 20,000 people to celebrate Vietnam's lunar new year next month", from Monster Cake Planned for 20,000 by Reuters "Computer Science and other Information Technology specialities Engineering Physical Sciences(Physics, Chemistry, Biology) Foreign Language Proficiency (Arabic, Farsi, Pashtu, Urdu, Chinese [all dialects], Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese) Foreign Counterintelligence Law enforcement or other investigative work Counterterrorism Military Intelligence experience Fixed Wing Pilots", from FBI Announces Plans For Major Hire by KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com "Authentic laksa leaf is a Vietnamese mint.", from Coconut milk can make any dish a seductive one BY KITCHENBOY, Business Day (South Africa) "While publicly taking a hard stand against giving refuge, one island - Pulau Bidong - alone played host to 40,000 Vietnamese refugees from 1975 till 1991. ", from Editor's note by New Straits Times (Malaysia) " Though Bidong rarely appears in local holiday itineraries, it has been frequented either by "returning" Vietnamese or UNHCR volunteers.", from Revisiting the boat people of Bidong BY ZALINA MOHD SOM, New Straits Times (Malaysia) "With the onset of early stage of the winter-spring harvest, indicative Vietnamese rice prices dropped approximately $7 per ton from highs posted earlier this month. ", from Global Rice Market Review by Matthew Maurer, Oryza.com Student-led fete ushers in Vietnamese New Year
Vietnam/Cambodia: Future of Montagnard Refugees at Risk
Vietnamese dissident placed under house arrest Thailand, Vietnam and Burma victorious
Russian Planes Continue to Bomb Chechnya Vietnamese Spokeswoman on Japanese
Premier's Proposal, China Power Plant
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Thursday
Thứ năm 01/24/2002 "TSC also practices Chrono-Medicine combining ancient Greek, Chinese, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Japanese and Egyptian philosophy with modern medicine, to help the body function properly.", from The Sadkhin Complex(R) And Tsubotherapy(TM) Featured Nationally On 48 Hours-CBS by INTERNET WIRE "Since 1992, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting and the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory have completed 126 recovery missions in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and China.", from Unit makes progress in finding war remains By Gregg K. Kakesako, Honolulu Star-Bulletin "A Chinese/Vietnamese New Year celebration will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Columbia River Mental Health Services clinic at 6926 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. Admission is free and the public is invited. ", from AROUND THE COUNTY by The Columbian staff "In the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, fashion-conscious young Vietnamese have adopted the darker makeup colors, thinly shaved eyebrows, body-hugging clothes and square-toed shoes of Seoul fashion. ", from 'Korea fever' sweeps Asia's pop culture by AP "Upcoming cultural festivals at Seattle Center include the Tet Celebration of Vietnamese New Year Feb. 9 and 10 and the Festival Sundiata celebration of African and African-American art and history Feb. 16-18. 206-684-7200. ", from Upcoming events by The Seattle Times "Besides light manufactured goods, one of the few things Vietnam is well poised to sell in the United States under a new trade agreement is fish, especially catfish. ", from Other Views: Catfish issue is pure protectionism By Scripps Howard News Service "Laos defeated the Philippines 4-0 while Vietnam downed Cambodia 3-1. ", from Our U-20 boys score slim win by Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd "Vietnamese 220 411 87", from A Portrait of Oakton by The Washington Post "" Today UNICEF Viet Nam announced the launch of a new programme to reduce the nation-wide prevalence of casualties from bombs, landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO).", from UNICEF launches programme to protect children from UXO/mine Injuries by UNICEF "My Tho, 1517 N. 11 St., opened last summer in the building formerly occupied by a Thai café, says owner Ta Duong He's a native of My Tho, a Mekhong River town in southern Vietnam, hence the restaurant's name. ", from United Nations of food in Fort Smith: Diverse Asian offerings like nowhere else in Arkansas By Michael Haddigan, Arkansas Times Pho 75's Classic Vietnamese Soup Hits the Spot Rights Groups Air Doubts on Vietnam Refugee Plan INS stymies families who adopted Vietnamese children
Vietnam places dissident writer under house arrest
Scouring Cambodia for Vietnam's war dead Sino-Vietnam Border Treaties Equal to Both Countries: Spokesperson
Vietnamese Gov't Tightens Management of Trade on Wild Animals
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Wednesday
Thứ tư 01/23/2002 "From now on, we Thais can
expect American, English, German, French, Indian, Vietnamese, etc, police, and
possibly their dogs, on our soil trying to locate their
"Personal Velocity, a drama that delves into the lives of three women, took the Sundance Film Festival's grand jury trophy for best feature film, and Daughter from Danang, about a Vietnamese refugee's search for identity, won the prize for top documentary. ", from Showbiz: Reality hits back at US box office by New Zealand Herald "Bangkok was the first stop on a nine-day tour in which Mr Lash will also visit Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines.", from Piracy crackdown missing link by Natalie Suwanprakorn, The Bangkok Post "The tournament is being staged in both Thailand and Cambodia. Thailand are in Group A with Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Burma while Cambodia, the hosts of Group B, will face Laos, Brunei, the Philippines and Vietnam.", from ASEAN UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP by Tor Chittinand, The Bangkok Post "Asean participants, including Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, agreed to try to come up with a common stance on Afghanistan reconstruction, Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said.", from World seeks drug controls in return by Achara Ashayagachat, The Bangkok Post "Indonesia, traditionally
one of the world's largest rice buyers, has signed a one-year deal to import
some 500,000 tons of rice from the government-run Vietnam
"Sarang said the asylum seekers who tried to hang themselves included Afghans, Iraqis, Iranians, Sri Lankans and Vietnamese.", from Refugees in Australia Camp Try to Hang Themselves By Michael Christie, Reuters "How an influx of young women of Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese heritage in the last three decades has made Chi a cherished pan-ethnic Asian American organization. ", from Nurturing UCLA Women's Asian Roots and U.S. Lives By K. CONNIE KANG, L.A. Times "Most of the gangs are Vietnamese, although there are many Koreans and Hispanics in the area, police say.", from Moratorium on cyber cafes in L.A. suburb by AP "The immediacy of Bourdain's writing makes the reader want to join him in Vietnam.", from Food world's bad boy By Nicholas Boer, THE CONTRAS TIMES FOOD EDITOR "Thirteen of the phone interviews were conducted in other languages: three in Spanish, four in Russian and six in Vietnamese.", from Elderly, working poor must struggle to live in Bellevue: Study finds 10% increase in seniors using food bank by Jeff Switzer, Eastside Journal Reporter "Kong testified the two men went to Casino Niagara together and on the way back Duc hit him over the head with a hammer after they changed a flat tire. ", from Neighbour refused to aid bloody assault victim By GRETCHEN DRUMMIE, The Toronto Sun "Dorchester's Vietnamese population, young and old, hopes to find common ground at a new gathering place", from A community finds its center By Irene Sege, The Boston Globe Staff " The menu also had a choice between an oven-dried-tomato and goat-cheese pizza for $9.95, or Pho (Vietnamese soup) for $9.95, or Coq au Vin for $10.95.", from A day in a forgotten store by Rebecca Eckler, National Post "His 1999 album, Vox Americana (available like all his works on MP3 for free, or on CD-R for barter or $10), is the story of riding trains, enduring storms, and wandering through the towns of Vietnam.", from Far Afield By Darren Keast in BayArea.com Buddhist dissident dies in Vietnam Vietnam's human rights scandal Vietnam finds long-lost war dead in Cambodia
Vietnam: Vietnam News Agency enters publishing industry
Vietnam Veterans Hail Creation Of Gulf War Research Panel; Vietnam Veterans of
America Praises Principi's Panelists Selections
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Tuesday
Thứ ba 01/22/2002 "Authorities in the Vietnamese seaside resort town of Nha Trang have launched an investigation after discovering T-shirts with the face of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) for sale.", from Beach City Seizes Bin Laden T-Shirts by Reuters "On Dec. 30, Phuong Huu Ly, 20, died after he was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver in the parking lot outside the PC Cafe, one of more than 20 cybercafes that have opened in the last three years in this Orange County city of 174,000 south of Los Angeles.", from Mayhem at Cybercafes Shakes a Town in California By NICK MADIGAN The New York Times "Phuong Ly's parents and many Asian immigrants work Silicon Valley's assembly lines, putting chips on boards that power computers that drive the world. ", from Freedom Train riders share leader's dream BY TRUONG PHUOC KHÃNH, San Jose Mercury News "Van Duc, 67, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.", from 'Slip of hammer' left me bleeding: Victim By GRETCHEN DRUMMIE, COURTS BUREAU in The Toronto Sun "The families have a online petition that calls for government officials to support Vietnam adoptions. The petition may be found at www.petitiononline.com/vn1/petition.html. ", from U.S. red tape keeps mom, tot in Vietnam By BECKY SHAY Of The Gazette Staff "In Greensboro, American trade policy was a concern particularly how Vietnamese catfish and Chinese aluminum products threaten the local economy. ", from Shelby hits road, learns what's on voters' minds by MARY ORNDORFF, News Washington correspondent in The Birmingham News "Cheaper fish imported from Vietnam had been lowering prices and cutting into sales of domestic fish, farmers say. ", from Senate approves catfish labeling bill by AP "Parent Hao Trinh spoke to students about Vietnamese culture and showed them a traditional New Year's dragon dance.", from School offers lesson in diversity St. Therese uses holiday to offer students taste of different cultures By Jessi De La Cruz, Lansing State Journal "Rev. Hong Dang and Pastor Michael Kim join in during the singing of hymns Monday night at Celebration 2002, hosted by First Baptist Church.", from Community unites in prayer by Cindy George @PensacolaNewsJournal.com "" "Personal Velocity," Rebecca Miller's drama about three women, took the grand jury trophy for best feature film at the Sundance Film Festival, while Gail Dolgin's and Vicente Franco's "Daughter From Danang," about a Vietnamese refugee's search for identity, took the night's other top prize, the grand jury award for best documentary.", from IHT: ~~article_web_headline~~ by International Herald Tribune "Donald Allen Young ... INS Officer ... In that capacity, he was responsible for processing thousands of Vietnamese boat people and other refugees from Southeast Asia.", from Obituaries by The Washington Post "You'll lose more weight in one hour wrapped in that than you will after five years in a Vietnamese prison.", from Because I Said So by Laurie Notaro, The Arizona Republic " "They said they weren't placing Vietnamese children," Susan said, "but other kids were available." ", from Moving past the magnificent defeat by Steve Duin, The Oregonian "Kha Ngoc Do, 28, was picked up on immigration violations this month and is awaiting a hearing on whether he can be extradited to San Jose for the 1992 killing of Danny Ramsey, said Sgt. Steve Dixon. ", from Man wanted in 10-year-old California killing arrested in Boston By Associated Press
U.N., Vietnam agree hilltribe repatriation terms
Pact with Vietnam brings opportunity to Valley
Party leader: I’m not Ho Chi Minh’s son
Vietnamese students thriving in Munhall
Vietnam vets’ reunion deadline looms
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