"Mel Gibson rallied the moviegoing troops for "We Were Soldiers," his Vietnam War saga that debuted as the top weekend film with $20.2 million.", from Gibson's `Soldiers' leads battle at box office By Associated Press

"LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- Paramount's "We Were Soldiers," starring Mel Gibson, debuted in the top position at the
boxoffice this weekend as the Vietnam era war film landed with an estimated $20.2 million.", from Gibson 'Soldiers' leads b.o. parade by Hollywood Reporter

"War films continue to be popular among movie-goers, with the Mel Gibson Vietnam War saga "We Were Soldiers" grabbing the top
spot at the weekend box office.", from SOLDIERS' VICTORIOUS IN BATTLE OF BOX OFFICE by PageSix.com

"The authors noted in the book's preface that Hollywood never gets it right when it comes to the Vietnam War.", from Bucks man forever tied to 'We Were Soldiers' battle By Christine Schiavo

"-Malayan Flour Mills' (3662) plan to convert US$12.4 million loan to Vietnam's  Mekong Four Mills into equity having minimal impact on shares; flat at MYR1.91.", from MARKET TALK/SG/KL: Malayan Flour Flat; Unit's Loan by Dow Jones

"The planned acquisition would broaden Finansa's operations, which include a securities unit and fund management operations investing $130 million in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, he said. ", from Thai Finansa Plans To Buy Local Fin Co Ahead Of 2Q IPO by Dow Jones

Mel Gibson Vietnam saga takes top spot
Battle Vets Gather for Special Viewing of Vietnam Film

Orlando's Vietnamese see bright futures here

Vietnamese Communists allowed to do business
U.S. Scientists Question Vietnam Dioxin Studies
Vets say Vietnam dioxin victims should be helped
Vietnam partially lifts media ban on Agent Orange conference

Knee-Deep in the Blood, Sweat and Soul of Vietnam
Malaysia detains Thai and Vietnamese fishermen
Vietnam Footwear Industry on Track to Reach 2002 Export Target
Vietnam Term Ruby Crude Offer Fails To Draw Buyers -Trade
Vietnam Shares End Down; Eight Stocks Lose Ground
Vietnam's Export Earnings Fall to Two-Year Low in February
Vietnam Airlines to Open Hue-Siem Reap Air Route This Month
Canada Grants US$3 MLN Aid for Vietnam Rural Infrastructure
Vietnam's Phu Quoc Islanders Ride High on Wave of New Development
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam - March 4

Politics: Vietnam era evoked in General's gaffe
U.S. will find a 'Vietnam' in Iraq, official threatens
Iraq warns U.S. attack would be like Vietnam

"The first-ever Vietnamese-U.S. scientific conference on Agent Orange opened Sunday in an effort to confront what the U.S.
ambassador called "the one significant ghost" remaining from the Vietnam War. ", from Researchers Discuss Agent Orange by AP

"The United Nations refugee agency has told Cambodia it is concerned about the forced deportation of 63 ethnic-minority asylum seekers back to Vietnam's Central Highlands. ", from U.N. concerned over Cambodian deportations by Reuters

"Cambodian police forcibly deported 63 hill tribe asylum seekers on Saturday, hours after they crossed into Cambodia from Vietnam's restive Central Highlands, officials said. ", from Cambodia deports 63 hill tribe asylum seekers by Reuters

Hill tribe fugitives return to Vietnam

Mel Gibson musters top film debut with Vietnam War film We Were Soldiers
Veterans laud Hollywood's Vietnam War tribute

Agent Orange still affects Vietnamese, study says
U.S., Vietnam meet on Agent Orange
Conference tackles 'ghost' of Vietnam war
Hanoi Meeting Probes 'Last Ghost' of Vietnam War
Agent Orange talks open in Vietnam
U.S., Vietnam study Agent Orange
Key conference on Agent Orange opens in Hanoi
Vietnam, US set for landmark conference on Agent Orange

Vietnam Party vows to expand private sector

Vietnam Wall replica makes Rocky Ford appearance
Tarik Aziz promises new Vietnam if U.S. attacks Iraq
Vietnam memorial missing 117 faces

"Besides English, the database of names and addresses will be available in Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese,  Korean, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.", from California sex offenders tracked on multilingual web site by AFP

Rare Hanoi turtle surfaces on Jiang visit

Vietnam memoir ended local author’s seven-year drought

"Progress has also been made regarding delimitation of Beibu Bay and co-operation on fishery in the region. ", from Youths asked to continue friendship by China Daily

China's Jiang wraps up cordial Vietnam visit
UPDATE 1-Jiang lets hair down at end of Vietnam trip
Jiang Zemin Makes Speech to Vietnamese Students, Teachers
Jiang Zemin Visits Textile Factory in Vietnam
China's Jiang goes on Vietnam walkabout
Jiang strikes informal note on visit to former foe Vietnam
China's Jiang wraps up cordial Vietnam visit

Despite problems, Vietnam makes strides in agriculture
Vietnam Blood Dioxin Levels 'Startling'-US Expert

Nixon's doubts over 'Napalm girl' photo
Vietnam says Nixon tape shows "formidable cruelty'' toward Vietnamese people

"But Vietnamese press reports said a continuing disputeabout fishing rights in the Gulf of Tongkin prevented President Jiang and his Vietnamese counterpart Nong Duc  Manh ratifying an agreement setting out maritime boundaries between the two countries. ", from Jiang appeals to Vietnamese youth by BBC

"But unlike his predecessors, Jiang took no questions from students.", from China Leader Urges Closer Vietnam Ties By DAVID THURBER,  Associated Press Writer

"The documents also indicate that the Nixon administration was determined to withdraw from Vietnam - even unilaterally and even if it led to the overthrow of the government in Saigon.", from Kissinger appeased China on Taiwan in 1971, records show by Elaine Sciolino The New York Times

"The bulk of the tapes in this release are from January 1972 to June 1972 -- a period in which Nixon traveled to China, the North Vietnamese waged a major offensive, presidential hopeful George Wallace was shot in an assassination attempt, and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died. ", from Nixon 'smoking gun' tape released From Mike M. Ahlers, CNN Washington Bureau

"A few weeks before ordering an escalation of the Vietnam War, President Nixon matter-of-factly raised the idea of using a nuclear
bomb. The notion was quickly shot down by national security adviser Henry Kissinger. ", from Tapes: Nixon Considered Nuclear Bomb by AP

"A panel of scientists that advises the federal government revoked a previously released report linking the Vietnam-era herbicide known
as Agent Orange to a form of leukemia in the children of veterans who served during the war. ", from Scientists Rescind Agent Orange and Cancer Link by Reuters

"From toy trains to T-shirts, Enron Europe's Internet fire sale of its office assets has drawn over 8,000 bids from as far as Vietnam and
Peru. ", from Enron Europe's train set stars in yard sale by Reuters Securities

"We Were Soldiers, a movie opening Friday about U.S. soldiers trapped in the first major battle of Vietnam, is just one combatant in a
battalion of cinematic war stories. ", from Film audiences drawn to unflinching look at war by USA TODAY

"There is not enough evidence to tie exposure to Agent Orange among Vietnam veterans to a form of leukemia in their children,
according to a report that reverses a year-old finding by the same scientists.", from Panel Backs Off Agent Orange Finding by AP

"For the first time, historians and researchers will be able to use their recording equipment to copy tapes of President Nixon talking about
Watergate and the Vietnam War or where to house two giant pandas he received from China. ", from More Nixon Tapes to Be Released by AP

"The firm currently has beer operations in Hong Kong, China, Indonesia and Vietnam. ", from San Miguel earnings seen bubbling up in '02 By Michael Barker, Reuters

"Aspects of Southeast Asian Cultures - This course will provide a basic understanding of Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian cultures and traditions. Units: 2", from X-rated class puts UC Berkeley in spotlight by Sandy Kleffman, Knight Ridder Newspaper

"Wallace has condensed a celebrated nonfiction bestseller about the ferocious 1965 battle of Ia Drang  Valley", from Film of the Week: 'We Were Soldiers' By Steve Sailer, UPI National Correspondent

"Front row seats ... Mel Gibson brought his new Vietnam war movie, "We Were Soldiers," to the White House to show President George W. Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice. ", from in entertainment BY DEBORAH PETERSON, STLtoday

"They scored convincing wins over Singapore (4-1), Brunei (6-0) and Vietnam (2-0). ", from Malaysia must beat Laos to restore battered pride By ERIC SAMUEL,  Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd

"After winding up the serious leg of his visit to Vietnam on Thursday, China's President Jiang Zemin headed south for a spot of R & R. ", from UPDATE 1-China Beach is China's beach as Jiang hits town by Reuters- 

Vietnam says to meet Cambodia, U.N. on Montagnards

Highland Rim Habitat completes new house for Vietnamese family

Mel Gibson Dispels Vietnam Rumor
Vietnam Rice-Prices down, few deals made
Vietnam to open Hue-Siem Reap air route

Jiang Warms Vietnam Ties, but Disputes Unresolved
Jiang says China wants prosperous Vietnam, but mum over 1979 invasion
Jiang Zemin Continues Visit in Central Vietnam
Jiang: Good momentum, Viet Nam
China Leader Urges Closer Vietnam Ties
Jiang Zemin Holds Talks with Top Vietnamese Leaders
Jiang Zemin Makes Speech to Vietnamese Students, Teachers
Jiang Zemin Leaves Hanoi for Central Vietnam
Vietnam doesn't border the US
Jiang urges youth to work on China-Vietnam ties
UPDATE 1-Jiang urges youth to work on China-Vietnam ties
Vietnam, China youth must work on friendship-Jiang
Jiang hails progress in ties with Vietnam
Communist pomp as Jiang visits Vietnam but focus is on the economy
Jiang arrives in Vietnam on swansong visit
UPDATE 1-Jiang on swansong visit to communist ally Vietnam
China's Jiang arrives in Vietnam for visit
China's Jiang to relax at Vietnam's China Beach

Clinton's Vietnam speech had edge over Jiang, Putin
New tapes reveal Nixon suggested nukes in Vietnam
Nixon suggested using nuclear bomb in N. Vietnam
Vietnam movie accurate, N.C. man says

"Scientists who advise the U.S. government rescinded a report on Wednesday that had linked Agent Orange, used to strip jungles during
the Vietnam War, with childhood leukemia. ", from Scientists Roll Back on Agent Orange-Cancer Link by Reuters

""Obviously we're disappointed," said Len Selfon, director of veterans benefits programs at Vietnam Veterans of America. "We'll have to see what they based the retraction of their original conclusion on."", from Panel: Agent Orange Finding Flawed By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer 

"Mel Gibson went to the White House Tuesday night to show President Bush his new Vietnam war movie, "We Were Soldiers." ", from White House Showing of New Mel Gibson Movie by Reuters

"The children of veterans exposed to Agent Orange in the Vietnam War may not have an increased risk of leukemia after all, says a National Academy of Sciences panel. ", from Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2002 by  Healthscout.com

"Its survey of price trends between 1990 and 2000 in over 80 countries showed how in Vietnam, Costa Rica and Ivory Coast the price of local brand cigarettes dropped 7.82%, 4.36% and 3.4%, respectively. ", from WHO Says Cheap Tobacco a Growing Concern by Reuters

""Developing countries where tobacco control programs are not yet comprehensive and where prices have decreased in last decade can be found in every continent and include Vietnam, Costa Rica, and Ivory Coast," said WHO. Prices in Vietnam fell by 8 percent, with a pack of cigarettes costing 57 cents by 2000.", from WHO: Low Tobacco Prices Hurting Poor By JONATHAN FOWLER, Associated Press Writer

"However, there has been a reduction in the total area cultivated with opium poppies in Laos and Vietnam, while the presence of the illegal crop in Thailand is minimal. ", from UN Board Sounds Alarm about Internet's Role in Trafficking by Gustavo Capdevila,Inter Press Service

"Coppola, who directed the "Godfather" triology, recently released a new version of his 1979 Vietnam War cult classic "Apocalypse Now," titled "Apocalypse Now Redux," adding nearly an hour of previously cut footage to the original 153-minute epic. ", from Hollywood Director Coppola to Edit Thai Epic by Reuters

Hanoi raises stakes in refugee standoff with U.N.

Jiang lands in Vietnam
Jiang to Court Vietnam Youth in University Speech
China's Jiang Hails Progress in Ties with Vietnam
Jiang on Swan-Song Visit to Communist Ally Vietnam
Chinese President Visits Vietnam
Jiang Zemin Leaves for Vietnam
China's Jiang Zemin Arrives in Vietnam
Backgrounder: Major Events in Sino-Vietnamese Ties Since Normalization
Friendship Pass, Witness of Sino-Vietnamese Friendship, Cooperation
High Expectations for Jiang's Visit to Vietnam
Jiang Aims to Enhance Friendship Through Visit to Vietnam
Vietnamese Newspapers Welcome Chinese President Jiang
Jiang Zemin Arrives in Hanoi for Official Goodwill Visit
Jiang Zemin Holds Talks with Top Vietnamese Leaders
Jiang Zemin Arrives in Hanoi for Official Visit to Vietnam
Chinese, Vietnamese Top Leaders Begin to Hold Talks
Jiang to nurture ties with communist ally Vietnam
Jiang's Vietnam swansong seen short on substance

Vietnam, Japan agree to cooperate to fight int'l terrorism

Cisco Doubles Its Presence In Vietnam
Vietnam's exports decline 15.2 percent in February
Vietnam Feb Exports Down 15.2%, Imports Down 2.6%
Vietnam Jan-Feb 2002 Industrial Output +14.3% Versus Year Ago

Vietnam veterans speak to CV students
Terry DeVine column: Vietnam War movie tells it like it... 

"Mel Gibson was at the White House Tuesday night to show President Bush his new Vietnam war movie, "We Were Soldiers." ", from Mel Gibson showing Bush his movie at W.House by Reuters

"President Bush invited Mel Gibson to the White House on Tuesday to take in the Hollywood star's new film about a historic battle in the
Vietnam War. ", from Bush Invites Actor Gibson to D.C. by AP

"President Bush will turn his attention from the real war in Afghanistan to take in a new Mel Gibson film about a historic battle during the
Vietnam War. ", from Bush Invites Gibson to White House by AP
 

Hanoi set to talk more about U.N. repatriation plan
Vietnam blames UNHCR over refugees

Honda Vietnam Fights Chinese Motorcycle Copycats

Chinese president to head for Vietnam
Jiang to Nurture Ties with Communist Ally Vietnam

Ex-Diplomat Starts Business in Vietnam
Ex-U.S. Ambassador Starts Company
Mel Gibson Attends White House Screening of Vietnam War Movie
Former Vietnam ambassador creates company to increase U.S. business presence in Southeast Asia
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam - Feb 26