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Monday
Thứ hai
03/18/2002

"(Vietnam and Cambodia were inexplicably spared Tier 3 status, despite the widespread corruption in both countries that contributes to widespread trafficking.)", from Of Human Bondage by Kate O'Beirne, National Review's Washington Editor

"Last week's champion, the time-travel adventure ``The Time Machine'' (DreamWorks), fell to No. 4 with $10.9 million, while Mel Gibson's Vietnam War saga ``We Were Warriors'' (Paramount) dropped to No. 5 with $8.8 million in its third round.", from CORRECTED - 'Ice Age' freezes out rivals at red-hot box office by Reuters

"As a boy, Dave Dedo heard stories about Vietnam from his old man, Wendell, a veteran of the 101st Airborne Division.", from Dad Teaches Son Lessons of War by AP

"Another fascinating display that appealed to visitors was at the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism booth. ", from Fair provides a taste of different food, culture By CELESTE FONG,  Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd

"Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. ("Olympus") is pleased to announce that a specialized, high-productivity diamond drill rig has been transported to the Company's Phuoc Son Gold project (140 km SW of the port city of Danang in Central Vietnam), under contract with Kluane International Drilling Inc. of Vancouver.", from Olympus announces arrival of new drill by PR Newswire
 
 

Eastsiders save kids in Vietnam: Woodinville group focuses on clean drinking water

General who led communist victory in Vietnam dies

New US envoy's first meeting flags differences with Hanoi

In Vietnam, police were not to be trusted
VIETNAM TRIES TO FOLLOW THE CHINA MODEL
Eastsiders save kids in Vietnam: Woodinville group focuses on clean drinking water
iBasis Sees Growth in Vietnam
Vietnam's Largest Telecommunications Carrier Selects iBasis to Expand Global Service
Silicon Valley in Vietnam
Vietnamese Vice President Says Satisfied With Visit to Iraq
Vietnamese premier delivers work report to National Assembly
Vietnam: Deputy premier, US envoy discuss ties, "illegal" minority migration
Vietnam opens trade centre in Kuwait
Vietnam: Customs magazine reports increase in drug use among state workers
Vietnam: National Assembly deputies hear reports on revision of laws
Vietnam urges ministries, bodies to speed up international economic integration
Vietnam: Chief justice says people's courts need overhaul
Unscathed by terrorism, Vietnam's tourism industry takes off with Japanese visitors

Movie reminds vet of Vietnam
Vietnam vet prepared son for airborne's latest battle

Sunday
Chúa Nhật
03/17/2002

"When Deng Hong was 17, he led a company of Chinese soldiers into battle against the Vietnamese. ", from In China, the Rich Seek To Become the 'Big Rich' By John Pomfret, The Washington Post Foreign Service

"He served as executive officer of an attack transport in Vietnamese waters during the war in Southeast Asia. ", from James Bradley; Navy Captain, Business Officer by The Washington Post

"The vice president was spotted Sunday carrying a Vietnam War novel, "Once an Eagle," which an aide said was a favorite he was rereading. ", from Cheney, Out of Seclusion, Remains Man of Mystery By Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters

Vietnam gold strike boosts share price
Vietnam Lowers Import Taxes On Pete Products - Official
Vietnamese vice-president says Iraq visit "successful and fruitful"
Iraqi leader receives Vietnamese vice-president, says US defeat "imminent"
Iraqi president receives Vietnamese vice-president
Thirty-five from minority group return to Vietnam from Cambodia

Vietnam War mural will embellish veterans' facility
Wall's lack of lights offends Vietnam vets

Saturday 
Thứ Bảy
03/16/2002

"Meanwhile, as Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) toured the Middle East to gauge support for American action against Iraq, Saddam sounded a defiant note, evoking the U.S. war in Vietnam during a speech to welcome visiting Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh.", from Iraq Dissidents Say Officers Killed by AP

" In 1969, a lieutenant with the United States Army in Vietnam ran beneath the wash of a helicopter's rotor blades and clambered into the chopper, where the first thing he saw was a picture of a Hobbit on the back of the pilot's helmet. ", from The universally revered Hobbit by Reuters

""We Were Soldiers," which chronicles a bloody three-day battle between the North Vietnamese Army and the U.S. Seventh Cavalry in November 1965, offers ample evidence of why this should be so.", from We Were Soldiers & Mean Machines by The New York Times 

Calisto to Coach Vietnam Soccer Team for Tiger Cup

More Vietnamese Illegal Migrants Return Home From Cambodian Camps
Cambodia deports 35 hill people to Vietnam

Russia negotiates surrender of naval base in Vietnam

Facts & Figures: China's Imports From Vietnam
Iraqi, Vietnamese vice-presidents attend signing of trade accords
Suria Group secures RM1.9b sports job in Vietnam
Vietnam, Iraq agree to expand cooperation
Vietnam, Russia discuss final details over Russia leaving
Vietnam presents assembly line for colour TV sets to Cuba

Vietnam Moving Wall To Visit Medard Park

Friday 
Thứ sáu
03/15/2002

"Vietnam has suspended credentials of three senior journalists after their state-run paper published a survey last year showing that then U.S. President Bill Clinton was more popular than the prime minister", from Vietnam Suspends Press Cards Over Clinton Poll by Reuters

43 Ethnic Minority Asylum Seekers Return to Vietnam
Another Group of Vietnamese Illegal Migrants Leave Cambodia for Home

Three senior Vietnamese journalists suspended over Clinton poll

Vietnam rulers probe official corruption
Vietnamese lawmakers wrap up five-year session as leadership question looms
Vietnam's 10th National Assembly Starts Final Session

Vietnam's Rice Export Down
Vietnam Signs Rice Export Deals For 1.3M Tons - Official
Recent Ties Bond Strong Mutual Fund King, Vietnam War Commander
Vietnamese radio reports agenda of final session of National Assembly
Iraqi television carries Vietnamese vice-president, Ramadan statements
Iraq TV reports on Iraqi-Vietnamese talks, statements
Vietnam presents colour TV assembly line to Cuba
Vietnam, Thailand to boost cooperation in agricultural development
Vietnam: Army asked to maintain political stability in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam seeks UN Development Programme's help in WTO admissiontalks
Vietnam: Hanoi radio reports opening of National Assembly's 11th session

US downplays military interest in Russian base in Vietnam

Long-time Vietnam POW to speak

Thursday 
Thứ năm
03/14/2002

"Mr Suthichai dismissed claims that his newspaper had been involved in drug-trafficking, as well as allegations that his group was vocal against the government at the command of Singaporean joint investors, and that he was ethnic Vietnamese.", from `Nation' chief claims AIS tapped phone" by Wut Nontharit, The Bangkok Post

"The six-day Japfa Chess Match, to be held at the VOC Cafe and Gallery in North Jakarta from March 18 to March 23, will be the first international event in a year after Andrean, then 11 years old, was beaten by his Vietnamese rival Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son in their match-up. ", from RI youths set to challenge chess queen Kosteniuk by Musthofid, The Jakarta Post

"It all began when Cornelia and Larry Randall of Forest Park were transporting Elvis, a 150-pound Vietnamese potbellied pig, in a horse trailer along I-285 to their new farm in Spalding County", from 'Elvis' sighted on interstate By Bill Yoder, The News Daily

"Vietnamese American Writers Shine in a New Light", from Shadows From the Past By Ethen Lieser of AsianWeek

"Forget anti-Semitism, the reverend wanted to kill Vietnamese", from Billy Graham's true sin by Alexander Cockburn, Creators Syndicate

"If the list is real, an interesting contest is shaping up in the national category between The Washington Post's coverage of 9/11, the Baltimore Sun's take on financing medical research, and The New York Times Magazine's controversial profile of Bob Kerrey's Vietnam story. ", from Journalism's Worst Kept Secret: Pulitzer Finalists by editorandpublisher.com

"That bloc included India and six Southeast Asian nations -- Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.", from BM India sees new server as 'changing the game' By Robin Elsham, Reuters

"Elsewhere, developing countries including Vietnam and Thailand have shown "surprising" strength as markets, Astles said, while areas with mature telecoms infrastructures including Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan are less fertile. ", from Cisco Sees China Demand Pick-Up Sooner, Not Later By Tony Munroe, Reuters

"Semper Fidelis Society meeting -- 11:30 a.m., Piccadilly Restaurant, 200 Monument Road, Jacksonville. Speaker: Richard Stratton, a Navy retiree who spent six years and two months as a prisoner of war of the North Vietnamese. All active-duty and former Marines and corpsmen of all ranks invited. Sharon Leahy, 545-0635.", from Beaches calendar Compiled by Patty Cawrse, The Florida Times-Union

"Host Malaysia is drawn in Group 10 and their opponents are Macau, Vietnam and Cambodia.", from Under-19 lads for playing stint in Japan by  Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd
 

Vietnam: Spokeswoman urges UNHCR to speed up repatriation
UN, Vietnam remain at loggerheads over refugee repatriation

Glimpses of Tet treasures
Vietnam exhibit gives enemys perspective
Vietnamese fish exporter to debut in April
Coffee Prices Sharply Increase in Vietnam
HIV/AIDS Epidemic Still Spreading in Vietnam
ROUNDUP: Mekong Delta -- Land of Fish, Rice in Vietnam
Vietnam VP leaves for tour of  Iraq, India
Vietnamese to stay in Cambodia
Vietnamese vice-president arrives in Iraq 14 March
Vietnamese Vice-President arrives in Baghdad
Iraqi, Vietnamese vice-presidents hold talks in Baghdad
Vietnam makes proposals at APEC telecom meeting
Iraqi TV carries statement by Vietnamese vice-president
Vietnam announces vice-president's trips to Iraq, India
Vietnam issues action plan to implement US trade accord
Vietnam: Drought damages crops in south
Vietnam: Party leader urges young graduates to volunteer for remote posts

Wednesday
Thứ tư
03/13/2002

"The difficulties facing the church are illustrated by what has happened in the St. William parish, in Dorchester, a poor section of Boston that has long been dominated by Irish Catholics, though there is now a sizable Vietnamese minority.", from Insurance Won't Cover Suits, Archdiocese Says By FOX BUTTERFIELD The New York Times 

"Chambers is donating all of the royalties from the song to an orphanage in Vietnam.", from Australian Country Import Loves Open Spaces By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press Writer

"On the up side, the report said 18 countries--including China, Mexico, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam--reduced child malnutrition by 25% or more. ", from 150 Million Children Suffer Malnutrition: UNICEF by Reuters

"On Nov. 8, 2000, three robbers entered the Trans Food Mart, 3710 S May Ave. ", from Del City man charged in slayings, other crimes By Ken Raymond and Diana Baldwin, The Oklahoman

" It has 11 nationalities in school - and 12 next week, when a young Vietnamese enrols.", from 'Outdated' Trimble jibe sparks teachers' anger by John Walshe, Education Editor in Unison.ie

"The meeting, attended by law enforcement officers from Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, will end Friday.", from Southeast Asian law enforcement officers hold anti-terrorism meet by AFP

"Samsung, as a cooperative partner, has currently been involved in bidding on an US$800 million oil refining plant project in Vietnam.", from Briefing - Asia Joint Ventures - March 13, 2002 by Asia Pulse

"They were Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in Latin America; Africa's Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa, and Indonesia, Iran, the Philippines, Turkey and Vietnam in Asia, he said. ", from Experts say new trend eases fears of population explosion By Irwin Arieff, Reuters

VIETNAM: Writers detained for criticizing Sino-Vietnamese relations

UN, Vietnam remain at loggerheads over refugee repatriations
Vietnam Asks UNHCR's Cooperation in Repatriating Illegal Migrants

Vietnam compiles candidate list for National Assembly elections
Vietnam Starts Upgrade of National Highway 3 to Chinese Border
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry Targets US$11.6 BLN in Exports
Vietnam Shares End Higher On Bargain-Hunting
Vietnam Govt Drafts Plans to Reduce Debts of Soes
Suria Ulung wins contract to build Vietnam sports facilities
Vietnam luring back Japan investment amid China fever
Footloose on the busy streets of Saigon
Vietnam Calls on Israel to Stop Excessive Military Operation Against Palestine
Vietnamese party head visits minority groups in southwest
Vietnam's Cashews to be Sold Online
Vietnam's Agricultural Sector Set for US$3 BLN in Exports
Vietnam: Russia denies "external factors" influencing base closure
Vietnam: Sofia mayor visits on ties; media accord signed
Vietnam radio reports oil-gas exploitation on southwest continental shelf
Vietnam: Regional telecom-information meeting opens in Hanoi
CHAMPION Communication Services, Inc. Announces Opening of Representative Office in Hanoi
Vietnam radio: US vice-president's Middle East trip creates "tension, conflict"
Vietnam: Premier signs resolution on February cabinet meeting
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - March 13, 2002

Afghanistan vs. Vietnam: a matter of perspective

Tuesday 
Thứ ba
03/12/2002

"And about 15,000 people, mainly ethnic Vietnamese, were made homeless when fires swept through two squatter camps in Phnom Penh last November. ", from Blaze destroys Phnom Penh shantytown by BBC News

"More than 200 of Moore's 245 men died in that November 1965 Ia Dran Valley combat, surrounded by 2,000 enemy troops. ...", from Culture Briefs by The Washington Times

"The recent release of documents detailing how Henry Kissinger helped South Vietnam trade land for peace makes Larry Berman's book on Vietnam especially timely. ", from Dick & Hank's cynical diplomacy By Yisrael Medad, The Jerusalem Post

"Some 1,600 units of the new E-class would be produced annually, destined initially for Indonesia and Vietnam, he added. – AFX ", from News in brief by Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd

"Keri Russell knows "Felicity," but she doesn't know much about the Vietnam War. ", from Russell Learned From Soldiers Role by AP

"The United States and Vietnam agreed Sunday to launch a joint study on the health effects of Agent Orange, the herbicide used to
destroy large swaths of forest during the Vietnam War. ", from Agent Orange Research Deal Reached by AP

UNHCR meets Cambodians, Vietnamese over hill people 
New life for military jeep from Vietnam

Hanoi opens the door further
Work Starts on Gas-POWER-NITROGEN Complex in Vietnam
Salt sold as Kochi produce originally from Vietnam: officials
Vietnamese minister due Mar 18
Vietnamese president holds working session with southern province leaders
Vietnamese prime minister visits Ca Mau Province
Drought hits southern Vietnamese provinces
INSIDE TRACK: Hanoi opens the door further: BUSINESS TRAVEL: Corporate visitors to the Vietnamese capital are well catered for whether as airline passengers or hotel guests:
Cambodian king thanks Vietnam for relief aid
Vietnamese officials receive visiting Bulgarian mayor

U.S. in Longest War Since Vietnam

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Picture: Vietnamese women take part in a procession at a spring festival in Lan Son, northern Vietnam near the Chinese border...
Picture: Ethnic minority girls watch as a procession passes by them during a spring festival in Lan Son...
Picture: A Vietnamese girl carrying a shrine takes part in a procession during a spring festival in Lan Son....

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