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Tuesday
Thứ ba
4/15/2003

Picture: An aid worker from Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders (news - web sites)), carries boxes of anti-SARS related medical material in a Hanoi hospital, Vietnam.
SARS seen trimming Vietnam economic growth-IMF
Hanoi Tourism Attempts to Shrug Off War And Sars
SARS under control in Vietnam but danger from China unabated: WHO
""The Vietnamese authorities have managed to strengthen surveillance in the border area but they are worried because too many people are coming across," Brudon said. ", from Nine more SARS deaths in Hong Kong as virus crisis deepens by AFP
Picture: A Vietnamese army colonel, part of a chemical unit, wears a protective mask and head cover as he tours the French hospital in Hanoi which was at the centre of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak
"Since the outbreak of the SARS virus in mid-March, China Airlines Ltd , Taiwan's largest carrier, has cancelled 9.4 percent of its flights to Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam with EVA Airways Corp cutting 12.7 percent, it said.", from Taiwan cuts fees for local airlines hit by SARS, war by Reuters

"To stop SARS at its gates, the Saudi health ministry said Monday it would ban the entry of visitors from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam.", from SARS claims 11 more in Asia as Europe probes its first possible fatality by AFP

"A Vietnamese woman waited six years to get subsidized housing only to lose it because by the time she found someone to translate the official notice, the deadline had passed. ", from D.C. Language Access Bill a Terrible Idea: Proposed legislation would cost over $7 million by U.S. Newswire

Vietnam arrests 52 people for football betting
Vietnamese police swoop on soccer gamblers
Ho Chih Minh City water project in doubt
Foreign Bank Launches Internet Banking in Vietnam
Vietnam index eases but rebound seen
Vietnam sets dollar/dong rate 15,428 for April 15
Vietnam Newspaper Highlights - April 15, 2003
Vietnam's Press Highlights - April 15, 2003

Vietnam rescuers, infant reunite
Monday
Thứ hai
4/14/2003

Fresh cases of suspected SARS in south Vietnam
"Malaysia will continue travel restrictions on residents of Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Canada to keep the SARS virus from spreading, health minister Chua Jui Meng said on Monday. ", from Malaysia says visa ban remains on SARS countries by Reuters

"He said blood regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration had advised visitors to China, Hong Kong, Singapore, northern Vietnam or Toronto, in Canada, not to give blood for 14 days after their return, to ensure they were not incubating SARS. ", from Australia bans blood donors from SARS-hit areas by Reuters

"The Best Evening Wear title went to Vietnamese Chu Thi Van Anh while Thailand€™s Sunisa Pasuk captured the Best Traditional Costume honours.", from Miss Tourism wants to wipe out global poverty by Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd

"Information and Communication Minister Chin Dae-je Monday called upon his Vietnamese counterpart Do Trung Ta to endeavor for fair competition in the Southeast Asian IT market, Korean officials said.", from Briefing - Asia Information Technology - April 14, 2003 by Asia Pulse

"Vietnam's Binh Thanh Import-Export Production and Trade Co (Gilimex) will buy back 100,000 of its shares over three months starting Monday, the stock exchange said. ", from Gilimex to buy back 100,000 shares by Reuters

"Kim Lao, 16, also plays in the PDHS orchestra, works after school at her father's auto shop and attends First Baptist Church. ", from Youth face mix of values By KRIS ABBEY, Amarillo Globe-News

Whale funeral draws 1000 mourners in Vietnam
Vietnam announces venues for SEA Games competition
French, Malaysian firms withdraw from 154 mln dollar Vietnam water project
Vietnam index eases though foreign buying seen
Vietnam's Hapaco expects new share issue in Q2
Petrovietnam Looks for More Oil Exploration Opportunities
Vietnam's Stronger Economy Lures Five Chinese Investors
Vietnam's Processing Industry Needs Cash Injection
Vietnam sets dollar/dong rate 15,424 for April 14
Minister Chin Calls for Fair IT Competition in Vietnam
Vietnam Money-Banks compete with high rates, gifts
Vietnam c.bank T-notes auction results - April 14
Central Vietnam Seeks Agricultural And Tourism Investment
Vietnam's Tay Do Garment Co Signs Big Export Deals
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - April 14, 2003

The Real Echoes From Vietnam
Vietnam vet named commander of Texas State Guard
Vietnam veteran recalls war experiences
Sunday
Ch�úa Nhật
4/13/2003

"Late on Saturday Malaysia temporarily lifted travel curbs on visitors from Hong Kong, Vietnam and Canada. ", from SARS Ravages Hong Kong, Airline May Ground Fleet by Reuters

"ON FRIDAY, Madam Karen Chua and her children donned face masks and flew off to Vietnam, one of the countries Singaporeans have been advised to avoid because of the high risk of catching Sars.", from Still flying : A few continuing with their travel plans By Sharmilpal Kaur and Harleen Kaur, The Straits Times 

"Dao is expected to continue his undefeated run on the top board against a team which reached 11.5 points only after blanking Sri Lanka on Friday.", from Chinese sitting pretty By Rakesh Rao, The Hindu

Vietnam silent about the SEA Games
Vietnam Restores Import Tax On Select Petroleum Products

Vietnam a blot, Iraq a scar
Saturday
Thứ Bảy
4/12/2003

French doctor dies of SARS in Vietnam; death toll 5- all health care workers
China, Hong Kong, Vietnam reports new SARS deaths
Vietnam reports another SARS case
"Malaysia has temporarily frozen the issuance of visas to people from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Canada in a bid to contain the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS, Kuala Lumpur's representative in Taipei yesterday.", from Malaysia freezes visas for Taiwanese, citizens of HK, China, Vietnam, Canada By Monique Chu, STAFF REPORTER of The Taipei Times

"The tobacco was found on April 3 in a 12-metre shipping container that had arrived at Sydney's Port Botany from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, federal Customs Minister Chris Ellison said.", from Customs seize huge tobacco shipment by The Age

"Federal Customs Minister Chris Ellison says 11 tonnes was found in a shipping container in Sydney that had arrived from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.", from 5 men charged after illegal tobacco shipment plot foiled by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

"In the women's section, China are leading with 11 points followed by Vietnam (10) and India 'A' on 9.5 points as four more rounds remain to be played in this 13-team, 9 round quadrennial tournament.", from China poised to win both titles in Asian Team Chess by Press Trust of India

Spy case highlights sophistication of Vietnam police: Amnesty
Picture: Policeman stands guard outside the Ho Chi Minh City courthouse

"Tim Nguyen, who helps Andrew Hill manage the emergency immigrant aid as the school's compensatory education coordinator, said he doesn't yet know what the funding cuts will mean for the Redwood or for other programs supported by the aid. ", from School's trilingual paper faces uncertain future By Joelle Tessler, The Mercury News
 
Vietnam miracle reunion
Little Saigon a big source of news

Vietnam Authorities Track Virus Which Killed 12 Infants

Vietnamese police bust gay sex ring
Vietnamese man killed following argument in Internet chat room
Vietnamese man, two children stabbed to death in central Vietnam
Vietnam reinstates gasoline import tax
Vietnam€™s Daughters and Sons Struggle Between Two Cultures
Vietnam jails operators of male brothel in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnamese Actor Says Saddened by Expulsion
Friday
Th�ứ sáu
4/11/2003

Vietnam Now Has Only Seven Sars Patients in Hospital
SARS may affect SEA Games in Vietnam
"But a growing number are leaving China and Vietnam because of concerns over contracting SARS or getting adequate treatment if they become ill.", from U.S. Diplomats Are Leaving Overseas Posts By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS, The New York Times

Vietnam tracking down cause of infant deaths

Amnesty: Vietnam Going After Dissidents
Spy case highlights sophistication of Vietnam police: Amnesty

Viet actor branded a traitor migrates to US
Vietnamese Actor Says Saddened by  Expulsion
Vietnamese "traitor" actor left Vietnam to live in the US
Actor leaves Vietnam after criticism by government

Vietnam reaffirms its claims on the Spratlys

Vietnam on Ventura
Vietnamese student finds strength through cross-cultural learning
Experience Vietnamese culture
Vietnamese American troubadour sings, tells tales of remembrance
""We do not think it is fair to leave American culture completely out," says Tram Nguyen, Vietnamese culture chair.", from Cultural Shows Explore Diversity By ANGELA MUGHAL and MY-THUAN TRAN of The Daily California
Picture: Dancers rehearse on the stage in Zellerbach Hall for the Vietnamese dance show that will take place Sunday.

China, Vietnam ahead in Asian chess tilt
"In the women€™s section, India A did well to hold Vietnam to a 1.5-1.5 draw. Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman could not repeat her stellar performance against the Chinese and lost to Hoang Thanh Trang, the former world junior champion in 46 moves of Nimzo Indian Defence. ", from Indians pave way for Chinese invasion by The Indian Express
Culture & Society: Japanese Football Club Intends to Buy Leading Vietnamese Striker

Agriculture: Oxfam Recommends Improvements for Coffee Production in Vietnam's Dak Lak
General secretary of Vietnamese Communist Party concludes China visit
Vietnam to speed up oil, gas exploration
Vietnamese Party Leader Hopes for Peaceful, Friendly Border with China
Vietnam burns to death 4.5 tonnes of smuggled wild animal
Matsushita (Panasonic) to Expand Business in Vietnam
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Friday it and the Vietnamese Ministry of ...
Matsushita plans to expand into home appliances in Vietnam
Matsushita expands in Vietnam
Key Vietnam economic data - April 11
Bank of East Asia to shut offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Manila
Vietnam's dollar/dong rate 15,424 for April 12, 14
Vietnam Petrolimex eyes fuel oil imports for May/Jun
Vietnam stocks end up as short-term buyers step in
Matsushita to make appliances in Vietnam
Vietnam sets dollar/dong rate 15,424 for April 11
Vietnam's Thai Nguyen Steel Posts US$33 MLN Revenue in Q1
Non-State Industrial Sector Helps Boost Hanoi's Development
Vietnam's Quang Nam Province Seeks Foreign Investment
"Vietnam will become the world's second-largest exporter of rice after Thailand this year, shipping an estimated 3.5 million tons of rice to overseas markets. ", from Vietnam's rice exports increase by Asia Times
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - April 11, 2003

Look Who's Back: 'Boys' of Vietnam
Thursday
Th�ứ nƒm
4/10/2003

"In Thailand - where two people have died of SARS - travel agents warned that the strategically important tourism sector faced the worst crisis in its history, while in Vietnam, with four reported deaths, hundreds of mostly European businessmen snubbed a major international trade show in Hanoi.", from SARS cases near 3000 mark by AFP
Picture: A group of Vietnamese tourists wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, checks in at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia
SARS hits Vietnam's tourist industry
Picture: Construction workers in Singapore are mostly from neighboring countries. Singapore will quarantine newly arrived foreign workers from China, Canada, Vietnam and Taiwan for 10 days as part of new measures to contain SARS.

"Artist Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., has been named the winner of Denmark's Finn Juhl Architecture Award.", from Maya Lin Wins Denmark Architecture Award by AP
"8080 Olive Boulevard 314-991-8820 ", from Vietnam Star BY JOE BONWICH, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"In a bittersweet and emotional reunion, Don Duong, the popular Vietnamese actor denounced by Vietnam's communist government for his roles in two U.S. films, arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday to begin a new life in America.", from ACTOR BEGINS NEW LIFE IN U.S. By Jessie Mangaliman, The San Jose Mercury News

"Boat People SOS previously had used grant money to buy ads on social issues in Vietnamese newspapers but decided that starting a publication of its own last summer would be more effective. Nguyen said more than 8,000 copies were distributed monthly at the agency's offices in Falls Church, Hyattsville and the District.", from Ethnic Media Caters to a Big Melting Pot � by The Washington Post

Vietnamese movie star, pushed from his homeland, arrives in San Francisco

Vietnamese movie star arrives in San Francisco
Vietnamese "traitor" actor left Vietnam to live in the US
Vietnam Actor Branded 'Traitor' Leaves for U.S.
Actor quits Vietnam for US

Hanoi delays Review magazine's newsstand sales
Ho Chi Minh City Offers Fresh Incentives to Foreign Investors
Vietnam Ministry Encourages Mushroom Production for Export
LEAD: Vietnam Airlines to fly between Fukuoka
Vietnam index rebounds on optimism over war ending
Vietnam Now World's Second Largest Exporter of Rice
Vietnam Minister Urges South-East Region to Go Industrial
Vietnam's Mekong Delta Attracts 127 Foreign-Invested Projects
Vietnam Begins Construction of Se San 3A Hydroelectric Plant
Petrovietnam seeks to issue $19.5 mln bond in May
Viet solo parents get family help

Vietnam celebrates claim to Spratley islands
Vietnam repatriates remains of more than 200 soldiers killed in Cambodia
Brand-name theft stings Vietnamese
Vietnam leads Asian chess tourney
The joy of Hanoi
Vietcong (Gathering PC MA15)
Pakistan participates in Vietnam fair
Vietnam Airlines to fly to Fukuoka
Vietnam sets dollar/dong rate 15,424 for April 10
Agent seeks freight for WFP Vietnamese rice for Iraq

"- Ken Nguyen, president of the Little Saigon Foundation ... - Chuyen Nguyen, former South Vietnamese air force fighter pilot and business owner in Little Saigon", from Listening Post by The Orange County Register
Iraqi envoy to Vietnam defiant but others in state of limbo
Iraq envoy to Vietnam vows to fight on
Vietnam war memories surface during conflict
Vietnam vets unveil plans for sculpture
Vietnam veteran gets rare license plate for service
Wednesday
Thứ tư
4/9/2003

"The girl, from Vietnam, was one of four suspected cases of the virus in Victoria, three children from Canada who are holidaying the state are still under investigation.", from NSW, Vic SARS cases recovering by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Vietnam PM says SARS outbreak has hurt tourism
Vietnam's Tourism in Crisis Due to SARS: Newspaper
"Vietnam's only listed hotel, Saigon Hotel said occupancy rates had dropped to 50 percent. ", from China accused of virus cover-up by Reuters

A surge in dengue fever in Vietnam

"A Vietnamese woman who waited six years to get subsidized housing only to lose it because by the time she found someone to translate the official notice, the deadline for responding had passed.", from Advocates for Immigrants Endorse D.C. Language Bill By Sylvia Moreno, The Washington Post Staff Writer
"Dao Strom, who was born in Vietnam in 1973 and grew up in California, is one such new American writer.", from More Peaks Than Valleys 'Grass Roof, Tin Roof' by Dao Strom By Deborah Sussman Susser, a writer and editor in Tempe, Ariz.

Asian Chess: Vietnam upset India B

First Vietnamese restaurant now open in Akron

Vietnamese uncover more of their violent past
Vietnamese party leader visits Anhui province

Jiang Zemin Meets Vietnamese Communist Party Chief
Chinese Top Legislator Meets Vietnamese Party Chief
Japan, Vietnam Agree to Speed up Investment Pact
Japan, Vietnam to speed up pact
Trade: Higher Freightage Hammers Vietnam's Coffee Sales to Europe
Vietnamese government poised to improve construction bidding procedures
Report Card - Vietnam Posts And Telecommunications (VNPT)
First cell phone provider with CDMA technology to enter Vietnam's market
Vietnam index eases on fears over REE results
Vietnam Cos Face Tough Hurdles to Invest Overseas
Vietnam-Japan Investment Body Set up
Vietnam sets dollar/dong rate 15,425 for April 9
Vietnam scribes see a concept that's embedded with flaws
Vietnam Cos Face Tough Hurdles to Invest Overseas
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - April 9, 2003

Experts Debate Vietnam Analogy
Vietnam memories still leave a bitter taste for some