"Country's emerging information technology sector blossoms into $290 million market", from Vietnam gets technical By Tini Tran, Associated Press
 

Vietnam minority refugees prepare for U.S. departure
Vietnam minority refugees to leave for U.S.

Vietnamese protest over park project ahead of polls

Vietnam's emerging IT industry eyes huge foreign contracts
Silicon Valley eyes Vietnam
Vietnamese bank to launch country's first stock investment fund
To ward off flood of Vietnamese coffee, Brazil growers head upmarket

Early start to Vietnam vote
 

"To Russia, to China, to Vietnam and Guatemala.", from Profiles for Mother's Day: Four women who find fulfillment in foreign adoption BY ANA VECIANA-SUAREZ, The Miami Herald

"Millions of the creatures come into China each year, legally or illegally, from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore. ", from China Craze Threatens Asian Turtles By MARGARET WONG, Associated Press Write

"The seven are Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. ", from Asian Economic Integration Drive Hits Speed Bump By Alan Wheatley and Yoko Nishikawa, Reuters

"Historians point out Hun Sen was himself a Khmer Rouge brigade commander in the eastern zone before fleeing to Vietnam amid dictator Pol Pot's internal purges in the late 1970s, although he has not been linked to any crime.", from World gropes for "plan B" for Cambodian  tribunal By Dan Eaton, Reuters

"Giving immigrants help and understanding is the idea behind The Welcome Center, a new multicultural Catholic ministry serving the northern region of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Hoang, who lives in Vadnais Heights, sits on its advisory board.", from Melding faith and hospitality BY CYNTHIA BOYD, Pioneer Press

Western tourists are discovering allure of Vietnam

Vietnam Leader:"Too much democracy"

Lady luck deserts Vietnamese women gamblers
China, Vietnam to meet on $800 million alumina plan
China, Vietnam to attend Cobra Gold

Vietnam War buddies reunited

"Twenty-three years later, Lam's company, Honolulu-based Ba-Le Sandwiches & Bakery, posts $5 million in annual revenue, and Lam is the National Small Business Person of the Year.", from Top small business honor awarded to Vietnamese immigrant by Kent Hoover

"In a story on Brazilian (news - web sites) coffee growers aiming for the upscale market, The Associated Press reported May 8 that Vietnamese growers, armed with World Bank (news - web sites) loans, had greatly expanded production.", from AP Clarifies Brazil Bean Story by AP

Vietnamese immigrant wins top small business award

Communist Party leader says protests show Vietnam has 'excessive' democracy

Live Orange-necked Partridge Found in Vietnam's Cat Tien National Park
International aid groups team up with Vietnam government to preserve environment
KPMG Enters Talks to Acquire Andersen's Vietnam Office

ECONOMIC MONITOR: VIETNAM New Entrepreneurs
VIETNAM: The Business of Politics
Vietnam lowers rice export target
Myanmar, Vietnam support anti-terrorism fight _ without interference in other countries' affairs 

"The Asturias prize foundation noted that Miller is "renowned for his fierce political and social activism: He attacked American anti-humanism; courted Marxism, only to then criticize it; was a prominent opponent of the McCarthy witch hunt; and denounced American intervention in Korea and Vietnam."", from American playwright Arthur Miller wins Prince of Asturias prize by AP

"In the Asia Pacific region, Singapore will become Aker Kvaerner's main hub and staffing levels will increase to 1,200 as the company seeks to service markets in China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia through a regional network of facilities. ", from Kvaerner Restructures; Moves 1,800 Staff To Oil&Gas Unit by Dow Jones

"Toll is looking to gradually expand in Asia, including New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, South Korea and Malaysia, and would most  likely move into countries with a major customer partner seeking logistics experts. ", from UPDATE 1-Toll holds back from big purchases By Sonali Paul, Reuters

"The venture, expected to be formally launched in two to three months, will operate two plants in South Korea and one in Vietnam as well as nine mostly sales units overseas." ,from Korea Daewoo Motor Sales profit jumps by Reuters

Vietnamese newspaper advocates more publicity for election candidates

Disagreement between America and Vietnam over trade 
KPMG expects to acquire Andersen Vietnam soon
China, Vietnam to meet on $800 mln alumina project
Vietnamese newspaper advocates more publicity for election candidates
Remains of 205 Vietnamese soldiers repatriated from Cambodia
Vietnam alumina could help satisfy China's needs
Vietnam Oil/Gas Industry Strikes Deals With Foreign Partners
Vietnam Shares End Lower On Profit-Taking

Picture: Vietnamese school children walk towards the mausoleum of Vietnam's late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh....

"The front pages of state-owned newspapers did not mention the Nobel peace laureate, instead devoting coverage to visiting Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong.", from Myanmar Democracy Head Enjoys Freedom By DANIEL LOVERING, Associated Press Writer

"Pol Pot advocated extreme left-wing nationalism, and hundreds of ethnic Vietnamese were persecuted and killed when his regime ruled Cambodia in 1975-79.", from Hun Sen compares Le Pen's policies with those of Pol Pot by AP

""Before we decide to invest, we went to many places, including China, Vietnam and South Korea," C-pax president Naoya Higashi said.", from Japan's C-Pax Corp Invests in Cebu by Asia Pulse 

U.S. official says U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement already boosting trade

Vietnam Shares End Down; Consolidating After Recent Gains
Vietnam's Vinacoal Draws No Interest in Beverage Unit Shares
Vietnam Cement Industry Fears Clinker Shortage
Vietnam, China Firms Move Towards Better Trade Links
United States warns Hanoi on intellectual property
Int'l Firms Bid to Build Vietnam's Longest Bridge
Sumitomo to Expand Industrial Park in Vietnam
Vietnam's media focus on president's visit to Myanmar, largely ignore Suu Kyi's release
Burmese leaders meet visiting Vietnamese president, foreign minister
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia border provinces discuss security, economic cooperation
Vietnam army daily warns of increasing drug crime in Nghe An province