"Former Prime Minister Sir John Gorton, a World War II hero whose political demise was due in equal measure to the Vietnam War and
his own maverick nature, has died at age 90, his family said Monday. ", from Former prime minister and war hero John Gorton dies at age 90 by AP

"The funding, presented during ESCAP's 58th annual meeting at its Bangkok headquarters, will support programs in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and China's Yunnan province.", from U.S. Donates For Asia Anti-Drug Efforts by AP

"The struggle over the balance of powers comes after a long period in which Congress in reaction to abuses by the Central Intelligence Agency (news - web sites), to the escalation of the Vietnam War and to Watergate became more fierce about its involvement in foreign policy, more aggressive about oversight and investigations, and more protective of its powers of the purse.", from Cheney Rejects Broader Access to Terror Brief By ALISON MITCHELL The New York Times

"Pre-market open quotes reflect investors' uncertainty about Asia Pacific Breweries (A46) after 1H02 results; there are 2 bids at S$5.40 and 2 offers at S$5.75 vs Friday's close at S$5.70; company reported 17.5% on-year rise in 1H02 net profit to S$51 million, boosted by contributions from Thaiand Vietnamese operations; but investors hoping for news of further restructuring within Fraser & Neave (Singapore: FRNM.SI - news) (F04) group, this time involving APB, probably disappointed that nothing was discussed.(EYG) ", from MARKET TALK/SG: APB 1H02 Net Profit Up 17.5% by  Dow Jones

"Governor Chea Sophara said he recently went undercover to several of the city's red-light districts and was astonished by the number of Vietnamese women working in brothels. ", from RPT-Mayor of Phnom Penh wants census of sex workers by Reuters

Vietnam's former PM linked to scanda

Vietnam Claims Election Success

Old-style communist pomp as Vietnam holds one-party poll

Vietnamese Catholics come together as one

Templeton Vietnam and Southeast Asia Fund, Inc
Metro Vietnam Needed
Vietnam's Tea Export Up Sharply
Election Officials Claim Massive Voter Turnout
Vietnam to Cut Telecom Charges
Vietnam Hopes to Strengthen Education Cooperation With China
Vietnam claims great success in National Assembly election; turnout above 99 percent
Vietnam votes in new national assembly
Hanoi declares polls a success
Cambodian polygamist arrested for trading Vietnamese virgins to Malaysia
Vietnam's Business Services Set to Grow
Vietnamese Sugar Refineries Hurt by Smuggling, Low Supply
Vietnam Tea Industry Strives to Remain 8TH Largest Exporter
Rembrandt Oral Care Products Helps Filmmakers Honor Vietnam Veterans; 'Homecoming: A Vietnam Vet's Journey' Premieres on PBS Memorial Day '02
Vietnam Discovers Four Endangered Bird Species
Banking & Finance: Vietnam EAB to Issue More Shares, Raising Capital to VND160 Bln
Rembrandt Oral Care Products Helps Filmmakers Honor Vietnam Veterans
Industry: China Eyes Vietnamese Bauxite Source
Rembrandt Oral Care Products Helps Filmmakers Honor Vietnam Veterans; 'Homecoming: A Vietnam Vet's Journey' Premieres on PBS Memorial Day '02 
Election Officials Claim Massive Voter Turnout
Vietnam asks US to cancel catfish trade regulation
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - May 20, 2002

Bash to benefit memorial for Bay State's Vietnam veterans
nterview with David Lamb, author of Vietnam, Now: A Reporter Returns
A tribute to all Vietnam veterans

"Access to the former war zones of Indochina in Cambodia and Vietnam and leakage from Thai military stockpiles makes Thailand an ideal base of operations for arms merchants. ", from Thai arms smuggling web threatens Asian stability By Dan Eaton, Reuters

"And in the 1970s an arms pipeline was set up by the United States and China with the help of senior Thai military officers to supply Cambodia's Khmer Rouge rebels battle a regime backed by the Vietnamese.", from Thai arms smuggling web threatens Asian stability By Dan Eaton, Reuters

Vietnamese Catholics reconcile in San Jose ceremony
Vo adjusts to Texas life, memories of Vietnam linger

Vietnamese pick new lawmakers
Vietnamese vote for new National Assembly to revamp country's laws
Vietnamese go to the polls
Vietnam Votes in Parliamentary Election
'Massive turnout' in  Vietnam's poll
Vietnam votes in one-party polls for new assembly
Big turnout claims mask apathy as Vietnam holds one-party poll
Vietnam Claims Massive Turnout in E
Vietnam claims massive turnout in election
Vietnam goes to polls today 
Polls open as Vietnam holds single-party election

A tribute to all Vietnam veterans
Vietnam veteran remembers Hue ... and more

Vietnam to Get New Assembly
Vietnam gears up for single-party election
Voters gear up for Vietnam elections
New Vietnam assembly faces heavy reform agenda

LBJ's tortured 'Path to War' HBO movie shows two sides of Johnson in Vietnam eraVietnam ready for 'clean hands' poll
Entrepreneurs hope to win seats in communist Vietnam's... 
Vietnam Entrepreneurs Seek Office
Entrepreneurs hope to win seats in communist Vietnam's National Assembly

Vietnam vet 'miraculously' healed, to perform in... 
 

Local charities work to rid Vietnam of land mines
Vietnam Memorial Replica Comes To Bardstown

Entrepreneurs hope to win seats in Communist Vietnam's National Assembly
Vietnam cuts foreign exchange conversion requirement
Vietnam Newspaper Highlights - May 17, 2002

Last men, equipment return home from Vietnam base
OBITUARIES: LUBBOCK, TEXAS: Pike wrote on Vietnam

U.S. to Honor POW Slain by Viet Cong in 1965

Local charities work to rid Vietnam of land mines

Plan for Vietnamese church opposed
Vietnam's first franchise has no fear of Starbucks
Three officials barred  from Vietnam poll
Vietnam bars scandal-tainted candidates from polls
Ferry carrying final staff from Russia's naval base in Vietnam returns home
Vietnam to eliminate minimum investment requirement for foreigner stakeholders
Vietnam arrests more officials in widening underworld protection scandal
Vietnamese to go to polls cynical but dutiful
Vietnamese And Foreign Insurers Provide Boost to Bond Market
Lao president heads home from Vietnam
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - May 16, 2002 

Could Colombia Become The New Vietnam?

"Notice of the class action will be posted in the factories in Saipan, and published in newspapers in China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, Rubin said. He said most of the workers are women, and most are from China.", from Sweatshop Gets Class-Action Suit by AP

Popular Zico looking to extend deal with Hoang Anh

Vietnam removes three officials from ballot for National Assembly election

Honda Vietnam Plant to Export Motorcycles to Philippines 
Vietnam to Boost Rice Production And Exports in 2002
Vietnam Urged Speed up Rural Economic Restructure
Vietnamese have flocked to the nail-salon industry
Wartime Journalist Uncovers Vietnam
Vietnam protests U.S. ban on foreign catfish
TALISMAN CONSORTIUM AWARDED VIETNAMESE EXPLORATION BLOCK 46/02
Students learn from Vietnam project
Franklin Regional students learn about Vietnam
INTERVIEW:Unocal Vietnam To Spend $1.5B On Gas,Pwr Projs
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - May 15, 2002

"Coung Anh Pham, a French citizen originally charged with conspiracy to assault a foreign official, pleaded guilty April 24 to the lesser charge of attempting to intimidate or harass a foreign official.", from Vietnamese dissident pleads guilty, sent to France by  Bob Egelko, S. F. Chronicle Staff Writer

"The film, which is about Johnson's handling of the Vietnam War, also stars Donald Sutherland and Alec Baldwin.", from Michael Gambon Talks Like a Texan by AP

"In March, the EU's head office, the European Commission (news - web sites), asked all 15 member nations to start immediate testing for antibiotics of all shrimp and chicken imports from Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar.", from Thailand to boost controls on food imports,  following increased EU scrutiny of Thai shrimp by AP

"In the region, the company is currently involved in exploration and production in Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as petroleum refining and retail sales in Malaysia and Thailand.", from Conoco looking forward to substantial Thai-Cambodian offshore project by AP

"As a result, the school uses what are referred to as "soft variables" in making admissions decisions, including comparing a students' test scores to the academic record and considering a student who "may help achieve that diversity which has the potential to enrich everyone's education," such as a 50-year-old being admitted to a class where everyone else is under 30 or "a Vietnamese boat person." ", from 6th Circuit upholds UM admissions policy by UPI

"The Montagnards began crossing into Cambodia about a year ago after Vietnamese security forces quashed their protests against religious persecution and land-tenure rights. ", from State sets up hot line to help Montagnard refugees by The Associated Press

" A Food Lion in Arlington became a Catholic Church with a mostly Vietnamese congregation. ", from Winn-Dixie move could leave holes in North Texas realty market by The Associated Press 

Texas Tech Vietnam War scholar Pike dead at age 77
INTERVIEW-Vietnam aims for bauxite decision this year
Chinese Company Contracts to Build Power Plant in Vietnam
Talisman Energy and partners awarded exploration licence off Vietnam coast
Oil: Talisman Wins Vietnamese License
Malaysia detains 7 Vietnamese for illegal fishing
UPDATE 1-INTERVIEW-Vietnam aims for bauxite decision this year
Vietnamese Newspaper Highlights - May 14, 2002

Local Veteran Returns From Vietnam Trip