Vietnam's Communist leadership schedules trials for propaganda and ...
International Herald Tribune - France
HANOI: The Communist rulers of Vietnam want to send a zero-tolerance message to advocates of a multiparty system by putting several political activists on ...
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Bird flu strikes Vietnam again
Xinhua - Beijing,China
HANOI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu, which had not been present in Vietnam for over one month, hit a duck flock in the country's central Nghe An province in ...
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Vietnam increases supervision at borders
By Thinlina(Thinlina)
Vietnam increases supervision at borders 02/05/2007 at 9:40 PM Ha Noi (VNA) "Viet Nam’s international health quarantine centre has increased supervision activities at border gates in an effort to prevent transmissions of type A (H5N1) ...
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Japanese investors get Vietnam fever
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
Okimoto is on a tour to Vietnam's budding financial center organized by a Japanese travel agency that brings Japanese retail investors to Vietnam to open ...
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US wants to become number one investor in Vietnam, says Zwenig
Saigon Times Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
(SGT-HANOI) US companies are looking to become number one foreign investors in Vietnam, said Frances Zwenig, counselor of the US-ASEAN Business Council. ...
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London exchange pledges link with Vietnam
Saigon Times Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
(SGT-HCMC) The London Stock Exchange (LSE) will seek to connect with Vietnam’s stock market to create opportunities for more Vietnamese companies to list on ...
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The legacy of Vietnam
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
As the war in Iraq grinds on, the obvious question is what's so compelling about another addition to the Vietnam canon? ...
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Establishing foothold in Vietnam
Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya,Malaysia
IREKA Corp Bhd is entering Vietnam in a big way, albeit not directly, but through a property fund called Aseana Properties Ltd (ASPL) in which it has a 20% ...
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New Zealand's Vietnam war vets to sue
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
Agent Orange was used by US forces during the Vietnam conflict to deprive enemy forces of jungle cover and destroy food crops. ...
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Vietnam’s entrepreneurial Buffalo Tours wins major international ...
e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Community volunteer tours such as a 16-day stay in the Vietnam Friendship Village and cultural treks including a 6-day Hill Tribe Discovery adventure have ...
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International Community Called to Scrutinise Human Rights Trial in ...
By johnib
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has said that international observers of Vietnam are predicting that the trial will be a sham, and that the verdict may already have been decided upon. Christian lawyer Nguyen Van Dai is reportedly ...
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3500 year-old artefacts unearthed in Vietnam
Stone tools and pottery that are believed to be over 3500 years old have been unearthed in Van Don district, in the northern province of Quang

The Expanding Vietnam Veterans Memorial
By Laurence Vance
Three more names have just been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC—thirty-two years after the war ended. One was actually killed by “friendly fire” in 1966. The other two died recently from wounds they received ...

The Real Iraq-Vietnam Connection
By Gordon(Fixer)
"The thing about the Vietnam War that troubles me as I look back," Bush told Russert in 2004 (my em), "was it was a political war. We had politicians making military decisions, and it is lessons that any president must learn, ...
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Looking in the Mirror: Iraq versus Vietnam
By Glock21(Glock21)
US military training programs intended to move towards US withdrawal and the military and security forces of South Vietnam to continue security operations and defend itself from a yet undefeated enemy military. ...
Glock21 Op/Ed - http://glock21.blogspot.com/

Riverbed Divers Make Living Off Vietnam War Relics and Corpses
VIETNAM--The divers, who hunt for everything from bullets and grenades to sunken boats and even human bodies, recently managed to tow to the surface a 45m by 14m US gunner boat which was hit and sunk during the Vietnam War decades ago. ...
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Cuban Minister Visits Highway Works in Vietnam
Prensa Latina - Havana,Cuba
Hanoi, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Minister of Construction Fidel Figueroa on Sunday concluded a tour of various important highway works in Vietnam, ...
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Vietnam's vise on dissent
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
A picture paints a thousand words, but an image taken from the state-controlled television in Vietnam and circulated widely on the Internet can convey the ...
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Kent State wounded carry scars, but fight for change
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
"The war in Iraq is another Vietnam," said Alan Canfora, 58, of Barberton, Ohio, who was shot in the right wrist while waving a flag at the 1970 ...
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Asia travel survey bullish on int’l arrivals to Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - A recent major tourism industry survey has shown that Vietnam continues to generate attention as a highly sought after travel ...
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Hosts Vietnam ready for Asian Cup
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is prepared to host the Asian Cup in July, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s General Secretary Tran Quoc Tuan affirmed on May ...
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Israeli business growing in Vietnam
Ynetnews - Israel
Forty Israeli companies began operating in Vietnam during the last year alone, joining the 160 Israeli firms that already operate in the country, ...
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Vietnam selects grand prix hopefuls
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Bui Thi Nhung, Vu Thi Huong and Nguyen Van Hong will represent the nation at the 2007 Grand Prix this June, according to the Vietnam ...
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Vietnam trials send zero-tolerance message: analysts
By johnib
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s Communist rulers want to send a zero-tolerance message to advocates of a multiparty system by putting several political activists on trial this week, analysts and diplomats say. ...
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Vietnam vets share Iraq war views
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Vietnam veterans have always been controversial for their willingness to speak out candidly about their own military service, and the state's veterans are ...
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Bird flu reappears in Vietnam
Bangkok Post - Klong Toey,Bangkok,Thailand
Hanoi (dpa) - A flock of ducks that died last week on a farm in central Vietnam has tested positive for avian influenza, an official said Sunday. ...
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Proposal may turn rebels into US refugees
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario,CA,USA
That includes many from Burma, Laos and Vietnam, including some of whom fought alongside US forces in Vietnam. Last year, the government planned to accept ...
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Vietnam vets plan to sue over health compo
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
The Vietnam Veterans Action Group says it wants to sue current and former members of government for better compensation for health problems they say stemmed ...
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UK helps Vietnam improve border security
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
The British Embassy in Hanoi Thursday granted 40 modern x-ray screening devices to the Vietnam Immigration Department in a bid to help the latter better ...
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Vietnam’s Golden Kite Film Awards honors winners
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
The Golden Kite (Canh Dieu Vang) awards show, Vietnam’s most prestigious film awards ceremony, wrapped up in Hanoi Saturday, honoring two features – Hanoi, ...
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Vietnam vet lost in jungle of red tape
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
The skinny Vietnam vet with an American flag on the wall in his southwest Denver house puts his thumb on the hole in his misshapen neck when he needs to ...
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Vietnam vets wall to visit Franklin
Bowling Green Daily News - Bowling Green,KY,USA
A half-size replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC will rest at Franklin's Community Park on Thursday through Saturday. ...
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Vietnam trials preach zero-tolerance
Swissinfo - Bern,Switzerland
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Communist rulers want to send a zero-tolerance message to advocates of a multiparty system by putting several political ...
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Bird flu re-emerges in central Vietnam, kills ducks
Malaysia Star - Petaling

Vietnam Says: We Respect Freedom of Religion
By johnib
In the coming week, three other trials of dissidents are expected to begin in the capital Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City [on Friday Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan will go to trial, Vietnam says.] Related: ...
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Giving VOICE to Human Rights Issues and Refugees from Vietnam
By John Carey(John Carey)
VOICE is one of the leading Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in Vietnam Refugee issues, the fight to stop human trafficking especially from Vietnam and in forming Civil Society for Vietnam. VOICE is Vietnamese Overseas Initiative for ...
Peace and Freedom - http://peace-and-freedom.blogspot.com/

Plane returns to Vietnam after man vomits suspected drug stash.
By Beerli(Beerli)
Plane returns to Vietnam after man vomits suspected drug stash. :

Bird flu looms after first outbreak hits central Vietnam
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
The Vietnamese Health Ministry has warned against nationwide recurrence of bird flu after an epidemic zone was discovered in central Vietnam, ...
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Vietnam welcomes over one million foreign visitors in Q1
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam welcomed over 1.1mil international tourists in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 13.7% over the same period last ...
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US businesses eager to expand investment in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Representatives of 18 US heavyweights present at a two-day business forum in Hanoi have pointed to Vietnam as a country ripe for drawing ...
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Vietnam raises petroleum retail prices
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Petroleum firms in Vietnam increased retail prices of petroleum products on Monday morning due to rising world prices, according to the Vietnamese Trade ...
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Vietnam reveals strategic infrastructure wishlist
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Vietnam has unveiled a wishlist of 17 strategic infrastructure projects totaling around 68 billion US dollars that it wants to complete by 2020 by drawing ...
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Vietnam’s top telecom corp., insurer tie up
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
The Vietnam Post and Telecom Group (VNPT) has entered into a cooperative deal with Vietnam's largest insurance firm Bao Viet to support mutual development. ...
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Siemens Vietnam doesn’t know Le Tan Cuong
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Giang, Public Relations Manager of Siemens Vietnam on May 4 confirmed that there is no man named Le Tan Cuong taking p