Travel: Love those noodles in Vietnam
Guelph Mercury - HANOI — In Hanoi, soup is a way of life — the connective tissue of Vietnamese culture. With noodles, herbs and sinew, it strings together twisting streets and varied lifestyles.
Apr 07, 2012, 17:42
Vietnam: You’d Never Expect This Place Would Be So Great
Lewrockwell - For the past eight days I’ve been spending time with friends in Vietnam; I’ll be leaving in a few days to link up with Simon in Thailand, but for now, I’m really impressed by Vietnam. The country has a great deal going for it.
Apr 07, 2012, 17:31
Vietnam uncovers $1.5bn of ‘wrongful spending’
FT - Vietnam’s corruption-fighting body has uncovered 30.7tn Vietnam dong ($1.5bn) of “wrongful spending” at several big state-owned companies, including PetroVietnam, the oil and gas monopoly.
Apr 07, 2012, 17:13
Small wars loom large on China's horizon
Asia Times Online - TAIPEI - Broad hints have been coming out of China that the country might start small-scale military strikes over disputed waters that are believed to hold rich energy reserves.
Apr 07, 2012, 17:09
Experts: Vietnamese Parents Could Stem Youths’ High Depression Rates
New America Media - LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Christopher Nguyễn had recently been treated in the hospital for depression before shooting and killing his older brother while he slept last Nov. 29, according to a Los Angeles police report. Then Nguyễn, 26, turned the gun on himself.
Apr 06, 2012, 14:08
Wyoming town with 1 resident sold for $900,000 to two Vietnamese businessmen
BUFORD, Wyo. (AP) — Buford is a small place for sure, but so is the world. A remote, unincorporated area along busy Interstate 80 that advertised itself as the smallest town in the United States, Buford was sold at auction for $900,000 on Thursday to an unidentified man from Vietnam.
Apr 06, 2012, 13:59
EU, Vietnam Agree to Pursue Trade Pact
WSJ - PHNOM PENH—The European Union and Vietnam are set to begin negotiating a free-trade agreement after agreeing Saturday on topics to be covered in a future trade pact, flagging Europe's growing desire to develop stronger ties with Southeast Asia's fast-growing economies.
Apr 01, 2012, 14:57
In Vietnam, wife convicted in deadly attack on journalist
Cpj - On March 29, 2012, Tran Thi Thuy Lieu was convicted of the murder of her husband, journalist Le Hoang Hung, after a one-day trial in southern Long An province.
Apr 01, 2012, 14:43

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