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Vietnamese Embassy ponders stance on matchmaking uproar
The office of Vietnam Brides International Matchmaker inside Orchard Plaza in Singapore. A representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore has told Thanh Nien the embassy “is contemplating appropriate actions” in light of a recent newspaper article about a Vietnamese bride matchmaking service. “We... Read more
Story on Vietnamese bride service draws criticism
Mark Lin’s business card advertising his licensed marriage brokerage service in Singapore A Straits Times story on a Vietnamese bride service in Singapore has drawn criticism from a Vietnamese diplomat and international journalists for treating the issue with indifference and even encouraging the practice. An... Read more
Charity scooter run to hit the road next week
The fourth annual charity scooter run will be held on November 22 for the benefit of orphaned and underprivileged children in Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City. Patrick Joynt, director of the Saigon Scooter Center whichorganizes the event, said it has been attracting more people each year and raising more money for the cause.The event is open to everyone... Read more
Hungarian beauty crownedMiss Vietnam Europe
Nguyen Pham Bao Quynh (C) from Hungary was crowned Miss Vietnam Europe 2008 on Sunday in London Nineteen-year-old Nguyen Pham Bao Quynh from Hungary beat 19 other beauties from other countries to win the Miss Vietnam Europe 2008 title on Sunday night at London’s Troxy Theater. “I’d like to introduce... Read more
Bonjour Vietnam
Vietnamese-Belgian singer Pham Quynh Anh performs her hit Bonjour Vietnam (Hello Vietnam) with French singer Marc Lavoine An overseas Vietnamese singer knows that sometimes the words of a song can express your feelings perfectly. “Someday, I will go there, someday to say hello to your soul. Someday, I will... Read more
Brides on sale
A photo from the matching making agency’s website shows a double Korea-Vietnam wedding. When the transaction is primarily commercial in nature, marriages are made in hell. She saw marriage to a wealthy foreigner as an escape from “private misfortune,” but V had no idea what she was letting herself... Read more
Vietnamese documentaries screened in the US
A scene from La thu tu Dong Van Three Vietnamese films will be screened in six universities in the US from October 29 to November 15 by the Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education (IVCE). Nhung con duong va duong di bo (Roads and Sidewalks) by Tran Viet Thuy, who is a professor at the University of Cornell;... Read more
Lost children look for missing fathers across borders
Tran Van Ty – Vietnamese son of a South Korean father. Ty has traveled around the country to help children like him and to ask every South Korean veteran he meets to care about any children they had in Vietnam. Offsprings of families formed during and torn apart by war long for reunion, but even blood ties can wear thin. ... Read more
You cannot push on piece of string, Mr. Paulson
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson addresses a press briefing on Friday at US Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Paulson’s grand scheme to buy US$700 billion of toxic derivatives from ailing financial institutions is a pipe dream that logic and history show will not work. The Paulson... Read more
Marooned sailors send SOS to newspaper
A photo taken by Thanh Nien reporter Friday of Vietnamese crew members from vessel DT18, which has been left floating in Thailand waters by the ship’s owners since July 22. Crew members aboard a ship marooned in the Gulf of Thailand since July Wednesday sent out a call for fuel and fresh water. Chu Duc Thien,... Read more
