Posts Tagged ‘ After The War ’

Hanoi exhibition brings back memories of food rations 

January 2, 2012
Hanoi exhibition brings back memories of food rations 

  A jacket and a mess kit, displayed at the ‘ Vietnam , 25 Years of Innovation’ exhibition, recalled a time of extreme hardship in Vietnam after the war Spotted coupons used during the subsidy period for buying foodstuff and a picture of a crowded tram in Hanoi are among the moving images that remind [...]

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Taking care of business 

October 23, 2011
Taking care of business 

  The owner of Vietnam’s first private company after doi moi says entrepreneurs need to know their society in and out – politically and historically – not just economically Nguyen Tran Bat, chairman and general director of Invest Consult Group. Nguyen Tran Bat says the best business decision he ever made had little to do [...]

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Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

July 5, 2011
Vietnamese scholar discusses East Sea disputes on Chinese television 

Vietnam-China relations expert discusses East Sea disputes on Hong Kong based television. PhD Vu Cao Phan, a researcher on Vietnam-China relations and deputy chairman of Vietnam-China Friendship Society, last week had an interview with Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese television broadcaster. Phan spoke on behalf of the Institute of Chinese Studies [...]

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Bao Ninh’s new novel in ‘final stage’

January 17, 2010
Bao Ninh’s new novel in ‘final stage’

When Noi buon chien tranh (The Sorrow of War) was published in 1991, it brought Bao Ninh literary fame Bao Ninh keeps his cell phone off. He’s on indefinite unpaid leave from his post as editor at Van Nghe (Literature) newspaper. He’s focused on his new novel, his first since The Sorrow of War, which [...]

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Activist cautious as Agent Orange experts testify at US Congress

June 4, 2009
Activist cautious as Agent Orange experts testify at US Congress

A visitor to the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City looks at pictures revealing the devastating effects Agent Orange As Vietnamese Agent Orange activists take their struggle for justice to the floor of the United States congress, a British advocate campaigning on their behalf can’t be the US’s intentions. The hearings on Thursday [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...