December 23, 2011
I first met Christopher Hitchens some years ago at a panel put together by a publishing house. Our topic was, as I recall, the future of the public intellectual. We were in a hotel ballroom, and “No Smoking” signs were prominently displayed, but he had found an ashtray somewhere, and went through any number [...]
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June 30, 2009
The statuettes of famous figures from Vietnamese history and legend showing up at recent handicraft fairs in Ho Chi Minh City have aroused much curiosity and admiration. One of the delicately crafted miniatures depicts Vietnamâs mythical founders, Lac Long Quan and Au Co, giving birth to a batch of 100 eggs that would hatch into [...]
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April 1, 2009
US Marines in Vietnam in 1968 A group of aging US veteran troops is suing the CIA and the US Army seeking recognition and health care — but no money — after years of being ignored. Four decades later, Frank Rochelle still has nightmares and memory loss that he blames on drug experiments performed on [...]
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February 18, 2009
Customers at the HAGL Land office on Monday. The company has cut the prices for its new Hoang Anh River View apartments in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 2 by 40 percent to US$1,350 per square meter. The Ho Chi Minh City property market has started edging up again after many developers decided to reduce [...]
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