January 16, 2012
Activists are unhappy that a company that profited once by maiming Vietnamese civilians is allowed to profit again in the country 18-year-old Thang, believed to be an Agent Orange victim according to locals who know his mother, waits for customers at a market in Hanoi on January 9. It would be ironic if Vietnam [...]
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January 2, 2012
Outpouring of frustration and disappointment among youth indicates a need to strengthen pride and confidence in the nation, experts say Young people at an enlistment ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City last September. A national enlistment program this year saw thousands of youth voluntarily join the army. Experts say the sense of national pride [...]
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January 2, 2012
Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]
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January 2, 2012
Alternative exhibition spaces are striving to develop in Vietnam 20 years after they first came on the scene An artist performing his work at the ‘Shaping a Line’ exhibition, opening from July 28 to September 8, at San Art in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of SanArt. Artists are famous, if not notorious, [...]
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December 22, 2011
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev makes his annual state of the nation address in the Moscow Kremlin, on December 22. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday unveiled political reforms in response to an outburst of protests, but warned that “provocateurs and extremists” were seeking to stir unrest in the country. Two days ahead of a new [...]
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December 21, 2011
Textbooks and TV commercials in Vietnam reinforce gender stereotypes An image from an advertisement clip for a seasoning powder featuring a woman giving tips to another on cooking. Experts say TV commercials and textbooks are hindrances to achieving gender equality in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government has explicitly stated its intention to reduce gender disparity, [...]
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December 3, 2011
Thai women in the northern mountainous provinces perform xoe vong (dancing in circle) Without xoe, rice will not grow Without xoe, the flower will wither Without xoe, boys and girls will not become couples The poem eloquently expresses the importance of xoe in the daily life of the Thai people who populate the remote [...]
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November 12, 2011
State-owned companies have been asked to divest from the financial sector The State Bank of Vietnam has rejected claims that non-bank financial institutions in the country will be eliminated, saying state-owned companies have only been asked to cut back their investment in the sector. There have been some reports that the government will get rid of [...]
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November 11, 2011
 File of US Marine Corps General meeting with troops in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Reports claim that the US will expand its permanent military presence in Australia. US President Barack Obama will use a visit to Australia next week to announce that America will begin stationing Marines at a base in Darwin, reports said [...]
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November 6, 2011
Legislators say all depositors at banks should be protected A draft law plans to restrict deposit insurance to local currency deposits only, sparking concerns of a mass withdrawal of dollars from banks. According to the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, it’s necessary to stop providing insurance cover for foreign currency deposits to support the government’s policies [...]
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Disaffected youth?
Outpouring of frustration and disappointment among youth indicates a need to strengthen pride and confidence in the nation, experts say Young people at an enlistment ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City last September. A national enlistment program this year saw thousands of youth voluntarily join the army. Experts say the sense of national pride [...]
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