Vietnam

Vietnam denies blocking Facebook

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Vietnamese officials deny they are blocking access to social networking website Facebook for the site's million users, blaming a technical fault.

Moving water around in soggy Vietnam

Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Helen Clark in IPS highlights a persistent challenge for Hanoi and other cities : As Vietnam’s big cities are increasingly deluged by floods, the infrastructure cannot keep up. At the end of October last year Hanoi suffered the worst floods in over 50 years. Some streets were under more than two metres of water, resulting in a death toll of 20, many as a result of electrocution from makeshift...

Long Overdue — VA Announces Study Vietnam-Era Women Vets

One Old Vet (Free subscription) | yesterday

Secretary Shinseki Announces Study of Vietnam-Era Women Veterans Comprehensive Study Will Help VA Provide High-Quality Care WASHINGTON — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is launching a comprehensive study of women Veterans who served in the military during the Vietnam War to explore the effects of their military service [...]

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DJ Asian Coffee Prices Up;Farmers In Vietnam Await Further Gains

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Changzheng Electric's subsidiary gets wind turbine order in Vietnam

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Dogs find endangered rhino's dung in Vietnam

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hanoi - Biologists working with trained dogs have confirmed that critically endangered Javan rhinos remain alive in the Vietnamese jungle, a conservation organization said Friday. The Worldwide Fund for Nature's (WWF) biologists in Vietnam and the co...

Vietnam raises fuel pump prices by up to 7.5 pct

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Vietnam's robots make good at Tokyo expo

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

The robots included a two-arm robot, useful in packaging and painting factories and the Scara and Parallel robots that could pick-up items on fast conveyor belts, Hoang said.This was the second time Tosy had attended the robot fair, he said. During the first one two years ago, Tosy had sent the dancing Tiny TOPIO, the mini version of TOPIO 2.0, a ping-pong playing robot; Ball ROBO, which could run...

Bright prospects for Vietnam’s retail market in 2010

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Texas businesses keen to increase cooperation with Vietnam

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Vietnam chairs ASEAN Bankers Association

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Vietnam tourism advertised on French TV

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Vietnam: Taxi fare refund

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday

RantingsbyMM shares a story on how she was able to get back her money from a taxi driver who overcharged her in Vietnam.

Vietnam lets ANZ issue, underwrite onshore bonds

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Vietnam long products consumption rally before end of the year

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

Miss World Vietnam 2009 : Tran Thi Huong Giang

vinalink | 26/10/2009

Miss World Vietnam 2009 : Tran Thi Huong Giang, Trần Thị Hương Giang The Department of Arts and Performance has chosen Tran Thi Huong Giang represent Vietnam in the Miss World 2009 beauty pageant. The 22-year-old professional model, who won the crown of Miss Hai Duong province in 2006, was the second runner-up in the Miss Vietnam Global pageant. The Miss World 2009 pageant will take place in Johannesburg,

Lotussia Travel Vietnam launches specialist travel website about car rental

lotramar | 08/10/2009

October 8, 2009 (Hanoi) -- Lotussia Travel has recently launched a new specialist website about car rental, car hire in Vietnam – www.vietnamcarhire.com. Car rental in Vietnam is relatively inexpensive and considered to be convenient. However, travelers who are unused to foreign travel should be aware that, in general, renting a car in Vietnam means renting a driver with the car. The driver also knows...

Golden Lake Hotel - Great place to stay in Hanoi

fanviet | 13/09/2009

Golden Lake hotel is ideally located at the very heart of Hanoi, surrounded by many cafes, restaurants and typical shops, especially just a minute walk to the famous Hoan Kiem Lake. Guest really enjoys excited location of the Hotel in this Cafes Street of Hanoi Old Quarter. Golden Lake hotel are operated based on the point that bring guest satisfaction about rooms as well as services. Spacious and...