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U.S. Vietnames allies being victimized

By Kali at 03/25/07 08:50

The plight of the tribal allies who sided with the U.S. during the Vietnam conflict is seen as being desperate. Reports say that they are being hunted down by various groups.

Original source: International Herald Tribune. Amnesty report spotlights desperate plight of Vietnam War tribal allies of US

U.S. Vietnames allies being victimized

The plight of the tribal allies who sided with the U.S. during the Vietnam conflict is seen as being desperate. Reports say that they are being hunted down by various groups.

Original source: International Herald Tribune. Amnesty report spotlights desperate plight of Vietnam War tribal allies of US

New young entrepreneurs drive economic boom

The booming economy in Vietnam has grown by nearly 8% a year in the past five years, rivaled in Asia only by China. This is largely due to new generation of modern, successful entrepreneurs that are flourishing.

Original source: BBC news. Young Vietnamese look to future

New young entrepreneurs drive economic boom

The booming economy in Vietnam has grown by nearly 8% a year in the past five years, rivaled in Asia only by China. This is largely due to new generation of modern, successful entrepreneurs that are flourishing.

Original source: BBC news. Young Vietnamese look to future

Wi-fi cafes pose an unusual challenge in Vietnam

The internet has arrived with a vengeance in Vietnam. With an estimated 13 million Vietnamese regularly visiting wi-fi internet cafes - more than 15% of the population - it is posing some unusual challenges to the Communist regime that runs the country

Original source: BBC news. Vietnam's internet freedom dilemma

Wi-fi cafes pose an unusual challenge in Vietnam

The internet has arrived with a vengeance in Vietnam. With an estimated 13 million Vietnamese regularly visiting wi-fi internet cafes - more than 15% of the population - it is posing some unusual challenges to the Communist regime that runs the country

Original source: BBC news. Vietnam's internet freedom dilemma

Hanoi as a tourist attraction

Amazingly, Hanoi was not at all as I had pictured it. Instead of being a squalid third world capital struggling to recover from years of war and isolation, it was a stylish, European-influenced metropolis with manicured lakeside promenades, tree-lined boulevards.

Original source: New York Times. The Awakening of Hanoi

Hanoi as a tourist attraction

Amazingly, Hanoi was not at all as I had pictured it. Instead of being a squalid third world capital struggling to recover from years of war and isolation, it was a stylish, European-influenced metropolis with manicured lakeside promenades, tree-lined boulevards.

Original source: New York Times. The Awakening of Hanoi

The new tax-paying generation in Vietnam

In an incredible turnabout the old Vietnamese ideal of the model worker, the Communist icon of self-sacrifice and sweat, has been replaced by an unlikely new hero: the model taxpayer.

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ csm/ 20070313/ wl_ csm/ oviet_ 1, anchor: The monied heroes of a new Vietnam]

The new tax-paying generation in Vietnam

In an incredible turnabout the old Vietnamese ideal of the model worker, the Communist icon of self-sacrifice and sweat, has been replaced by an unlikely new hero: the model taxpayer.

Original source: Yahoo News. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ s/ csm/ 20070313/ wl_ csm/ oviet_ 1, anchor: The monied heroes of a new Vietnam]