Saigon

LAOS: Scrap metal income courts UXO danger

Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

A close look at this river bank village on the Ho Chi Minh trail bordering Vietnam reveals details which belie its tranquility.

SP Setia in US$16.2m Vietnam JV

Malaysia Property News (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

KUALA LUMPUR: SP Setia Berhad Group's subsidiary, Setia Lai Thieu Ltd is teaming up with Vietnam's Investment and Industrial Development Corp (Becamex IDC Corp) to undertake a mixed-use project in Vietnam valued at US$16.26 million. The project would be carried out in Lai Thieu, Binh Doung province. The site is 16km north of Ho Chi Minh City and an hour's drive from Tan Son Nhat International Airport....

Football: Singapore win Ho Chi Minh International Tournament

Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009

HO CHI MINH CITY : Singapore has won the Ho Chi Minh International Tournament.

Sri Lanka President visits Ho Chí Minh mausoleum in Hanoi

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

Oct 23, Hanoi: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is in Vietnam on a three-day official tour visited the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi and laid a wreath at the monument.

A Time of Crisis - CF NEWS

Catholicmomof10militant (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Dear Reader of CF NEWS , For 15 years the National Association of Catholic Families (see below) has provided CFNEWS as a much valued free service in defence of Catholic families which is now read in 45 countries. This work continues to be done without charge, its expenses being met by the NACF. Now our Association’s financial reserves have either to be spent subsidising CFNEWS or on vital spiritual...

Vietnam thanks Russia for preserving Ho Chi Minh's body

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009

Hanoi - Vietnam officially thanked Russian medical experts and scientists for their help in preserving the body of founding Communist leader Ho Chi Minh, state media reported Tuesday. Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh told a visiting delegation of R...

Do They Need a Lesson In Non-Violence?

Political Theatrics (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

The great Vietnamese nationalist leader Ho Chi Minh once joked that if Gandhi had been fighting the French, he would have given up non-violence within a week. I was reminded of Ho Chi Minh’s witticism when reading a report of a speech on West Asia delivered by the U.S. Deputy Defence Secretary, Paul Wolfowitz. Mr. [...]

Notre Dame Cathedral shines brightly in southern city, Vietnam

Travel to Vietnam (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009

Located in the heart of the city, Notre Dame Cathedral is a "must-see" place for travelers, Vietnamese and foreign alike, on their tours to Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City. The elegant and ancient church represents not only a religious work but an architectural masterpiece of immense cultural and historical value. In the early years of its colonial administration in Vietnam, the French Government...

• Notre Dame Cathedral shines brightly in southern city, Vietnam - activetravelvietnam

Green City Campaign for a Green Lifestyle

SBWire Press Releases (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009

Echoing the World Environment Day, and in collaboration with UNESCO, Ho Chi Minh Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism, the Green Vietnam Community, Sharp Ideas Ltd., is planning a Green City campaign in HCMC between Oct 7th, 2009 and Nov 24th, 2009, promoting a clean and green living environment in Vietnam's largest metropolis. The kick-off ceremony will be formally held at 8am Oct 7 in Youth Cultural...

ASEAN Bourse Taking Shape for 2010 Launch

2point6billion.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009

Sept. 18 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) scheme to unify six Asian exchanges into one single trading bourse is steadily taking shape for its launch in 2010. This week, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange announced that it would join the ASEAN Bulletin Board that allows each participating country to list 30 stocks. [...]

Photos and video of Vietnam

Gusts of Popular Feeling (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

I've linked to vietvet.or.kr before , and came upon it again today. There's lots of material there, such as these colour photos of soldiers of the Maeng-ho (yellow tigers) division, and this on-the-spot video of a tragic incident involving the ROK Marine Corps’ 2nd (Blue Dragon) Brigade in 1969. I didn't realize writer Hwang Suk-Young served in Vietnam, nor did I know about this : Brig. General...

ASEAN exchanges welcome inclusion of Ho Chi Minh stock exchange

Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009

MANILA, Sept. 17 (PNA) -- Five Association of South East Asian (ASEAN) exchanges – Bursa Malaysia, the Indonesia Stock Exchange, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand entered into an Accession Agreement with the Hochiminh Stock Exchange today that will include the latter in a regional pact which will explore cross-border trading...

AirAsia Kicks off Big Sale of the Year 3 million seats on Offer

India Press Release (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009

/India PRwire/ - Skytrax ‘World Best Low-Cost’ Airline, AirAsia today launches its “Big Sale” promotion offering its guests greater value than ever before. This major regional promotion with an alluring 3 million seats up for grabs for its domestic and international destinations are made available from AirAsia’s eight hubs (Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Penang, Kota Kinabalu,...

Chinatown in Toronto

Urban Sketchers (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009

Probably the second biggest neghborhood in North America after Chinatown in San-Francisco. Maybe I'm wrong. But I'm certain that these particular pages are misleading - there is no Ichiban in Chinatown! So we had lunch at Saigon Palace.

Generic Hatred of Success

I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009

This is a good essay by Thomas Sowell, which explains both anti-Semitism and anti-white venom. Beginning as a peddler was a very widespread experience among Jewish men who emigrated from Eastern Europe to nineteenth-century America. The next step up was often owning a little retail shop. A similar pattern of petty retailing could be found among the Lebanese in Brazil and among the Chinese in Southeast...

Notre Dame Cathedral shines brightly in southern city, Vietnam

activetravelvietnam | 09/28/2009

Located in the heart of the city, Notre Dame Cathedral is a "must-see" place for travelers, Vietnamese and foreign alike, on their tours to Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City. The elegant and ancient church represents not only a religious work but an architectural masterpiece of immense cultural and historical value. In the early years of its colonial administration in Vietnam, the French Government intended...

Vietnam - Country Profile

aarkstore enterprise | 06/21/2009

This 29-page report will give you a complete snap-shot of Vietnam's telecom environment, providing you with all the information you need to be successful in this market. It initially defines the country's economic and political environment keeping you abreast of any events that could impact the business environment in the near future. It then provides an overview of the country's regulatory environment,...

Statik Selektah - To The Top

soulfullvibes | 07/11/2008

New from Statik Selektah - To The Top (Stick 2 The Script) (Feat. Cassidy, Saigon & Termanology) shoutout to Onsmash, stay tuned...