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Vietnam Inflation Eases

Wall Street Journal -
By VU TRONG KHANH Vietnam's inflation eased in May to its slowest pace since August 2010, giving the central bank room to cut policy rates to support economic growth.

The Vietnam Solution

The Atlantic -
Although Vietnam was integrated into China until the 10th century, its political identity separate from the Middle Kingdom ever since has been something of a miracle—one that no theory of the past can adequately explain.

Vietnam's PV Oil Said to Sell July Bach Ho Crude at $6 Premium

Bloomberg -
PV Oil Corp., Vietnam's state-run oil-marketing company, sold as much as 800000 barrels of Bach Ho crude at a premium of about $6 a barrel to benchmark Minas oil, said two people with knowledge of the deal, declining to be identified because the ...

Veteran wants Vietnam memorial vandals caught

WALB-TV -
More >> An Albany veteran says he won't give up until the vandals who desecrated the downtown Vietnam Memorial are caught.

Is Yemen Becoming Vietnam, Circa 1963?

U.S. News & World Report (blog) -
That was Vietnam in the early 1960s, but it also describes Yemen today as the Obama administration steps up counter-terrorism efforts against al Qaeda's most lethal cell.

Vietnam veteran to tell story at Lombard Memorial Day ceremony

Chicago Daily Herald -
By Marie Wilson As Lombard prepares to mark Memorial Day in solemn remembrance of military personnel who died while serving, one Vietnam War veteran is preparing his notes. Tom Zilla, 71, of Lombard will speak at the village's Memorial Day ceremony, ...

Vietnam revisited- Photographer Tom Sanders launches a project documenting the ...

Easy Reader -
Sanders has since turned his attention, and his camera, to veterans of the Vietnam war. Sanders has since turned his attention, and his camera, to veterans of the Vietnam war. “The WWII veterans came back as heroes,” said Sanders.

Vietnam memories: The 'ambogo' still beckons

Canton Repository -
By Jim Hillibish After a back-numbing, 16-hour flight, first thing an American soldier sought arriving in Vietnam was a good burger and a cold beer.

Melville Vietnam Vet Finally Receives Disability Benefits

Patch.com -
By Amanda Lindner A local Vietnam veteran will recieve nearly $15000 after a Veterans Affairs backlog left his claim unsettled for a year.

White House to honor local Vietnam veteran

Katy Times -
Vietnam veteran Samuel Luna will be one of 11 individuals who will be recognized for their continued support to end veterans' homelessness, boost veterans' employment, treat problems with substance abuse, and develop treatment programs for those ...

Garden Grove woman awaits husband's release from jail in Vietnam

Los Angeles Times -
Before her husband left Garden Grove for Vietnam, he reassured her that if authorities stopped him for his activism, he would be sent home, not to jail.

Vietnam: Four Religious Advocates Facing Trial for Social Activism

New America Media -
“It's absolutely shameful that the Vietnam government is putting these Catholic activists on trial, and may send them to prison for years for nothing more than expressing their views and distributing leaflets,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director ...

Vietnam restored to Gloucester Memorial day parade

Boston.com -
The city of Gloucester's Memorial Day parade will again end at its Vietnam Memorial after an outcry over an initial decision to bypass it this year.

WB: Vietnam to grow 5.7 per cent in 2012

Vietnam Investment Review -
Vietnam is expected to gain an economic growth rate of 5.7 per cent and inflation rate to decline below 10 per cent in 2012, the World Bank (WB) says in its latest East Asia and Pacific Economic Update.

Friends remember forgotten Marine killed in Vietnam

Scranton Times-Tribune -
During the gulf of years since he was killed in Vietnam, Marine Lance Cpl. James T. Reddington seemed to slip from memory. With no surviving immediate family, only a few friends who fought beside him came to visit his grave in Cathedral Cemetery.

Vietnam's First Luxury Tour Operator to Open Office in Danang Due to Increased ...

PR.com (press release) -
Hanoi, Vietnam, May 23, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Danang has stepped into the tourism limelight as a much sought after destination for holidaymakers.

Vietnam Slowdown Seen in Cobweb-Covered Crates: Southeast Asia

San Francisco Chronicle -
Ha's factory is among thousands in Vietnam that cut production or closed this year after policy makers curbed a lending spree and bad debts mounted.

Vietnam Vets hosting Memorial Day Ceremony

San Ramon Express -
About 600 people attended the event last year, which is organized by the Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley (VNDV) and the All Wars Memorial Foundation.

Replica Vietnam Memorial arrives at Fort Gordon

The Augusta Chronicle -
By Kyle Martin Rob Robinson has walked near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, DC, on several occasions, but the memories it holds have kept him from actually visiting the monument.

IBM Expands Operations in Vietnam with New Office in the City of Da Nang

MarketWatch (press release) -
DA NANG, Vietnam, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced the opening of a branch office in the city of Da Nang in Central Vietnam as part of the company's continued geographic expansion initiative to increase its ...
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