In Vietnam, Propaganda dares speak its name - Feature (EARTHtimes.org)

22 July 2008, 9:07 pm

Hanoi - Readers of the newest website of Vietnam's government-controlled press can't complain of any hidden bias in reporting. Propaganda magazine, the official organ of Vietnam's Committee for Propaganda and Training, launched its website (www.tuyen...... read more

Gigantic software park break ground (Vietnam Net)

21 July 2008, 9:39 pm

VietNamNet Bridge – President Nguyen Minh Triet on July 19 attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the 1.2 billion USD Thu Thiem Software Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 2.... read more

M’sia do good at Vietnam judo (The Borneo Post)

20 July 2008, 7:04 pm

KUCHING: Malaysia managed one gold, eight silver and three bronze medals at the Southeast Asia Judo Championships with Sarawak’s Mohd Madzihi Othman winning a bronze in the 17th Vietnam International Judo Tournament 2008 held in Ho Chi Minh City from July 4 to 7.... read more

Create advocacy programs to strengthen OFW family (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

19 July 2008, 10:17 pm

HO CHI MINH CITY—Last week’s column on OFW families drew great response, I feel I must tackle the issue further and share a bit of my own story.... read more

Mrs. World 2007 in Vietnam to launch pageant (Vietnam Net)

19 July 2008, 10:10 am

VietNamNet Bridge - Mrs. World 2007 Diane Tucker arrived in Ho Chi Minh City Friday to award Vietnam the hosting rights to Mrs. World 2009.... read more

Vietnamese-Australians sentenced in Vietnam for drug smuggling (Nasdaq)

18 July 2008, 11:17 pm

(RTTNews) - Saturday, a court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Hoang Le Thuy, 42, a Vietnamese-Australian woman, to life imprisonment and her husband, Nguyen Van Huy, 41, to a 20-year jail term on Friday after convicting the couple of smuggling around half a kilo of heroin in 2006.... read more