The Philippines and Vietnam: A brotherhood forged in hardship (Manila Bulletin)

5 July 2008, 9:15 am

"He who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother." — Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt, October 25, 1415... read more

U.S. vets, Viet Cong reconcile on new span in Danang (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

3 July 2008, 9:24 pm

A Westmoreland County veteran returns to Southeast Asia, this time in the company of a humanitarian organization working to ease the lives of the residents of the seaport city of Danang. The purpose of the visit was a handover ceremony on the newly built Hoi Yen Bridge linking two villages.... read more

Vietnam's students pray for luck in high-pressure exams (TODAYonline)

3 July 2008, 8:34 pm

High school students touche the heads of stone turtles as they visit the temple of Literature in Hanoi, on July 1, for success in up-coming university's admission examinations.... read more

Vietnam's students pray for luck in high-pressure exams (AFP via Yahoo! News)

3 July 2008, 8:15 pm

Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese students Friday sat university entrance exams, kicking off a nail-biting season when family nerves are frayed and police are deployed to ferret out cheats.... read more

Foreign investors still aggressive in Vietnam’s realty market (Vietnam Net)

1 July 2008, 9:09 am

VietNamNet Bridge – It is widely seen that the local real estate market is dampened at this time, prompting local developers to shy away from new projects and refrain from launching new products.... read more

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/7 (Vietnam Net)

1 July 2008, 3:25 am

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of 196 million USD to build a 156-MW power plant in the Bung river in the central province of Quang Nam .... read more

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