Vietnam in the aftermath of Ketsana
Relief efforts are improving in central Vietnam, which has long been afflicted by catastrophic floods.
DANANG, Vietnam — "Attention passengers. This is your captain speaking. We’re starting our descent into Danang, with heavy winds and rain. Things could get bumpy. As always, we thank you for flying with us."
Oops! They forgot to mention we’re landing in a typhoon. Of course, the news was spreading since we took off, but the cabin crew managed to feign...
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The wacky story of the week comes from, where else, Asia?
Meet the economic gangsters
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Economic gangsters come in all shapes and sizes — they're Asian dictators and Somali pirates.
Fears of a nuclear Burma
Patrick Winn - Thailand - July 22, 2009 12:15 ET
The evidence, the conspirators and one "very concerned" Hillary Clinton
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John Aloysius Farrell - Diplomacy - July 10, 2009 14:21 ET
In an interview, Sen. John F. Kerry recalls his appearance at Vietnam hearings and says he will hold them on Afghanistan.
Hydropower projects drying up central Vietnam's water supplies
VietNamNet - Vietnam - July 6, 2009 13:41 ET
VietNamNet Bridge reports on the environmental consequences of a rapid build-up.
The biggest cave in the world
VietNamNet - Vietnam - July 6, 2009 13:33 ET
VietNamNet Bridge reports on what some subterranean scientists are calling "the find of the century."
All-electric, all-Texas
Matt Steinglass - Vietnam - June 22, 2009 07:25 ET
Video: How a high-tech electric engine from the Lone Star State could change the face of Vietnam.
Footloose in Hanoi
Matt Steinglass - Vietnam - June 21, 2009 09:41 ET
Faced with a rise in drugs and prostitution, Vietnam bans .... dancing?
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A World of Trouble, the sequel
Thomas Mucha - Commerce - June 15, 2009 06:40 ET
Special Report: It's still ugly out there.
VietNamNet: Help wanted?
VietNamNet - Vietnam - May 13, 2009 08:30 ET
Recruitment leaflets seeking workers are appearing in Ho Chi Minh City.
Crisis puts migrant workers in a bind
Bruce I. Konviser - Czech Republic - April 22, 2009 11:39 ET
Some Vietnamese paid so much to get to Prague, it's impossible for them to return home.
Special Report
Thomas Mucha - Commerce - April 21, 2009 07:00 ET
20 correspondents, 20 countries and a world of pain. Meet the ground truth of the global economic crisis.
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More powerful than a tall building
Matt Steinglass - Vietnam - April 20, 2009 21:43 ET
Video: Saving a bit of history in Hanoi
Revisiting the Hanoi Hilton
Matt Steinglass - Vietnam - April 9, 2009 19:50 ET
John McCain and two colleagues make small talk as they tour his former prison.
Down and out in Ho Chi Minh City
Matt Steinglass - Vietnam - April 3, 2009 18:50 ET
The global economic crisis bears down on Vietnamese workers.
VietNamNet: Vietnamese business warned against "foreign fraud"
Ca Hao, VietNamNet - Vietnam - April 3, 2009 12:32 ET
Beware the swindle, the Vietnamese government says.
VietNamNet: Vietnamese hunting for houses in the U.S.
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam - April 3, 2009 12:23 ET
America's housing price collapse is a big lure.
Global Blogs:
Citi to open retail branch in Vietnam
Living In Saigon Vietnam author - Vietnam - November 7, 2009 12:16 ET
Citi to open retail branch in VietnamBy Sundeep Tucker in Hong Kong and Tim Johnston in BangkokCitigroup will on Tuesday become the first US financial institution to open a retail operation in...
44km Tonight
orangwutang orangwutang - Vietnam - November 6, 2009 09:45 ET
“Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world’s first bionic man. We can make him better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.”
At the moment I'm...
A Girl in Asia - Vietnam - November 6, 2009 01:18 ET
Watching: True Blood (quirky, sordid and much better than Twilight!)Reading: The 4-hour work week by Timothy Ferris (lots of interesting ideas...)Perusing: new home/decor online mag Lonny (lots of pretty pics and inspiration)Drinking: Spicy chai (with Cambodian palm sugar and...
EVN Strikes Back, briefly
SAIGONNEZUMI SAIGONNEZUMI - Vietnam - November 5, 2009 21:55 ET
I got a big surprises this morning. The electricity in my house went out which, for a Friday, is normal. What was not normal was hearing the loud music from my neighbor’s house. Power outages normally means quiet alleyways, usually. So I opened my balcony door and...
Laos - Luang Prabang
Mango Shake Anyone - Vietnam - November 5, 2009 02:04 ET
Luang Prabang, the former royal capital of Laos, is located on the Mekong like Vientiane, but in the north of the country.The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Cite and is full of temples.And it has a large night market, strangely empty when I was there but I assume that it is...
Questions about modernist architecture
Mel Schenck - Vietnam - November 7, 2009 12:01 ET
avo provided some very thought-provoking questions about modernist architecture for houses in Vietnam on my posting of HCMC House 12. Rather than provide a response back in the comments to the...
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