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Russian-financed search engine in Vietnam sends politically sensitive searches Google's way
Associated PressHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government...Tags: Punishment, Networking, Vietnam, Beijing (China), Google Inc.
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Vietnam TV station drops foreign TV channels after new law is enforced
Associated PressHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing international channels including BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments have warned would result in international news and entertainment channels ending...Tags: Television Industry, News Agency, Laws, Lawyers, Joint Ventures
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Insight: As economy flounders, Vietnam banks on debt cleanup
ReutersHANOI (Reuters) - When Nguyen Manh Hung's furniture company Phuc Luc was bustling, orders flew in from wealthy Vietnamese who sought his hand-crafted beds, cabinets and tables, netting him $25,000 a month after costs and wages for 35 staff. Two years...Tags: AMC (tv network), JPMorgan Chase & Co., Political Corruption, Business, World Bank Group
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INSIGHT-As economy flounders, Vietnam banks on debt cleanup
ReutersBy Martin Petty HANOI, May 3 (Reuters) - When Nguyen Manh Hung's furniture company Phuc Luc was bustling, orders flew in from wealthy Vietnamese who sought his hand-crafted beds, cabinets and tables, netting him $25,000 a month after costs and wages...Tags: AMC (tv network), JPMorgan Chase & Co., Political Corruption, Business, World Bank Group
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Some Asian govts tighten airport controls on bird flu fears
Reuters* Thailand warns new bird flu could spread * Taiwan airlines shares fall on flu fears * Airlines: no change in bookings to China * Govts crack down on poultry from China By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, April 25 (Reuters) - Several governments in Asia have...Tags: Bird Flu, China, Transportation Industry, Travel, Manila (Philippines)
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Vietnam: Metropole offering tours of rediscovered wartime bunker
The Metropole, Hanoi’s legendary colonial hotel built in 1901, is offering four daily tours to its recently reopened underground concrete bunker where guests, staff and anti-war activists such as Joan Baez and Jane Fonda sought safety from U.S air...
Tags: Sociology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam, Travel, Culture
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Lloyd Waters: Jane Fonda says, 'get a life' - many can't
Mr. Harold Nichols, a gentleman from Mercersburg, Pa., took exception to my column, “No Political Apathy in Ohio, Baltimore or D.C.” He has the impression that I was a Mitt Romney supporter, and suggested that I should “get over the...Tags: Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Lyndon B. Johnson, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Try Vietnamese soup
There are noodle soups and there is pho, Vietnam’s richly complex gift to the world. Pho (say: fuh) may prompt wisecracks and pun-ny T-shirts, judging by those we saw at Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Market during a recent trip. But in...
Tags: Onions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cinnamon, Environmental Issues, Beef Brisket
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Vietnamese pho
There are noodle soups and there is pho, Vietnam's richly complex gift to the world. Pho (say: fuh) may prompt wisecracks and punny tee shirts, judging by those we saw at Ho Chi Minh City's Ben Thanh Market during a recent trip. But in Vietnam and at...
Tags: Onions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan, Cinnamon, Environmental Issues
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Maj. Gen. John Borling writes poetry of survival
For the better part of four years, Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling lived in a cell that was about 21/2 paces wide and 31/2 paces long. There were no windows and little ventilation, except for three small holes. One of the holes contained a naked light...
Tags: Prisons, John F. Kennedy, Wars and Interventions, Libraries, Army National Guard
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'Amazing Race' recap, Vietnam or bust
Remember last week on "The Amazing Race," when John had a few extended moments of crazy and got eliminated? That’s still funny. But now it is time for the teams to leave Bali and head to Vietnam. "Word on the street," tweets Phil, "is that Hotel...Tags: Auto Racing, Hotels and Accommodations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Music, Dance
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Vietnam, 50 years on
HANOI, Vietnam -- It has been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy ordered U.S. "advisers" to South Vietnam to help battle the communist North and 37 years since the end of that divisive war and the country's unification under Communism. Today,...Tags: Missing in Action, Southeast Asia, John F. Kennedy, China, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971)
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