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Vietnamese Dong is seen at Asia Commercial Bank in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, June 16, 2008.
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Asia Commercial Bank		  Xinhua 
Vietnamese banking tycoon's arrest shocks stock market, banking sector
Wed 22 Aug 2012
HANOI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Nguyen Duc Kien, one of Vietnam's wealthiest banking tycoons, has been arrested on suspicion of conducting illegal business activities, triggering a dramatic fall on the... (photo: AP / Chitose Suzuki)
Guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, and guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) transit the South China Sea.
China   Disputes   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea		  Stars and Stripes 
'Sea grab' sparks tensions in South China Sea
Tue 14 Aug 2012
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Many people look at China and see a unified behemoth tightly controlled by the communist central leadership, so when a diplomatic fray develops, like a rash of recent... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin R. Blake)
In this photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, Dang Cong Chinh, center, plays with other children at a rehabilitation center in Danang, Vietnam. The children were born with physical and mental disabilities that the center's director says were caused by their parents' exposure to the chemical dioxin in the defoliant Agent Orange.  The Independent  Mon 13 Aug 2012
The terrible legacy of Agent Orange
She is one of three million Vietnamese affected by the dioxin in Agent Orange – a poison that has caused untold cancers and an estimated 150,000 birth defects – which continue down the generations to... (photo: AP / Maika Elan)
Photos   US   Vietnam   War   Wikipedia: Agent Orange
Oil - Gasoline - Fuel - Energy  The Saigon Times  Tue 7 Aug 2012
Gasoline firm index announced
HCMC – Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, has officially announced PVN-Index that measure stock prices and operation status of enterprises in the oil and gas industry. PetroVietnam... (photo: WN / sweet)
Economy   Energy   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing
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A pet dog outside the house - domestic animal Jakarta Globe Mon 6 Aug 2012
Dogs Are Both Delicacy and Man’s Best Friend in Vietnam
Hanoi. At a packed Hanoi restaurant, one of Vietnam’s growing ranks of proud pooch owners tucks into a traditional delicacy to mark the end of the lunar month — a plate... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Animal   Photos   Traditional   Vietnam   Wikipedia: Vietnam
Central Texas veterans face nation's longest wait for VA disability claims Stars and Stripes Sun 5 Aug 2012
Central Texas veterans face nation's longest wait for VA disability claims
GEORGETOWN — Three decades after he left the jungles of Vietnam, Richard Sivage's life began to unravel around him. The frequent rages snapping car antennas,... (photo: US DoD / Chuck Marsh)
Disability   Georgetown   Photos   Texas   Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder
In this photo taken on Friday, July 20, 2012, Chinese fishing boats sail in the lagoon of Meiji reef off the island province of Hainan in the South China Sea. Deutsche Welle Sun 5 Aug 2012
China summons US diplomat in row over South China Sea
China has summoned a senior US diplomat to protest against America's criticism of Beijing's establishment of a military garrison in the South China Sea. The move had... (photo: AP)
China   Photos   Protest   US   Wikipedia: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
elephant tusks The Washington Post Wed 1 Aug 2012
Vietnam seizes 2.4 tons of elephant tusks illegally imported from Africa
HANOI, Vietnam — State-controlled media say authorities in Vietnam have seized 2.4 tons of elephant tusks illegally imported from Africa. The Laborer newspaper says... (photo: Creative Commons / Stahlkocher)
Animal   Photos   Vietnam   Wikipedia: Elephant   Wildlife
Pig - Hog - Animal - Livestock - Agriculture - Farming Yahoo Daily News Sat 7 Jul 2012
Human-Animal Diseases Kill 2.2 Million People a Year
A mere 13 zoonotic diseases are to blame for 2.4 billion cases of illness in humans around the world, and for 2.2 million deaths per year. A new report issued this week... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Animal   Disease   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Disease
Ha Long Bay with boats Al Jazeera Fri 6 Jul 2012
Vietnam's Ha Long Bay risks flood of tourism
Vietnam's Ha Long Bay was recently named one of the new "Seven Wonders of Nature", and the area has made it on the UNESCO World Heritage list twice. Around six million... (photo: Public Domain / Ekstazo)
Flood   Photos   Tourism   Vietnam   Wikipedia: Ha Long Bay


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