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  • TV channels balk at ‘paying for censorship’ in Vietnam

    AP Photo HANOI — Not content with a 30-minute delay on broadcasts of foreign television channels, communist Vietnam has introduced a brazen new law which observers say could force media outlets such as the BBC and CNN to pay for their own censorship. The law, known as Decision 20, requires channels to apply for an editing license with a government-approved local partner who will ...

  • See the Michigan Vietnam Veterans traveling memorial

    The Michigan Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial made a stop at the Royal Oak Farmers Market last week during its statewide tour to honor & remember Vietnam Vets this holiday weekend. Eric Seals/Detroit Free ...

  • Greenes Vietnam War Museum Hosts Memorial Day Open House

    The largest Vietnam War Museum in the country - based in Greene County - opened its doors to the public this Memorial Day weekend. The fifth annual open house offers a hands-on look at history and a chance to remember those who made the ultimate ...

  • Vietnam veterans work to honor comrades

    MASON CITY -- Larry Paul of Mason City will be the first one to say that returning from Vietnam in the 1960s wasn't among his happiest moments ...

  • Norway offers hope to mountain village

    Remote Nghet Village in the northern province of Tuyen Quang has new concrete paths and new solid cisterns thanks to finance provided by the Norwegian Red Cross. Nghet Village, located in Yen Son District of Tuyen Quang Province, is home to over 100 families of more than 400 people of the White Dao Quan ethnic group. The local economy is mainly based on a small plot of rice. There is no market ...

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You know a horror film is wearing its wink-wink meta-knowingness on its gore-soaked sleeve when it introduces each of its characters/potential victims in a freeze-frame with crucial information that includes a cheeky nickname and their life expectancy. Crucially, both pieces of information refer to ... ...

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  • Christian preacher tests Vietnam’s censors

    The remark was Vujicic's only direct reference to his faith in a night that was otherwise motivational. Most people in the audience were not Christians. Vujicic's appearance is a sign of how a government that once severely restricted religion is now taking a slightly more relaxed attitude. Those associated with Vujicic's Vietnam tour said it was the first by a foreign Christian -- ...

  • Vietnamese Painting Sells for Record $390000 at Christie’s HK

    A painting that was initially valued at just 50 pounds ($75) sold for HK$3.03 million ($390,000), setting a new record for a Vietnamese artist's work at Christie's ...

  • Why youve never heard of these Vietnam vets

    Retired Major General Peter Phillips at home in Canberra with ten-year-old grand daughter Sarah. He says his experiences in Vietnam as a D Company Commander were "life changing". Picture: Ray ...

  • Vietnam POWs reunite at Nixon Library after 40 years

    YORBA LINDA, Calif. (KABC) -- It was an emotional reunion of former Vietnam POWs Friday at the Nixon Presidential Library, 40 years after they were honored at the White House by President Richard Nixon. May 24, 1973, was an unforgettable night for the POWs, as they received a hero's welcome by Nixon and tributes from celebrities during a homecoming celebration. "Given the ...

  • China to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance bilateral relations FM

    Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2nd R) meets with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem (2nd L) in Bali, Indonesia, July 21, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Bali Thursday that China hopes to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance the bilateral relations on the right track. China and Vietnam have established a ...

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