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  • July 2008

    • Sorry, Veterans, Vietnam Is Profitable Now

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Sorry, Veterans, Vietnam Is Profitable Now

      More expensive Chinese labor has American enterprises heading to Vietnam, moving Harold Meyerson to wonder, in the Washington Post , why 58,000 US soldiers died trying to defend democracy there. "American business, backed by the American government, has realized that the problem with communism wasn't that it was undemocratic but that it was anti-capitalist," Meyerson writes. More »

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      China  • Vietnam  • globalization  • manufacturing  • Vietnam War  • Communism  • labor costs  • industry

  • June 2008

    • Obama Rejects Clark's Remark About McCain

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 30, 08 3:52 PM CDT

      Obama Rejects Clark's Remark About McCain

      Barack Obama today rejected surrogate Wesley Clark’s suggestion that being shot down in Vietnam didn’t qualify John McCain for the presidency, the LA Times reports. A rep said Obama “honors and respects” McCain’s service. In a speech in Independence, Mo., Obama said: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”  More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • negative campaigning  • Vietnam  • Missouri  • patriotism  • Wesley Clark

    • Vietnam Stays With McCain

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jun 23, 08 2:35 PM CDT

      Vietnam Stays With McCain

      After 5 years as a POW, John McCain returned to Vietnam in 1974 and 1985, trips that inextricably linked him with the war in American minds. They also helped color the way he thinks about foreign policy and helped him learn to make amends with onetime enemies when it meant closure on MIAs. The Boston Globe looks at the candidate's evolution through the prism of that experience. More »

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      John McCain  • foreign policy  • Vietnam  • POW  • MIA  • POW/MIA  • Walter Cronkite

    • US Companies Set Up Shop in Vietnam

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 18, 08 9:53 AM CDT

      US Companies Set Up Shop in Vietnam

      Foreign manufacturers invested $83 billion in China last year, keeping it at the top of the list  of overseas producers. But a confluence of circumstances—high inflation, changing government policies, and, above all, rising wages—have led corporations to start looking elsewhere in Asia,  the New York Times reports. The shift to other parts of Asia, especially Vietnam, reflects a "China-plus-one" strategy, in which multinational corporations diversify their manufacturing operations. More »

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      China  • Vietnam  • globalization  • manufacturing  • industry

  • May 2008

    • New Zealand Says Sorry to Vietnam Vets

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 28, 08 3:42 PM CDT

      New Zealand Says Sorry to Vietnam Vets

      The government of New Zealand expressed regret today over its unfair and harsh treatment of Vietnam veterans upon their return, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Helen Clark, who protested the war as a student in the 1970s, made the apology before parliament to the 37 killed and 187 wounded as a result New Zealand's mid-60s involvment with US forces in the conflict. More »

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      Vietnam  • New Zealand  • Vietnam veteran

    • Baby-Stealing Charges Halt Adoptions

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 28, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      Baby-Stealing Charges Halt Adoptions

      Guatemala and Vietnam, two of the most popular countries for international adoptions, recently halted their programs, following reports that some babies are kidnapped and put up for adoption or birth mothers coerced—fueled by the $30,000 an adoption can fetch. Vietnam says it will no longer allow adoptions to the US, while Guatemala will resume them only after slogging through a case-by-case review of pending adoptions. More »

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      baby  • Vietnam  • adoption  • Guatemala  • foreign adoptions  • baby selling  • baby snatching

  • April 2008

    • Vietnamese Babies 'Sold to US'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 25, 08 3:47 AM CDT

      Vietnamese Babies 'Sold to US'

      US adoptions of Vietnamese children are tainted by bribery, kidnapping and baby-selling, according to an investigation by the US Embassy. The report, obtained by AP, discovered that one hospital sold a baby whose mother couldn't pay her medical bills. US couples—including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt—have adopted more than 1,200 Vietnamese children in the last 18 months. More »

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      China  • kidnapping  • Angelina Jolie  • Vietnam  • bribery  • adoption  • US Embassy  • foreign adoptions  • baby selling

    • $1B Intel Plant Helps Vietnam Reinvent Itself

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Apr 18, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      $1B Intel Plant Helps Vietnam Reinvent Itself

      Intel's choice of Vietnam for a massive superconductor plant surprised the tech world 2 years ago, but the firm's trailblazing has sparked a wave of high-tech investment that is transforming the country, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The plant is still more than a year away from completion, but Intel's presence is helping a nation that had no tech industry to speak of build one from the ground up. More »

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      Intel  • Vietnam  • computer chip  • foreign investment  • Hanoi

    • 'Mythical' Giant Turtle Found in Vietnam

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 17, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      'Mythical' Giant Turtle Found in Vietnam

      A giant turtle thought to be extinct has been found in northern Vietnam, the AP reports. Scientists from the Cleveland Zoo discovered the Swinhoe's soft-shelled turtle when they followed up reports from villagers of a mythical creature living in a lake. Vietnamese legend tells of a huge turtle that helped the country fight off Chinese invaders in the 16th century. More »

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      endangered species  • Vietnam  • zoo  • amphibians

    • Asian Inflation Zapping US Pocketbooks

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 8, 08 4:12 AM CDT

      Asian Inflation Zapping US Pocketbooks

      Cheap Asian imports have helped keep American inflation down for decades—but those days appear to be over, the New York Times warns. Rapidly rising costs of fuel, food and labor in countries like China, Vietnam, and Taiwan are beginning to be passed on to their export markets, just as the American dollar weakens and recession looms. More »

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      China  • inflation  • US dollar  • Vietnam  • Asia  • exports  • US imports

  • March 2008

    • South Koreans Turn to Cambodia to Buy Wives

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 25, 08 1:15 PM CDT

      South Koreans Turn to Cambodia to Buy Wives

      A clampdown on marriage brokers in Vietnam has made neighboring Cambodia the new destination for South Korean men seeking to buy wives, the AP reports. About 2,500 Cambodian women have married Koreans this way in the past four years in a process in which men choose from as many as 100 mainly poor women—and which is denounced as "human trafficking" by officials. More »

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      South Korea  • Vietnam  • Asia  • Cambodia  • human trafficking  • arranged marriage

    • My Lai Massacre, 40 Years On

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      My Lai Massacre, 40 Years On

      More than 1,000 people gathered in My Lai today to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the most brutal chapters in the Vietnam War, the AP reports. Forty years ago, American troops entered the small village in search of Vietcong guerrillas and, unprovoked, slaughtered more than 500 people—mostly women, children, and the elderly. More »

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      war  • Vietnam  • Vietnam War  • Vietnam veteran  • anniversary  • massacre  • My Lai Massacre

  • January 2008

    • US-Viet Pact OKs Forced Deportations

      newser  |  Orange County Register (Calif.)  |  Jan 23, 08 3:17 AM CST

      US-Viet Pact OKs Forced Deportations

      The US and Vietnam have signed a pact that could see thousands of Vietnamese living in America forcibly returned to their homeland, reports the Orange Country Register . Under the agreement, undocumented Vietnamese immigrants facing court deportation orders can now be repatriated. Some 8,000 people will be affected and the deportations could begin in two months. More »

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      Vietnam  • immigrant  • deportation

  • December 2007

    • eBay Returns to Japan With Yahoo Union

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 4, 07 1:27 PM CST

      eBay Returns to Japan With Yahoo Union

      eBay is returning to Tokyo after 5 years away, teaming with Yahoo Japan on a cross-bidding website launching today. The auctioneer couldn’t make inroads in its first Japanese foray, a rare failure; the new Yahoo deal is the latest in a string of partnerships in Asia, including sites under development for China and Thailand, Reuters reports. More »

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      China  • Yahoo  • eBay  • Vietnam  • online auction

    • Foreign Adoptions Down 15%

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 2, 07 5:11 AM CST

      Foreign Adoptions Down 15%

      US adoptions from abroad have sunk for the third straight year, mostly because China and Russia have tougher policies, AP reports. A drop in adoptions from Haiti and South Korea have also added to the 15% decline since 2004. But a spike in adoptions from Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Vietnam have partly balanced the scales, experts say. More »

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      China  • Russia  • South Korea  • Vietnam  • babies  • adoption  • Haiti  • Ethiopia  • Guatemala  • foreign adoptions

  • November 2007

    • NAACP Blasts MLK Sculptor

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Nov 28, 07 11:29 AM CST

      NAACP Blasts MLK Sculptor

      California’s NAACP chapter has condemned the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial planned for the National Mall, saying the choice of a Chinese artist “is in direct opposition to Dr. King’s philosophy.” Lei Yixin not only hails from the country “with the worst record of human rights violations,” the group says, but moreover is known for state-commissioned sculptures “glorifying Mao.” More »

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      African Americans  • Vietnam  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • National Mall  • Mao Zedong

    • Philippines Braces for Typhoon

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 23, 07 1:22 AM CST

      Philippines Braces for Typhoon

      Typhoon Mitag is racing for the eastern Philippines as officials continue to evacuate almost 200,000 people, the AP reports. Blowing at more than 100 miles per hour, Miltag may become a "super typhoon" with 138mph winds before making landfall Saturday, one expert said. The Philippine region bracing for Miltag is still on the mend after fatal mudslides and floods in 2006. More »

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      Vietnam  • Philippines  • typhoon  • Gloria Arroyo

    • US Won’t Force Diplomats to Serve in Iraq

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 15, 07 9:10 PM CST

      US Won&rsquo;t Force Diplomats to Serve in Iraq

      The State Department won’t have to assign diplomats to open posts in Iraq because enough staff members have volunteered for the spots, the AP reports. The department planned to require foreign service officers to serve at the US embassy in Baghdad and in nearby provinces if there weren’t enough volunteers, a decision that drew widespread criticism. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Condoleezza Rice  • State Department  • Vietnam  • US Embassy  • foreign service

    • Vietnam Vets Honored in DC

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 9, 07 7:19 PM CST

      Vietnam Vets Honored in DC

      Veterans and loved ones are braving Washington, D.C.'s cold temps this week to honor those who fell or vanished in Vietnam, the Chicago Tribune reports. Marking the Vietnam memorial's 25th anniversary, they started reading its 58,256 names aloud this week, and plan to finish tomorrow. This is the fourth time the 65-hour ceremony has been undertaken. More »

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      Washington DC  • veterans  • Vietnam  • Vietnam War

    • Only Obama Can Mend Boomer Rifts

      newser  |  Atlantic Monthly  |  Nov 9, 07 2:45 PM CST

      Only Obama Can Mend Boomer Rifts

      Barack Obama is the only presidential candidate who can take the US past the “debilitating, self-perpetuating” Vietnam-vintage divisions within the Baby Boom generation, conservative Andrew Sullivan asserts in an Atlantic cover story. Sullivan is so disturbed by the “nonviolent civil war” keeping America busy at home while the world struggles that he’s supporting a Democrat he believes can turn the page. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • Rudy Giuliani  • Vietnam  • Baby Boom generation

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