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Road to opportunity
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 09/11/2015
» As one moves away from Ho Chi Minh City, the ceaseless blare of motorcycle horns begins to recede, while the roads get narrower and bumpier. Not far from Vietnam's bustling commercial capital, a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour is enforced to prevent accidents caused by poor road conditions.
Saigon didn't fall
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/10/2015
» Sixty-one years after liberation from French control and four decades since the fall of Saigon in 1975, less than two years after the US troops were forced to go home, the former capital of Cochinchina during the colonial period and later of South Vietnam continues to be one of the country's most vibrant cities. Did Saigon actually fall? Maybe not.
Lucrative Ho Tram Open in Vietnam to make Asian Tour debut in December
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 18/04/2015
» Ho Chi Minh City: The US$1.5 million Ho Tram Open will make its Asian Tour debut at the Ho Tram Strip from Dec 3-6, organisers said yesterday.
Beasts roar out desire for Wanderlust
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/11/2014
» ‘In detail you are even more beautiful than from afar. I could learn you, like the blinded would do feeling a way through the dark.”
Saigon beating Hanoi 4 decades after Vietnam War
Published on 04/09/2014
» Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Almost four decades after the Vietnam War ended, “Saigon” has turned the tables on Hanoi, outstripping its conqueror in investment and growth.
10-man Belgium send South Korea packing
AFP, Published on 27/06/2014
» Jan Vertonghen led 10-man Belgium to a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Thursday that gave them top place in their World Cup group and ended Asian hopes in the competition.
Obama picks 'exceptionally qualified' Yellen to lead Fed
AFP, Published on 09/10/2013
» US President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated economist Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve in a move expected to sustain the Fed's easy money policies and its focus on cutting joblessness.
Vietnam coffee chain targets Starbucks
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2013
» Trung Nguyen Group Corp, Vietnam’s biggest coffee retailer, wants to buy bean roasters in the US and open shops in Seattle, New York and Boston this year, just after Starbucks debuted in Ho Chi Minh City.
Thai apparel producer thrives on Vietnam demand
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/09/2012
» HO CHI MINH CITY : Alliance One Apparel Co, the Vietnamese subsidiary of Thailand's Liberty Garment, will develop its own brand next year to tap into thriving demand in the neighbouring country.