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Ho Chi Minh City Shopping

New York Times - Thu Nov 5, 5:14 pm ET

For everything from fermented duck eggs to flip-flops, head to this rambling market that’s laid out like an Arab souk and far less touristy than the Ben Thanh Market downtown.

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Ho Chi Minh City Attractions
New York Times - Thu Nov 5, 5:14 pm ET
Retreat from humanity at this attraction, also home to a temple and history museum. The gardens, established by a French botanist in 1864, feature 2,000 trees including Chinese incense-cedar, a bonsai “forest” and a large greenhouse full of purple orchids.
Metro-area natives preparing for bike-ride fundraiser in Vietnam
Brooklyn Park Sun-Post - Thu Nov 5, 2:42 am ET
To Nathaniel Liedl, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, offers a lifestyle he couldn't afford at home in Minnetonka. Liedl is a teacher at the International Language Academy in Ho Chi Minh, the largest city (7 million people) in Vietnam.
Vietnam Government Says Finland's Prime Minister To Visit Nov 15 17
Nasdaq - 1 hour 28 minutes ago
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will visit Vietnam from Nov. 15 to 17 to boost economic ties, the Vietnamese government said Tuesday.
Vietnam digs out from Typhoon Mirinae
UPI - Sun Nov 8, 11:59 am ET
PHY YEN, Vietnam, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Food, shelter and medical assistance are urgently needed by victims of Typhoon Mirinae, Vietnamese leaders said Sunday.
Vietnam Shares End Down 3.7% On Concerns Banks Will Limit Credit
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 9, 12:02 am ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Vietnamese shares ended down Monday, with local players selling after the State Bank of Vietnam said the banking system's total outstanding loans rose 33.3% in the first 10 months of this year, sparking concerns that banks will soon limit lending.
U.S. Officer Revisits His Past in Vietnam
International Herald Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 5:03 pm ET
Cmdr. H. B. Le, the first Vietnamese-American to command a U.S. warship, returned to Vietnam for the first time since 1975.
Boy Who Fled Vietnam War Returns as U.S. Officer
New York Times - Mon Nov 9, 3:38 pm ET
The first Vietnamese-American to command a United States Navy destroyer makes an emotional return to Vietnam for the first time since he fled as a boy on a fishing boat at the end of the war in 1975.
Vietnam Plans to Build Rice Depot to Cut Losses, Tuoi Tre Says
Bloomberg - 2 hours 21 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam may construct a 4 million metric ton rice-storage depot in the Mekong Delta to reduce post-harvest losses, Tuoi Tre reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Coffee Falls in London as Vietnam’s Harvest May Provide Buffer
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 12:53 pm ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Robusta coffee fell on speculation the crop in Vietnam, the world’s biggest grower of the beans, will provide a buffer as a tropical storm warning was called for New Orleans, home of almost a fifth of arabica bean stockpiles.
Typhoon Mirinae Kills 123 in Vietnam, Destroys Homes (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 9:23 am ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam said at least 123 people were killed when Typhoon Mirinae hit the central and southern coasts last week, ravaging crops and destroying nearly 2,400 homes.
A year serving in Vietnam gives Naples attorney 40-year battle with cancer from Agent Orange
Naples Daily News - Mon Nov 9, 9:01 pm ET
NAPLES — Naples attorney Tom Grogan was 19 when he joined the U.S. Air Force in the summer of 1966. Sixteen months later, the Kansas high school graduate volunteered to serve in Vietnam. It was December 1967, Lyndon B. “LBJ” Johnson was president, Lulu’s “To Sir with Love” was the year’s top song and the war in Vietnam was raging. For 10 months during the Vietnam Conflict, Grogan was a heavy ...
Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall in Punta Gorda
NBC 2 Fort Myers - Mon Nov 9, 6:57 pm ET
A symbol of sacrifice arrived in Charlotte County just in time for Veterans Day. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is now sitting inside Laishley Park in Punta Gorda.
Vietnam veteran writing book ‘to get it right’
The New Britain Herald - 1 hour 28 minutes ago
PLAINVILLE — In 1967 John Puzzo, then 17, signed up for the U.S. Army. The following year, after graduating high school, he went off to basic training. Soon he was serving a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam.
Ceremony Honors 200 Vietnam Veterans
WJXT Jacksonville - Mon Nov 9, 6:22 pm ET
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Vietnam War divided Americans at home and subjected those who fought abroad to unimaginable horror. Instead of fanfare, most soldiers who fought in the war came home to protests and jeers.
Foreigners Net Buyers Of VND177.8 Billion Of Vietnam Shares Monday
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 9, 4:32 am ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investors were net buyers of of VND177.8 billion ( $10 million) of Vietnamese stocks out of a total VND2.13 trillion traded Monday, the Hochiminh Stock Exchange said.