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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 - Mon Nov 9, 10:47 pm ET
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.
For U.S. Navy Commander In Vietnam, A Return Home
NPR - Tue Nov 10, 5:33 am ET
Hung Ba Le left Vietnam as a boat person when he was a boy. He returned on Saturday as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer. Le is visiting some long-lost relatives while his ship is in Danang, where the first U.S. combat troops came ashore more than 40 years ago.
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.
Foreigners Net Buyers Of VND89.5 Billion Of Vietnam Shares Tuesday
Nasdaq - Tue Nov 10, 3:48 am ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investors were net buyers of VND89.5 billion ($5 million) of Vietnamese stocks out of a total VND2.34 trillion traded Tuesday, the Hochiminh Stock Exchange said.
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.
Veteran wants Vietnam-era enlisting experiment remembered, not repeated
Dallas Morning News - Tue Nov 10, 3:28 am ET
Jewell Harris was drafted and he went to Vietnam and he did what he had to do and got wounded, and that's all right with him.
Vietnam Plans to Build Rice Depot to Cut Losses, Tuoi Tre Says
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 9:53 pm ET
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.
Garland veteran wants Vietnam-era 'Project 100,000' enlisting experiment remembered, not repeated
Dallas Morning News - Tue Nov 10, 12:57 am ET
In the 35 years since Jewell Harris was drafted and served in Vietnam, he's been haunted by the notion that Uncle Sam hadn't played straight with him. He was among more than 350,000 men drafted despite failing the military's physical or mental requirements - a plan called Project 100,000.
Dollar up on Vietnam black market
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 10, 4:04 am ET
Hanoi - The US dollar rose sharply against the Vietnamese dong Tuesday on the country's black market as the central bank failed to keep up with demand for the foreign currency. Gold shops and black market traders were selling dollars at 19,000 dong e...
Vietnam Veteran shares his story for students at East Middle School
KTIV Sioux City - 58 minutes ago
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -- To kick off a week of remembering our veteran's, East Middle School held a special assembly. The keynote speaker was a Vietnam Veteran. Dick Kaufman spoke about his experiences
Vietnam veteran writing book ‘to get it right’
The New Britain Herald - 1 hour 30 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.