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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Thu Dec 10, 7:03 am ET
In the post Vietnam Conflict-era in which the military has been viewed with suspicion by many, the G.I. Joe action figure, comic book and cartoon series must seem the very height of homegrown propaganda.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 10, 6:31 am ET
Hanoi - A large mob Thursday surrounded a pagoda for a second day where 190 monks and nuns had taken refuge, members of the group said. On Wednesday, the mob harassed an EU delegation that attempted to visit the monks and nuns at Phuoc Hue pagoda, in...
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Nasdaq - Thu Dec 10, 6:02 am ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investors were net sellers of VND28.2 billion ($ 1.5 million) of Vietnamese stocks out of a total VND1.46 trillion traded Thursday, the Hochiminh Stock Exchange said.
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Nasdaq - Thu Dec 10, 5:32 am ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- The State Bank of Vietnam said Thursday it has signed an agreement with the World Bank for a $65.26-million loan for a project to support the country's husbandry industry and enhance food safety.
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Nasdaq - Thu Dec 10, 5:17 am ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- The Ministry of Finance will introduce a 20% tax on capital gains made from trading shares from Jan. 1, a ministry official said Thursday.
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The New Mexico Daily Lobo - Thu Dec 10, 2:55 am ET
Philip Bock protested outside of Popejoy Hall on Wednesday just like he did 40 years ago. Bock, a retired anthropology professor, held basically the same sign and had the same message, while the same performance went on inside Popejoy — Johannes Brahms’ “A German Requiem.” Forty years ago, Bock said he and a dozen other protesters stood outside the performance hall to speak against the Vietnam ...
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Dec 10, 2:31 am ET
Hanoi - Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh left Vietnam Thursday on a visit to the United States and France, state media reported. The Vietnam News Agency said the trip would last until December 20, but did not say when Thanh would leave the US for F...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 1:55 am ET
North and South Korea will start a joint survey of industrial plants in China and Vietnam this week in a bid to revive a shared industrial project in the North, officials said Thursday.
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The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - Thu Dec 10, 1:25 am ET
Dick Camp won't ever forget Jan. 21, 1968. It began as another day in combat for the commander of a Marine rifle company in Khe Sanh, Vietnam....
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Nasdaq - Thu Dec 10, 12:02 am ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Vietnam Technological & Commercial Joint Stock Bank, or Techcombank, had pretax profit of VND2.06 trillion ($111.4 million) in the first 11 months of this year, exceeding its target for the period by 10%, local media said Thursday.
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CNET - Wed Dec 9, 11:55 pm ET
CNET's Dong Ngo reports from Hanoi on troubles that local users have been facing in accessing the social network. But is the government to blame?
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Macon Telegraph - Wed Dec 9, 10:17 pm ET
Bill Carey remembered when he and others came home from their tours of duty in Vietnam. Officials encouraged him not to wear his uniform as he walked through the airport — for his own safety.
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Nasdaq - Wed Dec 9, 10:16 pm ET
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Local banks are facing a shortage of funds even though they have raised the rate they pay on deposits to as much as 10.5% in recent days from 9.2% earlier, state media reported Thursday.
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The Huffington Post - Wed Dec 9, 3:44 pm ET
Johnny was a Vietnam War vet and one of my first patients. He had had over four dozen surgeries in a heroic effort by the...
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Forsyth County News - Wed Dec 9, 2:33 pm ET
With a birthday on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, it seems fitting that Kenny Stewart III wants to be a soldier.