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Exotissimo unveils two new Vietnam Tour programs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, featuring cross-cultural exchanges and experiential excursions.
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam’s dong fell to a record low after the central bank devalued the currency to curb quickening inflation and a widening trade deficit. Stocks extended losses, heading for the worst week since March 2008.
A former state official arrested last year for falsifying his military experience in Vietnam is expected to plead guilty in court on Monday, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. William Devereaux, 64, of Laurel Springs, was accused of...
The dollar fell versus major rivals Wednesday, allowing the euro to again fetch more than $1.50 as overall economic sentiment rebounded and the U.S. Federal Reserve showed no qualms about the U.S. unit's decline.
Forty-three years after Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that the war in Vietnam was essential to the stability of Asia, President Obama will use the same venue to pitch his plan to salvage the war in Afghanistan. The president will unveil his new strategy for the Afghanistan war in an 8 p.m. address to Americans on Tuesday. The ...
Lou LaCroix didnt know 95 percent of the people gathering around tables and eating a traditional Thanksgiving meal Thursday, but he considers them all family. LaCroix, the commander of American Legion Post No. 6 in Stevens Point and a Vietnam veteran, said he got a call from a World War II veteran Wednesday night who shared with LaCroix he would be alone on Thanksgiving. LaCroix told the veteran ...
COURBEVOIE, France, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- French supermajor Total announced a new discovery of light crude oil off the coast of Vung Tau in the south of Vietnam in the Mekong delta region.
The Veterans Day Ceremony honored all veterans according to Post Commander Lonnie Vaughn. Around four WW II vets attended the event along with six Korean vets, around six from the Vietnam Conflict and two from Iraq or Afghanistan.
An independent study by the Institute of Medicine in October resulted in broadened health coverage by the Veterans Affairs Department for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange.
HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Officials in Vietnam said the country's government is not actively blocking the social networking Web site Facebook despite scores of connectivity complaints.
BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Vietnam's decision to devalue its currency will have little impact on the Thai economy, Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said Thursday.
HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investors were net buyers of VND45.1 billion ($2.5 million) of Vietnamese stocks out of a total VND2.4 trillion traded Monday, the Hochiminh Stock Exchange said.
Forty-two years ago today, Jim Merritt was wounded in a combat zone in Vietnam. On Monday night, the outgoing Chapel Hill Town Council member formally asked his colleagues to establish a town memorial to all veterans.
To honor local veterans, the Larchmont Historical Society sponsored “Once Upon a Time in a War — A Salute to Local Veterans” at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Nov. 11. The format of the afternoon was for local veterans, representing World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Iraq War, to tell their stories of sacrifice and patriotism.
Vietnam's plans to build two nuclear power plants continue to inch forward with the blessing of the country's National Assembly.
“We’ve always had a special place in our hearts for the vets of ‘Nam,” Brenda Richards said of the reason she has joined forces with Judy Chandler and Cleo Chandler, who is a Vietnam veteran himself, in an effort to put a Vietnam War Memorial on the courthouse lawn. “Vietnam was in our era,” she added. “That’s why we’re passionate about it. It’s because we lived it.”
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