Vietnam

For a nation with doubts on war, Afghanistan strategy is a conundrum

WINONA, Minn. -- Christina and Jesse Fladmark were married on Flag Day last year at a band shell on the Mississippi River. They chose the spot largely because Jesse, a soldier, draws strength from the nearby war memorial.

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The secret life of ancient trees

An ancient evergreen tree reveals its secret life to scientists, helping them decode climate history. By Andy Nelson | Correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor/ November 10, 2009 edition Photos by Andy Nelson/The...

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Dogs Sniff Dung to Find Really Rare Rhinos

The Javan rhino has dusky gray skin and a head topped with a single horn. Human population pressures and poaching threaten the endangered animal, according to WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund). We all know dogs like to smell...

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16. Ambitious plans to propel Malaysia to the forefront of ICT

IN the push towards high income status, parallels can be drawn from the country's past efforts at nurturing technology-based industries. And questions need to be asked if those efforts had borne much fruit.

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Mum, you’re the best!

RECENTLY, I travelled to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in Vietnam with my mum on a five-day/four-night trip. The best part of this trip was that my best friend, a guy, was tagging along, too. For instance, she does not believe in...

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Bumi Armada and partner win US$700mil contract in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY: Bumi Armada Bhd and Vietsovpetro have signed a US$700mil deal with Vietnam-based Hoang Long Joint Operating Co for the lease of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to be deployed at...

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My Lai Photographer Ron Haeberle Exposed a Vietnam Massacre 40 Years Ago Today in The Plain Dealer

Forty years ago today, black-and-white photographs of slaughtered women, children and old men in a Vietnamese village shocked the world -- or that portion of the world willing to believe American soldiers could gun down unarmed...

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Trade pacts boom

Bilateral FTAs are more palatable deals for Asian exporters COME Jan 1, which is not too long from now, the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) arrangement will be implemented. A late comer to Asian FTA party, Malaysia to date, had...

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Nation has right to ask ‘why?’

It was a cold, cloudy day at the Dole Institute on Nov. 10, the time when Marines from the Lawrence area came together to celebrate the 234th birthday of the Corps. As a Vietnam veteran, it is my one chance to see other...

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Old riffle, misunderstanding causes stir on Roop Street

Tom Metcalf said he was sending apology notes Friday morning after the Carson City Sheriff's Office responded to a call that a man was carrying a weapon along Roop Street near the Metcalf Builders office on Basque Way. Turns...

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