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McCain Wins Unlikely Support in Vietnam

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 6:17:36 CDT

John McCain has won admiration from an unlikely place: Vietnam, the nation he bombed 23 times during the war there. Including politicians, newspaper editors, and even his former captor, Vietnamese are voicing support for the candidate. The Republican pushed to restore ties with the country a decade ago, and many Vietnamese hope he will now push to increase trade.

Sorry, Veterans, Vietnam Is Profitable Now

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 9:47:34 CDT

More expensive Chinese labor has American enterprises heading to Vietnam, moving Harold Meyerson to wonder, in the Washington Post , why 58,000 US soldiers died trying to defend democracy there. "American business, backed by the American government, has realized that the problem with communism wasn't that it was undemocratic but that it was anti-capitalist," Meyerson writes.

US Companies Set Up Shop in Vietnam

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 6:31:37 CDT

Foreign manufacturers invested $83 billion in China last year, keeping it at the top of the list of overseas producers. But a confluence of circumstances—high inflation, changing government policies, and, above all, rising wages—have led corporations to start looking elsewhere in Asia, the New York Times reports. The shift to other parts of Asia, especially Vietnam, reflects a "China-plus-one" strategy, in which multinational corporations diversify their manufacturing operations.

Baby-Stealing Charges Halt Adoptions

Wed, 28 May 2008 9:29:29 CDT

Guatemala and Vietnam, two of the most popular countries for international adoptions, recently halted their programs, following reports that some babies are kidnapped and put up for adoption or birth mothers coerced—fueled by the $30,000 an adoption can fetch. Vietnam says it will no longer allow adoptions to the US, while Guatemala will resume them only after slogging through a case-by-case review of pending adoptions.

$1B Intel Plant Helps Vietnam Reinvent Itself

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 3:35:46 CDT

Intel's choice of Vietnam for a massive superconductor plant surprised the tech world 2 years ago, but the firm's trailblazing has sparked a wave of high-tech investment that is transforming the country, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The plant is still more than a year away from completion, but Intel's presence is helping a nation that had no tech industry to speak of build one from the ground up.

UK Premier Oil targets first Vietnamese oil by 2010| Industries| Energy| Reuters

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 2:52:07 CST

SINGAPORE, Feb 29 (Reuters) - UK independent Premier OilPlc expects Chim Sao, its first oil project in Vietnam,to be approved this year, and production to start in 2010, acompany official

Morgan Stanley Sets Its Sight on Vietnam

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 3:20:12 CST

The Wall Street firm is acquiring 49% of a Vietnamese brokerage, a first for a Western firm, as it seeks to establish an investment-banking business in the country. The deal comes several months after a plan to team up with a government-run holding company evaporated.

Vietnam's economy | Grappling with success | Economist.com

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 3:59:54 CST

A struggle to keep the good times rolling

Decoupling 1: Emerging Asia | An independent streak | Economist.com

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 4:38:11 CST

Some investors fear that America's weakening economy will drag down Asia. In a series of related articles, we ask if they are right. First, the emerging countries