Vietnam has publically announced that it will conduct six hours of live-fire naval exercises off the country’s central coast this coming Monday. While conducting naval exercises is not entirely uncommon, this was the first instance publicized. The state-owned Northern Maritime Safety Corporation warned boats and ships to stay out of the area off Quang Nam’s provinces … [Read more...] about Vietnam Announces Live-Fire Naval Exercises Following Maritime Disputes with China
Organized through Social Media, Protesters in Vietnam Take to Streets
Vietnamese citizens took to the streets in a rare public demonstration in Ha Noi this past weekend. Much like the protests in the Arab world, the demonstrations in Vietnam were spurred on through social media such as Facebook (which the Vietnamese government has been known to block in an open secret), forums, and blogs. But similarities to the Arab Spring seem to an end … [Read more...] about Organized through Social Media, Protesters in Vietnam Take to Streets
And What Becomes of the Memory of “Vietnam”?
Yesterday, America paused its usual biddings for a moment to honor and celebrate the memory of those who've passed away in service to the country. Today, continuing the mood for memory, VTP asks, what of the memory of Vietnam? At a reading for the California Historical Society last week, Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam (whose writings we've occassionally re-posted here) … [Read more...] about And What Becomes of the Memory of “Vietnam”?
Anger Grows in South Korea over U.S. Dumping of Agent Orange
The following post is a commentary by Peter Schurmann and Jin Kim that orignally appeared in New American Media. View the original post here. In 2006, a film about U.S. military scientists dumping chemicals into Seoul’s waterways took South Korea by storm. Based on actual events, “The Host” broke box office records across the country, a slapstick horror about an oversized … [Read more...] about Anger Grows in South Korea over U.S. Dumping of Agent Orange
Echo 2011: Cal VSA’s Annual Cultural Showcase
As mentioned in the last post, OneVietnam will be helping promote the 2011 Vietnam Film Festival as a formal media partner. That event kicks off today in Southern California, but for folks at a geographical disadvantage, fret not--there's yet another visual and aural Vietnamese event happening this weekend in Northern California to satiate your cultural cravings. UC … [Read more...] about Echo 2011: Cal VSA’s Annual Cultural Showcase