12.18.09 - Health Care in Vietnam: A Restless Problem While millions of Americans are watching closely on every critical step taken by the White House in completing the healthcare reform process, Vietnam has already seen major problems with its new health insurance policy. Effective October 1, 2009, the Vietnamese authority approved a significant adjustment to the insurance … [Read more...] about Will Millions Receive Health Care in Vietnam?
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American Engineers Reunite With Family After 50 Long Years
12.14.09 Guest Authors: Hang Nguyen and David Regenold Hang Nguyen and David Regenold live in Tempe, Arizona where Hang is a Principle Engineer with Intel Corporation and David is a design engineer with Marvell Semiconductor. They have two children, Nathaniel Regenold who is a Junior at Washington University in St. Louis and Jonathan Regenold who is in 7th grade at Aprende … [Read more...] about American Engineers Reunite With Family After 50 Long Years
Vietnam’s Quick Economic Recovery Spells Trouble
12.02.2009 - In the early months after the financial crisis, Vietnam's economy looks like it was in for huge trouble. Exports fell by 14% the first 8 months of 2009 and foreign direct investments (FDI) value dropped by 82%, reported the Economist. There were fears of wide spread job loss. However, as with many other governments, the Vietnamese government alleviated the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Quick Economic Recovery Spells Trouble
Volunteer in Vietnam: Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach (M.E.M.O.)
11.30.09 -by Guest Blogger: Steven V. Pham, a 2nd year biochemistry major and premed at UCLA, is the President/Founder of the MEMO UCLA branch, part of a larger MEMO group. I was born in America and had never visited the home of my parents. To the Vietnamese community, I was “Viet Kieu,” a Vietnamese expatriate, and walking around the country, people reminded me of my status. … [Read more...] about Volunteer in Vietnam: Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach (M.E.M.O.)
Small Steps Taken to Curb Industrial Waste as Pollution in HCMC Worsens
11.25.09 – Ho Chi Minh City’s (HCMC) officials inspected 345 businesses in early November and subsequently ordered shutdown of power to 51 businesses when inspectors discovered that wastewater and exhaust gas at those firms were at least more than five times above legal limits for normal waste and three times for harmful waste. According to Thanh Nien News, the Department of … [Read more...] about Small Steps Taken to Curb Industrial Waste as Pollution in HCMC Worsens