On a recent trip to Saigon, the best advice I received about getting around the city during the 6PM rush was, "Don’t make plans before 8PM." This was advice well heeded. More often than not, during my stay in Saigon, I chose to stay in rather than face the gauntlet of motorbikes, cyclos, buses and cars that flood the streets every evening. As the population grows, it is clear … [Read more...] about The Population Puzzle: Fixing Saigon’s Traffic Problems
Till Death Do Us Part: Foreign Vietnamese Bride Killed in South Korea
Hoang Thi Nam, 23 was murdered by her Korean husband Lim Chae Won, 37. Last month, a South Korean man named Lim Chae Won stabbed his Vietnamese wife Hoang Thi Nam to death as their baby lay next to her. Last year, a mentally challenged Korean man murdered his Vietnamese wife after one week of marriage. That same year, a Vietnamese bride, unable to communicate to anyone … [Read more...] about Till Death Do Us Part: Foreign Vietnamese Bride Killed in South Korea
Raymond Clark, Murderer of Vietnamese Yale Student Annie Le, Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison
Last Friday, Raymond Clark III was sentenced to 44 years in prison for the sexual assault and murder of Yale doctoral student Annie Le. On September 8th 2009, Clark choked Le to death at the Sterling Hall of Medicine at Yale, where they both worked. Clark hid Le's body inside the wall of the laboratory basement. Her body was found on September 13th, the day she was supposed … [Read more...] about Raymond Clark, Murderer of Vietnamese Yale Student Annie Le, Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison
UPDATE: Missing Vietnamese student Michelle Le now assumed murdered
Today Hayward police notified Michelle Le's family that they are investigating the case as a homicide. Evidence collected in the last week from Michelle's car, surveillance videos, and interviews with persons of interests point to murder. The circumstances of the case points to intentional foul play; Michelle's valuables were left untouched in her car. Police are now … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Missing Vietnamese student Michelle Le now assumed murdered
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