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Opinion: 7 Americans foreclosed every minute and this is a recovery?

The fecal wisdom of the business pundits shines so brightly sometimes. While the rest of the U.S. disappears under a tide of unemployment which trashes millions of lives, anything is evidence of a recovery.
Published Oct 16, 2009 by  Paul Wallis in Business | 18 comments

Six Jailed by Vietnamese Court for Involvement in Adoption Scam

A court in Vietnam has jailed six people, including two directors of social welfare centers, for their part in a scam which resulted in Vietnamese children being sold to adoptive parents in France, Italy and the U.S.
Published Sep 29, 2009 by  Chris Dade in Crime

Opinion: U.S. Commander says Afghan war will be lost without more troops

America’s military Achilles heel, guerrilla warfare, has again trod in something unpleasant, said Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan. General McChrystal says the U.S. needs at least another 10,000 troops within the next year.
Published Sep 21, 2009 by  Paul Wallis in World | 13 comments

Multinationals Violate Law in Selling Formula Milk in Asia

Multinational companies in Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, China and several other countries in the region, sell baby formula, aggressively, to the point of breaking the law, an Associated Press investigation reveals.
Published Sep 20, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Health

Anti-Communist Blogger Freed in Vietnam

A blogger in Vietnam, who was recently detained due to his plan to distribute anti-China t-shirts and allegedly over his anti-communist stand, was released Sunday according to Hanoi police.
Published Sep 6, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in World

Chuck Hagel: Iraq and Afghanistan aren't ours to win or lose

The former Republican Senator from Nebraska and current National Security Advisor to United States President Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel, believes fighting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will not work and what history has to teach us.
Published Sep 5, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in Politics | 12 comments

Asian antelope could be nearing its extinction

Discovered in 1992 at the hostile areas of Laos and Vietnam, the Saola antelope is at the narrow edge of extinction, according to experts.
Published Sep 3, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Environment | 1 comment

Fungus-resistant gene found in rice

Japanese researchers have identified a gene that fight off a fungal disease called blast -- actively present in rice plants.
Published Aug 25, 2009 by  John Louie S. Ramos in Science

Officer Convicted of My Lai Massacre Offers Public Apology

The U.S. army officer convicted on 22 counts of murder after he took part in the 1968 massacre of civilians in the village of My Lai in Vietnam, has spoken of the matter for the first time in public and told of his remorse at what happened.
Published Aug 22, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World | 3 comments

Australia’s last missing Vietnam servicemen found

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) team have unearthed the remains of Australia’s last missing servicemen from the Vietnam War from the crash site of their Canberra bomber.
Published Aug 2, 2009 by  Roderick Eime in World
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