· September, 2005

Stories about Vietnam from September, 2005

Vietnam: The East is Punk

Coming across an array of punk-style badges in a Saigon market, NoodlePie wonders if the Vietnamese equivalent of Johnny Rotten will finally come and liberate his ears from indigenous pop...

28 September 2005

Vietnam: Travel Advisory

The impending visit of Our Man in Hanoi‘s parents prompts him to write a letter to visitors to Vietnam: “The first thing you have to realize is — nothing is...

14 September 2005

Vietnam: A Part of the World

Noodlepie translates a few entries in the contest for Vietnamtourism's new slogan, which is on until Sept. 30. One of them: “Vietnam – A Part of the World.”

7 September 2005

Vietnam: Amnesty

Pastor Quang was released on August 30 as part of the National Day amnesty, but evangelist Thach remains in prison

5 September 2005

Freedom of Speech News

The latest developments on threats to Freedom of Speech over the past week. With Reporters sans frontières China: Two cyber-dissidents put under surveillance during UN human rights visit The Chinese...

1 September 2005