· February, 2009

Stories about Vietnam from February, 2009

Vietnam: Only Nine Public Holidays

  21 February 2009

There are only nine public holidays in Vietnam. That is why blackouts are not regarded as nuisance by some workers since they can rest during these days.

Vietnam startups encountering difficulties

  17 February 2009

In the past two years, almost 100 web 2.0 startups were launched in Vietnam. Many of these projects are encountering difficulties today. Tech experts believe it is not only the recession which caused the failure of some of these startups.

Father of Vietnam telecommunications

  2 February 2009

Chuck Kuhn uploads an article about Le Hiep Tuyen, father of Vietnam telecommunications. “In 1984, Prof. Tuyen led a group of overseas Vietnamese in conducting the first seminar introducing semi-conductor laser technology in telecommunication in Vietnam.”

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