Stories about Vietnam from March, 2009
Vietnam: Motorbike stunts
Young “street artists” are performing their dangerous motorbike stunts in the streets of Vietnam.
Vietnam: Impact of economic crisis
Lawrence summarizes news reports about the impact of the economic crisis on Vietnam.
Vietnam: Yahoo! 360 to close blog service
News about the decision to Yahoo! 360 to end its blog service has alarmed many Vietnamese. Yahoo! 360 is the most popular blog platform in Vietnam.
Vietnam: Kidnapping children
Are child traffickers now kidnapping children in Vietnam provinces? Some children who were reported as missing were found later working in garment factories in Saigon.
Virus scare hits Southeast Asia
Rising cases of dengue fever, chikungunya, bird flu and ebola viruses were reported in several Southeast Asian countries in the past two months. Relax, there are no pandemic threats. Not yet, anyway.
