Vietnam

Philippines and Vietnam: Typhoon Ketsana Lashes SE Asia

Date: October 1st, 2009 |

Typhoon Ketsana dumped more than a month’s worth of rain on Manila and surrounding areas in a 24-hour period Sept. 26, flooding 80 percent of the city of 15 million people. Almost 250 people were reported killed and dozens were missing. Ketsana then moved on to Vietnam, where it killed at least 38 people and [read more]

Vietnam: Floods Wreak Havoc in Hanoi, Northern and Central Vietnam

Date: November 6th, 2008 |

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The worst floods in 35 years claimed 92 lives and inundated more than 100 Hanoi neighborhoods with at least a foot of water. Heavy rains let up Nov. 5 but scattered showers were forecast for the following two days, followed by more heavy rain. Authorities were hopeful that the flood waters would recede completely from [read more]

Pacific Rim: Taiwan Earthquake Damages Undersea Cables

Date: January 3rd, 2007 |

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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Taiwan Dec. 26 and damaged undersea telecommunications cables, affecting internet, banking and telephone services around the Pacific Rim. Much of the service has been restored but repairs to the cables are expected to take as long as a month. Internet access may be slow or unavailable in so [read more]

Vietnam: Backpacker Street Now a Tourist Attraction

Date: July 23rd, 2005 |

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The Pham Ngu Lao backpacker street in district one of Ho Chi Minh City has long been a haven for young travelers, and now city officials are going to deem it a tourist attraction. The city tourism department is producing a map of the tourist quarter, and will include on it the street where travelers [read more]

Vietnam

Date: August 31st, 2004 |

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Three people died from bird flu in the past month, raising fears that a pandemic may be in the making. Last spring the disease resurfaced in Thailand, Malaysia and China as well as Vietnam, and the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control worry that the virus could mutate and spread from person [read more]

Vietnam: Dengue Fever Increases, Especially in the South

Date: May 20th, 2009 |

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More than 13,000 cases of dengue fever and 11 deaths have been recorded this year, an increase of 28 percent for the same period last year. Incidence of the disease has increased steadily over the last four years. Most of the recent cases were in southern Vietnam but a risk for the disease exists throughout [read more]

Vietnam: Floods Wreak Havoc in Central Vietnam

Date: November 15th, 2007 |

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Floods in central Vietnam killed at least 29 people and trapped some 3,000 tourists in the city of Hue, 2,500 of them foreign visitors. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hoi An was inundated, with some 150 historic houses submerged. Rains let up and floodwaters began to recede, but more rain was forecast. Health officials [read more]

Vietnam: Volunteers to Protect Tourists; Ostrich Rides

Date: February 14th, 2006 |

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Tourism managers for Ho Chi Minh City have assigned a volunteer force of young people to protect tourists in key areas of the city. The youths, who must be high school graduates, able to speak English, and adept at martial arts, will work to protect tourists from theft and harassment from beggars and vendors. The [read more]

Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia

Date: May 17th, 2005 |

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Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to permit cars from each country to drive freely within their borders in a move both hope will increase tourism. Driving is done on the left side of the road in Thailand, and the right side in Vietnam. Cambodia closed its northern border with Thailand near the ancient temple site [read more]

Vietnam

Date: April 13th, 2004 |

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The Central Highlands have been sealed off by security officials following protests by ethnic minority Christians reminiscent of demonstrations in 2001 that produced similar actions. Some 1,000 people took to the streets in Buon Ma Thuot, the capital of Daklak province, to protest religious repression April 10, and dozens were injured and arrested in scuffles [read more]