http://www.mail.com/locations/8064-vietnam.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/8064-vietnam.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089862-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party. The move Th... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089862-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html 2013-05-17T03:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089616-vietnam-provider-drops-foreign-news-tv-channels.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing international channels including BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments have warned would result in international news and entertainment channels ending their broadcasts in a country increasingly cracking down on freedom of expression. Underlining the confusion ... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089616-vietnam-provider-drops-foreign-news-tv-channels.html 2013-05-16T10:58:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086584-russians-attempt-to-topple-google-vietnam.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it can unseat the American search engine in this fast-growing Asian market and also contend with a jittery, authoritarian government seeking ... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086584-russians-attempt-to-topple-google-vietnam.html 2013-05-15T15:48:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073448-40-years-on-fleeing-vietnamese-take-to-seas.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again. This year alone, 460 Vietnamese men, women and children have arrived on Australian shores — more than in the last five years combined. The unexpected spike is drawing fresh scrutiny of... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:42:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073448-40-years-on-fleeing-vietnamese-take-to-seas.html 2013-05-09T12:42:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043476-china-15-asian-nations-to-start-trade-talks.html BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations will kick off the first round of free trade talks next month to create one of the world's largest trading blocs, officials said Thursday. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a rival pact to the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade initiative involving a d... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:56:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043476-china-15-asian-nations-to-start-trade-talks.html 2013-04-25T07:56:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041144-south-africa-fight-rhino-poaching-escalates.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A U.S. firm recently gave smart phones to some game rangers in South Africa to help them track poachers who kill rhinos for their horns. An anti-poaching ad campaign in Vietnam, a key illegal market, shows rhinos with human hands or feet in place of horns, which are made from the same material as fingernails and toenails. Despite these... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:48:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041144-south-africa-fight-rhino-poaching-escalates.html 2013-04-24T10:48:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036104-vietnam-police-seize-53-king-cobras-car.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese police say they have seized 53 king cobras from a car in Hanoi and arrested the driver. Officer Dang Van Hanh said Monday the live snakes were taken to a wildlife rescue center near the capital where they treated before being released into the wild. King cobras are the world's longest venomous snake, and grow up to 5.5 met... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036104-vietnam-police-seize-53-king-cobras-car.html 2013-04-22T10:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035794-sea-disputes-nkorea-spotlight-asean-summit.html BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to start negotiations on a new pact aimed at thwarting a major clash in one of the world's busiest waterways. Concern over North Korea's latest threats is also expected to gain ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:43:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035794-sea-disputes-nkorea-spotlight-asean-summit.html 2013-04-22T06:43:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017604-ex-ap-writer-mcarthur-who-covered-vietnam-dies.html Born in the Deep South and caught up in the romance of journalism at an early age, George McArthur was not one to let social taboos or politics interfere with a good story. As a campus reporter for the local newspaper, covering civil rights and racial tensions at the University of Georgia, he was called a "communist" by the state's segregationist governor... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:35:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017604-ex-ap-writer-mcarthur-who-covered-vietnam-dies.html 2013-04-13T15:35:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1997276-vietnamese-hopeful-scientology-detox.html THAI BINH, Vietnam (AP) — North Vietnamese army veteran Nguyen Anh Quoc grimaces as he forces down the last of the 35 vitamins he takes each morning. After decades of suffering from illnesses he believes were caused by exposure to Agent Orange, he is putting his faith in a regime advocated by the Church of Scientology. "I have to take them," the 62-year-o... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:05:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1997276-vietnamese-hopeful-scientology-detox.html 2013-04-04T07:05:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992480-trial-split-apart-vietnamese-clan-defiant.html VINH QUANG, Vietnam (AP) — The broken bricks and roof tiles of Doan Van Vuon's house, bulldozed by Vietnamese authorities trying to evict him, lie next to his relatives' new home, a shack of bamboo and corrugated iron that testifies to their perseverance. Vuon and three male relatives have been detained for more than a year and are now on trial, accused o... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:10:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992480-trial-split-apart-vietnamese-clan-defiant.html 2013-04-02T12:10:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992178-vietnamese-farmers-trial-fighting-police.html HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese court has begun hearing the trial of four fish farmers charged with attempted murder for fighting back against police and army officers seeking to evict them from their land last year. The men are accused of using improvised explosive devices and shotguns and injuring seven security officers. Despite the alleged viole... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:45:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992178-vietnamese-farmers-trial-fighting-police.html 2013-04-02T03:45:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1987270-40-years-on-laotians-tell-us-war-legacy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty years after the secret U.S. bombing that devastated Laos, heirs to the war's deadly legacy of undetonated explosives are touring America to prod the conscience of the world's most powerful nation for more help to clear up the mess. Two young Laotians — one a bomb disposal technician, the other the victim of an accidental explosion ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:05:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1987270-40-years-on-laotians-tell-us-war-legacy.html 2013-03-29T20:05:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1986314-40-years-vietnam-memories-strong.html The last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it. While the fall of Saigon two years later is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War, many had already seen their involvement in the war finished — and their lives altered — by March 29, 1973... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:26:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1986314-40-years-vietnam-memories-strong.html 2013-03-29T15:26:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1984880-40-years-on-vietnam-troop-withdrawal-remembered.html Forty years ago, soldiers returning from Vietnam were advised to change into civilian clothes on their flights home because of fears they would be accosted by protesters after they landed. For a Vietnamese businessman who helped the U.S. government, a rising sense of panic set in as the last combat troops left the country on March 29, 1973 and he began to contemplate what he... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:44:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1984880-40-years-on-vietnam-troop-withdrawal-remembered.html 2013-03-29T03:44:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1977990-legion-accepts-cbs-apology-amazing-race.html NEW YORK (AP) — The national commander of the American Legion says he accepts CBS' apology for a passage on "The Amazing Race" where contestants visited the wreckage of an American B-52 bomber in Vietnam. The segment aired March 17 and angered many veterans, particularly those who served in the Vietnam War. As part of its scavenger hunt game, contestants ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:52:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1977990-legion-accepts-cbs-apology-amazing-race.html 2013-03-25T19:52:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1970442-us-vietnam-backsliding-human-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration expressed concern Thursday about Vietnam's "backsliding" on human rights and asserted that advancing individual freedoms is key to U.S. policy in Asia. One example cited is Hanoi's treatment of bloggers who have faced prosecution under national security laws. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dan Baer told a co... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:41:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1970442-us-vietnam-backsliding-human-rights.html 2013-03-21T23:41:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970836-senators-parties-to-honor-john-mccain.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare show of bipartisanship, Senate Democrats and Republicans will hold a joint meeting next month to mark the 40th anniversary of Sen. John McCain's release from a North Vietnamese prison. Democratic and Republican congressional aides said Thursday that the special lunch will be April 11 after Congress returns from its two-week bre... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:23:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970836-senators-parties-to-honor-john-mccain.html 2013-03-21T19:23:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961872-amid-tensions-chinese-fruit-turnoff-vietnam.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Jack Nguyen had sold 20 of his 30 containers of imported American grapes when fresh rumors hit the Internet and state-run media: Chinese fruit on sale in Vietnam might look good, but it contains deadly levels of preservatives and pesticides. Shoppers quickly stopped buying imported fruit altogether, believing it all tainted or falsely labeled. The last ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:38:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1961872-amid-tensions-chinese-fruit-turnoff-vietnam.html 2013-03-19T00:38:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943372-preservation-venezuelan-leaders-body-easy.html No one lives forever — nor do they last forever. At least not without a lot of tuneups. As much as it may seem like the bodies of famous world leaders such as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and Mao Zedong have been preserved for all eternity, their enduring physical presence is simply an illusion aided by science. Only the Venezuelan officials ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:24:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943372-preservation-venezuelan-leaders-body-easy.html 2013-03-09T22:24:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1940274-brennan-cia-fills-3rd-key-national-security-job.html WASHINGTON (AP) — John Brennan took over Friday as director of the CIA, the finishing touch on President Barack Obama's national security team for his second term. The White House said Vice President Joe Biden swore Brennan in during a private ceremony in the Roosevelt Room, the morning after he won Senate confirmation amid a contentious debate. Republica... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:16:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1940274-brennan-cia-fills-3rd-key-national-security-job.html 2013-03-08T16:16:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937486-filibuster-senate-confirms-brennan-cia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed John Brennan to be CIA director Thursday after the Obama administration bowed to demands from Republicans blocking the nomination and stated explicitly there are limits on the president's power to use drones against U.S. terror suspects on American soil. The vote was 63-34 and came just hours after Republican Sen. Ra... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:40:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937486-filibuster-senate-confirms-brennan-cia.html 2013-03-07T21:40:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905612-us-senator-hopeful-vietnam-adoptions-to-restart.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and the United States are close to an agreement allowing Americans to adopt Vietnamese children again, five years after a ban was imposed amid allegations of baby-selling and babies offered without parents' consent, a visiting U.S. senator said. Vietnam was a popular destination for prospective adoptive parents before Washing... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:41:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905612-us-senator-hopeful-vietnam-adoptions-to-restart.html 2013-02-21T13:41:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858734-vietnam-deports-us-activist-held-9-months.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Vietnamese-American accused of conspiring to overthrow Vietnam's communist government smiled broadly as he reunited with his family after he was deported back to the United States. Nguyen Quoc Quan, who had been detained for nine months, was greeted by his wife, children and other family members, who carried balloons and placed leis a... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858734-vietnam-deports-us-activist-held-9-months.html 2013-01-31T09:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858238-vietnam-rage-growing-loss-land-rights.html KIM SON, Vietnam (AP) — Faced with a group of farmers refusing to give up their land for a housing project, the Communist Party officials negotiating the deal devised a solution: They went to a bank, opened accounts in the names of the holdouts and deposited what they decided was fair compensation. Then they took the land. The farmers, angry at the sum an... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858238-vietnam-rage-growing-loss-land-rights.html 2013-01-31T08:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850218-vietnam-tries-22-democracy-activists-subversion.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese court has begun the trial of 22 democracy activists on charges of plotting to overthrow the Communist government in one of the biggest such trials in years. A court official in central Phu Yen province says the defendants appeared in court Monday. The official didn't give his name, citing government policy. He says the t... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850218-vietnam-tries-22-democracy-activists-subversion.html 2013-01-28T02:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1849736-karnow-vietnam-reporter-historian-dies-age-87.html Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and later won a Pulitzer for a history of the Philippines, died Sunday morning. He was 87. Karnow, who had congestive heart failure, died in his sleep at his home in Potomac, Md., said son Michael Karnow. A Paris... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1849736-karnow-vietnam-reporter-historian-dies-age-87.html 2013-01-27T21:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842084-vietnam-will-drug-to-execute-prisoners.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam will begin producing its own chemical for executing prisoners after factories in the European Union stopped shipments because of objections there to the death penalty. Vietnam stopped using firing squads in 2011 because of concerns it was traumatizing the shooters. Last year, the government said it was unable to execute 532 o... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842084-vietnam-will-drug-to-execute-prisoners.html 2013-01-24T03:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805792-vietnam-trial-14-activists.html HANOI, Vientam (AP) — A court in central Vietnam has put on trial 14 activists accused of allegedly carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the communist government amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent. Defense lawyer Tran Thu Nam says the trial opened in the central province of Nghe An on Tuesday amid tight security. Nam said the defendants, 1... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805792-vietnam-trial-14-activists.html 2013-01-08T07:14:00Z