Vietnam southern hub names another five star hotel

18 May 2012, 8:58 pm

Hotel Nikko Saigon has officially received a five-star ranking recognition according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.... Read More »

Asia Distillates-Margins climb on Vietnam demand

16 May 2012, 4:48 am

SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Asian gasoil margins edgedhigher on Wednesday, snapping four days of declines as promptdemand emerged from Vietnam's importers with the country's onlyoil refinery being shut down. Vietnam's importers, including Petrolimex, Saigon Petro andPV Oil are seeking ... Read More »

UPDATE 2-Vietnam seeks 113,000 T diesel, gasoline on refinery shutdown

15 May 2012, 10:10 pm

(Adds Saigon Petro tender) By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam's importers are seeking 113,000 tonnes of diesel andgasoline for delivery in May and June as the country's sole oil ...... Read More »

CORRECTED-Vietnam's Saigon Petro seeks 30,000 tonnes of gasoline, gasoil

15 May 2012, 9:24 pm

(Corrects paragraph 2 to clarify that firm is seeking twocargoes of 92- or 95-octane gasoline) SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Saigon Petro isseeking 30,000 tonnes of gasoline and gasoil for delivery ...... Read More »

Vietnam's Saigon Petro seeks 30,000 tonnes of gasoline, gasoil

15 May 2012, 8:58 pm

SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Saigon Petro isseeking 30,000 tonnes of gasoline and gasoil for delivery in Mayand June as the country's sole oil refinery will begin ashutdown on Wednesday, traders ...... Read More »

Correction: Obit-Faas story

11 May 2012, 9:22 am

In an obituary May 10 for former Associated Press photographer Horst Faas, the AP incorrectly reported the year of one of his trips to the United States. It was in 2007, not 2008.... Read More »

Lessons from Vietnam

7 May 2012, 7:31 am

I went on a recent weeklong visit to what the French colonialists called “the Paris of the East”—Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City—and the southern areas of Vietnam. On April 30, Vietnam celebrated the 37th anniversary of the complete liberation of its southern part from “US aggressors and its ... Read More »

La Mirada's 'Miss Saigon' brings back memories for ex-Marine in Vietnam

4 May 2012, 12:27 am

LA MIRADA - When Doug Potratz, who was one of the last Marines to serve in Vietnam, saw the McCoy Rigby's "Miss Saigon," at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, it brought back memories.... Read More »

Little Saigon Protesters Call For Vietnam Democracy

30 April 2012, 5:28 pm

Little Saigon today: Freedom for Vietnam!While most Americans may have forgotten the anniversary, memories of South Vietnam remain poignant in Orange County's Little Saigon region, the world's largest... Read More »

The Learning Network Blog: April 30, 1975 | Saigon Falls

30 April 2012, 1:30 am

On April 30, 1975, Communist North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, forcing South Vietnam to surrender and bringing about an end to the Vietnam War.... Read More »