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Vietnam allows new casino, ban on Vietnamese may be lifted

January 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A recently announced government decision to allow a casino on Vietnam’s biggest island drew mixed reactions Friday from citizens, who weighed its potential economic benefits against its perceived social vices.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Cambodia, Economist Pham Chi Lan, Kien Giang, Phu Quoc, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6

40 years on, f leeing Vietnamese refugees take to seas again

May 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press 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.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Australia, Christmas Island, Four Vietnamese, Geneva Convention, Hoi Trinh, Indonesia, Kaye Bernard, Kien Giang, Nauru, Peter Hansen, Roman Catholics, Several Vietnamese, Trung Doan, Truong Chi Liem, United States, Villawood Immigration Detention Center, Vol 32 No 21 | May 18 - May 24

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