Vietnamese-US artists present Shakespeare play on US stages

Vietnamese artists are collaborating with artists from the U.S. Artists Repertory Theatre (ART) to present Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on U.S. stages, reported The Oregonian Sept 6.
Their first performance in the U.S. was on July 26, kicking off a four-month tour of the country by Vietnamese artists.

The famous comedy is being played by American actors performing their roles in English and the Vietnamese speaking in their own language, translated into English with supertitles.

President Bush's message of congratulations on VN's National Day

Dear Mr. President:

I wish to extend best wishes and congratulations on the occasion of Vietnam's National Day on September 2.

In the coming years, as we approach the tenth annivesary of the establishment of bilateral relations between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the United States, I hope that the ties between our countries will continue to grow and strengthen.

On behalf of the people of the United States, I wish you and the Vietnamese people peace and prosperity.

Sincerely,

s/

George W. Bush

Vietnam-US workshop explores cyber criminals

VietNamNet – A bilateral workshop on cyber criminal control held by the Ministry of Post and Telematics and the US Justice Department opened in Hanoi on August 30.

The workshop is the continuation of the multilateral workshop on this issue under the frame work of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) held in Hanoi on August 25-28.

The two-day workshop aims to open a channel of dialogue for related ministries and bodies of Vietnam, an APEC member, and the US Department of Justice in controlling cyber criminals.

A Retired Colonel's view on VN's rights

As a veteran with 9 years service during the Vietnam war (U.S. Army infantry Colonel retired) and many years work in post-war Vietnam as an interpreter for high level U.S. delegations and over 10 years residence in Hanoi representing the General Electric Company, I find much of the anti-Vietnam commentary which continues to appear in newspapers and in testimony given at Congressional hearings to be surreal.

VN businesses aim for oversize US garment-textile fair

Econet - Twenty-nine Vietnamese garment and textile businesses will take part in a clothing and accessory fair in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from August 30 to September 2.

Nguyen Son, deputy director of the Export Promotion Centre of the Vietnam Garment and Textile Corporation (Vinatex), said participation in this major garment fair is a promotional activity for the Vietnam Garment and Textile Association - Vinatex in particular - with a view to boosting exports to the US in the future.

Texas set to become a leading state investor in Vietnam

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Office of the Texas Governor signed minutes on economic-tourism co-operation on Friday.

Also the same day, 22 leading firms from the Texas State attended a seminar to seek opportunities for investment and commercial co-operation.

US Veterans Support Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims

An organization of former US soldiers in Vietnam War has approved a project to raise awareness and call for support of local residents to Vietnamese Agent Orange victims, according to a source from the Vietnam-US Association.

The campaign, scheduled to be launched next month, will educate US citizens about consequences of the toxic substance on the Vietnamese, and raise funds of $100,000 for research on the impacts and providing assistance to the Southeast Asian suffers.

US Tourists to Vietnam Surges 34.3% in Jan-Jul

Vietnam welcomed as many as 168,295 arrivals from the US in the first seven month of this year, up 34.3% on-year, making the U.S the second biggest market of the communist nation, following China and surpassing Taiwan and Japan, according to Vietnam's General Statistics Office (GSO).

In July alone, the number was reported to be at 28,502, up 28.2% on-month, GSO revealed.

US DoC to Rethink Tax Rates for Vietnamese Catfish Exporters

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced that it will reconsider the anti-dumping tax rates it applied on the Vietnamese tra and basa catfish products on its market if asked for by Vietnamese exporters.

Some Vietnamese exporters are working on procedures to apply for lower import tariffs following the DoC's announcement.

Applications are to reach the DoC this month and the department will consider them on an individual basis. Those that are shortlisted will have to go through lengthy procedures, which will last between 12 and 18 months.

US Congressmen Tour Vietnam

Six members of the US House of Representatives paid a visit to Vietnam on August 10-11 to discuss the two countries' bilateral relations, particularly drug control and child abuse.

The group, led by Tom Davis, Chairman of the Government Reform Committee met Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and worked with the Committee for External Affairs and the Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children of the National Assembly on Tuesday. They also met Vice Minister of Public Security Le The Tiem the following day.

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