US Baseball Team Arrives In Ho Chi Minh City

A 20-member US baseball delegation arrived in Hanoi Tuesday sponsored by the US-Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to introduce baseball and promote understanding between the two nations.
The team is to offer Vietnamese children baseball coaching and equipment as part of an on-going effort by the Memorial Fund to foster teamwork between two countries once divided by war, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the fund.

US Congressman Impressed By Progress In Vietnam

Congressman Paul Gillmor who is leading a delegation of seven US congressmen on a visit to Vietnam Tuesday expressed a favorable impression of the progress made by Vietnam over the past four years.
"The last time I was here was 4 years ago and I have been very impressed by the progress in those 4 years," said Gillmor, chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials under the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims Move Many Americans

Direct contact with Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO) victims during their one-month tour of ten cities of the US and pictures of Vietnamese people suffering from the toxic chemical have moved many Americans.

The delegation to the US included Prof. Nguyen Trong Nhan, Vice President of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA), and two AO victims, namely Ho Sy Hai from northern Thai Binh province and Dang Thi Hong Nhut from Ho Chi Minh City.

US Senators Praise Vietnam’s Growth, Pledge Support For WTO Bid

TranDucLuong_Smith_346_05.gifVietnam’s President Tran Duc Luong (R) and Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith
The US senators who are on a visit to Vietnam have praised the country’s social and economic achievements and its efforts to improve democracy.

Airline Marks One Year of Direct Vietnam-US flights

United_Airlines347.jpgUS airline giant United Airlines marked Friday one year of the start of direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco.
“We are doing well in Vietnam, even in times of bird flu outbreaks,” Joe Mannix, head of the carrier’s HCMC office, said.

Bookings were especially heavy just before the Lunar New Year (Tet), he said further.

US Senators To Travel To Vietnam

Seven US senators will arrive in Vietnam tomorrow for a two-day trip to discuss trade with the Vietnamese government and meet the US business community here.
The delegation includes Oregon Sens. Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden, Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott, Utah Sen. Robert Bennett, Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, and Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo.

They are scheduled to stay in Vietnam from December 11-13.

Vietnam is the last leg of the US Senate delegation’s Asia trip which kicked off December 5. Other stops included China, Thailand, and Cambodia.

Jazz Greats Take To The Stage In HCMC

Jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, along with artists from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz won standing ovations from genre aficionados in HCMC Saturday night.
During their 15-minute performance at Ben Thanh Theatre in District 1, pianist and composer Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Wayne Shorter led the audience into the world filled with soft melodies of jazz.

“The solos were great, and so were their harmonies, when they played together, it brought out their best,” remarked jazz enthusiast Anh Tuan, who is editor of a music show on Vietnam Television.

US Gives $3.1 Mln For Physically Challenged In Viet Nam

The US has pledged US$3.1 million for a program to assist people with disabilities in Vietnam pursue education, vocational training, and employment, the country’s ambassador in Hanoi announced.
The assistance was also meant to enable Vietnam to adopt more policies to help the disabled, US envoy Michael W. Marine said.

The money will come from the Leahy War Victims Fund and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Displaced Children and Orphans Fund.

Vietnamese Listed Among Top 50 US Students

A second-year Vietnamese biology graduate has been named among 50 outstanding students in the US this year, a local newspaper reported.
Scoring highly in many subjects, Le Than Ngoc Bich, a sophomore at Texas A&M University, made it to the list compiled by American universities.

Bich has been studying in the US since July 2003 after an outstanding performance in high school in Vietnam.

Source: Nguoi Lao Dong – Compiled by Ngoc Hanh.
Story from Thanh Nien News
Published: 11 November, 2005, 14:39:32 (GMT+7)
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Former U.S. Presidents G. Bush and W.Clinton Thank the Vietnamese People

Former U.S.Presidents George W.H.Bush and William.J.Clinton have sent a letter to Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong to convey their gratitude to the people of Vietnam for their support in the relief efforts for the people affected by Hurricane Katrina.

"Your support demonstrates the close friendship that has developed between the people of our two nations, and your kindness exemplifies our shared values of generosity, compassion, and community". write the Presidents.

(Source: Embassy of Vietnam)

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