Ho Chi Minh

21 Nov 2010

Traditionally Tokyo

7:05AM

24 Sep 2008

Fly to Ho Chi Minh City with United Airlines (united.com) for only HK$1,560 or HK$1,360 per person for two tickets or more. Tickets must be purchased before September 30 so you will need to be...

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Battle for hearts and minds has long way to go

27 Apr 2008

Propaganda has long been a weapon of warfare, but it can be a double-edged sword. The demonisation and psychological stereotyping of enemies can come back to haunt the perpetrator.

2:32AM

Swathed in silk and song, Pyongyang's propaganda easy to swallow in Vietnam

6 Apr 2008

In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's southern commercial hub, is a little piece of North Korea.

12:34AM

Ring out the bells

23 Dec 2007

Despite being a nation of Buddhists, the Vietnamese throw themselves into Christmas celebrations with as much verve - if not as much biblical know-how - as any God-fearing Christian, writes...

2:42PM

Vietnam to use HK system in HIV battle

5 Sep 2007

Hong Kong's methadone programme will soon be replicated in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City in an effort to stem the spread of HIV among intravenous drug users.

1:25AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Whistle-blowing vital in a democracy

12:31AM

Hu Shuli

China's reform blueprint must address key challenges

12:31AM

Hanoi, adieu - A Bittersweet Memoir of a Frenchman in Indochina

by Mandaley Perkins

Fourth Estate, HK$155

1:49AM

Ho Chi Minh City set for its 'moment in the sun'

Keep an eye on Ho Chi Minh City. Talk to residents, businesspeople and city officials, and there is a palpable sense of momentum surrounding its development, a belief that the point of no return...

10:12PM

The road to riches

Over the next few days, a delegation of Japanese investors will travel through Guangdong and Guangxi to cross the Vietnamese border by road.

9:50AM

Motor city

'There are eight million people in [Vietnam's] Ho Chi Minh City and six million of them ride motorbikes,' says my guide, Toan, in a voice so soft I can barely hear him above the din created by the...

2:19AM

New leadership from south region

Vietnam's inner circle of power has a distinctly southern, younger, and more business-friendly face after yesterday's conclusion of the Communist Party congress.

3:37PM

Japan breaks the ice

Thanks, in some degree, to tone-deaf foreign-policy insensitivity at the top levels of the current government in Tokyo, Japanese popularity in Asia is not exactly at an all-time high.

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