Stories about Vietnam from January, 2009
Vietnam: List of Tech bloggers
Fresco 2.0 provides a list of Tech Bloggers who are either native Vietnamese or expats living in Vietnam.
Vietnam government to use OpenSource
“100% of government servers must run Linux by June 30, 2009,” the Vietnamese government ordered. Chip 2.0 sees nothing wrong with this plan but questions the time and resources the government will invest in it.
Southeast Asia: Ship of dreams and friendship
Take a luxury cruise liner, fill it with some 300 vibrant youths from Southeast Asia and Japan, stir in cultural agenda and social interactions. The result: a strong bond and lifetime friendship. This is the story of the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme.
Cambodia: Liberation Day or Invasion Day?
The Cambodian government commemorated the 30th year of the downfall of the Khmer Rouge regime. But opinion is divided whether this day should be celebrated as Liberation Day or Invasion Day since Vietnam, which helped in removing the Khmer Rouge, occupied Cambodia until 1988
Living in Hanoi 20 years ago
Caroline Finlay uploads a translated article by a Vietnamese blogger who reminisces his childhood years in Hanoi.