Yangon to be sold off, Burma state assetts privatized (Jot Asean)
(Mar 9)
... Reformers in the government, they say, may be hoping to follow a path similar to that of China or
Vietnam, where the economies have been liberalized but the ruling party has remained firmly in charge and has tolerated little dissent. It is also opening the health care and
education sectors to private enterprise, Mr. Phone Win said, issuing licenses for the first time for private...Source :
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Attilio Pedroli was Milford's hero (The Milford Daily News News RSS)
(Feb 28)
... Pedroli graduated from Milford High with the Class of 1948. He studied chemistry at Northeastern
University before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1951, because it was "the right thing to do." "I think he got a little bored with college and decided that he was going to serve his country because we were at war, so it was a patriotic thing," said Paris, who lives in Maryland. Pedroli,...Source :
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read write poem virtual book tour: ‘anatomy for the artist,’ by molly gaudry (Read Write Poem)
(Feb 24)
by Deb Scott Anatomy for the Artist, by
Molly Gaudry “I take on too much, and I tend to sometimes get behind schedule, but the truth is that without all these things I’d rot, mentally.” Welcome to the March Read Write Poem Virtual Book Tour. If you are new to this series, take a look at this post for more information. About “Anatomy for the Artist”
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Vietnam may bar private schools from teaching media and law (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)
(Feb 24)
Hanoi - The Vietnamese government is moving to bar private colleges and
universities from training students in media, law and pedagogy, state media reported Wednesday. The Ministry of Education and Training on Tuesday announced a draft regulation det...Source :
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The first day of new year in Van Mieu (The first University in Vietnam) (Tell me about Hanoi)
(Feb 15)
The old man play chess , young people queuing for the word calligraphy, many people touch the turtles hope lucky in new year. Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (
Hanoi ) relic welcomes visitors come the spring festival just opening. Start to spring festival Queue to offer word The dad and daughter offer 2 word: "Safety" and "Prosperity" Hold a ceremony in Thai Hoc sanctuary Playing chess in the new...Source :
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A conversation with James Waterton in Hanoi (Samizdata.net)
(Feb 11)
When I was in Vietnam last week, I caught up with fellow Australian expatriate Samizdatista
James Waterton. James presently works teaching English in Vietnam to people preparing to attend Australian
universities, and prior to moving to
Hanoi lived in Beijing for several years. During this time he wrote for us about both Chinese, other Asian, and Australian affairs. Really good...Source :
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