First hospital in Vietnam uses SIPV technology to go completely off grid (Environment Blog) (Jul 31)
One can only imagine the energy woes that Third World countries like Vietnam battle with on a daily basis. However, one particular medical institution in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam decided to go off grid to deal effectively with the...Source : Environment Blog (subscribe)Explore : Culture, Newport Art Museum, Vietnam


Vietnam Restricts Online Games, Citing Juvenile Crime (Virtual Worlds News) (Jul 31)
The Vietnam Ministry of Information and Communications is restricting public Internet access and banning online game ads, according to the Viet Nam News. The move comes as a response to complaints about increases in juvenile crime and school truancy that...Source : Virtual Worlds News (subscribe)Explore : Vietnam


GagaLeak (The Konformist Blog) (Jul 30)
... the greatest leak of government information in 40 years. Which go us wondering: What if this technology had been available in a previous generation? Which pop artist of the moment's music might they have used to mask their nefarious activity? Would the scoundrels behind the leaking of the Pentagon Papers — which in 1968 blew the lid off the Johnson administrations lies to the public...Source : The Konformist Blog (subscribe)Explore : Central Asia, Country Joe and the Fish, Entertainment, Music, Rock and Pop


Here comes another Vietcong mobile network... (KI Media) (Jul 30)
FPT looks to expand to Cambodia with rollout of mobile network Friday, 30 July 2010 Telegeography.com Vietnamese telecoms operator the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology (FPT) is seeking approval from authorities in neighbouring Cambodia to construct a mobile network in the country, Vietnam Business News reports. According to FPT’s deputy general director,...Source : KI Media (subscribe)Explore : Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Vietnam


Innovations in Beer: Growth opportunities in emerging markets, new flavors and innovative product formats (Jul 30)
... registering a moderate growth rate. Emerging markets such as China, India, Thailand, Nigeria and Vietnam will play a critical role in the development of global beer industry due to rise in purchasing power of middle class population and investment in food and drink supply chain infrastructure. Ethical concerns are driving innovation and NPD in packaging material with PET emerging as a...Source : visionshopsters


Knowing that Afghanistan is a failure (Antony Loewenstein) (Jul 30)
Simon Jenkins writes in the Guardian that the Wikileaks war logs are significant. But will the media war cheer-leaders be listening? Is it the death of war? In Vietnam the horror of fighting was brought to TV screens in real time. Such was the reaction that American citizens withdrew their consent. In the 1980s computers [...]Source : Antony Loewenstein (subscribe)Explore : Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Vietnam


Time's iPad Headache, Online Games Spark Real Violence in Vietnam (Switched) (Jul 29)
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Time, Inc. launched its 'Sports Illustrated' iPad app just last month , but Apple's stringent regulatory policies -- specifically the confusing subscription plans and recurring payments -- are already a source of much consternation with the publishing giant. [From: All Things Digital ] Vietnam has implemented online gaming...Source : Switched (subscribe)Explore : Engadget, Famous Blogs, Gawker, Headache, Health-Fitness


How green are your gadgets? (Environment) (Jul 27)
A team of high-tech entrepreneurs in Belgium bets once you ask yourself how green your gadgets are, you’ll go looking for companies like theirs, Global Post reports.Source : Environment (subscribe)Explore : United Nations