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Guinness memory record holder to visit Vietnam (Vietnews Online)
Israeli Eran Katz, who memorized a 500-digit number after hearing it once, arrives March 15 for the release of his two best-selling books in Vietnamese. He will hold talks on memory training in Hai Phong, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City during his three-day visit
Vietnam builder plans $700 mln overseas bonds-report (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
HANOI, March 11 (Reuters) - A road and bridge builder based in Ho Chi Minh City could become the first Vietnamese company to issue overseas bonds as it plans to raise $700 million to fund several projects, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday.
Vietnam dissident vows to carry on struggle after prison (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
HANOI (AFP) - A Vietnamese lawyer and dissident vowed on Wednesday to carry on her struggle for democracy days after leaving jail, where she spent three years for challenging the Communist authorities.