Vietnam, State Department Houston discuss consulate by PHAN, your online buddy Link: http://phanthanh.multiply.com/links/184 Vietnam, State Department Houston discuss consulate.... June 26, 2008, 2:25PM Vietnam, State Department discuss Houston consulate Prime minister meets with business leaders... Mayra Beltran: Houston Chronicle June 26, 2008, 2:25PM Vietnam, State Department discuss Houston consulate Prime minister meets with business leaders By JENALIA MORENO Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Vietnam's ambassador to the U.S. said in Houston today that his nation would like to open a consul general's office here. "We have agreed in principle," said Ambassador Le Cong Phung, during a break in today's meeting between Vietnam's prime minister and Texas business leaders at a Galleria-area hotel. "We have got one office in the East, the embassy, and one in the West in San Francisco. The United States is a huge country. We cannot cover it all." Nguyen Tan Dung and his delegation of more than 100 Vietnamese officials are meeting with Texas cotton producers, energy company officials and airline executives to discuss ways to expand trade between the two nations. His meeting comes amid protests from members of the local Vietnamese community who claim Dung's government has one of the world's worst records on human rights. ********************** Pictures follow of demonstration by the Vietnamese community in Houston. If you haven’t seen Phan Thanh’s excellent site before – be prepared to spend a couple of hours looking at historic photos and current events. His own essay “I will return to Vietnam when …” is heartbreaking. All the better for bilingual readers, some are in Vietnamese and some in English. Jean Libby, editor VietAm Review http://vietamreview.blogharbor.com   more »

The statement is in Vietnamese and English. It concerns the need for free elections, Vietnamese corruption, the lack of protection of the Spratly Islands from takeover, inflation and other economic difficulties. signed by eleven Vietnamese political parties   more »

THÔNG CÁO BÁO CHÍ LÀM TẠI PARIS NGÀY 1.6.2008 Liên Đoàn Quốc tế Nhân quyền và Dân biểu Quốc hội Hoa Kỳ Frank Wolf viết thư cho Hà Nội yêu sách trả tự do cho Đức Tăng thống Thích Huyền Quang, Đại lão Hoà thượng Thích Quảng Độ và nêu lên trường hợp Thượng toạ Thích Trí Khải mất tích – Một bức thư tay Đức Tăng thống gửi Đại lão Hoà thượng Thích Quảng Độ   more »