Governance
Intellasia under attack
Intellasia has been very an active promoter of investing in Vietnam for many years now. But unfortunately today August 17 Intellasia is under official attack. In many online newspapers belonging to the state, there are many long articles alleging the Intellasia website is 'illegal' and has 'reactionary' content. These articles follow six weeks of harassment and interrogation of the proprietors and staff here at Intellasia.
The articles state that the owner of the website 'illegally operates a website without a license'. This is despite the fact that the proprietor had categorically shown evidence that the website is owned and operated by two Australians—one in Vietnam and the other in Australia.
Aug 17, 2007 - 10:57:22 AM

There is a conference on alternative investments in Vietnam scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City on September 11 - 22.  I encourage everyone who is interested in these issues to consult
the Intellasia website, which is linked alphabetically on the list on the right.

*******************************************************
The hot issue of the name of the Story Road entry portal to the City of San Jose relates to the issue of Vietnamese investment outside Vietnam--just what Intellasia has been recommending until the recent government crackdown.  The corporation and businesses which are developing and constructing Vietnamtown (see photo) on Story Road has many ties to Communist Vietnam.  Further the sites of the VN government have been proudly announcing the name "Vietnamese Business District" for the entry portal ever since it was introduced by Councilwoman Madison Nguyen. 

I don't know very much about Vietnam or the Vietnamese Community.  But I do know Santa Clara County, where I have lived for more than 40 years as an adult.  (San Jose is our capital.)  I know that using the term 'free speech" to cover up a land grab by businesses with allegiance to a foreign government (Vietnam) is demagoguery.*  


Jean Libby, editor
VietAm Review

* Please use the modern meaning of the ninth edition of Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for translation:  "a leader who makes false claims and promises in order to gain power."