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Vietnamese fishermen in Gulf fight to not get lost in translation – CNN

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Washington Post Vietnamese fishermen in Gulf fight to not get lost in translation CNN In the rectory of Mary Queen of Vietnam Church, the Rev. Vien Nguyen sits in front of an altar to his ancestors and his Catholic faith

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Vietnamese fishermen in Gulf fight to not get lost in translation – CNN

Many Vietnamese fishers isolated by language from oil … – New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Rusty Costanza/The Times-Picayune Vietnamese fishers listen as U.S. Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao briefs them on the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill Friday at Mary Queen of Vietnam Parish in eastern New Orleans.

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Many Vietnamese fishers isolated by language from oil … – New Orleans Times-Picayune

Census outreach begins push – Opelousas Daily World

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At a Vietnamese New Year festival in New Orleans last month, staffers from the Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Center sold sausage and pizza.

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Census outreach begins push – Opelousas Daily World

Escape to Vietnam’s secret coast – Times Online

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Times Online Escape to Vietnam's secret coast Times Online I'd come to Vietnam for some R&R, after all. But that's not what you usually go to Vietnam for, is it? Thailand and Bali, yes — but Vietnam ?

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Escape to Vietnam’s secret coast – Times Online

Vietnam Fast Facts:

  • GDP (2008): $84.98 billion.
  • Real growth rate: 6.23% (2008)
  • Inflation rate (January 2009): 17.48% year-on-year.
  • External debt (2008): 29.8% of GDP, $21.8 billion.
  • Population: 85.79 million
  • Services: 38.10% of GDP, 2008
  • Exports: $62.9 billion
  • Imports: $80.4 billion
  • Goldman Sachs paper: Vietnam: The Next Asian Tiger in the Making