‘It’s a free country… sell your shares’: Starbucks CEO blasts shareholder who told him that company’s support for gay marriage was hitting profits By Daily Mail Reporter 23 March 2013 Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the coffee company’s support of gay marriage at a stockholders meeting in Seattle this week. During the business meeting, shareholder [Read on …]
HCMC hotels to provide free condoms Published: 8 Mar 2013 Free condoms in all guest rooms will be provided by every hotel in Ho Chi Minh City in an attempt to reduce the spread of HIV in Vietnam’s largest city. The “100% condom programme”, recommended by the Ho Chi Minh City Aids Prevention Committee, will be [Read on …]
A Vision of Vietnam’s Internet Future? By Anh-Minh Do | Tech in Asia December 7, 2012 In dusty, cramped rooms across Vietnam, kids and adults log on to the web in internet shops. It’s a common sight on every other street in Vietnam, from major urban areas to the farthest-flung rural regions. Family businesses clear [Read on …]
[ THE FOLLOWING is a guest blog post contributed to Eating Saigon! by M.R. Danial ] More info about Gay Saigon here: https://www.eatingsaigon.com/gay-saigon/ ************************************************* Vietnam: The Story of a Massage Boy This is a true story of a massage boy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The real name is protected for security reason. When I [Read on …]
NGAN HAC GIAY Volunteer Club Soon it will be Tet, the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, and still so many poor children in the Vietnam countryside will still struggle to find enough food and maintain minimal living conditions. My friend, Quang, is part of a volunteer group of Vietnamese youth, NGAN HAC GIAY, that will [Read on …]
Lawmakers want to revise law, as Vietnam faces execution dilemma As hundreds of executions have been pending since last year due to the absence of lethal injection drugs, lawmakers suggested Vietnam reinstate the firing squad. Speaking on Friday, National Assembly Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son proposed the adjustment to the Law for Enforcement of Criminal Verdicts, [Read on …]
New Year’s Eve Eve 2013 In Vietnam, the New Year doesn’t come until sometime in late January or February . It’s called Tết, the Lunar New Year, and the celebration goes on for many days. This coming February 10,2013 (Western calendar) will usher in the Year of the Snake (Year 4710, 4711, or 4650, depending [Read on …]
My Christmas Wish This holiday, my wish is that everyone will do what they can to help reduce the culture of violence in our society. Pray if you believe that will help. Talk to your children and work hard to diminish bullying in schools and to understand the harm that is done to children by [Read on …]