Vietnam Widens FX Trading Band, Dong Set To Weaken and other stories

Vietnam Widens FX Trading Band, Dong Set To Weaken
Vietnam	Vietnam's central bank decided on Monday to widen to 5 percent the trading band for its currency, giving the dong room to depreciate as slumping foreign investment, remittances and weak exports drag the economy down.The move, the fourth such since the start of last year, will take effect Tuesday and...more info>>> Discovered on 24/03/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
Bourdain back to Vietnam
Vietnam	He is, but I'm not - unfortunately - but it felt like I was for thirty minutes or so last night. Mike, now in New York City, emailed me a week or two ago to say he'd seen the Vietnam episode in the new Anthony Bourdain TV series No Reservations. The TV chef wrote to me about his trip to Vietnam. A q...more info>>> Discovered on 24/03/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ noodlepie.typepad.com
Pho Today
Vietnam	Pho Today has been our regular spot for the past few weeks not because the location is five minutes from our new house, but the restaurant has managed to create two delicious dishes. Both of its Pho and Bun Bo Hue taste great with not much use of MSG. I have not tried its vegetarian [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 24/03/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
King's Cup Elephant Polo 2009
Thailand	Elephant polo players battle for the ball during an exhibition match in Chiang Rai province on March 23, 2009. Thailand will host the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament on March 23-29. (Getty Images) digg_skin = 'icon'; digg_window = 'new'; digg_url = 'http://www.thaiphotoblogs.co...more info>>> Discovered on 24/03/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Making ‘Cheese’
Thailand	Someday, I will write an apt description of the Cambodian road. The dust, the sand, the mud, the puddles. The dips and gouges, rocks and ravines. The way butt and thigh muscles work together, tensing and gripping the motorbike seat. The stamina it takes just to hang on. “Plau roaum,” Khmers say. Da...more info>>> Discovered on 24/03/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com
Should Thailand’s dodgy dealers be named and shamed?
East Timor	At what point are you supposed to stop being reasonable and make a stand against publishers who fail to pay journalists for commissioned work? This happens too often in Thailand. Every time I speak with journalists working for Thailand-based publications I hear stories about people not being paid, e...more info>>> Discovered on 24/03/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ whatismatt.com