Tom Garvey says he lived in an empty 60-foot-by-30-foot concession stand at Veterans Stadium from 1978 to 1981.
Riding the Growing Wave of Private Wealth in Vietnam’s Youthful & Dynamic Economy
Head of Affluent Banking & Wealth Management at the leading domestic joint stock bank, VPBank, in Vietnam, is a seasoned business leader in the field of private and retail banking with approaching 20 …
Vietnam War-themed bar retreats under barrage of social media backlash
At least that’s what the owners of Rickshaw Bar seemed to think when they opened a Vietnam-themed watering hole based in Melbourne, Australia — in an area of the city known as “Little Saigon.” Now …
Vietnam War-themed bar posts apology after accusations of ‘capitalising on pain’
A newly opened bar in Australia has apologised after adopting a Vietnam War theme, with social media users describing it as “hurtful and insensitive”. In a series of online posts, which have since …
Vietnam confirms 5 cases of allergic reaction to Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Five people out of 522 Vietnamese citizens who were the first to receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine have developed minor side effects, such as allergic reaction, after the first injection, …
Melbourne bar with ‘offensive’ Vietnam war theme has offered an apology following criticism
A Melbourne bar has offered an apology after using a Vietnam War theme with images of bullets, helicopters and the colour orange, likened to the Agent Orange chemical used in war-time.
Vietnam to offer $173 mln interest-free loan to help troubled flag carrier
Vietnam’s central bank said on Wednesday it is planning to provide an interest-free loan of up to 4 trillion dong ($173.54 million) to Vietnam Airlines to help the flag carrier weather the wide impact …
Vietnam’s wood products export surges in first 2 months this year
HANOI, March 10 (Xinhua) — Vietnam exported over 2.4 billion U.S. dollars worth of wood and wood products in the first two months of this year, surging 51 percent year on year, according to the …
Retail market slumps, global supermarket chains leave Vietnam
Big C, Metro, Tran Anh and Vien Thong A, once powerful retail giants, have disappeared after takeover deals. Central Retail Group has renamed seven Big C supermarkets to Tops Market and 5 Big C …
‘The Secret Apartment’ is the story of a Vietnam vet who claims to have lived in Veterans Stadium for years
In Philadelphia lore, few bygone structures loom larger than Veterans Stadium, where the Phillies won the 1980 World Series with Tug McGraw at the mound and an Eagles court was created to deal out …