Archives for June 2007

Intel Vietnam made a good move to help develop the IT sector in Vietnam. They donated over 1000 laptops to students in high schools around Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong and two other provinces. Vietnam is in dire need of qualified IT professional, these laptops could spawn a new generation of IT professionals for the country. Now if we just can get them to switch to … [Read more...] about Intel donates 1050 laptops to Vietnam

Well, I hate to be the poor guys who were caught stealing the undersea fiber-optic cables the last couple of months. A possible verdict could be death. The Ministry of Post and Telematics suggested that the actions of the individuals who 'took' the cables were more likely acts of theft than mistakes. Well, that is one good way to deter future thefts of cables from … [Read more...] about Government Reaction to Stolen Fiber-optic Cables

Repairs to the damaged undersea fiber optic lines have not begun yet but the costs will be enormous. If the math is right, to repair 11 km of on of one undersea cables that cost US$143,000 to lay back in 1994 will cost about US$2.6 million. Hopefully there will be some type of safeguards to avoid this kind of theft in the future. On a positive note, Vietnam will … [Read more...] about Costly Repairs to Undersea cables

Well, I sort of messed up last night and deleted my weblog.  I was creating a new blog with my web host but I had problem configuring it.  Hence, I decided to delete this particular blog only to realize, later to my dismay, that I accidentally deleted my main weblog.  I am still shaking my head on this one. Luckily for me, my webhost has a backup dated May 30th.  I had to … [Read more...] about What Really Happened?

Many expat English teachers have probably not heard of this school but I am sure their students have. The Youth Foreign Language School is one of the best English schools in Saigon. Many of the English teachers are Vietnamese, some of the best in the city. If you ever meet a Vietnamese who speaks English very well but never traveled overseas, the best bet is that they are a … [Read more...] about Best English School in Saigon