Starting next July, 2009, Expats and Overseas Vietnamese following certain criterias will be allowed dual citizenship in Vietnam. Yes, I said Expats. If an Expat marries a Vietnamese national, they can become a Vietnamese citizen. Those who lived in Vietnam for at least 5 years, or those who speak Vietnamese, can also become dual citizens with Vietnam. Quite … [Read more...] about Vietnam approves dual citizenship for Expats and Overseas Vietnamese
Archives for November 2008
Acer Aspire One
I am currently at Java Cafe playing around with my Acer Aspire One netbook. I am really quite impressed with it. In the past, I was not a fan of netbooks but after having Rich's Aspire One for nearly 2 weeks, my opinions have changed. Rich needed to have Windows XP Lite and Ubuntu eee installed on his Aspire One. Since I did not have time, I gave it to my student, Tommy, … [Read more...] about Acer Aspire One
Are Expat Bloggers in Vietnam affected by the Draft Blog Resolution?
VietnamNet Bridge just posted a piece on the current draft resolution to regulate 'harmful' blogs in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government has wanted to regulate blogs within Vietnam as an effort to control the number of sites from posting "...incorrect information about religion, political system, state and government of Viet Nam." Now it seems that the current draft … [Read more...] about Are Expat Bloggers in Vietnam affected by the Draft Blog Resolution?
Bandwidth Irregularities with FPT?
Just checked my FPT ADSL bandwidth with Speakeasy's Seattle server. Downloads: 293 kb/s Uploads: 498 kb/s With Speedtest's Singapore server, I got the following bandwidth results: Downloads: 382 kb/s Uploads: 505 kb/s Hmm, isn't the downloads supposed to be significantly higher than they uploads? I hope they resolve the bandwidth issues soon. … [Read more...] about Bandwidth Irregularities with FPT?
Pham Ngu Lao Craziness
I decided to have lunch at Mimosa today. Normally there are two tables just outside the restaurant. Roughly every 2-3 months, the local police 'confiscate' one table for about a month. The owner can get it back sooner but she did not want to have to pay the 'fee'. The police will return the table. About a week before Tet, they will take it back again. Same ole, same … [Read more...] about Pham Ngu Lao Craziness