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Vietnam Courts Microsoft and Vice Versa

Posted by timothy on from the you-look-good-in-that-dress-no-really dept.

wbren writes "Bill Gates and Vietnam's Prime Minister Phan Van Khai have signed two 'memoranda of understanding' regarding Microsoft's presence in Vietnam, according to this AP story. They met Monday at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters for a closed door meeting and a tour of Microsoft's "home of the future". The agreement reached is expected to strengthen Vietnam's IT industry, as well as provide software training for 50,000 of the country's teachers. Khai's visit also triggered protests in Seattle, reminding everyone of Vietnam's human rights record."

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  1. ahem... by maeddi · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.hrw.org/doc/?t=usa

  2. Re:Further news... by statemachine · · Score: 3, Informative

    Thanks for remembering. People aren't taught that fact (the one you referenced) in class, nor is it hardly ever mentioned in documentaries. It is definitely not common knowledge.

    My father was one of those "advisors." Long before the Gulf of Tonkin meant anything, my dad was participating in a hot war in Vietnam.

    Some people would still argue with me.

    BTW, Eisenhower sent in the first wave of troops, not Johnson.