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Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 11:50:47 -0500 
From: Canh Hoang Tran <ct2r+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [MATH] 37-years-old puzzle

Date: Sat,  9 Jan 1993 16:40:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Canh Hoang Tran <ct2r+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: Outbound News <outnews+netnews.soc.culture.vietnamese@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject:37-years-old puzzle
Cc: Canh Hoang Tran <ct2r+@andrew.cmu.edu>
 
In late 30's, Dick Davis, who was a young writer-photographer living
with a wife and baby daughter in a village near Concord, Mass, came upon
a modest problem in the letters column of Popular Science magazine:
    
    "Have enjoyed monkeying with the problems you print, for the last
couple of years.  Here's one that may make the boys scratch their heads
a little: A man always drives at the same speed (his car probably has a
governor on it).  He makes it from A direct to C in 30 minures; from A
through B to C in 35 minutes; and from A through D to C in 40 minutes. 
How fast does he drive?
                                                D.R.C., Sacramento, Calif."
.______________________._______________________________________________.
|  A *                 |  Description: To complete the figure,         |
|                      |               connect AB,AC,AD.               |
|                      |               BC=DC=10 mi.                    |
|                  |B  |               DC perpendicular to BC.         |
|                  |   |-----------------------------------------------|
|                  |   |               Please convert the unit of your |
|                  |   |               answer to MPH                   |
|        __________|   |               (or miles-per-hour), one of the |
|        D         C   |               unit of velocity of the car.    |
|______________________|_______________________________________________|
 
37 years later, Dick Davis wrote to letters column of Popular Science
magazine that the solution for that puzzle had never posted. Concluding
his letter, he challenged Popular Science magazine's reader to come up
with such a solution; and finally, 8 months later, Popular Science
posted 5 solutions for the 37-years-old-puzzle.
 
Well, it sounds like an interesting math story, I guess that it would
stimulate you to try to solve the puzzle. If you do, send the result, or
solution, comments, whatever to the following Email address:
ct2r+@andrew.cmu.edu, or netnews.soc.culture.vietnamese
 

************************************************************** Canh Tran.
How to contact me? 
Please use Finger and type in:-->ct2r+@andrew.cmu.edu<--
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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 14:47:41 PST
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From:         Andy Nguyen <andyn@OCTELD.OCTEL.COM>
Subject:      co tuong

Cha`o ca'c tay co+` tu+o+'ng,

Tui mo+'i xin ddu+o+.c game cotuong written by T-Technology Corp.
Cotuong na`y vie^'t ra^'t la` hay, hay dde^'n no^~i ma^'y o^ng chu'
cu?a tui cu~ng pha?i khen vi` ma^'y tha^`y na`y toa`n la` da^n co+`
o+? ma^'y qua'n cafe'.  However, cotuong na`y co' problem.....ne^'u
dda.i ca na`o bie^'t ddu+o+.c, xin ma'ch du`m.

So^' la` cotuong na`y co' 4 levels, ba.n pha?i pass a lower level
ro^`i mo+'i ddu+o+.c cho+i the higher level.  Nhu+ng mo^~i la^`n
ma^'y o^ng chu' passed level 3 thi` la.i bi. hang

Va` mo^~i la^`n muo^'n cho+i tie^'p thi` pha?i start from level 1.

Tui dda~ disable all the devices (mouse, smartdrive, etc) va` co'
to+'i 639k memory free.  Ne^'u ba.n na`o cho+i game thu+o+`ng hay
la` dda~ cho+i qua cotuong na`y, xin chi? gia'o giu`m.

a NGUYEN

ps.  xin ho?i ma^'y o^ng tie^n co+` la` co`n co' game cotuong na`o
     hay hay thi` ma'ch giu`m
From: tdn7039@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Jesus Christ is KING of kings & Lord of lords)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: Re: [NEWS] Good News, Bad News, Ugly News
Date: 9 Jan 93 19:17:22 GMT
Reply-To: tdn7039@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology

In article <9301082049.AA21490@neep.engr.wisc.edu>, tran@NEEP.ENGR.WISC.EDU writes:
>1. John Walters, "The Essence of Buddhism", page 5.
>
>2 & 3. K.Sri Dhammananda Thera, "Great Personalities on Buddhism", pages
>       30 & 87.
>
>You can consider those quotes as nguy. ta.o if you don't like them, that's
>perfectly OK with me.
>
>Best regards,
>CTN

 Dear CTN, 

I have a great Koan for you.

Who do you think Jesus Christ is ?


TDN- :)
From: hpham@csa.bu.edu (Hoa Pham)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: poems requst
Date: 5 Jan 93 22:43:20 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Originator: hpham@csa


hi all,

A friend asked me to request some Vietnamese poems
about disillusionment/disappointment/regaining gain
hope.  So if anyone has any related poems could you
please post or send to:  hpham@acs.bu.edu 
Thanks a bunch.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
From: rcohn@catt.citri.edu.au (Hao Nguyen)
Subject: Re: vai` va^`n........
Reply-To: rcohn@catt.citri.edu.au
Organization: CATT Centre at CITRI
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 08:24:05 GMT


         >Trong cuo^.c tra^`n ai ai de^~ bie^'t
	 >Vang lu*`ng tie^'ng sa^'m -do^.ng tuo^n ma^y.

                                       
	>				   BM


Oops! Sao ma\ kho' hie^?u qua' va^.y ne\ BM ? ca'i ni\ la\ ta.i vi\ chi? co'
2 ca^u ne^n co\n thie^'u thie^'u ca'i gi\ ddo' pha?i kho^ng ? hay la\ lo+\i
tho+ cao qua' cho ne^n Ha\o na\y nghi~ vo'i chu+a co' to+'i ! :-)

Hello again and happy new year!
Tu+. Ha\o




Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
From: tran0008@student.tc.umn.edu ()
Subject: Re: [Re] To^i- Ngu+o+`i Ha`nh Kha^'t
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 02:25:49 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.223106.17111@ultb.isc.rit.edu> tdt1964@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>In article <1icnc5INN7r3@agate.berkeley.edu>, tuyet@ocf.berkeley.edu (*****LT*****) writes:
>>
>>
>>In article <1ibckhINNpld@agate.berkeley.edu> tuyet@ocf.berkeley.edu (*****LT****
>>*) writes:
>>>
>>>    From LT :
>>>        Ca?m o+n hai anh tha^.t nhie^`u ve^` nhu+~ng lo+`i rie^ng
>>>        ta(.ng LT . Nhu+ng sau na`y cha('c LT kho^ng the^? ky'  
>>>        LT du+o+'i ba`i tho+ cu?a mi`nh ddu+o+.c vi` co' mo^.t
>>>        ba.n email cho LT bie^'t ddo' la` te^n cu?a anh a^'y du`ng
>>>        tre^n net. Kho^? ghe^ va^.y ddo', cu+' bi. ddo^?i te^n hoa`i.
>>>        Du`ng "Mu+.c Ti'm" kho^ng ddu+o+.c , ba^y gio+` du`ng LT cu~ng
>>>        cha(?ng xong .Tho^i thi` dda`nh ti`m te^n kha'c va^.y :-) 
>>>                                  
>>>                                   Tha^n me^'n
>>>                                  
>>>                             Ngu+o+`i ddang ddi ti`m te^n cho mi`nh :-)
>>>
>>>
>>   Hi MT or LT or Name-to-be-announced, :-)
>>
>>       Take my suggestion, pick an ugly name, the name that everyone
>>                will acclaim "Yuerk!" when they see it.  Then you will be able
>>               to stick with it.  :-)  Luck luck!!!
>>               >
>>
>>
>>      Hi Amy ,
>>     
>>     DDa^u co' pha?i la` Mu+.c Ti'm thi'ch te^n dde.p gi` dda^u .
>>     Bu't hie^.u MT thi` Mu+.c Ti'm co' la^u la('m ro^`i nhu+ng
>>     tre^n Net co' MT o+? Georgia Tech. ne^n Mu+.c Ti'm kho^ng
>>     du`ng dde^? tra'nh hie^?u la^`m . Cuo^'i cu`ng Mu+.c Ti'm
>>     du`ng te^n tha^.t cu?a mi`nh la` LT ddo' ma` cu~ng cu~ng kho^ng
>>     ddu+o+.c :-) Co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i ta(.ng cho LT bu't hie^.u
>>     Tha?o Nguye^n tho^i dda`nh du`ng ta.m va^.y , ne^'u kho^ng
>      """""""""""""
>		Hi used to be MT or LT, MT/LT co' bie^'t Tha?o Nguye^n 
>	la\ gi\ kho^ng ha? Ne\ Tha?o co' nghia  Here they are
>			
>		   "Tha?o" nghi?a la\ "co?"
>		   "Nguye^n" nghi?a la\ "ba(ng"
>		Ma\ "co? ba(\ng " la\ "Ca(?ng bo\"	   
>		Cha('c bi. ai cho*i chu*? ro^\i ha ha ha.....
>
> 		Get another name will you....
>
>>     la`m ngu+o+`i "kho^ng te^n" hoa`i cu~ng tu?i :-)) 
>>
>>                 TN
>>

 O+` ha', sao TN kho^ng nghi~ ra nhu+ va^.y . Thi` tho^i kho^ng du`ng 
te^n gi` nu+~a ca? . Tu+` nay du`ng MT/LT ddu+o+.c kho^ng ? Co' ai
pha?n ddo^'i kho^ng ? Going once..., going twice... sold !!

                                      MT/LT
From: sanh@ios.Convergent.COM (Son Anh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: Need Advise on one hassle deal at Capitol Honda in San Jose
Date: 4 Jan 93 22:00:03 GMT
Reply-To: sanh@ios.Convergent.COM (Son Anh)
Organization: Convergent Technologies


    To^i -dang co' mo^.t va^'n -de^` vo"'i mo^.t car dealer, va` -dang ca^`n
    advise cu?a ca'c ba.n -da~ tu"`ng tra~ qua hoa(.c co' kinh nghie^.m ve^`
    kie^.n tu.ng.  Va^'n -de^` xa~y ra nhu" sau:

    -------------------

    On December 28 1992, my fiancee and I went to Capitol Honda in San jose to
    buy a car. We had a deal done on a green honda accord lx with the
    interest rate 5.9 that is financed by Honda Financial Incorporation. We also
    had the Purchase Agreements that has been signed by my fiancee and the 
    dealer. But they did not have that car in their stock, so we had to wait
    for them to order the car.

    On last Saturday (1/2/93), we called to ask whether they had the car.
    The saleman said that they made a mistake, they thought that the car
    was grey(gr) not green (gr), so we would not have the car this weekend.
    Also, we have to pay the car with different interest rate not 5.9 as
    we agreed before, because the car will be delivered to us after the day of
    5.9% rate which would be  ended on 1/3/93. We came to talk to the sale
    manager, and we got the same answer. 

    I don't think it sounds right at all, and we want to complain to Consumer
    Affairs.  We also  want to hear any advise from you so that I can solve 
    this problem legally or peafully. Some questions that I want to know:

    - How should I start from here?

    - Is it worth to file a law suit? if yes, will we win?

    Thank you in advance any advise from you

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Note: The writting above is mine not Convergent Technologies
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
From: truong@news.cis.ohio-state.edu (hoa nhu truong)
Subject: HELP!  VN fonts
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:17:13 GMT

I remember reading some articles on the net about VN TrueType fonts for 
Windows, and would like info. on how to get them.  Please contact via email.
From: kyn@soul.tv.tek.com (Ky Nguyen)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Subject: Ca'm o+n ca'c ba.n dda~ chi? da^~n.
Date: 8 Jan 93 00:03:49 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix TV Products
Originator: kyn@soul.tv.tek.com

Thanks for format hard drive infomation.

Ky
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 14:29:16 PST
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From:         "HOANG NGUYEN (PAUL) 765-9447/PAGER 237-3542 M/S RN2-18"
              <HNGUYEN@SC9.INTEL.COM>
Subject:      RE: [THO+]

Anh Vinh va` ca'c ba.n tha^n me^'n,
Hai ba`i Vi.nh cu?a anh Vinh hay qua'!  Xin ca?m ho.a la.i hai ba`i
cho vui.


>                    VI.NH CON DO+I
>
>       Ma(.t chuo^.t mi`nh chim so^'ng o+? -do+`i
>       Le` ke` -do^i ca'nh tu+.a mang to+i
>       Nga`y chui hang va('ng treo cha^n ngu?
>       -De^m vu't ta^`ng cao gio+~n bo'ng cho+i
>       Ca^.y a'nh tra(ng thanh ti`m ga^.m qua?
>       Cho+` co+n gio' ti.nh -duo^?i sa(n mo^`i
>       -Da^`u ca^u chu'c phu'c tam -da a^'y (*)
>       Phu+o+'c -de^'n nha` ai ca?nh sa'ng tu+o+i
>
>(*) tam -da = Phu'c Lo^.c Tho.
>(*) Phu'c   = con do+i


Ba`i ho.a:      Vi.nh Con Chuo^.t

        Loa('t choa('t quanh na(m pha' ha.i -do*`i
        Ga(.p me`o va('t ca(?ng cha.y banh to*i
        Mo~m chu` ra^u chi?a du* -duo^i phe^'t
        Cha^n nga('n lo^ng thu*a thie^'u  "-do^`" cho*i!
        Chi't chi't, nha` tre^n xem chu*`ng tho'c
        Meo meo xo'm du*o*'i bie^'t co' mo^`i
        Tuy nhie^n la.i chu? mu*o*`i hai gia'p [1]
        -De^m va('ng nghe ke^u bie^'t -die^`m tu*o*i [2]

[1] Ti' la` con -da^`u tie^n trong 12 con gia'p.
[2] O^ng ba` thu*o*`ng no'i :" Nghe chuo^.t ru'c bie^'t co' tin vui"



>                    VI.NH CON HEO
>
>       Ca^`m thu' na`o ho+n ca'i gio^'ng na`y
>       A(n ro^`i na(`m ngu? su+o+'ng pha^y tha^y
>       Om so`m -die^'c o'c ke^u chu+`ng bu+~a
>       U.t i.t vang tai suo^'t ca? nga`y
>       Dao tho+'t -dang cho+` khi mo^? bu.ng
>       Ha`nh tie^u chu+.c sa(?n -do+.i phanh tha^y
>       Ca('n chuo^`ng pha' ro.i chi cho me^.t
>       Thu+.c kha'ch ca`ng u+a mo'n thi.t quay
>
>                                       vtd


Ba`i ho.a:      Vi.nh Con Bo`

        -Do^`ng a'ng nha` no^ng quy' gio^'ng na`y
        Ca`y sa^u cuo^'c ba^~m va^~n pha^y pha^y
        U`m o` ma^'y tie^'ng xem -da~ to^'i
        Bi` bo~m va`i a^m bie^'t co`n nga`y
        Ca`y ca^'y kho^ng ne^` bao nho.c xa'c
        Khe^` kha`, co' ro~ nhu*~ng kho^? tha^y?
        A^'y ma` tro` do^'t... te^n bi. ma('ng
        Chuye^.n -do*`i ca`ng nghi~ o'c ca`ng quay


                                T-DT
                                        1/93
tha^n me^'n,
Hoa`ng
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From:         Thoai Nguyen <thoai@NVL.ARMY.MIL>
Subject:      [misc] Nhu*~ng con ma('t tra^`n gian

Hello Ca'c ba.n


Ngu*o*`i ta thu*o*`ng no'i -do^i ma('t la` cu*?a so^?
cua? ta^m ho^`n . Co' le~ nho*` -do^i ma('t ma` chu'ng ta
co' -du*o*.c nhu*~ng ba`i tho* va` ba`i nha.c tha^.t la`
la~ng ma.n . Co' nhu*~ng -do^i ma('t buo^`n nhu* mu`a thu .
Co' nhu*~ng -do^i ma('t ho^`n nhie^n va` trong sa'ng . Co'
nhu*~ng -do^i ma('t me^nh mo^ng nhu* -da.i du*o*ng . Chu'ng
ta thu*o*`ng du`ng ma('t -de^? nhi`n . Tuy nhie^n ma('t cu~ng
-du*o*.c du`ng -de^? ma` -du*o*.c nhi`n ( kho^ng bie^'t ma^'y
co^ co' -do^`ng y' kho^ng ? ) . -Do^i ma('t co`n -du*o*.c
-du`ng va`o nhie^`u chuye^.n kha'c nu*~a . Nhu* ma('t du`ng
-de^? noi' " Trong -do^i ma('t em anh la` ta^'t ca? " . Ma('t
du`ng -de^? bie^?u lo^. ti`nh ca?m " Nhi`n nhu*~ng mu`a thu
-di , anh nghe sa^`u le^n trong ma('t " . Ma('t du`ng -de^?
kho'c " Ngoa`i hie^n mu*a ro*i ro*i, buo^`n da^ng le^n -do^i
mo^i, buo^`n -da^u hoen u*o*'t mi ai ro^`i " . Ne^'u vie^'t
nu*~a thi` kho^ng bie^'t bao gio*` mo*'i he^'t . Ta.i ha. xin ke^'t
ba`i misc na`y vo*'i vai` lo*`i nha.c sau -da^y :

Nhu*~ng con ma('t ti`nh nha^n
Nuo^i ta bie^'t no^`ng na`n
Nhu*~ng con ma('t muo^.n phie^`n
Cho ta -do*`i la(.ng ca^m
Nhu*~ng ma('t bie^'c co? non
The^m ca^y tra'i -di.a -da`ng
Nhu*~ng con ma('t ba.c ti`nh
Cha'y tan nga`y tha^`n tie^n ...


PS Thu*o*`ng thi` mo.i ngu*o*`i hay vie^'t ve^` ti`nh ye^u
   cho ne^n  Ta.i ha. muo^'n thay -do^?i kho^ng khi' mo^.t
   chu't .
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:55:42 -0500
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From:         nguyenls@LLDMPC.DNET.DUPONT.COM
Subject:      tho+ Co? Nho+'

        KHO^NG HIE^?U

        Thu+ cho ba.n vie^'t hoa`i va^~n the^'
        Cu+' do+? dang, dang do+? nhie^`u la^`n
        Mu+o+`i trang gia^'y co`n chu+a ddu? ke^?
        Chuye^.n chu'ng ta na(m tha'ng phu` va^n

        U+`, xa la('m nga`y to^i bo? xu+'
        Co' ba.n buo^`n cuo^'i lo+'p tro^ng theo
        To^i dda~ vie^'t ma` sao va^~n giu+~
        Ma^'y to+` thu+ thu+o+ng nho+' bo.t be`o

        Ba.n cha('c hie^?u chu't ti`nh tri ky?
        DDu+`ng ba('t to^i ke^'t  thu'c chie^`u nay
        To^i muo^'n co' suo^'t ddo+`i la~ng phi'
        De^.t the^m te^n nhung nho+' ddo.a dda`y

                                                Co? Nho+'


        De^.t
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From:         Vietnam Insight <vinsight@NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      VI: Release of VN's political prisoners urged

*******************
Release of Vietnam's political prisoners urged

Immigrants deplore Hanoi's rights record

By Anh Do
The Orange County Register December 12, 1992.


SANTA ANA - Under pouring rain they stood: an intellectual, a Buddhist
monk, a nun, former officers in the South Vietnamese army -- all united
Friday for the cause of human rights.

Fourteen volunteers in all gathered at Civic Center Plaza to end a
two-day hunger strike while 60 demonstrators demanded the release of
political prisoners in Vietnam. " News about Vietnam talks about the
prospects of trade, investment and Hanoi starting an open-door policy,"
said Mo Tu Nguyen, a former assistant dean at the University of Saigon
who now heads a Cypress-based human rights organization.

"There are hardly any stories about human-rights violations and
political repression...We must tell people about it."

The hunger strikers, most of whom began fasting Wednesday (December 9,
1992) in San Diego, told the crowd that Vietnam's communist goernment is
holding an estimated 32,000 political opponensts in 47 prisons.

A map of Vietnam decorated with barbed wire pinpointed the prison
locations and listed the names of hundreds of prisoners. A Buddhist
shrine was set up for prayers.

"We want the people of America to understand that our brave prisoners
are suffering. They should not be imprionsed for supporting democracy,"
said Thich Nguyen Tri, head monk of a Garden Grove Buddhist temple.

Demonstrators chanted and waved signs while the volunteers stood on a
platform, their smocks and placards displaying their feelings: "End
embargo only if oppression ends" and "Don't prolong the Vietnamese
sufferings by aiding Hanoi."

Diem Do, spokeman for the Cypress-based Committee for the Release of
Political Prisoners in Vietnam, said he wants the US government to join
his group in pressuring Hanoi for democracy and human rights as a
condition for lifting the economic embargo and restoring relations
between the two countries.

His supporters at the rally agreed.

"If people did not fast or protest, human rights would take even longer
to achieve," said Magdaleno Rose-Avila, western regional director for
Anmesty International.


--
Vietnam Insight (vinsight@netcom.com)
Chan Tran, editor
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
From: daon@staff.tc.umn.edu ()
Subject: [tho+] Da'ng em...
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 23:52:37 GMT

	Ta(.ng ca'c ba.n ba`i tho+ ... rie^ng ta(.ng farmer...*cu' dda'*..
	hi`hi`..))

		    Da'ng em...
	Gio' ha^y ha^y..mo+n man la`n to'c ro^'i...
	Na('ng di.u da`ng..theo dduo^?i bu+o+'c cha^n em..
	DDe^? anh ma~i...ngo+ nga^?n ddu+'ng la(.ng xem..
	Ro^`i cho+.t tha^'y..lo`ng mi`nh xao xuye^'n la.
				12-8-92
				Ht.
			.

		    To'c ma^y...
	To'c em da`i..xo~a bay theo gio'..
	Vu+o+'ng ho^`n anh..mo+? ngo? ti`nh tho+..
	Phu't gia^y..  anh bo^~ng ho'a kho+`..
	Khe~ na^ng niu khe~..ro^`i mo+ tha^.t nhie^`u...
				8-1-93
				Ht.
tb...
me^'n,
Ht.
From: doky@uda.dgcd.doc.ca (Hien Doky)
Subject: [public announcement] The Dissolve of OVSAG [repost]
Newsgroups: soc.culture.vietnamese
Date: 5 Jan 93 19:55:42 GMT

Due to posting problems, i have to repost this... Vey sorry folks...

Happy New Year

Hie^?n



----- Begin Included Message -----

From doky Thu Dec 24 10:32:19 1992
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 10:31:46 EST
From: doky (Hien Doky)
To: scv@media.mit.edu, scv@haydn.stanford.edu
Subject: [public announcement] The Dissolve of OVSAG
Cc: kvt@longs.att.com, tnguyen@oasys.dt.navy.mil, doky
Content-Length: 1105




*** Public Announcement ***

Dear netters,

This is to publicly announce that the email discussion group Overseas
Vietnamese Social Advocacy Group (OVSAG) has ceased to exist on the
24th of December, 1992.

This discussion group was formed in July to voice the protest against
the China-Crestone oil deal concerning Vietnam's Spratly islands.
A letter of protest was sent to Crestone Energy Inc and was publicized
to various Vietnamese newspapera and magazines, as a result of OVSAG's
work. Furthermore, OVSAG had actively pursued social issue such as
the protest against the UNHCR's inhumane starvation policy to force
repatriate Vietnamese Refugees in South East Asia.

Due to the timing and lack of activities, OVSAG is now dissolved to
return all of its members to the larger discussion forum SCV. Any use
of the name OVSAG (or its full form) after the 24th of December, 1992
is fraudulent and does not have anything to do with OVSAG's past and
present (to this date) members.

Sincerely,



All signed:

Nguyen Dinh Thang
Ngo Manh Hung
Nguyen Tu Hao
Duong Bang
Tran Kim
Tran My
Do Ky Hien
Le Tin



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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:53:22 -0500
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From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: No foreign cigarettes for civil servants

01/07

VIETNAM BANS FOREIGN CIGARETTES FOR CIVIL SERVANTS

    HANOI, Jan 7, Reuter - Vietnam's Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet has ordered
civil servants to stop smoking foreign cigarettes and to cut down on other
luxury items, the official Nhan Dan newspaper said on Thursday.
    Kiet told government employees earlier this week that foreign alcoholic
drinks would be banned at public receptions and that bureaucrats who smoked
foreign cigarettes would be disciplined, Nhan Dan said.
    He warned that wasting state money on lavish receptions and luxury imported
items might tempt officials into corruption and "poison their morals," the
newspaper said.
    "Nowadays, wasting state funds on showing off...in state offices,
enterprises and socio-economic organisations is widespread," Kiet said.
    "When the budget is limited and the living standard of the people is
low...this situation not only causes discontent among the people, but also
erodes morals and qualities which leads to corruption and degeneration among
the cadres."
    Last month, communist Vietnam's national assembly revised the criminal
code, making acts of smuggling and graft punishable by the death penalty.
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