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Bro, I am proud of you for being able to think properly. Enjoy your balance of 1.5K with brothers here la....even going on dutch....

1.5K can allow you to chiong many many times and have many bx....hahaha:)

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KNS dunno what u referring to?? :confused: U make no head or tail. Just let the case rest here, enlighten me when we meet up. ;)

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Recently, my wife's citizenship has been approved. But before the application, my wife was quite unsure for some time. She wanted to stay out with her vietnamese passport and singapore PR. But a few incidents made her change her mind and apply for Singapore Passport.

Last september, i brought my wife on a business trip to UK. I applied for a tourist VISA for her to enter UK. But upon arriving at Heathrow Airport after a long flight, the immigration officer questioned my wife and even asked her to go for medical check up. We were stuck at Heathrow airport for nearly 5 hours. Our trips to australia and even malaysia also met with problems. After she got her singapore passport, her recent trip with me to UK was smooth.

Any bros met with similiar incidents while abroad with their Ba Xa?

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mm...this doesn't sound good. I reckon as long some customs see VN passport, regardless of the PR-stamp/the UK-US degree the Vn has/the attire one wears (although it's expensive) - they would assume a different mindset. This is a cause for concern & long term plan indeed...

Damn customs... but as I said, it's a karma thing or fung-shui. The day will come that they themselves will have their passport scrutinised...

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Bro, I think it is some regulation with the customs to check certain passport holder randomly. Probably the % of checking a VN passport holder is higher.

I have a malaysian friend (SPR / Engineer / chinese guy) who also kana strip check and interview when we were in US for 3 mth training. He also kana ban from exiting the State he suppose to have training at. Cannot even go to other state within USA. He also have to report to the US custom office monthly till he leave.

But overall, I think having a sillypore passport is good. dun need to apply visa to alot of country. Save alot of hassle. :)

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HANOI: For Vietnam's once-booming economy, it's a perfect storm of fiscal woes. Skyrocketing double-digit inflation and stagnant wages are causing frequent labour strikes as the working poor spend most of their income on food.

Stocks have lost 60 per cent of their value since the beginning of the year causing many new investors to lose their shirts.

With prices of consumer goods doubling every month, shoppers at Hanoi's Hom Market said they are coping by buying smaller quantities of meat and other commodities.

But for some, patience, not anger, prevails.

Nguyen Thanh Minh, who has been selling clothes for almost 20 years said she's lucky to not have to get by on a fixed income.

She said: "We are listening to the radio and reading the newspaper everyday, paying special attention to economic issues like inflation and the stock market. Anyway, Vietnamese have a long tradition of trusting and believing in the leadership of the party and government. In daily life, we are patient and accustomed to suffering."

Chu Minh Trang, a student, said: "Of course, this situation affects a lot of Vietnamese right now. It's a market economy under a socialist oriented government and it's going through a transitional period. But inflation definitely affects all aspects of life."

Others said they've witnessed economic crises before but nothing quite as severe.

Dang Thi Hai, a food vendor, said: “It may be easier for traders or businessmen, but it's very hard for workers. Their salary is very low and school fees are high. In the past, they were able to save but not now. They have to spend everything they earn down to the last dong."

Economists are concerned that Vietnam's skyrocketing inflation could foretell a complete economic meltdown if the government doesn't step in with emergency measures. One particular worry is the Dong which currency traders fear could lose more than one-third of its value against the dollar over the next 12 months.

The central bank has raised interest rates and the government has cancelled or postponed about 1,000 public investment projects so far.

Nguyen Quang A, Economist, Institute of Development Studies, said: "Six months ago, the government still insisted on high growth rate. Three months ago, they changed their mind very quickly and put fighting inflation to be the top priority, to stabilise the macroeconomic situation."

Economists are confident the macroeconomic fundamentals which made Vietnam so attractive to foreign investors in the past are still holding.

First quarter figures put foreign investment at over five billion US dollars, up 36 per cent from the same period a year ago.

But given the escalating economic problems facing the country, analysts said it will be up to Vietnam's policymakers to move quickly and transparently to ensure Asia's newest tiger returns with a roar. -CNA/vm

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20th June 2008 - Vietcom Bank Exchange Rate

Exchange Rate of Currency
OPERATION CENTER

(1)AUD AUST.DOLLAR 17915 18023 18474

(2)CAD CANADIAN DOLLAR 18580 18749 19218

(3)CHF SWISS FRANCE 18333 18462 18924

(4)EUR EURO 29603 29693 30436

(5)GBP BRITISH POUND 37107 37369 38304

(6)HKD HONGKONG DOLLAR 2426 2443 2504

(7) JPY JAPANESE YEN 175 177 182

(8)SGD SINGAPORE DOLLAR 13860 13958 14307

(9)THB THAI BAHT 547 547 637

(10)USD US DOLLAR 16619 16619 16619

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Bro, congrats to your wife for getting Singapore Citizenship. Nothing can compare travelling with a Singapore Passport. Welcomes everywhere in the world and one country recognised for the best and strictest government.

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Wow, more money to spend liao with this exchange rate.

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That is true. Karma is a bitch...

A difficult old lady at Hanoi Post Office customs once cause a lot of delay and problems for me. I am afraid her bad karma will affect the brakes on my car if I see her on the street, so that the brakes will not work well...

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when yr brakes will not work well, just remember to give the police some pocket money. It will save u lots of problem :D

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Thom not to worry we are the one to help them right ???How u enjoy yest night with yr em? me very enjoy with my em but too bad baxa call spoil eveythings:mad:

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I have spent hours reading this thread during the last year. From time to time I re-read parts. There is truly a wealth of knowledge here.

I would like to thank all posters for sharing - but particularly bro SingViet, I think his contribution is outstanding.

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Ok but she always disappeared lah. Carrot aka Champion asked me to change target. :p

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............ double posting............ xin loi.