SOCIAL IN BRIEF 23/7 (Vietnam Net)

22 July 2008, 6:09 pm

On July 21, the Vietnam Administration of AIDS Control (VAAC) said that 500 health insurance cards have been granted to children under 16 infected with HIV.... read more

Vietnamese novel to be transformed into Hollywood film (Vietnam Net)

22 July 2008, 3:25 am

VietNamNet Bridge – Writer Bao Ninh’s Noi Buon Chien Tranh (The Sorrow of War) novel will be turned into a movie by American film director Nicolas Simon.... read more

07-22-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)

22 July 2008, 12:12 am

TAVIS SAYS OBAMA SHOULDN'T GET AUTOMATIC PASS: Journalist says both candidates should be held accountable. *"There is no such thing in America as race transcendence, and Obama's going to find that out real soon," said talk show host Tavis Smiley in an interview Monday with the Associated Press.... read more

Paul Howlett's TV film picks (Guardian Unlimited)

21 July 2008, 5:04 pm

Paul Howlett on Ghost Rider | Apocalypse Now | Don't Look Back... read more

Iran, Cinema of Fear, and TFF (Payvand Iran News)

21 July 2008, 8:00 am

What have New York's famed Tribeca Film Festival and the horror genre got to do with Iran? Apparently very many things. First, TFF in lower Manhattan annually showcases a new crop of films made in Iran or made about Iran. Second, the festival has in an unusual step this year given its top prize to a... read more

'Watchmen' Trailer: Director Zack Snyder Says Sneak Peek Had To Be In The 'Spirit Of The Graphic Novel' (MTV Asia)

20 July 2008, 7:46 pm

Ever since Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel Watchmen changed the way we look at comic books, fans have wished ...... read more