11.   Like their counterparts in China, Vietnamese officials view the Internet as an unruly child that needs to be disciplined.

12.   Marion was the senior American military adviser to Tiet Lun Duc, who, as the Thanh Phu district chief, was the top Vietnamese official in the area.

13.   Most papers have covered only the formal meetings between the president and senior Vietnamese officials.

14.   Other Vietnamese officials sound less certain.

15.   Rubin is in Hanoi for trade and investment talks with Vietnamese officials.

16.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher is scheduled to meet with the Vietnamese foreign minister in Bangkok this month, senior Vietnamese officials disclosed Saturday.

17.   The explanation has been branded a lie by Vietnamese officials.

18.   They will retain influential party posts, but the transition in the government is not helping a speedy negotiation, a Vietnamese official said.

19.   Vietnamese officials cannot decide what to do with it without looking like they are caving in to the Americans.

20.   Vietnamese officials know all too well that their country has a bad reputation among foreign investors.