''Việt Báo Daily News'' ( vi, Việt Báo, lit=Vietnamese Daily) is a

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daily newspaper published in

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, for the

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community. ''Việt Báo'' is one of five Vietnamese daily newspapers distributed in

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History

''Việt Báo'' was founded in 1992 by two former

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ese writers, novelist Nhã Ca and poet Trần Dạ Từ. It was originally titled (Vietnamese Economic News) and based in

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. It published weekly until 1995, when it began publishing daily. By 2012, it also printed local editions in

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;

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; and

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Writing contest

Since May 2000, ''Việt Báo'' and the non-profit Việt Báo Foundation have organized an annual writing contest, Writing on America (), generally for essays about the Vietnamese-American experience. By 2012, the contest had received a total of 17,000 entries, of which 4,380 had been edited and published. Anthologies have been published in English and Vietnamese. The awards ceremony has drawn attendees from across the country.

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Writing contest

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