FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — In December the Okamotos, an up-and-coming Japanese band, played in Hanoi along with two other Japanese bands and a couple of local acts. The week before an American-Khmer band called Dengue Fever performed in Hanoi to a mostly expat crowd. These are not stadium rockers, but they are a sign of a growing live-music scene in Vietnam. Read more in The Economist.