Posts Tagged ‘ Candy ’

Vietnam New Year shoppers defying central bank spurs inflation 

January 25, 2012
Vietnam New Year shoppers defying central bank spurs inflation 

  Consumer demand for holiday goods and transportation will grow 10 percent from last year, according to a government forecast that urged authorities to monitor and stabilize prices. Asia’s fastest inflation is the last thing on Tran Hang’s mind as she jostles fellow shoppers at a street stall in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to snap up [...]

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Mobile karaoke boosts buskers’ fortunes 

December 24, 2010
Mobile karaoke boosts buskers’ fortunes 

A man sings next to a roadside restaurant on a street in Hanoi December 16, 2010. As in other corners of Asia, karaoke is wildly popular in Vietnam and singing has become big business. Around 10 p.m. in Ho Chi Minh City’s rapidly-gentrifying District 8, an old Honda scooter pulls up to the curb of [...]

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Eat chè for beauty

January 8, 2010
Eat chè for beauty

Chè with scarcely ripe papaya and fresh cow’s milk will help lighten and smooth skin and blacken hair Chè, the humble stewed fruit and sweet soup, is a favorite food for everyone, especially women. Each kind of chè has a unique flavor and effect – like cooling the body and bringing eaters good sleep. Here [...]

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Coconut land

March 5, 2009
Coconut land

Workers in the process of making coconut candies – one of Ben Tre’s most famous specialties Ben Tre Province at the mouth of the Mekong Delta is an amazing patchwork of criss-crossing rivers, canals and channels that create a thousand islands covered in coconut trees. With 40,000 hectares of coconuts, Ben Tre is easily Vietnam’s [...]

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The dark side

February 17, 2009
The dark side

Noted Chinese writer Mian Mian speaks with Thanh Nien about her piercing, haunting books and the contentious issues they explore. Considered her country’s second Wei Hui, the author of “Shanghai Baby,” Mian Mian doesn’t shy away from discomfiting issues as she delves into modern Chinese society and the dark side of the youth underground.Critics have [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...