December 26, 2011
Still from a security camera shows Mark Zuckerberg (first, left) visiting a Verty luxury mobile phone shop in Hanoi on Thursday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his girl friend Pricilla Chan spent Christmas Eve on a cruise ship on Ha Long Bay. Â They were spotted first at a cell phone shop in Hanoi’s Metropole [...]
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December 18, 2011
A Salvation Army band performs for shoppers in London on the final Saturday before Christmas on what is traditionally one of the busiest retail days. Europeans are tightening their belts and spending less on Christmas gifts this year as they struggle with incomes hit by austerity measures or fear the economy could worsen in [...]
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December 11, 2010
 Two tourists prepares for kite surfing on a beach of the coastal resort town of Phan Thiet. The tourism industry is projected to generate US$4.6 billion this year, according to local tourist authorities. Travel firms reported an increasing demand for domestic and outbound tours on Christmas and New Year holidays this year. Many cited [...]
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December 27, 2009
LookAtVietnam – To celebrate Christmas we look at how generous gifts from a kind teacher sparked letters to Santa Claus. Students of Dream House School celebrating ChristmasSome days before Christmas, Thanh Van, the teacher of 4L class of Kim Lien Primary School in Dong Da District in Hanoi, sent letters to every student and a [...]
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December 26, 2009
People from all over the world gathered in the holy city of Bethlehem in the West Bank on Christmas Eve Thursday, praying for peace on the special occasion. Worshipers pray inside the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on Dec. 24, 2009, the Christmas eve. (Xinhua/Fadi Arouri)The birthplace of Jesus Christ [...]
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December 25, 2009
Religious, non-religious followers encouraged to promote national unity; Vietnam condemns violence against Guinean civilians; Official pays Christmas visit to Catholics in Nam Dinh Religious, non-religious followers encouraged to promote national unity Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has praised contributions of Christians to national development and encouraged religious and non-religious followers to continue to join hands [...]
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December 25, 2009
State and Government officials yesterday, December 24, celebrated Christmas with hundreds of thousands of revellers up and down the country. Kids in the costumes of Santa Claus.Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan wished nearly 400,000 Christians in the Bui Chu Archbishopric, in the northern province of Nam Dinh, a “Merry Christmas”.“National unity has always played a [...]
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December 24, 2009
HCM City’s Le Duan, Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue and Le Loi are dazzling with festive lights for Christmas and the New Year 2010. HCM City’s centre one day before the Christmas. The Dong Khoi Road. The Le Duan – Pham Ngoc Thach crossroad. People flocked to the Great Church. In front of the HCM Opera House. At the Great Church. In [...]
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December 24, 2009
Bored and alone and tiring of being asked whether or not he had a girlfriend, Tuan in Hanoi decided to “hire” one for Christmas. This special service is offered for the first time in Vietnam this Christmas (photo for illustration only). “I felt sad seeing my friends and colleagues discussing plans for Christmas,” Tuan said. In [...]
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December 24, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Have you planned to make any special things for Christmas? Here are some destinations suggested as ideal venues in town. The crystal Christmas tree at the Windsor Plaza Hotel Saigon.The tree, extending to the ceiling, is topped with a bright red star and is lit from within to create a shimmering mosaic of [...]
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