Posts Tagged ‘ For The Party ’

Bribing the Kitchen Gods 

January 16, 2012
Bribing the Kitchen Gods 

  A local woman is offering food, carps and clothing for the Kitchen Gods On the 23rd of the last lunar month every year, the large kitchen in Ms Ly Thi Phuong’s house in Hanoi’s Gia Lam District becomes extremely busy. The 56-year-old prepares for something important for most Vietnamese – a gala farewell party [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Travel | Comments Off

Asian-born minister aims to become Merkel deputy 

April 6, 2011
Asian-born minister aims to become Merkel deputy 

German Health Minister Philipp Roesler arrives for a party leadership meeting of the Free Democrats on April 5, 2011 in Berlin. Germany ’s Asian-born health minister Tuesday said he would campaign to lead Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partners and become deputy chancellor after the foreign minister resigned as party head. Philipp Roesler, 38, who was [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in International | Comments Off

Feature

Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

By

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...