January 9, 2012
People wearing refractive glasses, especially contact lenses, are always warned by doctors to stay away from fire and heat. Rumors about a Taiwanese man wearing contact lenses being hospitalized with eye trauma after eating hot pot – the steam apparently melted the lenses – has prompted Vietnamese doctors to warn about the poor awareness of [...]
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January 2, 2012
Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]
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December 12, 2011
More than 200,000 students quit school every year, threatening dire consequences for Vietnam’s human-resource base Two shoeshine boys in downtown Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thanh San had to quit secondary school and move to Ho Chi Minh City two years ago to wash dishes at his aunt’s eatery to earn money and support [...]
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December 6, 2011
 The Tay Ho Weekend Market near Hanoi’s West Lake is a big hit with both expats and locals for its clean foods, books, and a range of other stuff Located in a small lane near breezy West Lake in Hanoi, the Tay Ho Weekend Market has for two years been a popular place [...]
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December 3, 2011
A 3-D photograph of model Quynh Trang in a glowing dress made entirely of condoms. Nguyen Minh Tuan has been shocking friends and acquaintances for the last few months by telling them that his graduation thesis is about condoms. The baby-faced Tuan, who prefers to be called Tuan Khoa because it sounds more “masculine,” [...]
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November 16, 2011
A 96-year-old man says he is close to ending a treasure hunt that has lasted well over 50 years Tran Van Tiep, 96, and his youngest son Tran Phuong Hong. Tiep has obtained permission from Binh Thuan Province authorities to search for the 4,000 tons of gold treasure he believed to be hidden in [...]
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November 13, 2011
A journalist looks at the ‘Newslist’ on the Guardian website on November 10. A British newspaper has thrown open its office doors, let the readers stride in, and invited them to peer over reporters’ shoulders — digitally, at least. The website of the left-leaning Guardian daily is publishing its ‘newslist’ — a schedule of stories [...]
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October 31, 2011
An Australian chef in a restaurant in Hanoi Radhakrishnan from Sri Lanka has been a businessman for a long time. Of the several countries where he has worked, he finds it easiest to make money and live comfortably in Vietnam, and this is where he intends to stay. “Compared to my home country, it [...]
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October 25, 2011
A Hanoian Renaissance Man has run Vietnam’s only ‘five-star’ pet hotel for 40 years A receptionist receives a pet dog to the hotel Yes, there’s a hotel for cats and dogs in Hanoi. And yes, it’s called Hotel Cho Meo (hotel for cats and dogs). Seventy-one-year-old Nguyen Bao Sinh has devoted the last 40 [...]
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July 3, 2011
Daring new day trip on offer in Ho Chi Minh City Paul Massad, owner of Push Climb gym, climbs a wall on a course he designed. Starting in July, the gym is offering climbing trips to destinations like Buu Long Park. It’s a perfect Sunday in Buu Long Park. The sun bounces brightly off [...]
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