Posts Tagged ‘ Hoa Binh Province ’

No pain, no gain 

January 18, 2012
No pain, no gain 

  A bunch of young Hanoi cyclists have apparently mainstreamed the phrase “pain in the ass” by naming their club Ê Mông, literally meaning “buttock pain.” Buttock Pain was founded in 2008 after a group of cycling lovers met on the web site ttvnol.com and organized a successful trip to Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen [...]

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Vietnam’s dead rest in peace, grave speculators make a buck

January 21, 2010
Vietnam’s dead rest in peace, grave speculators make a buck

A view of the Binh Duong Park Cemetery Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are building better cemeteries but real speculators have swooped in on the valuable real estate and spiked prices. Opened in 2006 in the southern province of Long An, Go Den Cemetery covers 75 hectares and is lush with trees. The site [...]

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Mountain resorts – There’s gold in them there hills

November 3, 2009
Mountain resorts – There’s gold in them there hills

VietNamNet Bridge – Land in mountainous areas has become “golden” with developers looking to higher ground for higher profits. Petrowaco’s high grade housing complexResearch shows people in Vietnam are no longer take only one or two holidays a year. Instead people are starting to look to nearby resorts where they can go at weekends to [...]

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Cruise the Da River

September 20, 2009
Cruise the Da River

LookAtVietnam – The breathtaking landscape around Hoa Binh Dam and the unspoiled beauty of the Da River are indelibly etched in every visitor’s mind. LookAtVietnam – The breathtaking landscape around Hoa Binh Dam and the unspoiled beauty of the Da River are indelibly etched in every visitor’s mind. It takes two hours to drive the hundred [...]

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A different side of Mai Chau

September 13, 2009
A different side of Mai Chau

A Mong boy smiles in Pa Co Commune, Hoa Binh Province.LookAtVietnam – Wander a tea tree forest the local Mong communities have been cultivating for hundreds of years.  Most seasoned travelers in Vietnam already know the enchanting White Thai communities of Mai Chau Valley in Hoa Binh Province. But in the same lush valley, a [...]

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A different side of Mai Chau

August 20, 2009
A different side of Mai Chau

A Mong boy smiles in Pa Co Commune, Hoa Binh Province Wander a tea tree forest the local Mong communities have been cultivating for hundreds of years. Most seasoned travelers in Vietnam already know the enchanting White Thai communities of Mai Chau Valley in Hoa Binh Province.But in the same lush valley, a group of [...]

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Quintessentially Muong

May 14, 2009
Quintessentially Muong

A view of fields surrounding Giang Mo Village Visiting Giang Mo Village in Hoa Binh Province, tourists will experience the architecture, unique festivals, culture and customs of the Muong ethnic people. Peer into a town where residents still use a handmade water transporting system, bows and arrows for hunting and tools and furniture made of [...]

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How one bag of rice can make a difference

March 26, 2009
How one bag of rice can make a difference

LookAtVietnam – Cynics who wonder about the effectiveness of aid projects would be heartened to hear of Hoa Binh Province farmwife Dinh Thi Quyen, 29. Flood victims receive rice in Kim Boi District, Hoa Binh province. A humanitarian aid programme provided 2,100 tonnes of rice to help victims of flood and heavy rainfall in nine [...]

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A love for Muong culture

March 26, 2009
A love for Muong culture

LookAtVietnam – Muong Cultural Space Museum in the northern province of Hoa Binh’s Cao Phong District was inspired by a Kinh artist named Vu Duc Hieu who has a profound compassion for Muong customs and culture, according to the Vietnam News Agency. Vu Duc Hieu (3rd, R) talks with visitors at Muong Cultural Space Museum.Born [...]

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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...