September 23, 2011
Spurned in two previous attempts, I used some cheap psychology to conquer a unique mountain After reaching the top of Da Bia Mountain, some lie down exhausted while others try to decipher the words on rocks believed to be etched by King Le Thanh Tong in 1471 For local residents, it has always been [...]
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June 11, 2011
Hue food reminds one of not only sophisticated royal dishes but also simple culinary delights made of the best ingredients from river, green field and mountain in this former capital of Vietnam. Be it a royal dinner or a simple bánh bèo, Hue food does not merely fill the stomach, it delights discerning palates [...]
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May 7, 2011
Le Thanh Tam (left) and Nguyen Thi Xuan Lan were sentenced to a combined 11 years in jail for torturing their nine-month-old daughter. A court in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on Friday sentenced a couple to a combined 11 years in jail for brutally torturing their nine-month-old daughter. Le Thanh Tam received [...]
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April 16, 2011
Taxis parked under a “No Parking” sign on Pham Hong Thai Street in District 1 Ho Chi Minh City streets are shrinking everyday – and illegal taxi parking on busy streets is not helping. Last Friday, these Thanh Nien reporters found that taxis parked along the Bui Thi Xuan, Suong Nguyet Anh, Le Lai, Ton [...]
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December 22, 2010
Hot pots abound in the southern metro providing a full feast to vegetarians and meat-eaters alike Some diners add beef to their mushroom hot pots, but it can also serve as one of the few vegetarian indulgences here in Vietnam. There are few things in this world that you cannot put into a hot [...]
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November 20, 2010
Le Thanh Phong treated for severe injuries at a Binh Duong hospital after he accidentally struck an unexploded ordnance while working at a rubber plantation Three landscapers in Binh Duong Province were injured Monday, after one of them accidentally struck a piece of leftover ordnance while cutting grass.  Le Thanh Phong, 33, accidentally set off the explosive [...]
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November 8, 2010
Xoi (sticky rice), makes for a cheap and easy Saigon breakfast Nguyen Thi Kiem, who is now nearly 80 years old, sells xoi at the corner of Pasteur and Le Thanh Ton streets in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 1 For the past 40 years, Nguyen Thi Kiem has fed Saigon its breakfast. The [...]
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November 8, 2010
The tomb of King Le Thai To, or Le Loi, the founder of the Le Dynasty (1428- 1788), in Thanh Hoa Province Lam Kinh has an unmistakable royal bearing. It is said to be one of the capitals that Vietnam has had in its long history, and although it is not as famous as Hanoi [...]
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December 14, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese people seeking to purchase homes during the Tet sale season, prefer those worth less than one billion dong due to economic woes suffered in 2009. Hung Tri, a banking officer, disclosed said that he is trying to purchase a house before Tet in February 2010. The requirements Tri has set up for [...]
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November 15, 2009
Eighteen investment and cooperative agreements, worth US$9.5 billion, were signed by Vietnamese and French businesses at the Vietnamese-French business leaders’ forum in Hanoi November 13. HCM City Party leader Le Thanh Hai talks with visiting French PM Francois Fillon on November 13 (Photo: SGGP) LookAtVietnam – Eighteen investment and cooperative agreements, worth US$9.5 billion, were [...]
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