December 30, 2011
Students of French department at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Poor career prospects have left fewer and fewer students choosing French as their major in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a report by the Tuoi Tre newspaper. The report cited the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), one of the country’s hubs [...]
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December 27, 2011
Students of French department at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Poor career prospects have left fewer and fewer students choosing French as their major in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a report by the Tuoi Tre newspaper. The report cited the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), one of the country’s hubs [...]
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November 13, 2011
Yvette Irvine learns how to embroider a silk picture at XQ Nha Trang Su Quan on October 28, 2011 Yvette Irvine heard about Vietnamese hand-embroidery before coming to this land, but like the rest of her party she only knew embroidering with a machine. She couldn’t imagine how Vietnamese women manually created those exquisite [...]
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November 11, 2011
resident Obama looks on as Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during their joint news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. I had dinner this week in Beijing with an elegant 85-year-old woman named He Liliang, who had one of the great front-row seats to history. [...]
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June 27, 2011
Julia Shaw appears to be just another tourist on Mui Ne’s golden beach. Her open smile, lush blond hair and tan lines do nothing to belie your suspicions. Sailing instructors train students in waters off the coast of Mui Ne Until you find out she’s the brains behind Mui Ne’s first sailing school. The [...]
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March 17, 2011
Lu Huu Thi is one of two sole surviving members of the musical entourage – the Hoa Thanh Band – that served Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai from 1926 until the end of the Vietnamese feudal dynasty in 1945 At 101, Lu Huu Thi is the undisputed doyen of nha nhac cung dinh Hue [...]
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February 25, 2011
A twelve-year-old Vietnamese-Canadian is taking the figure skating world by storm Champion of the 2011 Canadian Junior Men’s Championships, Nguyen Phuc Nam (C), aka Nam Nguyen, poses for a picture with the runner-up Shaquille Davis (L) and bronze medalist Peter O’Brien (R) Nguyen Phuc Nam’s goal is to be the first Vietnamese-Canadian to take [...]
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January 23, 2010
With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village ramp up efforts to protect their sacred art. Xoan singing is performed at holy venus in the communal house which begins with offering incense for gods.LookAtVietnam – With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An [...]
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January 16, 2010
A foreign tourist samples local products at a mam tom (shrimp paste) stall. Cooking tours offer visitors a deeper experience with Vietnamese culture. Itâs an unusual sight, but it doesnât raise eyebrows among vendors at Hanoiâs Hang Be Market.Since it has been happening for nearly seven years now, the vendors are used to seeing a [...]
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December 28, 2009
LookAtVietnam – At 90-years-old, Ho Ut has acquired a legendary status in Da Lat for his artistic approach to making leather shoes by hand. LookAtVietnam – At 90-years-old, Ho Ut has acquired a legendary status in Da Lat for his artistic approach to making leather shoes by hand. A 90-year-old man sits in a house [...]
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