Posts Tagged ‘ Mountain ’

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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On a high 

September 23, 2011
On a high 

  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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Peace in the pagoda 

September 3, 2011
Peace in the pagoda 

  A lesser-known religious site helps travelers forget their worries Chua Ha, the lowest temple at the Bich Dong Pagoda The northern province of Ninh Binh is known for its many tourist attractions: the limestone karst formations of the Tam Coc waterways, Cuc Phuong National Forest, and the Hoa Lu historic citadel. But often overlooked [...]

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$100 bln treasure hunting allowed to resume in central Vietnam 

August 1, 2011
$100 bln treasure hunting allowed to resume in central Vietnam 

Tran Van Tiep (R), 97, has been allowed to explore a mountain in central Vietnam for treasure. Authorities in the central province of Binh Thuan have allowed a man to continue exploring a local mountain for treasure believed to be worth some US$100 billion after terminating the project in February.   Tran Van Tiep, a 97-year-old citizen from Ho [...]

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Three dead as bus overturns on mountain pass 

July 26, 2011
Three dead as bus overturns on mountain pass 

A view of the Pha Din mountain pass. Two children and a man were killed after a bus overturned on a mountain pass in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on Saturday, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported. The bus was traveling from the northern province of Hung Yen to Dien Bien when it crashed into [...]

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A weekend retreat among waterfalls 

June 14, 2011
A weekend retreat among waterfalls 

  The Thien Son–Suoi Nga tourism area, some 60 kilometers west of Hanoi, impresses tourists with its natural treasures of waterfalls, lakes and mountains With its natural treasures of waterfalls, lakes and mountains, the Thien Son–Suoi Nga tourism area has, over the last few years, become a favorite weekend retreat for Hanoi residents. The resort, [...]

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Ginseng farm set up in central Vietnam 

May 25, 2011
Ginseng farm set up in central Vietnam 

Ngoc Linh ginseng has traditionally been used by ethnic people in the eponymous Vietnamese mountain area as a miraculous, life-saving plant that can treat many serious diseases. A vast area of Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamesis) has been successfully developed after cultivation began 13 years ago in Kon Tum Province. Tran Hoan, Chairman of Kon [...]

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Poor laborers desperate to return to quarries, despite risks 

April 26, 2011
Poor laborers desperate to return to quarries, despite risks 

  A local radio reporter in Nghe An attempted to expose safety problems at the Nghe An quarry, last November, only to be ignored by newspapers and government officials Rescuers search for the bodies of quarry employees buried in a rockslide at the Len Co Mountain stone quarry in the central province of Nghe An [...]

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Legendary peaks lend succor 

April 11, 2011
Legendary peaks lend succor 

  In the middle of a small valley in the northern province of Ha Giang, the Fairy Mountain in Quan Ba District rises gracefully from terraced rice fiel. The perfectly shaped twin peaks rise out of a patchwork of paddy fields, symbolizing Mother Nature’s bountiful gifts to the residents of Quan Ba District in the [...]

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Yen Tu Buddhist spring fest opens 

February 14, 2011
Yen Tu Buddhist spring fest opens 

A dragon dance performance welcomed the opening of the Yen Tu Spring Festival on Saturday (Photo by CAND Online) The Yen Tu Spring Festival opened Saturday (February 12) on the Yen Tu mountain, one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the country. The festival will last three months. Prominent at the opening ceremony in the northern province of [...]

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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...