November 16, 2011
American student’s singing ambitions rekindled by the sound of Vietnamese Singing and teaching in Vietnam has not made Kyle Cochran (aka Kyo York) rich, but his life is better than ever. Photo courtesy of Kyo York When he first set foot in the Mekong Delta as a volunteer to teach English under a Princeton [...]
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October 11, 2011
 Nguyen Thi Lanh, 106, and her youngest daughter, 71, from HCMC’s District 12. She and her husband, Huynh Van Lac, 110, have been certified by Vietnam Records Book as the country’s oldest couple. Huynh Thi Hoa, 71, says that ever since her parents reached the age of 90, during every Tet Festival their home [...]
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February 23, 2011
American connects with Vietnamese anti-war songs and reconnects two icons Molly Hartman O’Connell performs Vietnam’s red songs in Con duong am nhac (Musical road) program on Ho Chi Minh City Television “Mother of Vietnam, do you know your children have begun the fight?” This was the only part of the song, the chorus, that [...]
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January 2, 2010
Pressure to perform well at school tops the list of grouses Vietnamese children have against their parents, a national writing contest has managed to find out. Student at an elementary school in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8.“Dear Mom and Dad, I want to say â¦,” launched by Hanoi-based book distributor Thai Ha, received nearly [...]
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January 2, 2010
Student at an elementary school in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 8. Pressure to perform well at school tops the list of grouses Vietnamese children have against their parents, a national writing contest has managed to find out. âDear Mom and Dad, I want to say â¦,â launched by Hanoi-based book distributor Thai Ha, received [...]
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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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November 3, 2009
Vietnam and Denmark on November 2 signed a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation during the 2009-2014 period. Parents spend time playing with children during a Family Day Festival at HCM City. Psychologists have noted that teenagers who feel isolated or depressed can resort to self-harm.Cutting wrists to combat depression has become a growing habit [...]
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November 3, 2009
“I used to cut my wrists whenever I was sad. I felt no pain. Only blood. It made me feel comfortable. Whenever I did it, my sadness would go away . . .” Parents spend time playing with children during a Family Day Festival at HCM City. Psychologists have noted that teenagers who feel isolated [...]
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September 6, 2009
Hard work and long hours of study paid off for Ha Khuong Duy, a 17-year-old Nung ethnic student, when he took top honours at the International Math Olympiad. LookAtVietnam - Hard work and long hours of study paid off for Ha Khuong Duy, a 17-year-old Nung ethnic student, when he took top honours at last [...]
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August 30, 2009
Tuan is teaching mathematics and physics and hopes his lessons will help his students achieve high marks in all examinations. LookAtVietnam – Hundreds of bicycles are arranged outside, property of the high school students settling in to a large bright room.A mix of sounds can be heard: students talking, chairs and tables bumping into each [...]
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