Posts Tagged ‘ Old ’

Old wheels now hot wheels

February 5, 2009
Old wheels now hot wheels

Collectors discuss “67” motorbikes in the Mekong Delta’s An Giang Province. The bikes, once considered “low-class,” are now hot collectibles. Originally designed as economic bikes for low-budget buyers, “67” motorbikes now sell to high-end collectors for more than some cars. Motorbike collectors’ fascination with the “Honda ‘67” motorbike is both aesthetic and practical. The compact [...]

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Artist’s mission to save old monochord

January 30, 2009
Artist’s mission to save old monochord

Lookatvietnam – In the face of new fashions and technology, People’s Artist Nguyen Xuan Hoach is trying to save the original Vietnamese monochord, dan ba, from extinction. Upbeat: Artists play the restored dan bau in an attempt to find the true sounds of the instrument of the instrument.When Vietnamese artists began to use modern electric [...]

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Viewing Hanoi’s old quarter through foreign eyes

January 29, 2009
Viewing Hanoi’s old quarter through foreign eyes

Lookatvietnam – Love it or loathe it, the vibrancy of Hanoi’s old quarter always provokes a reaction, its throbbing effervescence giving the capital’s residents a sense of its own unique character and a charm that has captivated the hearts and minds of the city’s foreign residents, Hanoi’s old quarter. (Photo:  vietnamhomestay)To begin with, they feel [...]

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Man collects old records

January 29, 2009
Man collects old records

“It’s really interesting to have a chance in a million to listen to popular Southern folk operas performed by once famous artistes while most of them passed away many years ago,” said Nguyen Le Hieu, collector of old records. Nguyen Le Hieu and his old records. Lookatvietnam – “It’s really interesting to have a chance [...]

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A forgotten old quarter in Tay Ninh province

January 29, 2009
A forgotten old quarter in Tay Ninh province

Most of people know Trang Bang district is famous for its banh trang phoi suong (drew softened girdle cake) but little known Trang Bang still is an old quarter.  house at 124, Dang van Truoc, Trang Bang town still has been kept in its original style.Lookatvietnam – Most of people know Trang Bang district is [...]

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Chapter 2: Breaking the steel strategy, old lessons and new victims

January 26, 2009
Chapter 2: Breaking the steel strategy, old lessons and new victims

VietNamNet Bridge – The story about the steel project boom has not surprised anyone. It is simply because before hearing about the steel project boom, they were familiar with the stories about the sugar plant and cement factory booms. Experts have warned that the ‘steel lesson’ could turn out to be even more severe than [...]

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Come and see old wooden houses

January 25, 2009
Come and see old wooden houses

Co Vien Lau is a cultural tourist site in Ninh Binh province, where visitors can see 25 old houses built in the style of the 18-20th century Red River civilisation. Visitors will find numerous antiques of high cultural and historic value. There is the Nong Cong house, built in 1847 under King Tu Duc Dynasty [...]

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Vinyl collection: old painter’s lifelong passion

January 25, 2009
Vinyl collection: old painter’s lifelong passion

In a small painting gallery on Hang Bong Street, an old man with a long salt-and-pepper beard puts down his paint brush to play a few songs on the piano. Painter Vu Dan Tan plays his old piano to relax from painting.Lookatvietnam – In a small painting gallery on Hang Bong Street, an old man [...]

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Little aid for old people

January 21, 2009
Little aid for old people

Lookatvietnam – A recent decree aimed at helping elderly people has come under criticism as being too limited, providing little help to those who have to keep working beyond retirement age to support themselves. An elderly vendor at Do Son Beach in the northern city of Hai Phong.Decree 67/2007/ ND-CP issued on April 13, 2007 [...]

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Regulators ask banks to lower rates on old loans

January 12, 2009
Regulators ask banks to lower rates on old loans

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam has encouraged domestic commercial banks to lower high interest rates on old loans in an attempt to alleviate borrowers’ difficulties. To cut costs, many borrowers have sought credit on the black market to pay off their loans ahead of schedule.The central bank’s new policy is also [...]

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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...