Posts Tagged ‘ Our House ’

The gasoline thief 

June 5, 2011
The gasoline thief 

  A Delta town struggles with the bizarre addiction of an abandoned boy Ho Van Thao (R) sucks on a gasoline as his grandmother looks on at their house in the Mekong Delta province of Long An Ho Van Thao, 16, was born deaf and dumb in a rural village in the Mekong Delta province [...]

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Crossroads of culture

January 31, 2010
Crossroads of culture

A customer looks at products in the Catherine Denoual Maison Catherine Denoual moved from Paris to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, without any plans or expectations, but she’s since absorbed the burgeoning metropolis’ energy of growth and renewal like a sponge. Her husband found work here in 1995, and at the age [...]

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Little girl needs help

February 11, 2009
Little girl needs help

A father named Hung doesn’t sleep at night anymore. His daughter, named Ha, is suffering from hypogastrium cancer. She may only have a few more months to live. Medical expenses are far beyond what the family can afford. Their most valuable asset is a tiny, old house. Ho Van Hung and his daughter at the [...]

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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...