November 8, 2011
  Supporters of Michael Jackson hold placards outside the courthouse where Conrad Murray’s trial was being held in Los Angeles on November 7, 2011. Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray was found guilty over the King of Pop’s 2009 death, triggering an explosion of joy from his family and fans. Crowds of supporters outside erupted as [...]
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October 14, 2011
The central area of Hanoi, which comprises the four downtown districts of Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung and Hoan Kiem, has not seen much development over the past few years, a contrast to the fast growth seen at other new urban areas in the capital city. Modernizing central Hanoi while retaining its [...]
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September 27, 2011
Tran Thu Ha’s three new albums and poetry collection traverse the personal and the political, revealing a dynamism rarely found in young artists Ha Tran posed with a fan and her first book of poetry Thap ky yeu at Phuong Nam Bookstore in Ho Chi Minh City For 34-year-old singer Tran Thu Ha, releasing [...]
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July 26, 2011
The family of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse said Sunday they have been left "bereft" by her loss at the age of 27 as grieving fans left tributes outside the London home where she was found dead. Police said the death of the Grammy award-winning soul diva — who immortalized her struggles with drink [...]
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May 24, 2011
 (L-R) Four Filipinos, Estreuta M. Debelem, Aserdin Cadion Eduardo, Pineda Sevilla Regina, and Elizag Jovito Corpuz, were arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on May 3, 2010 in a gambling con investigation. They were released and not charged with the crime. Last May, Ho Chi Minh City police arrested four Filipino nationals as they [...]
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May 16, 2011
IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C) leaves a police station in New York in handcuffs on May 15. IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was due to appear before a judge Monday as he fought charges of attempting to rape a hotel chambermaid, a scandal likely to end his dream of becoming France’s president. The veteran French politician, [...]
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March 9, 2011
Tran Thi Vui, the sole remaining palace maid from the court of Emperor Bao Dai, Vietnam’s last monarch. Tran Thi Vui’s mother named her “joy” in the hopes that she would have a happy life. The name didn’t stick, she says. Not for most of her life. Today, the 80-year-old woman claims that she can [...]
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January 5, 2010
Traffic jam outside the Can Tho ferry station on January 3 as people returned to work from their hometowns after a three-day New Year holiday (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam – Bus and ferry stations in many parts of the country were overrun January 3 by people returning to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City after a three-day [...]
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November 20, 2009
Creditors wait outside Tuan Tai gold shop in Ho Chi Minh City Monday night. Hundreds of creditors have laid siege to one of Ho Chi Minh Cityâs largest gold shops as of Wednesday morning after the shopâs owner disappeared without a trace over the weekend. Several people waiting outside Tuan Tai Gold Shop at No.39 [...]
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October 17, 2009
Evening gowns and motorcycle helmets were the contrasting attire as the New York Philharmonic played its first concert in Vietnam. People watch pianist Emanuel Ax of the New York Philharmonic playing Beethoven’s piano concerto No. 4 on a large screen outside Hanoi Opera HouseInside the cosy French colonial-era Hanoi Opera House, a mixed crowd of [...]
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