January 23, 2012
Affluence and status-mongering could distort the meaning and purpose of a venerable custom A ceremony held to celebrate longevity for both parents in Hanoi “Kinh gia, gia de tuoi cho” – Respect the elders and you will live for as long as they do, goes a well-known Vietnamese saying. Hence, the older the elder, [...]
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January 2, 2012
Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]
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December 30, 2011
 Bún nÆ°á»c kèn (rice vermicelli and curried fish soup) is one of the most popular dishes in the Mekong Delta Coming to Mekong Delta in the south in Vietnam, visitors will recognize the river region’s culture deepened into every breath of locals, who are humble and honest. The cuisine is also as humble as [...]
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December 30, 2011
Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]
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December 25, 2011
Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]
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December 20, 2011
Outdoor classical music concerts reach out to the man on the street A Luala outdoor Concert on 61 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi on a Saturday morning is a rare sight in the city, and the artists have gathered a curious crowd that soon swells into more than a hundred people Week 1: 3 [...]
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December 19, 2011
Soy, green, black, and red beans on display at a shop selling home-made bá»t ngÅ© cá»c – a mixture powder of black sesame and four different types of beans – on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City My husband has always been thin. But a few months ago it [...]
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December 17, 2011
Members of the "Hilltop Youth" fortify an outpost at Shvut Ami in the West Bank in a file photo taken in 2009. The Israeli Defense Forces are increasingly confronting a truth that many Palestinians learned awhile ago: A not-insignificant number of the Israelis who have settled on the West Bank are unhinged zealots who, in [...]
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December 9, 2011
Canal carrying water from one of the ancient wells to farms in Gio Linh District Quang Tri Province’s best known tourist attractions are DMZ tours, Cam Lo Market, and relics of an uprising led by a man who was crowned as King Ham Nghi in 1885, becoming the eighth emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. But [...]
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December 6, 2011
 The Tay Ho Weekend Market near Hanoi’s West Lake is a big hit with both expats and locals for its clean foods, books, and a range of other stuff Located in a small lane near breezy West Lake in Hanoi, the Tay Ho Weekend Market has for two years been a popular place [...]
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