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Bribing the Kitchen Gods 

January 16, 2012
Bribing the Kitchen Gods 

  A local woman is offering food, carps and clothing for the Kitchen Gods On the 23rd of the last lunar month every year, the large kitchen in Ms Ly Thi Phuong’s house in Hanoi’s Gia Lam District becomes extremely busy. The 56-year-old prepares for something important for most Vietnamese – a gala farewell party [...]

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When in Hue 

December 5, 2011
When in Hue 

CÆ¡m hến (mussel cooked rice) is among the most popular dishes in Hue Many tourists choose Hue just to taste its wide range of sophisticated food. Indeed, taking package tourists to expensive Hue restaurants is an essential component of many tours to the central region city. But that’s not the best way to know the [...]

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Popular Vietnam websites lose domains to hackers 

October 29, 2011
Popular Vietnam websites lose domains to hackers 

A billboard put by hackers on diadiem.com saying that the website is for sale. Two of Vietnam’s most popular websites on destination directions and information technology have been hacked.   Administrators of vozForums, a big local IT forum, have moved their operation from the international domain vozForums.com to the Vietnamese back-up domain http://forums.voz.vn, while the [...]

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How does eel make you feel? 

October 14, 2011
How does eel make you feel? 

  Rural dishes made with eel are some of the most healthy Vietnamese cuisine has to offer Eel is delicious and easy to prepare and many eel delicacies are eaten regularly at home and in restaurants In Nghe An Province, Ho Chi Minh’s birthplace, eel porridge has been a popular specialty for years. Delicacies made [...]

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Where are you from? 

October 7, 2011
Where are you from? 

  TV audiences complain that Vietnamese shows are just cheap rip-offs of foreign hits Tinh yeu trong sang (Pure love) has been accused of being a copycat of one of Korea’s most popular serials, ‘All about Eve,’ which was released in 2000. But the Vietnamese series’ producer announced that they had purchased the copyright for [...]

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Caught the bug yet? 

August 5, 2011
Caught the bug yet? 

  A plates of fried crickets. Insect restaurants are becoming more popular in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. “One worm is enough to spoil the soup (Con sau lam rau noi canh),” goes a popular Vietnamese saying. The saying has got it all wrong, many gourmets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City say. Creepy [...]

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The crab that lasts all year 

July 9, 2011
The crab that lasts all year 

  The Mekong Delta’s famed coastal crab preparation has caught on in major cities Rice porridge with ba khía is among the popular dishes in the Mekong Delta. The wetland-dwelling ba khía (three-striped crab) is most popular in the southern coastal provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau where locals consider the creature a familiar [...]

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Hackers attack 1,500 Vietnamese websites 

June 19, 2011
Hackers attack 1,500 Vietnamese websites 

A popular forum for Vietnamese white-hat hackers at www.hvaonline.net has also fallen prey to black-hat hackers. Foreign hackers have attacked an estimated 1,500 Vietnamese websites, including the online forum for white-hat hackers, since early this month. The list of hacked websites ranges from government sites to sites dealing with real estate and electronics. In the latest [...]

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Vietnam delays new boat safety rules after strike 

June 19, 2011
Vietnam delays new boat safety rules after strike 

Tourist boats on Halong Bay, one of Vietnam's most popular tourist attractions. Vietnam has delayed the introduction of new boat safety rules at a top tourist site where 12 people drowned in February, after tour operators went on strike in protest, an official said Monday. Almost 500 boats refused to operate last Friday on Ha [...]

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A bite of Hue in Saigon 

June 11, 2011
A bite of Hue in Saigon 

  Hue food reminds one of not only sophisticated royal dishes but also simple culinary delights made of the best ingredients from river, green field and mountain in this former capital of Vietnam. Be it a royal dinner or a simple bánh bèo, Hue food does not merely fill the stomach, it delights discerning palates [...]

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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...