January 18, 2012
A bunch of young Hanoi cyclists have apparently mainstreamed the phrase “pain in the ass” by naming their club à Mông, literally meaning “buttock pain.” Buttock Pain was founded in 2008 after a group of cycling lovers met on the web site ttvnol.com and organized a successful trip to Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen [...]
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February 28, 2011
Red tape and a lack of funding have reduced Vietnam’s first national heritage village to a decaying tourist trap while officials near Hue argue that stalled preservation plans should be abandoned in two villages Harvest day in Duong Lam Village Six years ago, the people of Duong Lam Village had the esteemed honor of [...]
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January 20, 2010
To mark the international conference introducing Vietnamese literature to the world (January 5-10), Tuoi Tre Cuoi Tuan reviews the impact Vietnamese literature is making internationally. From the left: writers Phan Thi Vang Anh, Le Minh Khue, Ho Anh Thai and Nguyen Huy Thiep at the Gothenburg International Book Fair in Sweden 2003. In the early 1990s, [...]
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January 2, 2010
Pressure to perform well at school tops the list of grouses Vietnamese children have against their parents, a national writing contest has managed to find out. Student at an elementary school in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8.“Dear Mom and Dad, I want to say â¦,” launched by Hanoi-based book distributor Thai Ha, received nearly [...]
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November 17, 2009
“They have lived in that way” is not simply a photo exhibition. Many people agreed with Nguyen Tan Tai, 79, that “These are lessons for life. Each photo and each character is a lesson.” Electrician Pham Tuan Son, 29, from Long An province lost his both hands and three right toes. He is now Vietnamese dong billlionaire [...]
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November 14, 2009
“They have lived in that way” is the name of a special photo exhibition by Nguyen A, which opened at the Cultural House for Youth on November 12. Nguyen A cries when he speaks at the opening ceremony. Ninety sets of photos, with 6-10 photos in each, include 90 stories of brave people who have beaten [...]
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July 5, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Next to high-rise buildings of Phu My Hung residential area in HCM City, there is an “oasis” which stands nearly isolated from the “civilised” world. Local residents still light their houses with oil lamps, travel by bamboo boats, drink rain water and don’t use modern facilities. Members of the family of “Robinson” Nguyen [...]
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June 18, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – The instruction by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to do away with rice export quotas released earlier this week has been welcomed by farmers. The rice price has already moved up. The main topic in the discussions of farmers in the Cuu Long River Delta these days is the instruction by Prime [...]
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June 5, 2009
What does the ocean dream, what does it feel? Find out by watching a combined music and fashion show later in the week. Miss Universe Vietnam 2008 Nguyen Thuy Lam will put in an appearance at the Giac mo cua bien (The ocean’s dream) show.VietNamNet Bridge – What does the ocean dream, what does it [...]
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June 3, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The public are keeping a keen eye on Nhan Co, the largest ever bauxite mine in Vietnam, which has just begun in Dak Nong Province. SGGP paid a visit to the site to have a close up of the mine’s initial stage of production. Local people receive compensation for their land being used [...]
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Photos that beautify life
“They have lived in that way” is not simply a photo exhibition. Many people agreed with Nguyen Tan Tai, 79, that “These are lessons for life. Each photo and each character is a lesson.” Electrician Pham Tuan Son, 29, from Long An province lost his both hands and three right toes. He is now Vietnamese dong billlionaire [...]
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