Posts Tagged ‘ roots ’

Medicine from lolot 

December 2, 2011
Medicine from lolot 

Leaves as well as other parts of the lolot plant have therapeutic properties and can fix an upset tummy, ease pain and inflammation, cool the body, local herbalists say. Mediterranean people use vine leaves to make a parcel of minced lamb whereas the Vietnamese use lolot leaves to wrap around meat, though never lamb as [...]

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Unidentified tea allegedly kills three, poison 12

January 8, 2010

Three people have died and other twelve have been critically poisoned after drinking tea made from unidentified leaves and roots in a northern village. Hoang Van Van, head of Tan Phong No.1 Village, said the incident happened at Sunday night when 13 local people gathered at Lo Van Van’s house to help him take care [...]

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Symbol of Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary to appear on Fansipan

December 14, 2009
Symbol of Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary to appear on Fansipan

The symbol of the Thang Long – Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary will be put on the peak of Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest mountain, as part of the “Returning to Roots 2010” tourism program. LookAtVietnam – The symbol of the Thang Long – Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary will be put on the peak of Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest mountain, as [...]

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Aeroponic farming speeds production

November 24, 2009
Aeroponic farming speeds production

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam has successfully used aeroponics in growing and propagating natural disease-free potatoes for the first time. Potato plants in Professor Thach’s aeroponics experiment. – File PhotoThis national project was carried out by Professor Nguyen Quang Thach, head of the Science Council, Institute of Biotechnology at Ha Noi University of Agriculture. The potatoes [...]

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Overseas Vietnamese discover their roots

July 13, 2009
Overseas Vietnamese discover their roots

LookAtVietnam – Increasing numbers of Overseas Vietnamese are returning to their ancestral homeland to rediscover their Vietnamese cultures. Returning overseas Vietnamese at Chu Lai Airport in the central province of Quang Nam.While these people were born abroad, their Vietnamese ancestry and family culture continues to play an important part in their lives.American Vietnamese Nhan Nguyen [...]

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Road workers cause trees to topple over

May 16, 2009
Road workers cause trees to topple over

Two people were injured in Truong Dinh Street on Tuesday afternoon when a tree came crashing down without warning. A fallen tree nearly blocks Pham Ngu Lao Street in HCMC earlier this year. LookAtVietnam – Two people were injured in Truong Dinh Street on Tuesday afternoon when a tree came crashing down without warning.Falling boughs [...]

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Road workers cause trees to topple over

May 15, 2009
Road workers cause trees to topple over

A fallen tree nearly blocks Pham Ngu Lao Street in HCMC earlier this year. Curbside trees uproot easily when it pours if their roots have been cut by pavement diggers. Two people were injured in Truong Dinh Street on Tuesday afternoon when a tree came crashing down without warning. Falling boughs and trees are a [...]

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Water puppetry returns to its roots

February 1, 2009
Water puppetry returns to its roots

After 50 years of studying water puppetry, one researcher is bringing the Vietnamese art back to the countryside. Lookatvietnam – After 50 years of studying water puppetry, one researcher is bringing the Vietnamese art back to the countryside. Water puppetry – Viet Nam’s lively art – commands the attention of domestic and foreign audiences across [...]

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“Going Back to the Roots” and discovering Northwestern Vietnam

January 31, 2009
“Going Back to the Roots” and discovering Northwestern Vietnam

Phu Tho province was chosen to head the organising team that will run the 2009 ’Going Back to the Roots’ tourism programme. This is the second time that the province will be heading up this organising team. The 2009 programme has been given the theme ’Learning about Traditional Festivals’ and it will focus on presenting [...]

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Co Tu people stay close to their roots

January 26, 2009
Co Tu people stay close to their roots

Lookatvietnam – They don’t depend on rice or cattle, Co Tu people in Quang Nam Province rely on a different staple in their diet – their legendary boong boong trees. Leftovers: After harvest, Men people sell boong boong, a small yellow fruit, at market. The fruit grown in Men is known throughout the area as [...]

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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...