October 11, 2009
LookAtVietnam – With his big dark eyes, cuddly girth and gentle manner, he does not look like a fighter. Except for his horns. Curved like a scythe, they could inflict serious damage. Locking horns: A fight between two buffalo at the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival. The annual festival, which tradition dates back to the [...]
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August 30, 2009
Every year, when mat moc (sweet) bananas come into season, thousands of traders carry their bananas to markets along National Road 9. LookAtVietnam – Every year, when mat moc (sweet) bananas come into season, thousands of traders carry their bananas to markets along National Road 9. Most sellers are Pa Co and Van Kieu ethnic [...]
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August 2, 2009
With his two little fingers gripping the pen and an iron will, nine-year-old Dat not only learned to write, but can also paint beautifully.LookAtVietnam – It is a bright sunlit day with clusters of puffy white clouds drifting across the sky. A little boy sitting on the back of a buffalo is flying a kite [...]
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July 20, 2009
In the past few years, Quang Nam Province has invested more than VND2 billion to build and repair 76 guol (community houses) of the ethnic minorities Co Tu, Cor, Ca Dong and Gie Trieng in Nam Giang, Tay Giang and Dong Giang districts. LookAtVietnam – The communal house is the pride and joy for Co [...]
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July 4, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Retired, single and childless, a former soldier opens his heart and wallet to men and women often seen as outcasts. An armload of kids: toddlers follow grandpa Man whenever he comes home.LookAtVietnam – Retired, single and childless, a former soldier opens his heart and wallet to men and women often seen as outcasts.A [...]
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July 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Hearing a radio forecast about a new storm forming in the East Sea, Nguyen Thi Tuong hurriedly places some food in a high part of the house. Women play a significant role in disaster preparedness by working on a flood control dyke in the central province of Quang Tri’s Hai Lang district.“We were [...]
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May 4, 2009
LookAtVietnam – With part-time employment opportunities drying up fast, most university students are finding it hard to make ends meet. LookAtVietnam – With part-time employment opportunities drying up fast, most university students are finding it hard to make ends meet.After her class finishes a little later than usual at noon, Nguyen Thu Ha has to [...]
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May 4, 2009
A student (R) works as a shop assistant at a bakery in Ho Chi Minh City. Students say the economic downturn is making it hard for them to find part-time jobs with decent pay. With part-time employment opportunities drying up fast, most university students are finding it hard to make ends meet. After her class [...]
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April 27, 2009
A preschooler takes an entrance test for an intensive English first-grade class at Tran Hung Dao Primary School, Ho Chi Minh City While schools rush to open more English classes for first-graders, teachers and policymakers remain undecided about the benefits of learning a foreign language so early in life. Schools in Hanoi and Ho Chi [...]
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April 10, 2009
Parents pick their kindergarteners up at 7:30 p.m. from a private reading and writing class on Ba Hat Street, Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. Young children are under immense pressure to learn how to read and write before their formal schooling begins. More and more Vietnamese parents are coercing their four and five-year-old children [...]
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