Posts Tagged ‘ Telling ’

Old woman and the bridge 

September 9, 2011
Old woman and the bridge 

  Soothsaying guide presents the past and foretells the future Tran Thi Dieu, 78, entertains a foreign tourist thanks to her fluent English and fortune-telling skills. Thuy Thanh Commune boasts an impressive tile-roofed bridge that is such an integral and central part of it that the village itself is now called the Thanh Toan Tile [...]

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Musician releases 40 CDs of story telling

May 1, 2009
Musician releases 40 CDs of story telling

HCM City musician Huu Thanh, who has several CDs of traditional folk music and poetry already on the market, has just completed a series of 40 CDs of story telling. VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City musician Huu Thanh, who has several CDs of traditional folk music and poetry already on the market, has just completed [...]

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Gambling, fortune-telling and rubbish ruin festivals

March 23, 2009
Gambling, fortune-telling and rubbish ruin festivals

Tourists enjoy a traditional dance with Mong ethnic people in the northern province of Lao Cai, where gambling and commercialism have not spoilt the atmosphere.LookAtVietnam – Gambling, fortune telling and commercialism are ruining northern Viet Nam’s cultural and religious festivals, complains Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Hoang Tuan Anh.The minister delivered his judgement at a [...]

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Youth of today flock to HCM City pagodas

February 12, 2009
Youth of today flock to HCM City pagodas

LookAtVietnam – Coming to pagoda to light incense and pray has become popular among HCM City’s young people in recent years. Getting lucky: Two young girls touch the Mitreya Buddha statue, hoping to get a bit of luck and happiness during the year.Nguyen Thi Diem My, 23, of Thu Duc District, has made it a [...]

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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...