Posts Tagged ‘ The Golden Triangle ’

Vietnamese globetrotters 

February 28, 2011
Vietnamese globetrotters 

The caravan at the border crossing Xa Xia. Last July, four Vietnamese nationals made history, by piling into an all-terrain Mitsubishi and setting off for the Golden Triangle. They weren’t heroin traffickers, wildlife smugglers or flesh peddlers. These men were trafficking in adventure. And Vietnam ate it up. On December 5, audiences all over the [...]

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HCMC’s ‘golden triangle’ auction sale to be annulled

August 4, 2009
HCMC’s ‘golden triangle’ auction sale to be annulled

A view of the ‘golden triangle,’ located between Tran Hung Dao, Pham Ngu Lao and Nguyen Thai Hoc streets in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered an annulment to a controversial bidding result for a prime block of land in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The so-called “golden [...]

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Amphetamine use on the rise in Vietnam: conference

May 30, 2009
Amphetamine use on the rise in Vietnam: conference

The use of amphetamines by young people is on the rise in Vietnam while the country has no rehabilitation centers catering to addicts of the stimulant, experts warn. Simon Baldwin of the Family Health International said a changing socioeconomic environment had pushed many local youths into using drugs as the face of daily life changes [...]

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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...