November 16, 2011
Future SEA Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events, Rita Subowo said Future Southeast Asian Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events if the region’s athletes are to compete at a higher level, Indonesia’s organizing body said Tuesday. Rita Subowo, president of the SEA Games organizing committee, [...]
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November 7, 2011
Retired stage artists are happy to be among their own in the autumn of their lives Then and now: Doan Thien Kim with a photograph taken during her heydays as a cai luong artist in HCMC several decades ago Former cai luong (reformed theater) artist Doan Thien Kim, 77, looks sad whenever she receives [...]
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July 16, 2011
Vigilante mobs in northern Vietnam are beating and murdering men who attempt to profit by kidnapping their dogs and selling them to butchers. The charred remains of a motorbike that belonged to a slain dog thief in Nghe An Province. Rampant dog theft has lead to widespread vigilante justice in the north-central province. Nguyen [...]
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June 21, 2011
A Royal Air Force Tornado aircraft prepares to land at RAF Marham, Norfolk. The Libyan government said on Monday 19 civilians were killed in a NATO air strike on the home of one of Muammar Gaddafi’s top officials, a day after NATO admitted killing civilians in a separate aerial attack. Libyan officials took reporters to [...]
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April 7, 2011
Students at the Saigon Cooking Class learning Vietnamese cuisine Saigon is chock-full of cheap, fresh and easy dining options. It’s no surprise that most expats living here feel little need to cook. Even those with the best intentions find crowded markets daunting: little is labeled in English, haggling is a necessity, and buying enough for [...]
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January 22, 2010
International experts have praised Vietnam’s Hat Xoan folk singing after attending a live show. Documents referring to Hat xoan must be submitted to the UNESCO prior to March 31 2010 for it to be considered for recognition by the world cultural heritage in 2011. However, it took until mid-January, the first international workshop on Hat [...]
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November 9, 2009
LookAtVietnam – U-23 Vietnam shocked U-23 China with a 3-1 thrilling victory Saturday in the Vietnam Football Federation Cup and reaped the title, despite the results of the last matchday on Nov. 9.The home side’s Saturday win followed their 1-0 victory over U-23 Singapore two days earlier at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. [...]
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November 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Although shocked by the scorching heat and the out-of-control city traffic, tourists are still keen to visit HCMC as it remains a fun place full of lively people. Tourists stroll around Notre Dame Cathedral in District 1.One factor that makes HCMC exceptional is the contrast between the old and the new, the ancient [...]
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October 29, 2009
Viet Nam futsal’s desire to win a medal for the first time at a continental competition suffered a major setback when home teams were hammered. Viet Nam men’s team lost 8-2 to Malaysia in the opener at the men’s futsal event at the third Asian Indoor Games, yesterday, October 28, in HCM City.Viet Nam, the [...]
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October 21, 2009
Vietnamâs U23 squad suffered a 1-2 defeat to K-League club Chunnam Dragons in a friendly match at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on Tuesday. Striker Phan Thanh Binh was alone in the front line and couldnât do much while the Vietnamese defenders had trouble coordinating and made plentiful mistakes.Midfielder Thanh Hungâs powerful shot from outside [...]
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