July 23, 2011
Thanh Chiem in Quang Nam Province used to be an important administrative, political, economic and cultural center. Today only a thriving of copper casting industry remains. The temple dedicated to the founders of Thanh Chiem Village In its glory days, the town in what is now Dien Phuong Commune, Dien Ban District was called [...]
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May 10, 2011
A Pakistan paramilitary soldier stands guard during a protest over the slaying of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Karachi. Pakistan has dismissed as “absurd” accusations that complicity or incompetence had allowed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to hide out in the country for years and vowed a full investigation. Addressing parliament in his first [...]
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March 9, 2011
Tran Thi Vui, the sole remaining palace maid from the court of Emperor Bao Dai, Vietnam’s last monarch. Tran Thi Vui’s mother named her “joy” in the hopes that she would have a happy life. The name didn’t stick, she says. Not for most of her life. Today, the 80-year-old woman claims that she can [...]
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January 23, 2010
With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village ramp up efforts to protect their sacred art. Xoan singing is performed at holy venus in the communal house which begins with offering incense for gods.LookAtVietnam – With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An [...]
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January 12, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Hanoi authorities plan to change the name of Hanoi-Amsterdam Gifted School, but the school’s teachers and students are unhappy. The Hanoi-Amsterdam Gifted SchoolIn 2008, the city began building a new school on a large plot of land in Cau Giay District for the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. Once construction is [...]
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December 20, 2009
LookAtVietnam – For centuries blacksmiths from Da Sy Village have been hammering out quality metal products that are famous country-wide. Da Sy blacksmith Hoang Van Hau sharpens a pair of scissors, which is the final step in the forging process.VietNamNet Bridge – For centuries blacksmiths from Da Sy Village have been hammering out quality metal [...]
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December 2, 2009
The HCM City Railway Station on December 1 launched its train booking service via SMS in a bid to save time for passengere. According to the station’s announcement, it would not sell tickets for the lunar New Year 2010 (Tet) via the Internet by via SMS. The fees for sending a message is 12,000. Passengers [...]
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November 27, 2009
Spain’s Atletico Madrid football club will come to Hanoi the next summer, according to AS newspaper on November 24. They will play against T&T Hanoi and another unidentified Vietnamese club team. They will be paid EURO 1.5 million for this match and are also believed to be about to lease their stadium name to a Vietnamese [...]
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November 19, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Bui The Duy, 31, Dean of the Information Technology Faculty at Hanoi National University, has become the youngest associate professor so far in Vietnam. Bui The Duy, 31, Dean of the Information Technology Faculty at Hanoi National University, has become the youngest associate professor so far in VietnamPreviously, in 2007’s professorship granting, two [...]
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November 17, 2009
Atletico has won nine Liga championships.LookAtVietnam – The general director of the Spanish football team Atletico Madrid is on his Asian tour and he will arrive in Hanoi in the next few days. According to the AS sports daily, Miguel Angel Gil Marin went to Shanghai, China, to sign an agreement with a famous football team [...]
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