November 12, 2011
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Women’s Law Center’s Annual Awards dinner in Washington November 9, 2011. With Europe mired in crisis, President Barack Obama is launching a charm offensive this week to hitch the US economy to opportunities in Asia he hopes can help power the recovery he needs for re-election. Obama, [...]
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September 3, 2011
A lesser-known religious site helps travelers forget their worries Chua Ha, the lowest temple at the Bich Dong Pagoda The northern province of Ninh Binh is known for its many tourist attractions: the limestone karst formations of the Tam Coc waterways, Cuc Phuong National Forest, and the Hoa Lu historic citadel. But often overlooked [...]
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December 11, 2010
 An overall view of Ban Gioc Waterfall Dazzling white silk bands shimmered through a break in dense forests and mountains. The arresting sight quickened our pulses. We were already feeling the ‘buzz’ at this point. The scenery had been captivating on either side for several hundred kilometers along the trip from Hanoi to the [...]
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February 1, 2010
Nearly 40 old bicycles, some worth several thousand dollars, grouped up by West Lake on a Sunday morning. In the noisy are of car and motorbike horns, bicycle bells sometimes stroke ding-dong.. Tran Nhu Tho (black glasses) and his unique Aviac. On the occasion of the New Year, members of the Hanoi Old Bicycle association [...]
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December 14, 2009
They grow crops on rocks and walk several kilometers cold mountain roads to buy and sell small goods, but Mong families on Dong Van Plateau are the most hospitable in the world. LookAtVietnam – They grow their crops on the rocks and walk several kilometers of steep, cold mountain roads to buy and sell small [...]
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December 13, 2009
Mong women on a mountainside road in Ha Giang Province They grow their crops on the rocks and walk several kilometers of steep, cold mountain roads to buy and sell small goods, but the Mong families on the Dong Van Plateau are some of the most hospitable in the world. After the long journey, settling [...]
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December 12, 2009
Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said Thursday that the U.S. and the DPRK reached a common understanding on the need for resuming the six-party talks. Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), addresses a press conference in Seoul, capital of South [...]
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November 3, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Alongside Hoang Thi Minh Hong, the first Vietnamese to set foot on the South Pole, four other Vietnamese have now been chosen for the adventure in November. Journalist Lan Anh, one of the six Vietnamese who will discover the South Pole this November. On November 2, the 2041 Organisation, a South Pole protection organisation, [...]
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September 24, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s tourism industry is expected to see a strong recovery in arrivals from Japan in the rest of the years “Vietnam Airlines will open new flights from the central region to Japan. It’s also a good change to develop the market”.Nguyen Manh Cuong, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, told [...]
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September 17, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Hoang Thi Minh Hong, the first Vietnamese women to visit the North Pole in 1997, will pay a second visit to the Arctic this November. Hoang Thi Minh Hong in the North Pole in 1997. Minh Hong is among 15 former members of exploration groups of 2041, a North Pole protection orgnisation, who have [...]
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