December 23, 2011
I first met Christopher Hitchens some years ago at a panel put together by a publishing house. Our topic was, as I recall, the future of the public intellectual. We were in a hotel ballroom, and “No Smoking” signs were prominently displayed, but he had found an ashtray somewhere, and went through any number [...]
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December 26, 2009
Dustin Nguyen was awarded a Golden Lotus for best actor at the 16th Vietnam Film Festival for his part in The Legend Is Alive. It came as no surprise to everyone. LookAtVietnam – Dustin Nguyen was awarded a Golden Lotus for best actor at the 16th Viet Nam Film Festival for his part in Huyen [...]
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November 3, 2009
Noted singer Phuong Thanh became a tabloidâs dream in 2005 when she had a baby out of wedlock There are more single mothers in the Vietnamese entertainment industry than you thought, and they say they donât need husbands to raise happy families. Poet Phan Huyen Thu, one of Vietnamâs leading female bards, was doing more [...]
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October 17, 2009
First time in HCMC: Air Supply performed two nights at Hoa Binh Theater last weekend. Rain didnât stop fans from coming out last weekend to see Air Supply, one of the first western acts to slip through embargoes against Vietnam in the 80s. When Aussie-UK soft rock duo Air Supply were in their prime, Vietnam [...]
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October 14, 2009
There’s a relatively new phenomenon in Vietnam – kids decide they must move out of the family home and learn how to ‘stand on their own feet.’ Students who decide to be ‘self-reliant’ They are mostly university students from well-off families. Their living conditions are ideal and their allowances ample. And yet they resolve to move [...]
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September 18, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Public trading in gold has boomed lately. Now the Government plans to bring order to the gold trading industry. The investor opens account at the Vietnam Gold Trading CentreSources at the central bank say that it is likely that a circular guiding the operation of gold trading floors will be issued before the of [...]
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August 30, 2009
Tuan is teaching mathematics and physics and hopes his lessons will help his students achieve high marks in all examinations. LookAtVietnam – Hundreds of bicycles are arranged outside, property of the high school students settling in to a large bright room.A mix of sounds can be heard: students talking, chairs and tables bumping into each [...]
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July 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Four months after taking charge as head coach of the First Division club Ninh Binh, Nguyen Van Sy’s team have won a berth in the national premier league next season. Coach Nguyen Van Sy. (Photo: VnMedia)The Nam Dinh province-based trainer overcame many difficulties before reaching the peak of his career with Ninh Binh, [...]
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July 16, 2009
Small companies in Vietnam were the most confident of those in 12 emerging market economies recently surveyed by HSBC Holding Plc. Smaller businesses in Vietnam, whose economy grew 3.9 percent in the first half, topped the survey as the most confident with a score of 150 out of 200, followed by India’s 128, according to [...]
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July 16, 2009
Small companies in Vietnam were the most confident of those in 12 emerging market economies recently surveyed by HSBC Holding Plc. Smaller businesses in Vietnam, whose economy grew 3.9 percent in the first half, topped the survey as the most confident with a score of 150 out of 200, followed by Indiaâs 128, according to [...]
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