Posts Tagged ‘ To The Ground ’

Relocated residents forced into poverty

January 10, 2010
Relocated residents forced into poverty

A broken section at An Suong Apartment complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 12. Families displaced by infrastructure projects find themselves barely scraping by in crumbling tenements. Every morning, Le Van Thanh’s tap spews out a black, coffee-like liquid, which he then filters and boils to use for cooking throughout the day.He says that’s [...]

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The Big Bang

February 22, 2009
The Big Bang

LookAtVietnam – In northern Vietnam people make clay dishes that explode when hurled to the ground. But why? LookAtVietnam – In northern Vietnam people make clay dishes that explode when hurled to the ground. But why? Big bang theory: No one is quite sure why phao dat-making became a tradition but the pastime is still [...]

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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...