Posts Tagged ‘ water ’

Say cheese during Tet 

January 23, 2012
Say cheese during Tet 

  During New Year, people often like to feast on simple traditional dishes along with their families When the weather turns a little cold at the end of the year, it signals the arrival of holidays like the New Year and the Lunar New Year, or Tet. It is the time when everyone expects to [...]

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Sweet flavors for Tet 

January 22, 2012
Sweet flavors for Tet 

  Mứt Tết (Tet candied fruits) is an indispensable treat during the Lunar New Year Tet is a time when everyone prepares a box of colorful candied fruits, or mứt Tết, at home to give visitors, gift to friends and family, and offer to ancestors. A typical visitor would munch on a candy and roasted [...]

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Vietnamese scientist introduces water-powered generator 

January 21, 2012
Vietnamese scientist introduces water-powered generator 

  A Vietnamese scientist and his colleagues in Ho Chi Minh City have introduced a generator powered by water with the application of nanotechnology. The generator,which is said to be a first in Vietnam, if not the world, was introduced by Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe, deputy director of the Research and Development Center, at the Saigon Hi-tech Park, [...]

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Vietnamese water puppetry play debuts in Paris 

January 20, 2012
Vietnamese water puppetry play debuts in Paris 

  "Le Maitre des marionnettes" (The Master of water puppetry), a Vietnamese traditional water puppetry play, will debut at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris on February 10. This program is directed by Dominique Pitoiset, the director of Bordeaux National Theatre, in cooperation with the Vietnamese national water puppetry theatre. Water puppetry is a distinctive [...]

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Sole rescued sailor floated in open ocean for 5 days 

January 7, 2012
Sole rescued sailor floated in open ocean for 5 days 

  Dau Ngoc Hung (L) arrives at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport January 4. Hung is the sole survivor out of 23 sailors who were on board the Vietnamese cargo vessel Vinalines Queen which reportedly sank off the Philippines on December 25 without sending distress signals. The sole survivor from the Vinalines Queen, the Vietnamese [...]

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Degenerative joint disease 

January 6, 2012
Degenerative joint disease 

To ward off degenerative joint disease, adopt correct postures and avoid strong, sudden movements when working or exercising, especially when carrying, pushing, or lifting heavy loads. As humans advance into old age, wear and tear causes the joints to deteriorate even more than other parts of the body. When they become inflamed and swollen, the [...]

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Worshipping guardian of the sea 

January 3, 2012
Worshipping guardian of the sea 

People prepare to bury a beached whale in Quang Nam Province in October 2010.   The Bac beach in central Vietnam has become a cemetery for more than 500 beached whales. Traditionally, the whale is seen as a holy protector by local fishermen. The beach in Quang Nam Province, which boasts the UNESCO heritage site [...]

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Bloodsucker scare prompts breeding ban 

January 3, 2012
Bloodsucker scare prompts breeding ban 

  Leeches have been spreading rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City ’s Hoc Mon District. Locals began breeding them based on demand from China , but dumped them in local fields and other areas after the main buyer closed shop three months ago. Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has issued a ban on the breeding of leeches [...]

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Officials at dam province point to dead rivers, poor living 

January 3, 2012
Officials at dam province point to dead rivers, poor living 

A dried part of the Ba Ha River below a hydropower dam in Phu Yen Province   An inspection by officials in Phu Yen Province in south central Vietnam on Tuesday found rivers are dying and locals’ lives are lagging as a result of hydropower dams. The three hydropower plants in the province, put on the Ba [...]

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Fish soup for the soul 

December 30, 2011
Fish soup for the soul 

  A simple, rural dish carries the flavor of the best offerings from Vietnam ’s rice fields Rice vermicelli and anabas soup in Hai Tu Quy Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 It is always a good time to eat rice in Vietnam. But something else that grows well in the rice fields [...]

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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...