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Husk ashes worth more than you think
VietNamNet Bridge - With a seemingly endless array of chemical fertilisers on the market, farmers around Hoi An are sticking to a classic to avoid the equally endless damages from the synthetic stuff. Women fills up bags with ash at the Noi Rang Market. They have to collect from around 20 kitchens to fill just one bag. VietNamNet Bridge - With a seemingly endless... Read more
Are you ready for the country?
VietNamNet Bridge - Duc Hanh travels to Giang Mo village in Hoa Binh province where Muong people live in a wonderfully idyllic setting. VietNamNet Bridge - Duc Hanh travels to Giang Mo village in Hoa Binh province where Muong people live in a wonderfully idyllic setting. After a two hour drive from Hanoi I arrive at Giang Mo village in Cao Phong district of... Read more
‘Anything you can do’
A scene from the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” The Broadway show is currently featured in the Hung Dao Theater in HCMC’s District 1 Annie Get Your Gun’s success shows that Vietnamese theater has a long way to go, says a local theater director. Annie Get Your Gun, currently playing at the Hung... Read more
Dance4life needs you to push back HIV/AIDS
VietNamNet Bridge - An art contest, titled “Dance4life needs you”, for secondary and high school students in Hanoi has been launched by the World Population Foundation (WPF) and the Dance4life project in Vietnam. According to the organisers, students are called to submit their art works in various media, such as paintings, photographs or computer... Read more
Can you hear me now?
A vocational center in Hanoi has built a 300-kilogram working cell phone, possibly the largest mobile device in the world. Nguyen Ngoc Quan and Dang Danh Nghia, two teachers at the Thanh Xuan Vocational Center, built the giant phone to use as a visual tool while teaching mobile phone repair and programming, said... Read more
You cannot push on piece of string, Mr. Paulson
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson addresses a press briefing on Friday at US Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Paulson’s grand scheme to buy US$700 billion of toxic derivatives from ailing financial institutions is a pipe dream that logic and history show will not work. The Paulson... Read more
Hoi An brought to you in Saigon, literally
Cao Lau, Hoi An-style noodles, is served at the Hoai Pho Restaurant with ingredients transported from the town to HCMC. People from Hoi An living in Ho Chi Minh City know where to find the flavors of their hometown. Down a small alley on an unassuming street, Hoai Pho Restaurant is a rendezvous point for people from... Read more
What do you know about banh khot?
September 22, 2008 . Filed under Fare Fest, Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Possibly no one knows when banh khot (a somewhat small Vietnamese pancake) appeared in Vietnam’s cuisine and people are sure if the popular and cheap dish is the specialty of the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Cooking banh khot in Vung Tau City. (inset) A dish of banh khot at Goc Vu Sua stall in Vung Tau City.However,... Read more