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Irish artists to raise funds for Vietnam’s Agent Orange victims
Posted by vietnam on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Society
Irish and Vietnamese artists will perform together in Hanoi at the end of the month to raise funds for the disabled and Agent Orange victims. Athena Tergis, Mick Moloney, John Murphy and Frank Crocker will present the sounds of Ireland on a range of instruments including the fiddle, flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, guitar and concertina. [...]
City police look for S. Koreans and their ‘fiancées’
Posted by vietnam on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Featured, Society
Ho Chi Minh City police are looking for three South Korean men and the women they chose from an illegal parade organized at a house in District 8 Friday. The police apprehended a broker who had illegally arranged to parade 69 women for the three Korean men looking to purchase brides. Illustrated image Pham Van [...]
More elderly opt for luxury nursing homes
Posted by vietnam on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Society
Seventy-five-year-old Nguyen Dong Thieu of Ha Noi’s Hai Ba Trung District says he is choosing to live in a nursing home because he has been very lonely at home alone since his wife died two years ago. The good life: On-the-spot medical care is given to the elderly at the Tu Liem Nursing Home in [...]
Bird flu reported in three regions
Posted by vietnam on 06 Feb 2009 | Tagged as: Society
The Veterinary Agency (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) has said that as of February 5, bird flu has appeared in the southern provinces of Ca Mau and Soc Trang, the central provinces of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, and the northern province of Thai Nguyen. The epidemic was discovered in Thai Nguyen, Thanh [...]
Measles epidemic shows no sign of abating in Hanoi
Posted by vietnam on 06 Feb 2009 | Tagged as: Society
The number of people infected with measles continues to increase in Hanoi, mainly among students and pupils. According to Dr Do Si Hien, chairman of the National Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI), the increase in the number of adults infected with measles is normal in those countries including Vietnam, which have implemented a measles vaccination [...]
Rare items of the King of Antiques
Posted by vietnam on 25 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Featured, Society
Antique collectors consider Duong Phu Hien to be the one who has the highest number of antiques in Vietnam. Visiting his house, one will feel lost in a world of tales. Antique collector Duong Phu Hien. Hien’s five-storey house is covered with over 4,000 antiques, including the rarest ones. “If I sell only one antique, [...]
Seeking strange foods for lunar New Year’s Eve
Posted by vietnam on 24 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Society
Many people prefer strange foods like worms, scorpions and snakes to popular food for the lunar New Year’s Eve like dog meat. They believe these “exotic” foods will help them avoid bad luck in the new year. Lying in Dich Vong alley, Cau Giay district, Hanoi is Phuc Van Lai Restaurant, a [...]
Spring arrives in the central highlands
Posted by vietnam on 24 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Featured, Society
Ten years ago, the highland commune of Phu Mo was considered the highest, poorest and remotest locality in the south-central province of Phu Yen. Now it has got a facelift thanks to intensive investment from the Government. Preparing for the ritual Today was the 25th day of the 12th lunar month and village chief [...]
Hanoi: Youngsters play baseball
Posted by vietnam on 24 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Featured, Society, Travel
Baseball is very popular in the world, particularly in western countries, but it is strange to Vietnamese people. The coming of the first baseball club in Hanoi promises a future for this sport in Vietnam. Playing Vietnamese-style baseball The playground of the The Cong football club has become the baseball ground of [...]
Traffic jams in Hanoi streets
Posted by vietnam on 21 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Society
Over recent days, there has been severe traffic congestion on many streets of Hanoi, that sometimes lasts for hours. Especially at rush hours, traffic is held up with long tailbacks in Kim Ma, Cat Linh, Trinh Hoai Duc, Nguyen Trai, Kim Lien, Thai Ha, Giang Vo, Dai Co Viet and Giai Phong. This occurs three or [...]
