Viet Nam
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Ho Chi Minh City's cool homegrown Ikea
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA carefully-curated collection of hand-crafted South-East Asian items is now on display at the sleek new Sadec District in Ho Chi Minh City. A new store opened at the top of HCMC’s District 1 in April, providing the city with a sleek place to shop for cool local products ... -
Traditional music festival gathers expat Vietnamese players
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA “dan tranh” (16-chord zither) festival, which kicked off on Monday, is attended by several expat Vietnamese ensembles the world over who have been dedicated to their home country’s traditional musical instrument. -
Paris exhibition features photos of changing VN
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPortraits of Vietnamese ethnic groups taken by photographers Sebastien Laval from France and Le Vuong of Viet Nam will be on show in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris from today until July 6. -
Light pollution causes traffic accidents, health issues in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis is because excessive light can cause myriad problems such as disease, sleep deprivation, traffic accidents, and other issues harmful to human health. Damage caused by electric light has not been dealt with seriously, despite the fact that it has been identified by ... -
At least 13 Vietnamese killed in Thai road accident
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAt least 13 Vietnamese passengers were killed early on Monday when their van collided with a truck as they travelled to northeastern Thailand, police said. -
South China Sea: After violence, Beijing evacuates thousands of workers from Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn emergency flight has repatriated 16 seriously injured workers. 4 thousand others ready to leave in next few days; 3 thousand workers left the country over weekend. Tensions remain high. Vietnamese Bishop: Hanoi has been "too accommodating " with ... -
Museum puts evolution on show
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Viet Nam National Museum of Nature, designed to be the leading museum of its kind in Viet Nam, opened a new exhibition hall on the evolution of living things on Thursday... -
Thousands of Vietnam workers in anti-China protest
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThousands of workers staged a protest at an industrial park in southern Vietnam Tuesday over China's deployment of a drilling rig in contested waters, damaging factories and offices, official media said. -
Renowned French singer Patricia Kaas visits Vietnam after 20 years
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFrench singer Patricia Kaas will have a series of activities in Vietnam after she arrived here Sunday for a second visit to the Southeast Asian country since 1994... -
On the origin of Vietnamese’s bad habits
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAssociate Professor Nguyen Minh Hoa, vice chair of the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Urban Planning and Development, stressed that though all peoples have their own undesirable habits and make fun of them sometimes, Vietnamese people tend to have more of them. -
Light it up with fire on Hue's Truong Tien Bridge
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe 150-year-old Truong Tien Bridge, which spans over the renowned Huong (Perfume) River in Hue City, was lit up by fire in an installation by French artist Carabosse on Friday evening. -
Vietnam: Different understandings of disability - disability and policies - strategies for awerness-raising (2 days)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPART 1: Clarifying our understanding of disability (1 day) -
Vietnam premier says NO to 2019 Asian Games
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMVietnam has decided to give up the right to host the 2019 Asian Games (Asiad) that it won in 2012, according to conclusions reached in a central meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and other government offices on Thursday. -
Over 21,600 foreigners flock to Vietnam’s ongoing Hue Festival
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBy the end of last Sunday, 49,181 tourists, including 21,604 foreigners, arrived in Hue to join the 2014 Hue Festival, which opened last Saturday and closes on April 20, the festival’s organizer announced at the April 14 press conference. -
Vietnam holds biennial Hue Festival 2014 to showcase heritage value
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMVietnam's biennial Hue Festival 2014, which kicked off in the central city of Hue on Saturday and runs through April 20, is expected to give tourists a host of compelling art, cultural and fashion performances from Vietnam and 36 other countries and territories. -
American band to perform at Hue Festival
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAcclaimed American music band The Amigos will perform at a free public concert and take part in outreach events for disadvantaged people from April 12 to 14 during the Festival Hue. -
Hue, Da Lat nominated for green city awards
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGreen Hue and Da Lat cities have been nominated to receive the third ASEAN environmentally sustainable cities award -
National Assembly Chairman meets Pope Francis
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMOn Saturday (Mar. 22, 2014), National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung meets Pope Francis in the Vatican. He updated his host of the growing relationship between Viet Nam and the Catholic Church which, he said, was evidenced by annual meetings between... -
Saigon : le pape François accepte la démission du cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Mân. Mgr Paul Bui Van Doc lui succède
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLe 22 mars 2014, le bureau de presse du Saint-Siège a annoncé que le pape François acceptait la démission demandée depuis déjà longtemps par l’archevêque de Saigon, le cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Mân. -
Exhibition tells tale of two cities
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn exhibition featuring urban mutations of France's Rhone-Alpes region and HCM City, aims to show the relationship between the two metropolises. The exhibition Meandering Through the City, to be held from March 16-23 at Lam Son square ... -
Women are the nation's backbone
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSaturday, March 8 in case you did not notice is International Women’s Day and is the perfect occasion to take your wife, mother or daughter out for a meal to thank them for being such an important part of your life. -
Hoi An: Festival of lights
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThousands of local people and tourists flock to the Nguyen Tieu Festival in the ancient town of Hoi An in central Quang Nam Province. The city lights up with lanterns, candlelit paper flowers and cultural performances in the old quarter and the Hoai River. -
Valentine’s Day and Vietnamese love language
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM"Anh yêu em!", "Em yêu anh!" (both mean “I love you!”) Ah… it’s that special time of the year, isn’t it? Spring’s not far away and young women across Vietnam are busy chatting online about Ngày Valentine or... -
No family fuss in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMWhen we reached down south, the kids were so happy and excited. I’m sure the adults were too but this is just the Vietnamese way. Love is not expressed with words but with actions and feelings. The expression ‘no fuss please, we’re British’ could be applied. Keeping emotions intact but the love is there all the same. -
Saigon flower fests ready for Tet
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHo Chi Minh City has become more colorful thanks to a number of flower festivals organized to bring the atmosphere of Tet (Vietnam's Lunar New Year) to both local people and foreign tourists. -
Foreign students learn about Tet preparations in Mekong Delta
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAs Tet is only three days away, the foreign students who recently paid a visit to a city in the Mekong Delta probably still cannot forget what they saw and did there when locals prepared for their biggest festival in a year. -
In Vietnam, international aid cuts prompt fears of more HIV
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn the first five months of this year, more than 4,300 people have tested positive for HIV, according to the report. Vietnam began using life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS patients nationwide in 2007 for free, with 74,000 patients that .... -
Les Français d’origine vietnamienne de retour à Saigon
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMOn les appelle les « Viet kieu ». Ils sont bardés de diplômes et font le choix d’une nouvelle carrière au Vietnam. Un retour aux sources familiales facilité par le développement économique du pays. -
Pope Francis appointed auxiliary bishop for two dioceses of Hưng Hoá and Vinh
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMJune 15th 2013, the Holy See’s Press Office has published information about the appointment of auxiliary bishop for two dioceses of Hưng Hoá and Vinh as follows: The Holy Father Francis has appointed Father Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, as Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Hưng Hoa... -
Continuous improvements in relations between Vietnam and Holy See
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Working Group Meeting between the Holy See and Vietnam met for the fourth time from 13 to 14 June, in the Vatican. The meeting was co-chaired by Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under-secretary for Relations with States, and by Mr. Bui Thanh Son, Vietnam's vice-minister ...