ASEAN Correspondents 281 posts
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Cốm – the pure gift from heaven
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March 25, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article written by: NGUYEN, Hong Van ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Vietnam As many other ASEAN countries, Vietnam mainly relies on rice to feed its people. There are wide varieties of dishes made from rice: such as different types of buns and noodles. The young grains, in particular, are used to make a unique food called “cốm”. Cốm is special because it is not supposed to fill one’s stomach, ...
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Here comes the fastfood – or the Standardization of weddings
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March 25, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article written by: NGUYEN, Hong Van ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Vietnam Wedding is the occasion when a couple make their life-time commitment in front of people who matter to them. I don’t know about weddings in other provinces, but here in Ha Noi, I have attended enough weddings to know by heart all the proceedings. First, the bride and the groom and their parents stand at the door ...
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Top 3 Ways Filipinos Celebrate Birthdays
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March 25, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Philippines
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Article written by Mary Christine Culibao ASEAN-Korea Correspondent, Philippines Dear L, Here in the Philippines, it’s easy to plan birthdays. We’re a laid-back people, and very happy, so we love a good time especially if it’s with our friends and family. And since your birthday is coming up, let me give you three ideas of how to celebrate! 1. FOOD FEST First is the old-fashio...
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Funny Moments in the Third Philippine-Korea Partnership Forum
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March 25, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Philippines
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Article written by: Mary Christine Culibao ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Philippines Dear L, Serious, but hardly somber. That was the most surprising, yet delightful, takeaway I got from a forum I attended on December 11. There were so many lighthearted moments in what was supposedly a solemn event of national and ASEAN significance: the Third Philippine-Korea Partnership forum was intended t...
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The 16th ASEAN University Games 2012, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Lao PDR
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Article written by: Salackchith Sunthorn ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Lao PDR Lao hearts beat as one as the sounds of music and applause rang out around the National Stadium in Vientiane during the opening ceremony of the 16th ASEAN University Games yesterday evening. The stadium was packed with many thousands of spectators who were curious to see how special the opening ceremony of games wo...
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Birthday Celebration in Laos
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Lao PDR
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Article written by: Salackchith Sunthorn ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Lao PDR How do Lao people celebrate their birthday, I don’t see any different things between Laos and Western countries, it’s like almost the same. Maybe in the former, Lao people they didn’t celebrate the birthday and we are infected by another countries. I ask the elderly about birthday celebration in Laos, they said the...
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Kite Festival
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Singapore
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Article written by: CHIA Yan An ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Singapore Kite festival was held annually at Promontory at the Marina Bay since 2009. Kite flying is one of the most popular sports in Singapore in recent years probably due to the increase in variety of the types of kites. For the traditional type of kites, there were huge human-sized ones and beautifully crafted eagle-shaped ones...
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Birthday Celebrations
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Singapore
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Article written by: CHIA Yan An ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Singapore Birthday celebrations in Singapore were generally kept simple and it was spent gathering with their loved ones. When a newborn turns one month old, for Chinese, red-colored eggs and cakes would be issued to their friends and relatives as a form of thanksgiving and blessings for the child. For kids, birthdays were days whe...
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Harvesting season is coming to Thailand
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Thailand
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Article written by: Yanaranop PROMSUK ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Thailand Cool breezes are coming to the land and it means we are getting close to the time of harvesting. Crops and yields are getting ready to be harvested soon. Farmers in Thailand are surely preparing for this long-waited season to come. Agricultural occupations are major occupations of Thai people and a big number in this...
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Celebrating Birthday in Thailand
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Thailand
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Article written by: Yanaranop PROMSUK ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Thailand Offering food to monks on birthday There are thousands of things to do on your birthday in Thailand which could bring you some new experiences. You can blow candles on you cake, go to eat at some places outside, go out with friends at night, or celebrate with your family at your own place. But what do the locals do t...
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