Viet Nam 24 posts
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Vietnam Tourism – the good signals
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June 10, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article Written by : Ms. Le Vu Ha ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Viet nam Vietnam Tourism – the good signals Vietnam is a wonderful destination for tourists who want to enjoy the beautiful nature, taste the yummy food and meet the friendly people. Natural landscape potential As a tropical country, Vietnam has many beautiful beaches and gulfs; some of them have been praised as one of the most i...
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Dog meat in Vietnam – should or should not?
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May 30, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article Written by : Ms. Le Vu Ha ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Viet nam Recently, there are some debates on media means about dog eating in Vietnam. Dog meat is one of the most popular foods in Vietnam, especially in the northern provinces. But now, a part of people say dog eating is savage and we should take this kind of food out of life. Dog meat – history and habit People eat dogs a long ...
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Earth Hour Vietnam 2013 – “Do more than turn off power for one hour”
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May 23, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article Written by : Ms. Le Vu Ha ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Viet Nam sidewalk coffee shop and souvenir shop using oil lamps On March 23rd, the 2013 Earth Hour campaign “You and I – Together We Act” kicked off at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi. The campaign was launched by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) a month ago, aims to make a c...
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Riding bicycles on Hanoi streets
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May 23, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article written by: Ms. Le Vu Ha ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Viet Nam When mention about Hanoi, many tourists say “It’s a city of bikes” as the large amount of bikes travelling on the roads. But a few years recently, bicycles become popular among Hanoi people, not only the pupils, students, but also the officers, and the old people. Bicycle1: Taking rest after riding bicycle around West Lak...
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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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When the Religious Goes Popular
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January 28, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article written by: NGUYEN, Hong Van ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Vietnam The French cultural center (L’espace) was packed that night. Old and young, local and expats, frantic believers and purely curious outstander alike filled the hall to its fullest capacity. Some contemporary artists would be jealous with the flow of audiences. Even after the show had begun, more people continued t...
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Water puppet- an exclusive art only in Vietnam
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June 11, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article written by: Thuy Nguyen ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Viet Nam Have you ever heard about Vietnamese water puppet show? What do you know about this performing art? Water puppetry is a unique performing art derived from rice culture of Vietnam. Today, the puppet is recognized as a traditional art and accounts as high position in Vietnam national theater. Many different kind of puppet ca...
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Can’t wait to visit Vietnam this summer!
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June 4, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article written by: Thuy Nguyen ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Viet Nam I got some international friends who are going to spend their whole summer holiday to discovery the hidden charm of Vietnam. They ask me about where the best places to travel in Vietnam are. And the admin of the facebook fanpage Visit Vietnam (facebook.com/discovery Vietnam) provides three useful suggestions. Firstly, Sapa...
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Bamboo jacks – the memory of childhood
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May 8, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Viet Nam
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Article written by: Thuy Nguyen ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Viet Nam Vietnamese children play many traditional games which require no special equipments. Bamboo jacks which is called in Vietnamese as “Choi Chuyen” is the very popular traditional game of the countryside girls in Northern Vietnam. After schooling time, girls often gather together to play this game that make a lot of fun. The ...
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