The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hanoi - Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake at the heart of the old city, is stagnant, thick with green algae and choked with sludge. It is also a historical treasure and the heart of Vietnamese nationalism. According to legend, 15th-c...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Hanoi - Biologists working with trained dogs have confirmed that critically endangered Javan rhinos remain alive in the Vietnamese jungle, a conservation organization said Friday. The Worldwide Fund for Nature's (WWF) biologists in Vietnam and the co...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
HANOI, Vietnam -- Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Hanoi - Employees at Vietnamese internet providers confirmed Thursday that the government had ordered their companies to block the social networking site Facebook. Vietnamese Facebook users had complained of being unable to access the site for days, ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Hanoi - Two people were killed and 15 injured when two buses collided on the main national highway in southern Vietnam's Ninh Thuan province, a traffic policeman said Thursday. Officer Pham Van Bay of the Ninh Thuan provincial traffic police said a b...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Hanoi - Four men were killed in the province of Tay Ninh while trying to remove the explosives from a Vietnam War-era bomb for use in fishing, a local policeman said Wednesday. The men, two pairs of brothers in their mid-20s, were attempting to cut o...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Hanoi - Two Vietnamese Air Force pilots were killed when their fighter jet crashed into a hill in northern Vietnam, a military source said Friday. An official at Yen Bai military airfield, who declined to be named, said the Russian-built MIG-21 fight...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Hanoi - Vietnamese police have arrested a woman who allegedly tried to kill the baby of her husband and another woman by driving a sewing needle into his brain, a police official said Thursday. Hanoi resident Nguyen Thi Kim Duan, 35, was officially a...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Hanoi - The US dollar and gold prices dropped sharply Thursday in Vietnam after the State Bank lifted a ban on gold imports in a bid to end a huge run-up in prices in recent days. The State Bank had banned imports of gold since May 2008 to limit the ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Hanoi - Vietnamese authorities are inspecting budget carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA) after two foreign engineers fired by the company accused it of violating safety protocols, government officials said Wednesday. Jetstar Pacific's former chief...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Hanoi - More than 1,500 workers at a South Korean-owned garment factory in the Vietnamese port city of Haiphong have been on strike for three days, a factory official said Wednesday. Do Thi Van, head of human resources at the Viet-Han garment company...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Hanoi - Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested a man who posed as a journalist to blackmail a customs officer, a police official said Wednesday. Mai Van Tan, director of the city's Department of Social Order Crime Investigations, said police arrest...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Hanoi - A jailed Vietnamese dissident who was reportedly near death after a monthlong hunger strike has begun eating, his wife said Monday. Vu Van Hung, a 43-year-old high school teacher, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of prob...
a hungry girl's guide to taipei (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
THANH KY No. 1 and 6, Lane 6, Yongkang St, Taipei (02) 2321 1579 and (02) 2322 2765 hours: 11:30am to 11:30pm $ Kid friendliness: no high chairs spotted, but roomy in newer location Visit reviewed: 9/30/2009 I never noticed Thanh Ky until about six months ago when I discovered Yong Kang Kou next door. I guess before I was always "business" about this area- going straight to Ice Monster (which...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
HANOI, Vietnam, Nov. 8 (PNA) -- Tanker Miguel Molina missed the chance of bringing home a second medal as he was beaten by Thailand’s Radomyos Matjiur from the bronze medal in the 100m Individual Medley in one of the last gold medal bouts in the final day of action in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games Saturday night.
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activetravelvietnam | 10/22/2009
Motorbike trip is wonderful for those who have good health and like more adventure in their travels. Bike tours to the rugged region offer a more direct experience of the life of its people. It is probably not everyone’s cup of tea, but discovering Vietnam’s rugged and scenic northwest on a motorbike is more than an exhilarating experience. Those who have undertaken it say it enables them to see “life...
activetravelvietnam | 09/22/2009
Vietnam is a country of stunning natural beauty and a turbulent history. In the northern part of Vietnam, near Hanoi and the country's border with China, lies Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The towering natural cliffs and islands that rise above the bay offer a picturesque view and the smooth water is an ideal surface for boats of all sizes. Step 1 Tour the bay. One of the most popular activities...
activetravellaos | 08/06/2009
With direct flights from Hanoi to Luang Prabang, Van Cong Tu takes off for the Buddhist heart of neighboring Laos Mekong River, Luang Prabang, Laos Luang Prabang is a unique place in Laos, if not the world. The ancient royal city is surrounded by mountains at the junction of the Mekong and its tributary, the Khan River. Towering over the town is Mount Phousi which provides stunning views of the surrounding...
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