Laos dam project stirs regional tensions Neighbours Vietnam and Cambodia worried about environmental impact of controversial Xayaburi dam on Mekong River. Last Modified: 04 Sep 2012 07:23 A dam project along the Mekong River in Laos is causing tension with neighbouring Vietnam and Cambodia who fear the environmental impact. Both nations are downstream from the [Read on …]
Eating with Hungry Ghosts I won’t pretend to clearly understand the subtleties of ancient Chinese and Vietnamese traditions that involve opening the gates of hell, restless souls wondering the earth, feeding deceased ancestors, entertaining ghosts, and the like. It was clear to me, however, that lễ Vu Lan rằm tháng bảy, which occurred last week here [Read on …]
New fish species discovered in Vietnam HANOI, Aug 29, 2012 (AFP) – A new species of fish with a penis on its head has been identified in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, researchers said on Wednesday. Phallostethus cuulong is the newest member of the Phallostethidae family — small fish found in Southeast Asian waters [Read on …]
The Coffee House 29/28 ĐoànThị Điểm P.1, Phú Nhuận District ***** I love people who are passionate about something. It’s not that important what they’re passionate about, as long as they care deeply about something and their life is energized by that something. My life-long friend, Jan’s passion is understanding nature and its creeping, crawling, [Read on …]
4,100 Saigon street food meals “At Risk” I’ll try to keep this diversion from talking about Saigon street food brief. I want to get back to actually eating Saigon street food and reporting back to you about those eating adventures. But with 4,100 of my future Saigon street food meals potentially threatened, I could not [Read on …]
Vietnam political battles heat up as economy falters BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Posted on 08/26/2012 2:00 PM | HANOI, Vietnam – The arrest of one of Vietnam’s top banking tycoons reflects a wider power struggle among the Communist rulers over how to tackle the country’s deepening economic troubles, experts say. Flamboyant multi-millionaire Nguyen Duc Kien, a [Read on …]
August 17, 2012 Experts support recognition of same sex marriage Many experts and NA deputies have shown their supports for the recognition of same sex marriage in Vietnam. Le Quang Binh, Director of Institute for Studies of Society, Economics and Environment (ISEE) said that Vietnam has about 1.65 million gay, lesbian and bisexual citizens [Read on …]
Dengue fever likely to rise in next few months in Vietnam News Desk Viet Nam News Publication Date : 16-08-2012 At a meeting yesterday in Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Thanh Duong, deputy head of Department of Preventive Medicine at Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, said the number of cases nationwide in the first seven months [Read on …]