Vietnam cop arrested for stealing illegally logged timber Last Updated: Thursday, June 07, 2012 04:20:00 A police officer in central Vietnam has been arrested for leading a group of armed bandits who stole timber after it was illegally cut down by criminal loggers in a national park. Nguyen Van Hieu will be detained for four months, [Read on …]
Eating with Saigon’s Transgender On Monday night, Hai and I headed off for dinner to a small neighborhood eatery alongside one of Saigon’s main “canals”. Now, to be clear, that would NOT be “canals” in the sense of Venice, Italy, fed by open seawater. But, much more like the “canals” of Bangkok, fed by the [Read on …]
Student likely to be ‘educated’ for filming exam cheats 15 June 2012 “Educational” measures will probably be taken against the student who recorded clips later posted online of teachers and students cheating in a graduation exam which made headlines in Vietnam since last week. Vietnamese regulations ban cameras being used during school exams. A report [Read on …]
XO Tours Vietnam OK, I admit it. I’m not normal! Now I’m not admitting to some serious mental deficiency. I mean this, of course, only in the statistical sense – you know, the “normal bell curve” thing. Let me try to explain. I mean, how many people would have left behind the beauty, tranquility and [Read on …]
Paintball brings battlefields back to Vietnam Last Updated: Friday, March 23, 2012 Pham Thu Phuong, a 21-year-old student from Hanoi Foreign Trade University, didn’t look like a battle-hardened veteran, but she was exhilarated by the thrill of the fight. “Our battle was really exciting, full of hunting, shooting and fleeing,” she said. [Read on …]
There’s not single hot steamy Saigon night that goes by that I don’t think about ice cream. Now I don’t always act upon those thoughts, but I must admit that a large scoop of creamy chocolate-chip ice cream is often on my mind. In fact, I have actually planned my ice cream consumption up [Read on …]
Mekong Delta authorities prevent lesbian couple from marrying Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012 Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has prevented a female couple from marrying, arguing that same sex marriage is outlawed in Vietnam, online newspaper VnExpress reported. It has been more than one week since the incident, but residents [Read on …]
Vú Dê Nướng & Lẩu Dê (BBQ Goat Udder & Goat Meat Hot Pot) This week I decided it was time to return to California Fitness & Yoga (Saigon’s “premier” health club , better know in the city as “California Wow!)) in order to begin to pay my dues for having stayed away from serious [Read on …]