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A garden in Long An province that was rumored 7 years ago to have an ability to treat various diseases, has been crowded again recently, with hundreds of people coming everyday, authorities reported. After several months of cooling down, people have begun to flock to the garden in Duc Lap Thuong Commune, Duc Hoa district, [...]
Bombers targeted staff at Israel’s embassies in India and Georgia on Monday, wounding four people, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of involvement. The New Delhi bomb wrecked a vehicle with diplomatic plates and Israel’s parliamentary television channel said the wife of Israel’s defence attache and her driver [...]
The Foo Fighters captured five Grammys and Adele won four, including the song of the year trophy for “Rolling in the Deep,” at a Grammy ceremony that had the difficult task of celebrating music’s best while mourning the loss of one of their greatest, Whitney Houston. Singer Adele accepts her award for “Best Pop [...]
Ngoi Nha Trong Hem (House in the Alley), a horror film about terrible secrets occurring in the house of a young couple whose marriage is heading for a break-up, will be screened at local cinemas on February 14. Produced by US-based Coco Paris LLC, the film was directed and written by overseas Vietnamese Le Van [...]
Beauty pageant observer website Globalbeauties has recently announced its annual beauty ranking Miss Grand Slam spotlighting the most beautiful faces of the year, Tien Phong Newspaper reported Friday. Vietnamese beauties Daniela Nguyen Thu May, Truong Tri Truc Diem and Le Huynh Thuy Ngan made it to the top 100 ranking, which Globalbeauties chose from thousands [...]
This is not meant to be cheap sensationalism. Far from it, our heart is always saddened by the news of such tragedies. Here we simply wish to follow in the tradition of muckraking journalism, hoping to bring about social progress through the exposition of social maladies. 1) Cau Ghenh train crash (February 6) Two people [...]
The US embassy in Thailand warned on Friday that “foreign terrorists” could be looking to conduct attacks in areas of the capital, Bangkok, frequented by tourists and told its citizens in a message to be careful. Walter Braunohler, spokesman at the embassy, declined to give further details but said: “We’re warning all US citizens to [...]
Culture, beautiful landscapes and reasonable prices have made Vietnam one of the top destinations for tourists from several Asian countries, a recent survey revealed. International tourists are interested in Vietnam’s cultural identity and exotic landscapes The Visa Global Travel Intentions Survey 2011 showed that as many as 24% of future tourists to Vietnam [...]
Top US officials strongly condemned a video that appears to show Marines urinating on dead insurgents in Afghanistan, while the Pentagon said it had identified the unit involved. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the behavior in the video was “utterly deplorable,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke of her “total dismay,” and both [...]
Singer My Tam, who dominated the Mai Vang music award for several years, fell from this year’s top ten to be replaced by Ho Ngoc Ha. My Tam fell out of the Mai Vang music award 2011’s top ten In addition to Ho Ngoc Ha, singers in the top-ten list included Minh Hang, Dam Vinh [...]