Hidden-in-alley home décor shops charm people in Saigon
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In high-pole lion dance, Vietnamese women prove they match male peers
Twenty-two young girls and women, aged ten to 35, have teamed up to make Vietnam’s unique troupe of lion dance on high poles, a kung fu-required technique usually practiced only by men.
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Children’s painting contest held to celebrate 45th anniversary of Vietnamese-Singaporean diplomatic relations
About a hundred elementary and middle school students of Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces gathered the General Sciences Library in District 1 for an art competition celebrating the friendship between Vietnam and Singapore on Sunday morning.
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Ho Chi Minh City opens second ‘food street’
The food corner is located just outside the Vincom Center in District 1
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Hidden-in-alley home décor shops charm people in Saigon
Small family-run home decoration shops in Saigon, the old name of Ho Chi Minh City, have emerged as captivating spots for décor lovers with abundant collections, ranging from kitchen accessories and utensils to home and office ornaments.
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Phu Quoc Island’s Safari Zoo welcomes more species
After six months of operation, Vinpearl Safari, a wildlife park off the southern province of Kien Giang, has successfully bred more rare species. The Vinpearl Safari park, covering 500 hectares of the province’s Phu Quoc Island, has added a number of new species to its brood, including antelopes, servals, kangaroos, peacocks, and pheasants.
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School of dolphins thrills tourists in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc waters
The dolphins, estimated to number over 10, swam leisurely and played near Thay Boi Island
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School of dolphins thrills tourists in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc waters
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Vietnam’s Three O’Clock coffee chain expands to South Asia
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Man discovers 227kg unexploded wartime bomb while digging irrigation pond in southern Vietnam
Officials identified the bomb as an Mk82, a U.S.-made explosive device used during the war in Vietnam
Is obesity a disease? Sometimes but not always, experts decide
Do people with obesity have an illness? A panel of global health experts looking at this controversial question announced Wednesday that the definition of obesity should be split into two categories -- and diagnosed using more accurate measurements
'Not for the poor': Indonesians in capital face housing, commute woes
Less than two-thirds of Jakartans own a home, the lowest figure compared to other provinces
South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in two days of operations, police said on Tuesday, adding that the survivors would all face illegal mining and immigration charges
Norwegian 21-year-old becomes youngest to reach South Pole
She covered the 1,130 kilometres (702 miles) in 54 days
Intrepid white dwarf has a close encounter with a massive black hole
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Australian scientists discover bigger species of deadly funnel web spiders
Only the male Sydney funnel-web, which carries a much stronger venom, is responsible for human deaths
