Defying currents, students ride bamboo raft to school in central Vietnam
This means of water transportation has serviced generations of local students
Frenchman crosses Mekong River on raft, conveys environment message
Last month, Frenchman Remy Camus completed his journey in Vietnam after crossing almost the entire length of the Mekong River to promote water conservation
Irishman, Vietnamese reunited 21 yrs after crossing Pacific on bamboo raft
Tim Severin, 74, and Luong Viet Loi, 56, were reunited on April 2, over two decades after they left Vietnam to cross the Pacific Ocean on a raft made of Vietnamese bamboo and rattan ropes