A Cross-cultural Comedy: My Unconventional Vietnamese Wedding Final in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and traditions.Guide...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 758 views | 11 recommendations | 7 comments
"Một, Hai, Ba, YO!", It's a Toast You'll Come to Know!Third in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and traditions. What to...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 808 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Inviting a ReceptionWhat to expect on arrival at a Vietnamese Wedding reception. Second in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding customs and...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 24 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 1190 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Negotiating an engagement.First in a series of short articles documenting one foreigner's first-hand account of current and past Vietnamese Wedding practices, customs and traditions.Vietnamese Weddings are unlike...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 24 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 779 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
5 Swine Flu cases confirmed in VietnamJune 05, 2009, as at 5pm local time (GMT+7) today, Vietnamese authorities reported another new case of Swine Flu (A/H1N1) virus. A 41-year old Vietnamese-American woman from...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago 815 views | 16 recommendations | 0 comments
H1N1 is the new Pandemic of our recent years with a Phase 5 alert according with the World Health Organization and we can see new cases all around the world every day in the news. Companies like Replikins, Novavax, Medicago, VaxInnate, NanoBio, Vaxart, Pulmatrix, and Purdue...
opinion by DNA Solutions | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago 409 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
At just 3 1/2 years old, Saigon Sam has been an ongoing, linguistic experiment all his short life. His circumstances and situation continually raise a lot of interest among foreigners and Vietnamese alike here in...
Traveling to Vietnam as a tourist is not the same as living here. You need to get "up to speed" quickly with the way things actually happen in Vietnam. The companion article Living in Vietnam explains some "Why's",...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago 452 views | 0 recommendations | 8 comments
The Hotel Majestic Saigon, together with Le Cordon Bleu International, will host a food fest themed “Flavor Fusions” at Serenade Restaurant (7th floor) & Prima Ballroom (5th floor) of the hotel on June 8, 9...
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This was from Vietnamese Delicious Food Award was announced at the Rex Hotel in HCMC’s District 1. more pictures will be uploaded as soon as they arrive.
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The quadruped canine, be it the street dog or any fancy dog, hangs around and responds to your affectionate call when you throw a piece of bread or bone towards it. With the instinct not to be distrustful, it licks your shoes with all the love, affection and indebtedness....
Over 2,000 people could not help but dance to the hot and diverse music of the multi Grammy Award winning band Ozomatli who played for over an hour at the Lan Anh Club in HCMC’s District 10 on Wednesday night. Minh, a 19 year old student, told the Daily that he could not...
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My recent trip to Phan Thiet City and especially the Sea Links Golf and Country Club made me discover the hidden charm of Vietnam. There is not far from Saigon . In recent years, Phan Thiet City, specifically the Mui Ne Beach district, has been transformed into a resort...
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Staff from Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon visited Long Hoa Orphanage School in District 7 for the mid-autumn festival. Around 500 kids from the school and surrounding areas were delighted by the appearance of two Vietnamese legends - Chi Hang and Chu Cuoi. The staff were...
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At the end of 2007 publisher Raider Publishing releases without excessive media advertising book "4" by Luc Aurray which soon because of controversially became known by media and readers. In book author describes...
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