Tag: Saigon
Thirty-Three Years Ago Today, Saigon Fell To Comm...
Thirty-three years ago today, communist North Vietnamese troops entered Saigon and seized control of the government that was once the democratic South Vietnam.The Fall of Saigon (in Vietnamese: Sự kiện 30 tháng 4 - or the “April 30 Incident” is also...
7 things to do in Saigon
Looking for more of those Vietnam experiences that make you take a moment to scratch your head and marvel at the situation you’ve found yourself in. The article will provide you with 7 must-do places around Saigon.They are Dam Sen Park, Can Gio, Suoi Tien Cultural Theme...
The fast boat to Can Tho, Vietnam
Can Tho is at the centre of Mekong Delta, amongst a network of rivers, brooks, canals and ditches. The province is about 170 km from Ho Chi Minh City."Rather than catch a five- or six-hour bus ride to the city of Can Tho in the heart of the Mekong Delta, there is a boat that...
Luxury train on Saigon-Quy Nhon route to begin ru...
As of April 14 tourists can go from HCM City to Quy Nhon and vice versa on a high-quality train."The Saigon Railway Transportation Corporation has signed a contract with the Golden Train Tourism Transportation JS...
Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City travel guide, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, still informally known as Saigon, is the largest and most dynamic city in Vietnam, as well as the commerce and financial hub. Nowhere else in the country is Western influence and economic progress...
Hillary Gaffes Again: Don't Forget Pat Nixon!
Clinton needs to start paying a lot more attention to what she's saying and who she's saying it to. The media will check the facts...whether it's dodging sniper fire and claiming you were the first first lady...
Work starts on $100 million resort in Da Nang, Vi...
Indochina Capital, a leading financial services firm, started Wednesday work on a high-end resort in the central city of Da Nang with a total investment of US$100 million.The 20-hectare Hyatt Regency Da Nang Resort & Spa, located in the Ngu Hanh Son District, incorporates...
Foreign visitors to HCM City increase 18.7 percent
Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 620,000 foreign visitors in the first two months of this year, posting an increase of 18.7 percent year-on-year.The number included 150,000 overseas...
Vietnam, China Still At Odds Over Resources, Terr...
China and Vietnam are engaged in a long-standing dispute over territory and resources in the South China Sea. Both China and Vietnam claim ownership of the Spratley Islands group.A Chinese patrol boat. Vietnam has protested over Chinese military exercises in the disputed...
State Department Memories: Inside Hanoi Hilton
Currently, several U.S. State Department employees are refusing to serve in a war zone. In Vietnam, they not only served, but one spent five years in a Communist North Vietnam prison, the infamous Hanoi Hilton....
Introduction By John E. Carey, Peace and Freedom: Maybe...
Sweet Soup and Sweet Sticky Rice...Vietnamese Tre...
I have mentioned Pho Soup and Vietnamese Food a few times but cannot pretend having real knowledge of the cuisine itself. I realized that even more after going to the Bun Restaurant opening party in Soho. For once, a restaurant threw a party to celebrate its arrival on the...
New Arrival From Vietnam Talks About Communism; I...
Thieu grew up in Vietnam. He was a professional teacher of literature and history. After the communists took over all of Vietnam in 1975, Thieu fell in love and married a woman who worked for the communist government.
Today, at the age of 55, Thieu came to the United States;...
Kurds flee homes as Iran shells villages in Iraq
"· Guerrillas in clashes with Revolutionary Guards
· Conflict threatens stability of Kurdistan regio
Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards participate in military training at an undisclosed location near the...
Diana dress to be auctioned on eBay: report
New York (ANTARA News) - A pale-blue dress worn by Princess Diana to
the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and at the London opening of "Miss
Saigon" two years later is to be sold on Internet auction site eBay,
according to...
Katie Rees loses tiara, Donald keeps the swoop, D...
UPDATE: The swoop is still rehashing Rosie and selling himself. Miss USA Tara Connor retires her tiara for Tennessee's Rachel Smith, a journalism graduate of Belmont University. All 50 states and the District of...
