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 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2018 views | 11 recommendations | 7 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 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2024 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 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 899 views | 16 recommendations | 0 comments
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 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 594 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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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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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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Ho Chi Minh City is still called ‘Saigon’ by locals and travellers, despite the official name change in 1975. Situated in southern Vietnam, on a huge curved part in the Saigon River, it's presently the Vietnam's...
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Saigon is becoming a modern city.It seems to have a great future. This is a huge change from a generationago when it was very poor and stillsuffering from 30 years of war. "HO CHI MINH CITY, or Saigon, as...
"Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson suffered what may be the final blow of his storied political career in the most improbable way Saturday, when an untested Republican opponent took advantage of Louisiana's new...
The “hotel with best service quality and most credited travel business 2007” title, selected by tourists, defined the owners after one month and a half voting from April 15 to July 1, 2007. "The “hotel with...
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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...
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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...
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