North Korea Crisis provoked to create fear in Japan and S-Korea.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The North Korean Crisis may be blown out of proportion to get Japan and South Korea to side with the US against China and Russia.  More and more articles from Asia start suggesting that the US...

German film crew to capture Phong Nha-Ke Bang " VietNam Travel "

MedienKontor-a German film and television company- will send a crew to film the national park from July 16-31. According to Lu Minh Thanh, the general director of the Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park, a...

Formerly Classified Richard Nixon Tapes Available Online

Over 150 hours of formerly classified tape recordings at Richard Nixon's White House were made available online Tuesday. The tapes, along with 30, 000 pages of documents and smaller selection of the documents, were made public by the Nixon Presidential Library. The...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 4 (Final)

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...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 3

"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...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 2

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...

Guide to Vietnamese Weddings - Part 1

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...

Vietnam Swine Flu: U.S. Invasion?

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...

Raising Baby Bilingual

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...

Living in Vietnam

Not just a salaried 1-2 year company-appointed-tourist, you are Really LIVING in Vietnam when you understand Why... . . . you walk on the roadway with the traffic because it is safer and there are simply too many...

What to Never/Always do when you visit Vietnam

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",...

French and Asian cuisine fusion fest

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...

ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA Kicks Off Set Departure Tours

ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA (ATA) has created set departure adventure tours in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from June 2009. ATA guarantees the best rates for travelers who love joining small group tours and exploring hidden lands by biking, trekking, motorcycling and kayaking trips.ATA...

ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA (ATA) Launches the Summer Promotion 2009

ATA offers great Promotions regularly so travelers can afford their travel anytime of the year. These promotions are guaranteed by luxurious adventure tours, add-on values and good prices with 15-20% discount.The diversity of the adventure types: biking, trekking/hiking,...

Why Activetravel Asia

ACTIVETRAVEL ASIA (ATA) is one of the Indochina’s leading adventure travel companies and offers Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar adventure tours, including hiking and trekking, biking, motorcycling, overland touring and family travel packages.In 2006 four outdoor...

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