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...
opinion by Paschen | 1 wk ago | updated 13 hrs ago 596 views | 82 recommendations | 15 comments
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...
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...
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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 | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago 207 views | 11 recommendations | 6 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 | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago 219 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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 | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago 376 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 | 4 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago 276 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 | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 399 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...
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...
opinion by Saigon Shane | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 214 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
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 | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 266 views | 0 recommendations | 4 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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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...
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