Da Nang, Vietnam, is a fast growing city rich in old and new architecture with influences from the French. The government has directed its focus onto building new infrastructure into Da Nang in order to improve the standard of living, a first step to a first class city. But…

Bird spit, thats right! Is a delicacies in Asia, especially in Vietnam, where it’s a growing industry. The saliva from the Asian Swiflets help this species of  birds in creating their bird-nest.  In the Asian market, these bird nest can fetch for over $1000 american. The nest are believed…

The Vietnam war ended in 1975 and to many who lived through the war, still struggle with the strong memories.  Ask a father and son, who have been hiding in the Jungles of Vietnam for over 40, well after the war.  They cultivated their own tobacco and hunted small…

Suboi, is a well known rapper in Vietnam where she has honed her skill by listening to Eminem.  She has become extremely famous in a country where half the population is under the age 25.  Having a huge fan-base in a country that is still strict in its way,…

Vietnam is hot spot for travelling, especially for backpackers who are on a budget.  Here is a travel article written from an Indian travelling in Vietnam. “Vietnam is every backpacker’s dream with its undulating history, unique natural topography, culinary options that test and tease, and favourable currency exchange rate…

McCain talks about his time during the Vietnam War, in particular his cell mate. “Retired Col. George “Bud” Day was the “bravest man I ever knew,” Sen. John McCain said Sunday of the war hero with whom he shared a cell as a prisoner in North Vietnam.  Day, a…

“The rice terraces set amid the swirling clouds around the Vietnamese hill station of Sapa are truly eye watering. The cascading green steps wind down the mountain slopes from the cloud line to the valley floor. Their verdant contours smoothly flow along the Muong Hoa Valley into the distance.…

“A Vietnamese fan of Arsenal football club has spoken of his joy at meeting his heroes after pursuing their bus. Vu Xuan Tien, 20, was invited to meet the squad after they noticed a man clad in a team shirt running near the bus, dodging Hanoi’s traffic to keep…

  Doctors are trying to puzzle out the spike in the disease which genetic predisposition, diet and exercise can’t fully explain, writes Thomas Fuller: HE survived the deprivation of the Vietnamese countryside and decades of war, but Pham Van Dang, 70, lay dazed in his hospital bed, the stump…

Hosts Vietnam beat Australia 3-0 on the second day of the 10th international women’s volleyball tournament, the VTV Eximbank Cup, here Sunday. With results of 25-15, 25-16, 25-15 Vietnam outclassed Australia, reports Xinhua. Earlier, China’s Shandong province beat Thailand 3-1 while Jiangsu beat Kazakhstan 3-0. Source: Read More @ malaysiasun.com