Category Archives: Vietnam

  • Being a Female Rapper in Vietnam

    Being a Female Rapper in Vietnam

    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,…

  • Travel Blog: Backpacking in Vietnam

    Travel Blog: Backpacking in Vietnam

    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…

  • John McCain and his Cell Mate

    John McCain and his Cell Mate

    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…

  • Vietnam: The beauty of Sapa

    Vietnam: The beauty of Sapa

    “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.…

  • Diabetes in Vietnam surges

    Diabetes in Vietnam surges

      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…

  • Vietnam beat Australia in volleyball

    Vietnam beat Australia in volleyball

    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