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Weasel coffee other delicacies lure visitors to Da Lats farms
by Minh Thu Da Lat City's wonderful landscape and pure air at 1,500m above sea level attracts tourists to the Lam Vien plateau in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. "You can't travel to Da Lat and not discover the local culture," said Tran Anh Tu, owner of my little hotel, in an effort to convince my husband and I to stay longer. So we followed his suggestion and ...
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Vietnam boosts ties with Australia
Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) wants to expand dialogue with the Australian House of Representatives in all areas to share information, build trust and promote mutual understanding.NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung made the comments at his talks with Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Anna Burke in Ha Noi yesterday after greeting her at an official welcome ceremony.Hung ...
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Vietnam moves to save last elephants
The Vietnam government has given the go-ahead to a plan to protect elephants from extinction and breed domesticated ones.The plan, worth US$13.3 million, was signed yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Hong Trung Hai.Under the plan, three conservation areas for wild elephants will be set up in national parks of Pu Mat, Cat Tien, and Yok Don.And laws against hunting, transporting and selling ...
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Vietnam POWs Gather At Nixon Library For Reunion
YORBA LINDA (CBSLA.com) -- Scores of Vietnam POWs are gathering for a three-day reunion at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. ';It was hours and hours of boredom punctuated by moments of pure terror,'; said former POW Jerry Coffee of his experience. Standing next to his former cell mate, Neil Black, the two men spoke to KCAL9′s Louisa Hodge about the experience and their ...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica wall on display
HAVERHILL - Rick Ladd scanned the wide black wall in North Haverhill Thursday, searching for the name William Bond, a brigadier general and Ladd’s old commanding officer in Vietnam."He was an outstanding leader, a good tactician loved by his men. He was not an armchair general. So we remember," said Ladd, a Haverhill selectman and New Hampshire state ...
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ODD NEWS Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
Having read the news item "Jordan’s ambassador to Macedonia presents credentials" (The Jordan Times, May 23, 2013), I would like to stress that no such country is a member of the United ...
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Pan Pacific Petroleum days from spudding Vietnam offshore oil and gas well
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Pan Pacific Petroleum (ASX: PPP) is poised to participate in the drilling of up to three wells in the Nam Con Son Basin offshore southern Vietnam.The Ocean General semi-submersible drilling rig is now on tow to Block 121, operated by Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) to drill the Ca Voi-1X well targeting the large Whale Prospect.Ca Voi-1X is expected to spud ...
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RP to export for first timehybrid corn seed to Vietnam in2...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will be able to export for the first time its hybrid corn seed once nearby Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam opens up to biotechnology products within the next two ...
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Vietnam nationals caught after Qld escape
SEVEN Vietnamese nationals who broke out of a remote Cape York detention centre have been caught in Cairns. The group are understood to have climbed over a fence at the Scherger detention centre, about 15km east of Weipa, on Thursday. "The circumstances of how they escaped are still unclear," a Department of Immigration spokeswoman told AAP. It's believed the group then managed to ...
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