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Traditional Medicine

The Oriental Express

It was a dark and stormy night, and we were going to the gynecologist.

Vietnam Robert Cambridge

Basket lady carrying her mobile tea stand

A Photo Essay: An Afternoon in the Alley

A little snapshot into the action in the Ngo (alley) outside my house. These were all taken from ...

Vietnam Simone Samuels

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Private Schools in Vietnam

In Vietnam, as in many countries across Asia, academic excellence is an obsession for parents, wh...

Vietnam AFP

Over the Moat: An Interview with James Sullivan

I had come here on a bike trip, and that was over now, but as one of the lights went out in the h...

Vietnam Celeste Heiter

Cyclo

Film Review: Cyclo

The dark underbelly of Ho Chi Minh City is the setting for this enigmatic drama by writer/directo...

Vietnam Celeste Heiter

The author grins with satisfaction after seeing his first Cat Ba Langur.

Valley of the Langurs

* * * CAT BA ISLAND, VIETNAM - "There are no guarantees," says Rosie. "That you will see even one...

Vietnam Jeff Greenwald

Ba Be lake, Tay minority village.

North Vietnam, markets and minority people.

I just want to let the pictures tell the story.

Vietnam Linda De Volder

La Residence. Front view of the hotel (courtesy of La Residence and Spa)

By the Perfume River

After languishing for more than a quarter of a century as a tumble-down government-run hotel, the...

Vietnam Robert Tompkins

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Hoi An Hoard, Part Two - The Collection

When divers finally finished their job of excavating a fifteenth-century shipwreck off the Hoi An...

Vietnam Kim Fay

Lang Biang Mountain - Da Lat, Vietnam

Lang Biang Mountains - Dalat City, Vietnam

Lang Biang is one of the highest mounts in Dalat City, Vietnam with a romantic legend behind its ...

Vietnam Allison Dinh

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Love in the Time of Colonies

Review of Marguerite Duras' Indochina novel The Lover.

Vietnam / Indochina Kenneth Champeon

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How the Tiger Got his Stripes

This story took place in prehistoric times, when animals still had the power of speech. A young f...

Vietnam Unknown Author

Bananas for sale, Cai Rang market near Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

Three go mad in Can Tho

The author visits Can Tho, the center of Southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta, with its river markets ...

Vietnam Samantha Coomber

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The Meaning of the 36 Streets

Hanoi's Old Quarter is made up of streets named for their trades or products sold. Here's a list ...

Vietnam Barbara Cohen

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Escape to Vung Tau

Vung Tau, once a quiet seaside resort known as Cap Saint Jacques, is changing. Formerly a getaway...

Vietnam Lou Dematteis / Sarah Tilton

Cu Lao Cham Beach, Vietnam

Vietnam's Offshore Paradise

Cu Lao Cham islands, off the coast of Hoi An and Da Nang, Vietnam...

Vietnam Pham Ha

Artists Mai Hien and Anh Khanh, husband and wife

Bui Mai Hien and Dao Anh Khanh

Anh Khanh , born 1959, Vietnam Graduated from the Industrial Arts College, Hanoi, Vietnam. Member...

Vietnam Global Directions Inc.

Nha Trang Bay - Nha Trang, Vietnam

Islands In Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam

There are many islands at Nha Trang Bay - Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, the most well-known ones being Mieu...

Vietnam Allison Dinh

Echoes of the Air War Fading Over Hanoi

Thirty years after the last B-52 dropped its bombs on Hanoi, I found few reminders of the America...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

Along with the graceful silk ao dai, the non has become a sort of informal Vietnamese national symbol recognized worldwide.

The Non: National Headgear and Symbol of Vietnam

In my travels I've noticed that every country has its own national headgear. The United States ha...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

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