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The
Stone Dogs - The Year of Dog 2006 Feb
24 2006
No one knows exactly when stone dogs first
appeared, but the dogs have become a part
of Vietnamese culture in the North and many
other parts of Vietnam. According to Vietnamese
legend, a poor student was on his way to
an examination in the capital. When he passed
his village’s gate, the stone dog
there suddenly came to life and said to
the student that he would achieve academic
honour this time. Read
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Di
Vong Vong - " Going Around and Around"
Jan 18 2006
The roar of a motor, the red glow of break
lights - it's Saturday night in Saigon!
Forget bars and night clubs - Apocalypse
Now is for tourists. The place to see and
be seen is cruising on the back of a Honda.
That's where you'll find the under-25 crowd
on Saturday night. The Vietnamese call it
Di Vong Vong, literally "going round
and round". Read
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The
Rising Sons - The Situation to a Shortage
of Brides? Jan
24 2006
For Nguyen Thi Lan Anh from Hai Phong, becoming
pregnant was a disaster rather than a cause
for happiness. Three months into her second
pregnancy, her husband took her to a private
clinic for the sex of the child to be indentified.
When the answer was “a girl”,
a family meeting was organized where every
member of the family tried to convince her
to get an abortion. Her husband is the eldest
son, so a boy was necessary for the sake
of what is known as “saving the family”.
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