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· February, 2006

Stories about Vietnam from February, 2006

Vietnam: Visiting Pagodas

Our Vietnamese God describes visiting pagodas in Vietnam. “Food served at pagodas is usually good, really healthy but a wierd thing is that sometimes they make it into animal shapes,...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
28 February 2006

Vietnam: Memories of Hanoi

Six Months in Hanoi, on his last night in Vietnam's capital city, shares three memories: a rain-soaked ride on the back of a motorcycle, approaching a temple altar, and waiting...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
27 February 2006

Vietnam: Planned City

Le Bao Tuan of Sticky Rice experiences “architecture shock” visiting Phu My Hung, a booming planned community built on a former swamp south of Saigon. He writes: “Phu My Hung...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
24 February 2006

Vietnam: Expats

Expatriate Mister Morris lists the reasons why he likes living in Vietnam, among them “a really really nice country club swimming pool nearby that is to die for.” Our Man...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
21 February 2006

Vietnam: Not Master of The Domain

Down And Out in Sài Gòn and diacritic.org comment on the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre's refusal to grant a grapefruit wholesaler's application for the domain name “buoi.com.” Yes, bưởi...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
15 February 2006

Vietnam: Safety Precaution

Down and Out in Sài Gòn realizes that it was a very good idea to buy a helmet for driving or riding a motorbike in Vietnam: “People here may be...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
10 February 2006

Vietnam: Development Paradox

Our Man in Hanoi discusses his ambivalence at being a development worker, working to change a country they love just as it is: “A friend who worked with an ethnic...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
8 February 2006

Vietnam: What is Literacy?

Việt Nam is famous for having extremely high literacy rates for a developing country. Down and Out in Sài Gòn observes that when it comes to foreign shows, many Vietnamese...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
3 February 2006

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