According to the latest survey by Australia-based AVG Internet security firm, Vietnam is among the top ten countries that are the least safe for Internet surfing. Bridge – According to the latest survey by Australia-based AVG Internet security firm, Vietnam is among the top ten countries that are the least safe for Internet surfing.
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Vietnam in top ten of most dangerous places to surf Internet | Look At Vietnam
Nine farmers from Dai Loc district, the central province of Quang Nam, have become billionaires after finding 13 kilo of aloe wood in a forest in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. Clay pagoda provides a sanctuary of records Anecdote about 600-year-old tree Biggest cave in the world They will earn up to 32 billion dong (US$1.68 million) from the aloe wood
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Aloe wood turns rural men into billionaires
Nearly 80 percent of the customers who buy high grade villas and apartments at real estate projects in the central city of Da Nang come from Hanoi , according to Savills, a real estate service provider. Meanwhile, clients from HCM City account for 13 percent, and the other buyers are foreigners, Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese), and residents from other provinces and cities. Da Nang: Coastal real estate market bustling Da Nang gets aggressive with real estate Da Nang: 96.5% of FDI pours into real estate Though the real estate market in Vietnam remains gloomy, the Da Nang market remains bright.
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Hanoians rushing to Da Nang to purchase high grade villas, apartments
The Ministry of Health has announced that it has recorded around 42,000 cases of dengue fever , including 33 deaths, so far this year. Dengue fever increases at alarming rate The number of patients mounted quickly throughout the country, especially in the central and central highlands regions. At least 18 provinces and cities have reported having dengue fever patients.
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Best photos of Miss Vietnam World 2010 final night Publish Post Miss Vietnam World 2010 Luu Thi Diem Huong First runner-up Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Khanh Second runner-up Thuy Vy Victoria Nguyen Phuong Mai Thanh Thu Miss Ao dai Ha Thi Hoang Anh Thu Huong Oanh Yen Miss Charming Nguyen Mai Anh Miss Congeniality Nguy Thanh Lan Charming Face title winner Thu May Top five contestants Ninh Hoang Ngan Tran Thi Kieu Ngan Le Thi Dieu Han Nguyen Phuong Mai Bui Thi Thu Huong Vu Pham Diem My Nguy Thanh Lan Thuy Vy Victoria Nguyen Thi Thanh Van Nguyen Thu Trang Two members of Il Divo Singer Tung Duong Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Khanh was named as the first runner-up Three girls were waiting for the most important moment: the new Miss Vietnam World is named. Luu Thi Diem Huong cried when she was named as the beauty queen.
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Best photos of Miss Vietnam World 2010 final night
More than 1000 artists, veterans, and ordinary people will perform in a two-hour show at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium on October 3. The Panorama of Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary Writer Nguyen Khac Phuc, the script-writer of “Thang Long – Hanoi in the Age of Ho Chi Minh” program
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Hanoi show feature 1000th Anniversary
The organizing board of Miss Vietnam Global 2010 pageant on August 18 suddenly informed contestants, who were practicing for the final night, to cancel the contest. Trang Nhung From the US, two Vietnamese contestants – Trang Nhung and Phan Nhu Thao – said that were very astonished about the cancellation.
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Miss Vietnam Global 2010 pageant suddenly canceled
“The World Guinness Book representatives will go to Hanoi to evaluate the Hanoi Ceramic Road in September. Nguyen Thu Thuy, the author of the Hanoi ceramic road project, said that her group is about to submit the project to the World Guinness Book to recognize the road as the world’s longest ceramic painting in the world
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Hanoi ceramic road seeks World Guinness Book Record
Thang Long Lantern Parade, the largest event of its kind so far, will take place on Mid-Aautumn Festival Eve on September 22 around Hoan Kiem Lake. Sponored by Tivi Phale Co.,Ltd., the parade will have the participation of a unicorn-lion-dragon dance troupe, including a dragon of 1000 meter
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Hanoi’s Lantern Parade Sept 22
It’s official. “Eat, Pray, Love” fever is gripping the nation. In advance of the film release on August 13– based on the best-selling book and guaranteed to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer– hotels are rolling out special packages to entice visitors to trace author Elizabeth Gilbert’s footsteps on a quest around the world
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Eat, Pray, Love across Thailand, Bhutan, Indonesia with COMO Hotels and Resorts
The greater Miami area is grappling with a drop-off in tourism because of the perception that beaches in the area are tainted by the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In reality, the beaches affected by more than 2,200 days of closings, advisories or notices issued so far this year because of the
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Kempinski is upping the glam factor in the Egyptian capital. A new luxury hotel has opened on the banks of the Nile in Cairo, which is “undergoing something of a tourism boom”– according to The Independent . To quote Luxury Travel Advisor : “Billed as the “first luxury boutique hotel in Cairo,” the Kempinski Nile Hotel Garden City has splashy luxury digs designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon.
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New in Cairo: Kempinski Luxury Hotel Now Open on the Nile
Coleman’s 100-Quart Xtreme Wheeled Cooler ($99.99) has extra-thick insulation that can keep ice frozen and cold things cold for up to five days in 90-degree heat — particularly useful for a long camping weekend. This big guy can hold 160 cans of soda, or stronger stuff, and comes with dual rear wheels and a big, easy-tow
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The Trafalgar in London ?s incredibly central along with wonderful links to transport, theatres and all of the first-class dining as well as vibrant entertainment London has to offer. … There are numerous exceptional restaurants positioned in close proximityfor foodies, including Le Gavroche, The Square and Princess Garden.
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A fight promoter has canceled a mixed martial arts and boxing event at Six Flags Magic Mountain the day before the bout, amusement park officials said. The California Fight Syndicate had sold 500 tickets for Saturday’s fight featuring eight mixed martial arts bouts and two boxing matches at the 3,000-seat Golden Bear Theater inside the Valencia
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Promoter cancels mixed martial arts fight at Six Flags Magic Mountain
The chefs at Mistral restaurant at Loews Coronado Bay in Coronado are stepping out of the kitchen and onto the farm — and they’re taking diners with them. Marc Ehrler and Patrick Ponsaty (in photo above) on Aug
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San Diego County: Mistral chefs to create farm-fresh lunch on the spot
Here’s a tool that could come in handy when plotting your next trip. A new website called AirportHotels.com helps travelers find and book hotels near airports with a hotel comparison ‘meta-search’ site using Google maps to display 100 airports and 3,700 nearby hotels, while simultaneously searching 10 hotel websites to find cheap airport hotel deals.
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Looking for the Best Airport Hotels?
Celebrations and events nationwide, including one later this month in Ojai, are marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee. I most recently saw the movie at the former Warner Pacific Theater (a vintage movie palace turned church) during celebrations for another icon marking half a century: the
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Ojai: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to screen, with Q&A with Mary Badham
A former military fortress– hidden on a clifftop overlooking Mallorca’s Bay of Palma– has been converted into an “adults only” luxury hotel. A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Cap Rocat is making headlines for its unique setting just 20 minutes from Palma, where “subtle reminders of the fortress’ original purpose are brilliantly incorporated into the décor with the suites created out of the old munitions stores, complete with private patios and cocktail tables made from gun carriages.” The New York Times Magazine declares Cap Rocat as the new “it” spot for “the island-loving jet set of Europe.” Here’s the skinny: The local architect Antonio Obrador — who did the seaside retreats of, among others, Claudia Schiffer and Michael Douglas — let the structure’s past set the design tone.
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Buzzworthy: Cap Rocat, the New Hideaway on Mallorca
Here’s a deal that lets you hop from one luxury hotel to another for six nights in some of the most scenic spots in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Sceptre Tours even throws in a rental car for this package, which starts at just $499 per person. The deal: The hotels (and the price) are what
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Ireland and Northern Ireland: Luxury hotel hop with rental car starts at $499 per person