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23-year old Nguyen Van Tien from the central province of Quang Binh was sentenced to six years in prison and fined RM200,000 (US$65,000) at a Malaysian court last Tuesday after collecting agarwood in the country’s Penang state. On January 1, Tien and his two brothers, who later fled, were logging agarwood without a permit at [...]
A Vietnamese fashion week titled “I’m a designer” featuring the latest collections of nine designers will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14-20. Model Vu Thu Phuong The designers are well-known names like Vo Viet Chung, Hoang Hai, Duc Hung, Kelly Bui, Chung Thanh Phong, Duy Quan, Van Thanh Cong, Duc [...]
Vietnamese families offered feasts, burnt votive paper and released carps to see the Kitchen God off to the heaven in the morning of January 23. Purchasing votive products for the Kitchen God. Votive products are indispensable. People also purchase chicken for the feast. This family, in Long Bien district, Hanoi, is preparing the feast for [...]