OMG! We’ve just discovered the Comptche of Vietnam! (For those who don’t know, Comptche is a tiny bucolic town of 600 people in 25 square miles nestled in the redwood covered hills of Mendocino County, in Northern California – where Hai and I have our USA “countryside home.”) And now, here we were in the [Read on …]
Today I noticed quite a bit of chatter on one of the local Saigon expat chat sites questioning where one could find decent quality medical care here in Saigon at less than outrageous prices. Well … let me jump into the conversation! I’ve been planning to mention my recent eye injury and my experience at [Read on …]
20 MAY 2013: REPORT A Plague of Deforestation Sweeps Across Southeast Asia Illegal logging and unchecked economic development are taking a devastating toll on the forests of Vietnam and neighboring countries, threatening areas of biodiversity so rich that 1,700 species have been discovered in the last 15 years alone. by daniel drollette In 1968, during [Read on …]
HIV infections rise in women of the Mekong By News Desk in Hanoi/Viet Nam News | Asia News Network – 18 hours ago Hanoi (Viet Nam News/ANN) – The number of new HIV infections in Vietnam declined over the past three years. However, several provinces in the north and in the Mekong Delta show an increasing number [Read on …]
Tourist safety in Vietnam’s famed bay questioned By TRAN VAN MINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam—HANOI, Vietnam (AP)—By the time Michael Chai spotted the other boat bearing down on his craft, it was too late to shout a warning to the captain, and the vessels collided. Within a few seconds, he and 17 other Taiwanese tourists [Read on …]
Vietnam hit by new ‘highly-toxic’ bird flu: Reports AFP Friday, Sep 07, 2012 HANOI – A new highly-toxic strain of the potentially deadly bird flu virus has appeared in Vietnam and is spreading fast, according to state media reports. The strain appeared to be a mutation of the H5N1 virus which swept through the country’s [Read on …]
Laos dam project stirs regional tensions Neighbours Vietnam and Cambodia worried about environmental impact of controversial Xayaburi dam on Mekong River. Last Modified: 04 Sep 2012 07:23 A dam project along the Mekong River in Laos is causing tension with neighbouring Vietnam and Cambodia who fear the environmental impact. Both nations are downstream from the [Read on …]
New fish species discovered in Vietnam HANOI, Aug 29, 2012 (AFP) – A new species of fish with a penis on its head has been identified in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, researchers said on Wednesday. Phallostethus cuulong is the newest member of the Phallostethidae family — small fish found in Southeast Asian waters [Read on …]