Information about Vietnam that you may have never seen before!
Painful property correction Real estate market in Vietnam at a standstill after three years of over exuberance. Prices are at rock-bottom but so is buyers’ confidence. Published: 11/12/2012 No area in Vietnam feels economic pain more acutely than the real estate sector, where housing prices have declined to “dream” levels but buyers still shake [Read on …]
[ THE FOLLOWING is a guest blog post contributed to Eating Saigon! by M.R. Danial ] More info about Gay Saigon here: https://www.eatingsaigon.com/gay-saigon/ ************************************************* Vietnam: The Story of a Massage Boy This is a true story of a massage boy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The real name is protected for security reason. When I [Read on …]
Vietnam’s Sang Says Low Growth a Must While Restructuring By Bloomberg News – Jan 22, 2013 3:48 PM GMT+0700 Vietnam must accept “low” economic growth while it restructures its economy and should aim for annual expansion of at least 5 percent, according to President Truong Tan Sang. Growth less than 5 percent would be “dangerous,” [Read on …]
Vietnam inflation hits six-month high: government Business Foreign 2012-11-24 16:35 HANOI, Nov 24, 2012 (AFP) — Vietnamese inflation picked up to the fastest pace in six months in November, official data showed Saturday, adding to the economic challenges facing the country’s Communist rulers. Consumer prices gained an estimated 7.08 percent this month from a year [Read on …]
NGAN HAC GIAY Volunteer Club Soon it will be Tet, the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, and still so many poor children in the Vietnam countryside will still struggle to find enough food and maintain minimal living conditions. My friend, Quang, is part of a volunteer group of Vietnamese youth, NGAN HAC GIAY, that will [Read on …]
Lawmakers want to revise law, as Vietnam faces execution dilemma As hundreds of executions have been pending since last year due to the absence of lethal injection drugs, lawmakers suggested Vietnam reinstate the firing squad. Speaking on Friday, National Assembly Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son proposed the adjustment to the Law for Enforcement of Criminal Verdicts, [Read on …]
New Year’s Eve Eve 2013 In Vietnam, the New Year doesn’t come until sometime in late January or February . It’s called Tết, the Lunar New Year, and the celebration goes on for many days. This coming February 10,2013 (Western calendar) will usher in the Year of the Snake (Year 4710, 4711, or 4650, depending [Read on …]
My Christmas Wish This holiday, my wish is that everyone will do what they can to help reduce the culture of violence in our society. Pray if you believe that will help. Talk to your children and work hard to diminish bullying in schools and to understand the harm that is done to children by [Read on …]