#vietnam

#vietnam

This doesn't sound like much, but I live in Hanoi, Vietnam, a city that frequently ranks as one of the world's most polluted. It is an incredible place to live: culturally vibrant, wonderfully optimistic, with notoriously excellent food. But when it's "pollution season"-roughly October to March-too much time outdoors and without a mask means headaches, an itchy throat, and sore lungs, not to mention an elevated risk of everything from asthma to dementia to various cancers.

Hiroyuki Oki + 13 Principal Architect: Vo Trong Nghia, Nguyen Tat Dat Design Team: Nguyen Van Tung, Tran Thi Khanh Anh More SpecsLess Specs Hiroyuki Oki Text description provided by the architects. This project is located in Ben Tre, Vietnam, and was completed in 2021. With a total area of 430m2, the project includes 3 bedrooms and one living room, each with a view of the nearby river.

My late 30s were hard. Living alone in Cape Town, South Africa, I was holding out for a partner and children while my friends moved through weddings and baby showers without me. My parents and sisters (including my twin) lived in another province, freelance writing work was drying up, and as 40 approached, I felt stuck - single, lonely, and unsure what came next.

Before moving here, I was based in Hawaii, working as a behavior analyst supporting children from military families with autism. It was an incredibly stressful job, and I knew I'd have to find a different path eventually because I couldn't keep that up forever. I'd always loved traveling, and after visiting the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam over three consecutive years, I absolutely loved Asia.

A s I get older, my parents begin to show me glimpses of their secret dreams. "Dad wants to move back to Vietnam when we retire," Mum tells me. "We can live like kings and queens over there!" Dad hollers in the background. My mother hasn't returned since 1978. For one, she couldn't travel without a passport, and she didn't get her Canadian citizenship until after she turned fifty-five and was no longer required to take the citizenship test. Second, she's in no rush to go back to a land still soaked in blood and mired in misery.

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Flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week turned streets in the historic town of Hoi An into canals on Thursday after a major river reached a 60-year high, authorities say. The Unesco heritage-listed town is among the country's most popular tourist destinations A girl stands at the entrance of a flooded shop after heavy rains in Hoi An, central Vietnam, on Thursday.

Giang went on to say she wanted to show people that "nothing is impossible, and it is never too late for any woman to use the Miss Universe platform to break stereotypes and give back to her community." She then said her representing Vietnam should inspire people to do the things they want to do in life. "This is not just a story about gender. It is a story about people, about faith.

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign likely undertaken by a Chinese-speaking threat actor using a malware called BadIIS in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia, particularly with a focus on Vietnam. The activity, dubbed Operation Rewrite, is being tracked by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 under the moniker CL-UNK-1037, where "CL" stands for cluster and "UNK" refers to unknown motivation.

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Villagers in Vietnam face bulldozing of their farms for a $1.5bn golf resort backed by the Trump family, with compensation as low as $12 per square meter.

Designed by golf icon Greg Norman, the 18-hole links-style course was laid out to highlight the wild, sandy coastline of Ho Tram. Towering dunes and panoramic sea views define the experience.

Typhoon Wipha has left behind devastation in the Philippines, resulting in five deaths and thousands displaced, with severe flooding affecting Manila as the storm approaches Vietnam.

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The tax hike on alcohol from 65% to 90% by 2031 aims to curb harmful consumption habits and address rising alcohol consumption rates in Vietnam.

In Ho Chi Minh City, one experiences a unique rhythm, walking through the heat while intermittently enjoying local bars and ice-cold beer for mere pennies.

Han Son Doong, translating to Mountain River Cave, has a passage reaching 655 feet high and 490 feet wide, stretching four miles and a volume of 414.4 million square feet.

The demonstrations in Kenya, marking the anniversary of prior protests, underscore ongoing tensions as the nation grapples with anti-tax sentiments and police brutality concerns.

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Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight serious crimes, including embezzlement and espionage, replacing it with life imprisonment for future offenses.

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Vietnam's decision to abolish its long-standing two-child limit aims to address declining birth rates and the pressures of an aging population, crucial for economic growth.

Vietnam's decision to revoke its two-child policy marks a significant shift in family planning, allowing couples greater freedom over their reproductive choices amid declining birthrates.

Telegram's cooperation with authorities has been a point of contention, but their representative has expressed surprise at the Vietnamese government's swift action to block the app.