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Vietnam's shamans invoke spirits to cure all that ails
AFP, Published on 02/09/2016
» HANOI - Prolonged illness, spiritual possession, stress over family troubles: Len Dong, the Vietnamese shaman dance, posits itself as a cure for all ails.
Overland borders to Myanmar open to e-visa travellers
Published on 02/09/2016
» Myanmar's Ministry of Immigration has announced that three border checkpoints are now open to foreigners entering from Thailand with e-visas.
Vietnam says beaches are now safe
Published on 22/08/2016
» HANOI - A Vietnamese government minister says it's now safe to swim at most beaches in four central provinces where massive fish deaths occurred more than four months ago because of toxic chemicals released by a Taiwanese steel company.
Vietnamese furnish ancestors with jets, rollers and mansions
AFP, Published on 17/08/2016
» HANOI - With an average annual income of around $2,000 most Vietnamese would not consider themselves especially wealthy. But in the afterlife you can be a billionaire thanks to paper offerings made by your scions.
Myanmar carriers converge on Mandalay-Bangkok route
Published on 09/08/2016
» Mandalay residents eager to visit Bangkok will have a bevy of new flight options next month.
Myanmar rebels hold rare meeting
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» MAI JA YANG, MYANMAR - Leaders of Myanmar rebel armies held talks in a war-hit border town Wednesday, state media reported, as they prepare for a major peace conference with a government desperate to end insurgencies that have plagued the country.
Signs of Myanmar peace grow stronger
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 25/07/2016
» Myanmar's ethnic armed groups are edging closer to participating in the planned peace summit at the end of next month. The Union Peace Conference was proposed earlier this year by the country's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an attempt to bring together all ethnic groups and with the military and the government to lay the foundations for a re-invigorated peace process -- which would in turn lead to creating a democratic and federal state, bringing lasting peace to the country.
Cambodia, Finland sign aviation pact
Published on 21/07/2016
» Cambodia’s Secretariat of Civil Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Finland Civil Aviation Authority to open their skies and allow direct flights between the two countries.
Vietnam finds Taiwanese company responsible for fish deaths
Published on 01/07/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam's government said toxic discharges from a Taiwanese-owned steel plant were responsible for massive fish deaths that have decimated tourism and fishing in four provinces and highlighted the risks of rapid growth in foreign investment.
Vietnam says Taiwanese steel mill to pay $500m for pollution
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» HANOI - A Taiwanese steel mill has agreed to pay $500 million compensation for discharging pollution that decimated Vietnam's fishing industry in several central provinces this year, officials said Thursday.