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Vietnam, Singapore eye closer ties
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Vietnam has been improving its investment environment to enable investors from ASEAN member-countries and other Asian nations to do business here, Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said.

Speaking at a reception for visiting Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Hanoi on April 16, he hailed the fact that Singapore is always among the top investors in Vietnam and expressed the desire to boost cooperation with Singapore in bilateral and multilateral issues.

Mr Lee congratulated Vietnam on its socioeconomic achievements, especially its efforts to shrug off the ongoing global economic crisis.

He appreciated Vietnam’s performance as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the last year.

Singapore regards Vietnam as a key business partner in the region and would continue to encourage its entrepreneurs to invest in Vietnam, he said.

The two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in finance, banking, transport, education, training, post and telecom, trade, and services.

Meeting the visiting leader later the same day, President Nguyen Minh Triet said Vietnam wants to strengthen its friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Singapore.

Mr Lee said Singapore is willing to share with Vietnam its experience in economic development, education and training, urban planning, and coping with the adverse impacts of the recession.

The two leaders hoped for closer bilateral ties and enhanced cooperation in regional and international forums like APEC, ASEM, ASEAN, and the United Nations.

By Thanh Nam - Translated by Quang Tho

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Yes all of us have to work very hard and practise on the language... sometimes even have to change multiple classrooms (from bar to coffeeshop to beach and finally take exam in the hotel), also have to change multiple teachers as well... phew, really hard work.. :D

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And some excelled until they go to semi-retired or retired mode :D Those still here one have many to pick up :D

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agree agree... the most difficult language to pick up in this world :D

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hahaha...yes yes yes...must work very very ver.....i hard...sweat sweat swe....at....phew phew...:);)

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Green light for Phu Quoc Island’s first casino
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Tuoi Tre

Phu Quoc is famous for its pristine beaches and untouched tropical rain forests TUOI TRE

A US$5 billion casino and resort will be built on Phu Quoc Island, a tropical island paradise in Vietnam’s south.

Kien Giang Province People’s Committee chairman Bui Ngoc Suong announced Tuesday the Vietnamese government had given the green light for the island’s first casino, which will be part of a 100-hectare resort complex.

Provincial authorities plan to call for bids for the design and construction of the casino complex next year.

Under Vietnamese law, only foreign passport holders are allowed to enter casinos.

The pristine white beaches and sparkling blue waters of Phu Quoc Island attract more than just tourists. International and domestic investors are flocking to the island, with plans to develop hundreds of hotels, resorts and entertainment projects.

Last year, the U.S.-based Limited Investment Zones applied for a license to develop a $4.5 billion casino and resort complex on Phu Quoc, Saigon Times reported.

The $9 billion Pearl of Asia complex is also being built on the island by the Swiss Trustee Suisse Group's Pearl of Asia Development Corp.

With a coastline of some 150 kilometers and rugged inland jungle, Phu Quoc was famous for its fish sauce until about a decade ago when the first tourist resort opened on the island.

It takes about an hour to fly to the 561-square-kilometer island from Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore and some cities in Thailand.

Local authorities plan to develop the island in order to attract two to three million visitors a year by 2020.

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Dep trai = handsome :D

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Phan Thiet hotel named Vietnam's finest
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VietnamTravel.org, a travel guide, announced that Cham Villas in the southeastern costal city of Phan Thiet tops its list of "Vietnam's Finest Hotels" for 2009.

The list was drawn up after an extensive survey of 16,000 hotel reviews.

It was followed by Hanoi Elegance Boutique Hotel, Novotel Nha Trang, and Park Hyatt Saigon.

For the ranking, VietnamTravel.org collected hotel reviews from major websites like Yahoo Travel, Tripadvisor, Booking.com, and Agoda.com.

Hotels with more than 10 reviews were then ranked on their overall score, as were six major tourist destinations that have consistently received great customer feedback.

In addition to the Top 30 listings, the Vietnam Travel website now provides a clear breakdown of how each of the 347 hotels listed on the website has scored, allowing travelers to the country to quickly and easily compare hotels and make a decision on where to stay.

The full list of 'Vietnam's Finest 2009' can be found at Vietnam's Finest Hotels 2009 | Vietnam Travel

By Truong Son

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Phu Quoc, the prime attraction during long holiday weekend
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With Phu Quoc all the rage among tourists during the April 30-May 1 holidays for Liberation Day and Labor Day, hotels and service providers on the island are set to make a killing.

While tours to places like Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phan Thiet ,and Vung Tau are being offered at discounts of 15 to 30 percent, tours to Phu Quoc have become 15 to 20 percent costlier.

Phu Quoc hotels are demanding a deposit of 30 to 50 percent for rooms.

Hydrofoils from the mainland to the island were full up two months ago.

Ha Trong Diep, director of Can Tho – Vinashin Passenger Boat and Travel Company, said tour operators recently asked for hundreds of tickets but his company was unable to meet the demand.

Located in the Gulf of Thailand, the 567-square-kilometr island is 62 nautical miles (115 km) from Rach Gia and only 8.1 nautical miles (15 km) from Kampot Province of Cambodia.

It boasts breathtaking landscapes including beautiful white sandy beaches, imposing mountains and pristine forests.

An Thoi, an archipelago known for magnificent islands like Hon Dua, Hon Roi, and Hon Rom has several kilometers of coral reefs where tourists can enjoy going fishing and diving.

A three -hour motorboat trip around the archipelago plus a meal and a drink costs VND100,000 to 150,000.
By staff writers – Translated by Phuong Lan

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Yes, I am Viet. Nice to meet you all here!:D

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Welcome! Are u in vietnam or spore? Please try to intro your culture and customs to us. Thanks :D ;) :p

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I am in Singapore. What u want to know about culture and custom? Must tell me exactly what u wanna know haha. I guess u also have quite a lot of knowledge about Vietnam right?

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What are u doing in sgp? Working or studying? :D

Maybe u can first talk about the holiday of Vietnam... How about the coming one 30 Thang 4? What is its significance?

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Men should hold onto dongs, due to recent slashes

Doctors are reporting an increase in the number of men being rushed to hospital after their sexual organs have been cut off by jealous wives or girlfriends.


The good news for the castrated men is that the amputated organ can be successfully reattached if it is preserved properly.

Cho Ray and Binh Dan hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have admitted several such cases lately.

Cho Ray recently admitted a forty-year-old man from Tay Ninh Province whose jealous wife had done the dirty deed.

It was the girlfriend who took him to the hospital along with his severed member in a plastic bag inside an icebox, while the shaken and contrite wife went straight to the police.

TO PRESERVE A SEVERED BODY PART:

Put it in a clean plastic bag

Add 0.9 percent salt water (standard saline solution)

Place the bag in an icebox and take it to the hospital

Do not let the severed body part come into direct contact with the ice

The doctors who reattached his penis say it was only successful because the girlfriend had preserved it properly for the 12 hours it took to get the man to hospital.

In another case, a fifty-year-old man in HCMC was admitted to Binh Dan Hospital for the same reason.

This time the culprit was the girlfriend while the penis preserver and the one who took him to hospital was the wife.

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nhu of Binh Dan Hospital says the surgery was successful as the man had reached hospital around one hour after the incident.

Other cases turn out poorly for the man as the wife continues to vent her anger by throwing out the severed member for some dog to eat, or putting it in boiling water to cook for a while.

Dr. Duong Quang Vu of Cho Ray Hospital, who has become a specialist in reconnecting severed penises, says jealousy is usually the motive, but not always.

On Wednesday, Dr. Vu reattached the penis of a mentally ill man from Dong Nai Province who had cut it off in a fit of derangement. The man’s father had preserved the organ properly and taken it and his son to hospital.

The operation to reattach a severed penis is complicated, says Dr. Vu, because the doctors must reconnect arteries, veins, nerves and other tiny parts.

“Now that we’re experienced, the operation takes about two and a half hours. It used to take up to four hours.”

His colleague Dr. Tran Ngoc Sinh says 80 to 90 percent of penile function is restored if the operation goes well.

Erections return about a month after surgery but ejaculation may be delayed and the penis could be a little smaller than before.

Four out of five operations are successful, according to Dr. Sinh.

The failures mostly result from improper storage of the severed penis.

Dr. Sinh also mentions that it’s impossible to make the organ longer during the operation.

Reported by Thanh Tung

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that sucks!!!! Cant imagine mine being severed.