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Swiss President Pascal Couchepin visits an antique shop in Le Cong Kieu st. during his trip to Vietnam in August 2008. Poke your head into the various nooks and crannies of Le Cong Kieu Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, and you’ll be faced with a dilemma: real or fake? The area bordered by Nguyen Thai Binh...

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VnnNews – Hanoi’s Old Quarter is in desperate need of being revamped and modernised. A pilot project to renew a short section of Ta Hien street is the first tentative step towards tackling this thorny issue. Ta Hien, Hanoi’s international bia hoi street One of the oldest parts of Hanoi is the Old Quarter...

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Hang Ga in Hanoi’s Old Quarter is a low key street famous for wedding cards and the best banh cuon restaurant in town. Hang Ga street was originally established as part of Tan Lap- Tan Khai hamlet in Tho Xuong district. Initially the road was dubbed Tan Khai. In French colonial times the road was known as Thien Tan or Rue Tien Tsin. The...

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Flowers decorate Nguyen Hue Street, one of the main roads in downtown HCM City. The street will be the main venue for the city’s Lunar New Year festivities. VnnNews - HCM City is preparing for a colourful Tet holiday, with a sea of flowers along Nguyen Hue Avenue and streets illuminated with flower lanterns.Activities including a glutious...

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People cross in front of one of the oldest houses on Hang Bac. These houses are under the Government preservation plan due to their historical significance. VnnNews – Holding his tweezers with trembling hands, trying to lock a tiny silver bracelet, Nguyen Chi Thanh is stuck in concentration, not even pausing to wipe a falling bead of...

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