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Hanoi emerging as a destination for foodies
In Hanoi, soup is a way of life — the connective tissue of Vietnamese culture. With noodles, herbs and sinew, it strings together twisting streets and varied lifestyles. Here the bones, crumpled napkins and squeezed limes that litter the ground...
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If you go to Hanoi
If you go THE BEST WAY TO HANOI From LAX, connecting service (change of plane) to Hanoi is offered on JAL, Asiana, Korean, China Southern Airlines, Thai and Singapore. Restricted round-trip fares range from $782 to $807, including taxes and fees. A visa...Tags: Soups, Foods and Beverages, Personal Service, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Los Angeles International Airport
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Element of Surprise
LA Times MagazineOne gutsy, Vietnam-era air raid might not have been common knowledge, but it sure set the stage for military special ops... -
Mark Zuckerberg vacations in Facebook-blocked Vietnam
TechnologyFor the holidays, Mark Zuckerberg went where Facebook is not allowed to go: Vietnam. The Facebook founder vacationed in the communist state, arriving sometime around Dec. 22.... -
Vietnam's Phu Quoc island slowly opening up to the world
Special to the Los Angeles TimesDuring the four years I lived in Hanoi, where I was The Times' bureau chief in the late 1990s, I did a pretty good job of getting around Vietnam and exploring new places, from Can Tho in the southern Mekong Delta to Sapa on the northern border with China....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wars and Interventions, Prisons, Natural Resources, Graham Greene
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Madame Nhu dies at 86; flashy, sharp-tongued former South Vietnam dignitary
In 40 A.D., the fabled Trung sisters rode elephants into battle to free Vietnam from its Chinese invaders. Nearly 2,000 years later, Ngo Dinh Nhu fancied herself a modern-day Trung, defending her country against communist rebels and American imperialists....Tags: Crimes, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Politics, Easter, Rome (Italy)
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Brian Huynh's taste of northern Vietnam
"When I worked in banking it was important to me to have a job that required wearing a suit and tie," says Brian Huynh, whose eponymous northern Vietnamese-style restaurant sits in the center of Little Saigon. "But I loved working in my spare time at Ha-...Tags: Shrimp, Soups, Garlic, Foods and Beverages, Catfish
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Hanoi's famous Hoan Kiem turtle is captured to receive veterinary care
L.A. UnleashedHANOI, Vietnam — Veterinarians examined a rare giant turtle considered sacred by many Vietnamese at a makeshift hospital in Hanoi on Monday to check mysterious lesions afflicting one of the last four known members of its species. The giant soft-... -
Conservationists work to save Hanoi's famous Hoan Kiem turtle
L.A. UnleashedHANOI, Vietnam — Hundreds of people are working around the clock to clean up a lake in the heart of Vietnam's capital in hopes of saving a rare, ailing giant turtle that is considered a sacred symbol of Hanoi. Some...... -
Wildlife advocates object to proposed auction of tiger paste seized from traffickers in Vietnam
L.A. UnleashedHANOI, Vietnam — A local conservation group voiced opposition Friday to the planned sale of tiger paste by Vietnamese authorities, amid warnings by the international community that the animal's survival is in serious jeopardy. Officials in Vietnam's... -
Bringing Beethoven and Chopin amid bombs to the Vietnamese
Culture MonsterI met Madame Thai Thi Lien, the doyen of Vietnamese music, this year in Hanoi during the Southwest Chamber Music’s cultural exchange held in honor of the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Vietnam’s capital. That Vietnam has a classical...... -
'Ascending Dragon' music from Hanoi to be broadcast on KUSC
Culture MonsterBeyond obvious goodwill, “Ascending Dragon,” the cultural exchange last spring between Southwest Chamber Music in Pasadena and the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi, generated significant musical results. Works were commissioned from two...
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