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Vietnamese woman conquers Mount Everest
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha climbs the world's highest peak of Mount Everest on May 16, 2022. Photo courtesy of Seven Summit Treks
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha has become the first Vietnamese woman to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, a Nepal-based mountain climbing tour agency has confirmed.
On Monday morning, Seven Summit Treks, a company that organizes climbing expeditions over all mountains above 8,000 m in Nepal, China and Pakistan announced on its Twitter feed that Nha had succeeded in climbing the highest mountain via the southeast ridge at 3:30 a.m. Nepal time (4:45 a.m. Hanoi time).
It also confirmed she was the first Vietnamese woman to do so, emphasizing that it was a historic achievement for the Vietnamese climbing community.
Nha, 35, who works as a lawyer in HCMC, is a member of the Seven Summit Treks Everest Expedition 2022.
According to data of The Himalayan Database, only three Vietnamese people have successfully reached the summit of the world's highest mountain as of December last year, all of the males.
Mountaineering enthusiast Nha has conquered the seven highest peaks in the world. She successfully conquered Mount Vinson at a height of 4,892 meters above sea level in Antarctica on January 3 this year.
At a height of 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), Mount Everest is known as Earth's highest point above sea level. It is in the Himalaya mountain range between Nepal and Tibet.
There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal and the other from the north in Tibet.
Everest has been climbed 10,657 times since it was first scaled in 1953 from the Nepali and Tibetan sides. Many have climbed it more than once, and 311 people have died, Reuters reported.
Bron: Vietnamese woman conquers Mount Everest - VnExpress International
Er blijkt ook nog een voetbalster te zijn met dezelfde naam, dus het enige dat ik verder kon vinden was
https://vn.sputniknews.com/20220516...t-nam-dau-tien-len-dinh-everest-15206646.html
Voor zover mij bekend is Mount Vinson zo ongeveer de koudste berg op aarde.
Seven summits: hele knappe prestatie.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha climbs the world's highest peak of Mount Everest on May 16, 2022. Photo courtesy of Seven Summit Treks
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha has become the first Vietnamese woman to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, a Nepal-based mountain climbing tour agency has confirmed.
On Monday morning, Seven Summit Treks, a company that organizes climbing expeditions over all mountains above 8,000 m in Nepal, China and Pakistan announced on its Twitter feed that Nha had succeeded in climbing the highest mountain via the southeast ridge at 3:30 a.m. Nepal time (4:45 a.m. Hanoi time).
It also confirmed she was the first Vietnamese woman to do so, emphasizing that it was a historic achievement for the Vietnamese climbing community.
Nha, 35, who works as a lawyer in HCMC, is a member of the Seven Summit Treks Everest Expedition 2022.
According to data of The Himalayan Database, only three Vietnamese people have successfully reached the summit of the world's highest mountain as of December last year, all of the males.
Mountaineering enthusiast Nha has conquered the seven highest peaks in the world. She successfully conquered Mount Vinson at a height of 4,892 meters above sea level in Antarctica on January 3 this year.
At a height of 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), Mount Everest is known as Earth's highest point above sea level. It is in the Himalaya mountain range between Nepal and Tibet.
There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal and the other from the north in Tibet.
Everest has been climbed 10,657 times since it was first scaled in 1953 from the Nepali and Tibetan sides. Many have climbed it more than once, and 311 people have died, Reuters reported.
Bron: Vietnamese woman conquers Mount Everest - VnExpress International
Er blijkt ook nog een voetbalster te zijn met dezelfde naam, dus het enige dat ik verder kon vinden was
https://vn.sputniknews.com/20220516...t-nam-dau-tien-len-dinh-everest-15206646.html
Voor zover mij bekend is Mount Vinson zo ongeveer de koudste berg op aarde.
Seven summits: hele knappe prestatie.
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Spectacular glass-bottom bridge opens for daredevils
Zie de bron voor de video.
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Zie de bron voor de video.
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Educating younger generations about revolutionary traditions
In late April, numerous activities to educate revolutionary traditions to Youth Union members, young people and children were organized to raise their awareness of responsibilities and motivate learning and regular practice.
Recently, the Provincial Youth Union has held an incense lighting ceremony at Hon Dung Martyr Cemetery. Delegates and 100 excellent young pioneers representing more than 120,000 young pioneers in the province lit incense and offered flowers at the Uncle Ho and Martyrs' Shrine in commemoration of ancestors for their sacrifice and contribution to the national independence, reunification, protection and construction.
Voung pioneers light incense at Hon Dung Martyr Cemetery.
According to Pham Ngoc Hai, Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Youth Union, Vice-Chairman of Khanh Hoa Comrade Association, the activity aimed to educate teenagers and children about the spirit of solidarity and sharing, about revolutionary traditions, patriotism, national pride and responsibility of young generations for the cause of national construction and protection.
Earlier, Khanh Hoa Youth Union and Khanh Hoa Students’ Association had held a journey “The youth for the Homeland's Seas and Islands 2022” at Gac Ma soldiers' memorial site in Cam Hai Dong Commune, Cam Lam District and Brigade 101, Navy Region 4.
At Gac Ma soldiers' memorial site, Youth Union members and young people from universities and colleges visited the memorial site, lit incense and learned about the history and struggles to protect the national marine sovereignty.
Student Truong Ngoc Uyen, Deputy Secretary of Nha Trang National College of Pedagogy said, “I have taken part in numerous Youth Union activities. This is the first time I have been to Gac Ma soldiers' memorial site, leaning much more about the Spratly Islands. I feel moved and grateful for ancestors’ devotion.”
Various emulation activities have been implemented across the province. Nha Trang City Youth Union in partnership with Khanh Hoa Center of Culture and Cinema has just held the 20th Festival on Vietnamese Revolutionary Songs with the participation of 22 teams from Youth Union affiliations and clubs in the city. The singing and dance were in praise of the glorious Communist Party, great Uncle Ho and the traditions of struggles against invaders; national marine sovereignty, patriotism and so on.
Chu Minh Phuong, Deputy Secretary of Nha Trang City Youth Union said, “they are annual activities to boost the propaganda and education of revolutionary tradition and national marine sovereignty and serve as a cultural and musical platform for generations of Youth Union members and teenagers.”
The historical propaganda and education are committed to developing political and professional competence among younger generations; boosting pride and respect for the national revolutionary tradition, thus inspiring the youth’s enthusiasm and determination to contribute to the national defense and construction, added Pham Ngoc Hai.
Bron: Educating younger generations about revolutionary traditions:Educating younger generations about revolutionary traditions
Laat ik mijn grote snavel maar houden.
In late April, numerous activities to educate revolutionary traditions to Youth Union members, young people and children were organized to raise their awareness of responsibilities and motivate learning and regular practice.
Recently, the Provincial Youth Union has held an incense lighting ceremony at Hon Dung Martyr Cemetery. Delegates and 100 excellent young pioneers representing more than 120,000 young pioneers in the province lit incense and offered flowers at the Uncle Ho and Martyrs' Shrine in commemoration of ancestors for their sacrifice and contribution to the national independence, reunification, protection and construction.
Voung pioneers light incense at Hon Dung Martyr Cemetery.
According to Pham Ngoc Hai, Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Youth Union, Vice-Chairman of Khanh Hoa Comrade Association, the activity aimed to educate teenagers and children about the spirit of solidarity and sharing, about revolutionary traditions, patriotism, national pride and responsibility of young generations for the cause of national construction and protection.
Earlier, Khanh Hoa Youth Union and Khanh Hoa Students’ Association had held a journey “The youth for the Homeland's Seas and Islands 2022” at Gac Ma soldiers' memorial site in Cam Hai Dong Commune, Cam Lam District and Brigade 101, Navy Region 4.
At Gac Ma soldiers' memorial site, Youth Union members and young people from universities and colleges visited the memorial site, lit incense and learned about the history and struggles to protect the national marine sovereignty.
Student Truong Ngoc Uyen, Deputy Secretary of Nha Trang National College of Pedagogy said, “I have taken part in numerous Youth Union activities. This is the first time I have been to Gac Ma soldiers' memorial site, leaning much more about the Spratly Islands. I feel moved and grateful for ancestors’ devotion.”
Various emulation activities have been implemented across the province. Nha Trang City Youth Union in partnership with Khanh Hoa Center of Culture and Cinema has just held the 20th Festival on Vietnamese Revolutionary Songs with the participation of 22 teams from Youth Union affiliations and clubs in the city. The singing and dance were in praise of the glorious Communist Party, great Uncle Ho and the traditions of struggles against invaders; national marine sovereignty, patriotism and so on.
Chu Minh Phuong, Deputy Secretary of Nha Trang City Youth Union said, “they are annual activities to boost the propaganda and education of revolutionary tradition and national marine sovereignty and serve as a cultural and musical platform for generations of Youth Union members and teenagers.”
The historical propaganda and education are committed to developing political and professional competence among younger generations; boosting pride and respect for the national revolutionary tradition, thus inspiring the youth’s enthusiasm and determination to contribute to the national defense and construction, added Pham Ngoc Hai.
Bron: Educating younger generations about revolutionary traditions:Educating younger generations about revolutionary traditions
Laat ik mijn grote snavel maar houden.
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Lifebuoys stolen days after volunteers installed them on bridges in Hanoi
Triest!!!
A missing person case that ends well after 49 years - VnExpress International
Maar ook goed nieuws!!!
Foreign tourists driving motorbikes in Vietnam: Renters' fault? - VnExpress International
Ach, ze zullen zelden slechter rijden dan de gemiddelde Vietnamees.
Lifebuoys stolen days after volunteers installed them on bridges in Hanoi
Triest!!!
A missing person case that ends well after 49 years - VnExpress International
Maar ook goed nieuws!!!
Foreign tourists driving motorbikes in Vietnam: Renters' fault? - VnExpress International
Ach, ze zullen zelden slechter rijden dan de gemiddelde Vietnamees.
FredVN
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This balut stall in Ho Chi Minh City stays crowded thanks to family secret
A close-up of a balut served at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
A hot vit lon (balut) stall in Ho Chi Minh City is always crowded thanks to the owner’s family secret.
Learning all the tricks from her parents, Pham Kim Tinh, 39, always knows how to pick up the best baluts for her stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City.
The stall, named Kim Thao, located at 104 Xuan Thuy Street, has been open from 1:45 pm to 10:00 pm every day for nearly 12 years.
The peak hour of the venue lasts from around 4:40 pm to when it is closed.
“My family has a tradition of raising ducks for eggs, from which I’ve learned how to candle eggs and eventually came up with the idea of running this hot vit lon stall,” Tinh said.
Pham Kim Tinh is seen with an oil lamp passed from her parents at her balut stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
“I’ve also had my own special recipe for dipping sauce from ground chili and salt and pepper.
“Diners can optionally add lime juice to the sauce at their will.”
According to Tinh, a good balut to serve should be incubated for around 17 days.
She also boils the eggs in sections of 30 each to keep the baluts always hot, fresh, and ready to be served.
Boiled baluts are seen at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
Tinh said her stall also receives foreign visitors from South Korea, the UK, and the U.S., with some trying one balut while others order five to six eggs a time.
At Tinh’s stall, diners can order as many eggs as they like. If they come in groups, the staff will serve dishes of five eggs and they can return the eggs they do not eat.
A diner scoops balut yolk out of the eggshell. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
A balut at Tinh’s stall fetches VND12,000 (US$0.52).
“This is my first time visiting this place,” said Tran Nam Phi, who traveled from District 6 to try a balut at Tinh’s stall.
“A friend recommended it to me as the stall’s quite famous for good baluts.
“I was impressed with the dipping sauce which specially combines the sweet and sour tastes.
"It also made this stall stand out from other places I’ve tried.
“I had two eggs today and will be back again."
The dipping sauce is served with baluts at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
Meanwhile, Quynh Tho from Binh Chanh District has been a regular customer at Tinh’s stall for the past three years, loving the special dipping sauce and the quality of baluts.
“I’ve visited two or three times a week, even though I have to travel quite far but I’m willing to,” she said.
“I also asked my friends to join.”
Customers enjoy baluts at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
Staff at Kim Thao Stall prepare baluts for delivery. Photo: Ngoc
Bron: This balut stall in Ho Chi Minh City stays crowded thanks to family secret
Om eventuele vragen voor te zijn: nee, dit heb ik nooit gegeten. Al eerder gaf ik aan dat ik niets eet dat lijkt op wat het vroeger is geweest of –zoals hier- wat het in de toekomst had kunnen worden.
A close-up of a balut served at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
A hot vit lon (balut) stall in Ho Chi Minh City is always crowded thanks to the owner’s family secret.
Learning all the tricks from her parents, Pham Kim Tinh, 39, always knows how to pick up the best baluts for her stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City.
The stall, named Kim Thao, located at 104 Xuan Thuy Street, has been open from 1:45 pm to 10:00 pm every day for nearly 12 years.
The peak hour of the venue lasts from around 4:40 pm to when it is closed.
“My family has a tradition of raising ducks for eggs, from which I’ve learned how to candle eggs and eventually came up with the idea of running this hot vit lon stall,” Tinh said.
Pham Kim Tinh is seen with an oil lamp passed from her parents at her balut stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
“I’ve also had my own special recipe for dipping sauce from ground chili and salt and pepper.
“Diners can optionally add lime juice to the sauce at their will.”
According to Tinh, a good balut to serve should be incubated for around 17 days.
She also boils the eggs in sections of 30 each to keep the baluts always hot, fresh, and ready to be served.
Boiled baluts are seen at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
Tinh said her stall also receives foreign visitors from South Korea, the UK, and the U.S., with some trying one balut while others order five to six eggs a time.
At Tinh’s stall, diners can order as many eggs as they like. If they come in groups, the staff will serve dishes of five eggs and they can return the eggs they do not eat.
A diner scoops balut yolk out of the eggshell. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
A balut at Tinh’s stall fetches VND12,000 (US$0.52).
“This is my first time visiting this place,” said Tran Nam Phi, who traveled from District 6 to try a balut at Tinh’s stall.
“A friend recommended it to me as the stall’s quite famous for good baluts.
“I was impressed with the dipping sauce which specially combines the sweet and sour tastes.
"It also made this stall stand out from other places I’ve tried.
“I had two eggs today and will be back again."
The dipping sauce is served with baluts at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
Meanwhile, Quynh Tho from Binh Chanh District has been a regular customer at Tinh’s stall for the past three years, loving the special dipping sauce and the quality of baluts.
“I’ve visited two or three times a week, even though I have to travel quite far but I’m willing to,” she said.
“I also asked my friends to join.”
Customers enjoy baluts at Kim Thao Stall in Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre News
Staff at Kim Thao Stall prepare baluts for delivery. Photo: Ngoc
Bron: This balut stall in Ho Chi Minh City stays crowded thanks to family secret
Om eventuele vragen voor te zijn: nee, dit heb ik nooit gegeten. Al eerder gaf ik aan dat ik niets eet dat lijkt op wat het vroeger is geweest of –zoals hier- wat het in de toekomst had kunnen worden.
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Who wore it better: when celebrities wear identical outfits
Stylish beauty queens were obviously of the same mind when spotted rocking the exact same see-through dress at different events.
Le Thanh Hoa's gold knitted, see-through dress caught the eye of model Vo Hoang Yen and many other beauty queens.
Yen opted for a curly hairstyle to accompany the dress and show off her sexy image.
In the same outfit, beauty pageant holder Phuong Khanh pulls off a more royal look.
She got a bang and went for cat-eye make-up to look like Queen Cleopatra
Beauty pageant holder Do My Linh presents a different aesthetic when sporting the same outfit.
She went for a more elegant look by having an updo hairstyle and using accessories at a bare minimum.
Beauty queen Phuong Anh also chose the same dress since it helps her easily show off her curves.
She put on her tiara as the only accessory to show of her feminine look
Bron: Who wore it better: when celebrities wear identical outfits - VnExpress International
Waarom deze doorkijkjes wel zijn toegestaan en andere een storm van kritiek opleveren vermeldt deze (zondige?) vakliteratuur helaas niet. Of zou dit ook iets met een revolutionaire traditie te maken hebben?
Het blijft hoe dan ook een ongelofelijk hypocriet zooitje.
Stylish beauty queens were obviously of the same mind when spotted rocking the exact same see-through dress at different events.
Le Thanh Hoa's gold knitted, see-through dress caught the eye of model Vo Hoang Yen and many other beauty queens.
Yen opted for a curly hairstyle to accompany the dress and show off her sexy image.
In the same outfit, beauty pageant holder Phuong Khanh pulls off a more royal look.
She got a bang and went for cat-eye make-up to look like Queen Cleopatra
Beauty pageant holder Do My Linh presents a different aesthetic when sporting the same outfit.
She went for a more elegant look by having an updo hairstyle and using accessories at a bare minimum.
Beauty queen Phuong Anh also chose the same dress since it helps her easily show off her curves.
She put on her tiara as the only accessory to show of her feminine look
Bron: Who wore it better: when celebrities wear identical outfits - VnExpress International
Waarom deze doorkijkjes wel zijn toegestaan en andere een storm van kritiek opleveren vermeldt deze (zondige?) vakliteratuur helaas niet. Of zou dit ook iets met een revolutionaire traditie te maken hebben?
Het blijft hoe dan ook een ongelofelijk hypocriet zooitje.
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Fred, onthoudt dat nou eens. Deze manier van foto's delen in vakliteratuur is een manier om verboden erotische plaatjes toch aan de man te brengen
FredVN
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Nog vóór ik een gevat antwoord kon verzinnen las ik onderstaand artikel in de AD-app.
Mijn inspiratie was onmiddellijk gevlogen. Dit soort ranzige opmerkingen ligt mijlen ver af van de cynische inslag, waarmee ik mijn commentaar schrijf en de vergelijkbare reacties die erop volgen. En waarop ik altijd graag reageer.
Nu val ik een beetje terug in een oude gewoonte uit mijn consultancy-tijd: twijfelen of wat je zegt niet verkeerd opgevat kan worden of zelfs over de grens is. Terwijl je gewoon weet dat het niet zo is.
Voorbeeld. Bij een gemeente, waar ik nog niet voor het dubbele salaris had willen werken (veruit de slechtste die ik erbij had) tijdens een monoloog van een chef hoe goed het daar allemaal wel niet was een duidelijk sarcastische opmerking maken als “goh, geweldig, als er nog een vacature is…”. En een paar dagen bij je eigen chef op het matje moeten komen omdat je openlijk hebt staan solliciteren.
Maar geen paniek, met een dagje ben ik wel weer mijn oude cynische zelf.
Mijn inspiratie was onmiddellijk gevlogen. Dit soort ranzige opmerkingen ligt mijlen ver af van de cynische inslag, waarmee ik mijn commentaar schrijf en de vergelijkbare reacties die erop volgen. En waarop ik altijd graag reageer.
Nu val ik een beetje terug in een oude gewoonte uit mijn consultancy-tijd: twijfelen of wat je zegt niet verkeerd opgevat kan worden of zelfs over de grens is. Terwijl je gewoon weet dat het niet zo is.
Voorbeeld. Bij een gemeente, waar ik nog niet voor het dubbele salaris had willen werken (veruit de slechtste die ik erbij had) tijdens een monoloog van een chef hoe goed het daar allemaal wel niet was een duidelijk sarcastische opmerking maken als “goh, geweldig, als er nog een vacature is…”. En een paar dagen bij je eigen chef op het matje moeten komen omdat je openlijk hebt staan solliciteren.
Maar geen paniek, met een dagje ben ik wel weer mijn oude cynische zelf.
FredVN
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Life inside Hanoi's old villas (1)
Many century-old villas in downtown Hanoi where hundreds of people live reside are dilapidated and in need of renovation.
A three-story villa at 3 Dien Bien Phu Street in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District nestles behind a row of shops and is jointly owned by several households.
Its occupants are unsure of the year in which it was built, but they have lived there for three or four generations. While some households moved out because of the cramped space, many others are steadfast in their decision to remain.
The row of shops is where the villa's courtyard used to be.
Lam Tien Tai, 70, has been living here since he was a child.
His rent is around VND10 million ($435.40) a year.
"I can pay by the month or by the year," he says.
Though Tai and his wife ostensibly live in a villa, their house is a room that measures a mere 13 square meters. They have to mind the ceiling while moving around. Tai likens it to a slum because it does not get any sunlight.
A section of the room has a small mattress for sleeping, another is for daily use and a third is for washing dishes.
Outside his door is the staircase on top of which he keeps his dishes, pots and pans. One must stoop to enter and exit the room. During the rainy season, his family must mobilize all the pots and pans in the house to catch the leaks.
A 30-square-meter room on the top floor is partitioned into two.
Le Tuan Anh, 56, says there are four people in his 17-square-meter section, including his wife and two children.
The room is devoid of expensive items, and everything must be kept as simple as possible to maximize space. Anh says: "I've lived here since I was a baby. It's a little cramped, but I'm used to it."
His and another family share a corridor where they store buckets, washing machines, utensils, kitchenware, and stoves. The bathroom is also here, with a curtain serving as a door.
The roof of the building has deteriorated after years of disrepair.
Many century-old villas in downtown Hanoi where hundreds of people live reside are dilapidated and in need of renovation.
A three-story villa at 3 Dien Bien Phu Street in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District nestles behind a row of shops and is jointly owned by several households.
Its occupants are unsure of the year in which it was built, but they have lived there for three or four generations. While some households moved out because of the cramped space, many others are steadfast in their decision to remain.
The row of shops is where the villa's courtyard used to be.
Lam Tien Tai, 70, has been living here since he was a child.
His rent is around VND10 million ($435.40) a year.
"I can pay by the month or by the year," he says.
Though Tai and his wife ostensibly live in a villa, their house is a room that measures a mere 13 square meters. They have to mind the ceiling while moving around. Tai likens it to a slum because it does not get any sunlight.
A section of the room has a small mattress for sleeping, another is for daily use and a third is for washing dishes.
Outside his door is the staircase on top of which he keeps his dishes, pots and pans. One must stoop to enter and exit the room. During the rainy season, his family must mobilize all the pots and pans in the house to catch the leaks.
A 30-square-meter room on the top floor is partitioned into two.
Le Tuan Anh, 56, says there are four people in his 17-square-meter section, including his wife and two children.
The room is devoid of expensive items, and everything must be kept as simple as possible to maximize space. Anh says: "I've lived here since I was a baby. It's a little cramped, but I'm used to it."
His and another family share a corridor where they store buckets, washing machines, utensils, kitchenware, and stoves. The bathroom is also here, with a curtain serving as a door.
The roof of the building has deteriorated after years of disrepair.
FredVN
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Life inside Hanoi's old villas (2)
Not far away is another old villa at 4 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street in Ba Dinh District, and under its roof are 12 households. It has a lovely setting right next to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
People use the alley to dry clothes. On the land around the main villa, some people have built temporary homes.
The place is now in a state of disrepair.
Pham Ngo Kim Ngoc, one of the residents here, says she has been living there for more than 50 years during which time no renovation was done.
She says: "One day a door on the upper floor fell down to the first floor. Walls also fall on a regular basis. So the households below have had to make a roof".
Ngoc lives on the first floor. The government allotted the room to her grandmother in 1964. Ngoc moved in when her grandmother died, paying VND314,000 a month as rent, and has been taking care of the family altar.
She divided the space into two parts. She and her husband live on one side, and her child lives on the other. The altar takes up nearly half her room, and its bottom portion is used to store food and utensils.
Another room in the villa is 10 square meters in size. The owner only has a bed and a small table inside.
The government decided to relocate families living in the villa at 4 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street to an old apartment building on Chua Ha Street in Cau Giay District, but many people opposed the plan.
Some said they did not want to relocate because they had lived in the old villa for many years and it was not reasonable to move to another place, especially an old apartment. But most agree to move out if they are compensated with land or money.
The city currently has around 1,216 villas, 367 of them owned by the government, 117 by private individuals and some jointly owned by several households.
Officials have said that many of the villas have become decrepit over the years but the capital lacks the funds to repair and renovate them. The majority of the villas have been around for 100 years, they noted.
By 2025 the city aims to renovate 60 villas and some other structures managed by the city and government.
Bron: Life inside Hanoi's old villas
Ik ben meerdere keren bij mensen in dergelijke huizen op bezoek geweest. “Villa” was dan niet een woord, dat als eerste bij me op kwam.
Not far away is another old villa at 4 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street in Ba Dinh District, and under its roof are 12 households. It has a lovely setting right next to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
People use the alley to dry clothes. On the land around the main villa, some people have built temporary homes.
The place is now in a state of disrepair.
Pham Ngo Kim Ngoc, one of the residents here, says she has been living there for more than 50 years during which time no renovation was done.
She says: "One day a door on the upper floor fell down to the first floor. Walls also fall on a regular basis. So the households below have had to make a roof".
Ngoc lives on the first floor. The government allotted the room to her grandmother in 1964. Ngoc moved in when her grandmother died, paying VND314,000 a month as rent, and has been taking care of the family altar.
She divided the space into two parts. She and her husband live on one side, and her child lives on the other. The altar takes up nearly half her room, and its bottom portion is used to store food and utensils.
Another room in the villa is 10 square meters in size. The owner only has a bed and a small table inside.
The government decided to relocate families living in the villa at 4 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street to an old apartment building on Chua Ha Street in Cau Giay District, but many people opposed the plan.
Some said they did not want to relocate because they had lived in the old villa for many years and it was not reasonable to move to another place, especially an old apartment. But most agree to move out if they are compensated with land or money.
The city currently has around 1,216 villas, 367 of them owned by the government, 117 by private individuals and some jointly owned by several households.
Officials have said that many of the villas have become decrepit over the years but the capital lacks the funds to repair and renovate them. The majority of the villas have been around for 100 years, they noted.
By 2025 the city aims to renovate 60 villas and some other structures managed by the city and government.
Bron: Life inside Hanoi's old villas
Ik ben meerdere keren bij mensen in dergelijke huizen op bezoek geweest. “Villa” was dan niet een woord, dat als eerste bij me op kwam.
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #3.766
Lazada
De laatste jaren heb ik een redelijk aantal artikelen bij Lazada gekocht. Lazada is in Vietnam heel populair en te vergelijken met AliExpress.
Ook heel gemakkelijk: het wordt thuis gebracht en je kunt voor het meeste bij ontvangst betalen. Daar selecteer ik ook altijd op. Alleen zijn soms de bezorgkosten hoger dan de prijs van het artikel.
Veel spullen komen uit China en zijn dus van vergelijkbare kwaliteit. Maar zolang je zaken niet voor een puur professioneel doel gaat gebruiken valt het vaak wel mee.
Er is op verschillende manieren gebruik van gemaakt. Soms volledig ongewijzigd, soms naar eigen idee of noodzaak aangepast of gecombineerd voor specifieke doeleinden. Gezien de prijzen hoef je je daarover ook zelden druk te maken. Mislukt het, ach, jammer dan. Het kostte nauwelijks wat.
En jawel, dat is ook meerdere keren gebeurd.
Terugsturen doe ik zelden. Alleen als ik echt een volledig ander product krijg en ik er een redelijk bedrag voor heb betaald. Wat voorbeelden:
• Drone bestellen en tafel-microfoonstandaard ontvangen
• Gimball bestellen en een paar flitsschoenen ontvangen
De rest is gebleven en ligt te wachten of er nog iets mee gedaan kan worden.
Ervaringen
Zomaar wat ervaringen expliciet met Lazada, maar die mogelijk ook voor AliExpress kunnen gelden.
Openen pakket
Een beetje afhankelijk van het bestelde, maar zodra er losse onderdelen kunnen zijn -en dat is al heel snel- is het aan te bevelen het pakket te openen op en plaats, waar losse zaken niet weg kunnen raken.
Ik had één keer heel veel mazzel. Een pakketje werd gebracht terwijl ik aan het ontbijten was. Tijdens het openen hoorde ik een tik. Aan het apparaat ontbrak een schroefje. Na lang zoeken vond ik het tussen de broodkruimels: het was iets van een paar mm. lang. Als ik het pakje ergens anders had geopend was het schroefje nooit meer teruggevonden.
Losse boutjes
Regelmatig moet je schroeven, bouten en moeren eerst goed vastzetten. Ik loop ook altijd het gekochte helemaal na.
Levert niet / Levert het verkeerde
Dit kan heel frustrerend zijn. Heb je uit een soms gigantisch aanbod eindelijk de -hopelijk- juiste keuze gemaakt, kan de firma niet leveren of levert het verkeerde. Zeker in het eerste geval kun je ook niet meer zien wat je hebt besteld: het staat niet meer bij het assortiment. Voor veel zaken bewaar ik tegenwoordig de foto en de omschrijving van het bestelde. Dan kan ik die gegevens altijd weer gebruiken voor een nieuwe zoektocht naar een vergelijkbaar artikel.
Morgen een voorbeeld van een aanpassing.
De laatste jaren heb ik een redelijk aantal artikelen bij Lazada gekocht. Lazada is in Vietnam heel populair en te vergelijken met AliExpress.
Ook heel gemakkelijk: het wordt thuis gebracht en je kunt voor het meeste bij ontvangst betalen. Daar selecteer ik ook altijd op. Alleen zijn soms de bezorgkosten hoger dan de prijs van het artikel.
Veel spullen komen uit China en zijn dus van vergelijkbare kwaliteit. Maar zolang je zaken niet voor een puur professioneel doel gaat gebruiken valt het vaak wel mee.
Er is op verschillende manieren gebruik van gemaakt. Soms volledig ongewijzigd, soms naar eigen idee of noodzaak aangepast of gecombineerd voor specifieke doeleinden. Gezien de prijzen hoef je je daarover ook zelden druk te maken. Mislukt het, ach, jammer dan. Het kostte nauwelijks wat.
En jawel, dat is ook meerdere keren gebeurd.
Terugsturen doe ik zelden. Alleen als ik echt een volledig ander product krijg en ik er een redelijk bedrag voor heb betaald. Wat voorbeelden:
• Drone bestellen en tafel-microfoonstandaard ontvangen
• Gimball bestellen en een paar flitsschoenen ontvangen
De rest is gebleven en ligt te wachten of er nog iets mee gedaan kan worden.
Ervaringen
Zomaar wat ervaringen expliciet met Lazada, maar die mogelijk ook voor AliExpress kunnen gelden.
Openen pakket
Een beetje afhankelijk van het bestelde, maar zodra er losse onderdelen kunnen zijn -en dat is al heel snel- is het aan te bevelen het pakket te openen op en plaats, waar losse zaken niet weg kunnen raken.
Ik had één keer heel veel mazzel. Een pakketje werd gebracht terwijl ik aan het ontbijten was. Tijdens het openen hoorde ik een tik. Aan het apparaat ontbrak een schroefje. Na lang zoeken vond ik het tussen de broodkruimels: het was iets van een paar mm. lang. Als ik het pakje ergens anders had geopend was het schroefje nooit meer teruggevonden.
Losse boutjes
Regelmatig moet je schroeven, bouten en moeren eerst goed vastzetten. Ik loop ook altijd het gekochte helemaal na.
Levert niet / Levert het verkeerde
Dit kan heel frustrerend zijn. Heb je uit een soms gigantisch aanbod eindelijk de -hopelijk- juiste keuze gemaakt, kan de firma niet leveren of levert het verkeerde. Zeker in het eerste geval kun je ook niet meer zien wat je hebt besteld: het staat niet meer bij het assortiment. Voor veel zaken bewaar ik tegenwoordig de foto en de omschrijving van het bestelde. Dan kan ik die gegevens altijd weer gebruiken voor een nieuwe zoektocht naar een vergelijkbaar artikel.
Morgen een voorbeeld van een aanpassing.
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #3.767
Opvallend
Dong Nai contribute $111 mln to expressway linking with beach town Vung Tau - VnExpress International
Deze foto laat perfect zien, waarom het verkeer hier een absolute puinhoop is.
Dong Nai contribute $111 mln to expressway linking with beach town Vung Tau - VnExpress International
Deze foto laat perfect zien, waarom het verkeer hier een absolute puinhoop is.
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #3.768
Barndoor verlichting
Tja, dit moest eigenlijk een volledig DIY-project worden. Maar omdat materialen hier moeilijk te verkrijgen zijn schakelde ik heel lui meteen maar door naar plan B.
Op Lazada stond een los raamwerk met deurtjes. Hier wilde ik mijn huidige LED-lamp (10*5,5) achter monteren.
Helaas, wordt niet meer geleverd.
Op naar plan C.
Deze is wat groter dan mijn LED-licht, nl. 17 * 17 cm. Het wordt geleverd met een grid en 4 kleurenfilters. Deze zijn eigenlijk nutteloos: mijn led-lamp heeft een vrij groot instelbaar kleurbereik. Maar de grid zal zeker van pas komen.
Een tweede reden voor deze keus was, dat ik mogelijk ook het frame van mijn soft box, waar een flitser in past, achter deze kan bevestigen. Waarmee het ook voor flitsen nuttig zou kunnen zijn. En ook meteen de kleurenfilters zinvol.
Omdat het bij het bestellen niet helemaal duidelijk was of ik mijn LED-lamp achter het frame zou kunnen bevestigen heb ik, mede gezien de niet zo hoge prijs en de wat grotere lichtsterkte, ook nog een complete Led-lamp met barndoors gekocht.
Hieronder de afzonderlijke uitwerkingen.
Uiteindelijk is dit hoe het e.e.a. is gemonteerd. De LED-verlichting is tegen een stuk PVC gemonteerd, oorspronkelijk een afsluitdop van 22 cm. Hieraan is een metalen pijp gemonteerd, in een vorig leven deel van een klapstoel. Het geheel kan in de barndoor worden gehaakt.
Het geheel wordt nog zwart geverfd, maar dan is het moeilijk te herkennen op de foto.
Het meest rechtse deel is onderdeel van een Godox opvouwbare soft box, waar de flitser in wordt gemonteerd. Om dit in de barndoor te haken is een ander stuk pvc uit de junkbox gebruikt. Ook dit wordt nog zwart geverfd.
Dit alles en nog veel meer komt binnen afzienbare tijd ook in versie 3 van mijn gratis Fotograferen, D.I.Y. boek. Zie onder.
Tja, dit moest eigenlijk een volledig DIY-project worden. Maar omdat materialen hier moeilijk te verkrijgen zijn schakelde ik heel lui meteen maar door naar plan B.
Op Lazada stond een los raamwerk met deurtjes. Hier wilde ik mijn huidige LED-lamp (10*5,5) achter monteren.
Helaas, wordt niet meer geleverd.
Op naar plan C.
Deze is wat groter dan mijn LED-licht, nl. 17 * 17 cm. Het wordt geleverd met een grid en 4 kleurenfilters. Deze zijn eigenlijk nutteloos: mijn led-lamp heeft een vrij groot instelbaar kleurbereik. Maar de grid zal zeker van pas komen.
Een tweede reden voor deze keus was, dat ik mogelijk ook het frame van mijn soft box, waar een flitser in past, achter deze kan bevestigen. Waarmee het ook voor flitsen nuttig zou kunnen zijn. En ook meteen de kleurenfilters zinvol.
Omdat het bij het bestellen niet helemaal duidelijk was of ik mijn LED-lamp achter het frame zou kunnen bevestigen heb ik, mede gezien de niet zo hoge prijs en de wat grotere lichtsterkte, ook nog een complete Led-lamp met barndoors gekocht.
Hieronder de afzonderlijke uitwerkingen.
Uiteindelijk is dit hoe het e.e.a. is gemonteerd. De LED-verlichting is tegen een stuk PVC gemonteerd, oorspronkelijk een afsluitdop van 22 cm. Hieraan is een metalen pijp gemonteerd, in een vorig leven deel van een klapstoel. Het geheel kan in de barndoor worden gehaakt.
Het geheel wordt nog zwart geverfd, maar dan is het moeilijk te herkennen op de foto.
Het meest rechtse deel is onderdeel van een Godox opvouwbare soft box, waar de flitser in wordt gemonteerd. Om dit in de barndoor te haken is een ander stuk pvc uit de junkbox gebruikt. Ook dit wordt nog zwart geverfd.
Dit alles en nog veel meer komt binnen afzienbare tijd ook in versie 3 van mijn gratis Fotograferen, D.I.Y. boek. Zie onder.
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #3.769
Fake edible bird’s nests flood Vietnamese market
Consumers are confused by a wide range of bird’s nests promoted on social media. Photo: Tu Trung / Tuoi Tre
Given a rise in demand for immune-boosting products amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a wide selection of edible bird’s nests are available for sale on the local market, including many with unclear origin yet inflated prices.
Consumers should inspect bird’s nests thoroughly before deciding to buy this delicacy, especially imported bird’s nests and those with dodgy product information.
Shopping without knowing product origin
Nguyen Thi Thuy, residing in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, said her family rarely consumed edible bird’s nests, but the pandemic prompted her to impulsively buy 100 grams of bird’s nest in hopes that it could help them build better protection against the coronavirus.
“Bird’s nests offered by popular agents are priced at over VND5 million [US$218] per 100 grams," she said.
"I searched for bird’s nests from sellers active on Facebook who demand VND3.5 million [$133], VND2.8 million [$122], or even VND600,000 [$26] per 100 grams.
“The sellers offer higher prices than before, nudging customers into buying the nests ‘while the supplies last.'"
Similarly, Do Long, a resident of Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City, said he usually buys bird’s nests at VND3 million ($131) per 100 grams, but he bought the nests at up to VND3.5 million ($152) per 100 grams a couple of weeks ago.
An owner of a bird’s nest house in Ninh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam harvests bird’s nests to serve a rising number of customers. Photo: X.M. / Tuoi Tre
Given numerous types of bird’s nests on the local market, he bought the product by his own faith as he knew no competent agencies or associations certified the quality of the nests.
Bird’s nest stores have sprouted up everywhere and gone online as well.
Busy transactions are taking place in the 'Cho Yen Sao Toan Quoc' (Nationwide Bird’s Nest Market) Facebook group.
Bottled bird’s nests sell for VND70,000-180,000 ($3-8) per 70-200ml or broken bird’s nests at VND15 million ($653) per kilogram.
As revealed by Nguyen Dang Ly, owner of Ong Giao Ly, a bird’s nest business in south-central Ninh Thuan Province with 10-year experience in the field, the prices of feathered bird’s nests were VND2.2-2.5 million ($95.5-108.5) per 100 grams and then rose to VND2.8 million ($121) during the pandemic but there was a limited stock.
Refined bird’s nests fetch VND3.5 million ($152) per 100 grams.
Another bird’s nest business owner with nearly 20 years of experience in the outlying district of Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, affirmed that eatable bird’s nests offered at below VND1 million ($43.5) per 100 grams are all fake.
Quality chaos
“The pandemic has fueled the demand for immune-boosting products, thereby bird’s nests are selling like hot cakes,” Ly said, adding that his products are competing with fake, substandard nests.
A screenshot of two boxes of low-cost bird’s nests for sale on a social media platform
Besides, there are even adulterated bird’s nests on the local market, he continued.
Ho Ngoc Tuan, an expert, said low-cost bottled bird’s nests are often not Vietnamese bird’s nests.
“The global prices of bird’s nests are VND250-400 million [$10,824-17,347] per kilogram, tenfold the rates in Vietnam. Bottled bird’s nests usually come from Malaysia, Indonesia, or Thailand," Tuan said.
“Budget imported bird’s nests are broken and of low quality. As for high-quality ones, they are exported at extremely high prices."
The expert from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho also revealed many tricks in making bird’s nests, especially sugar refined bird’s nests to increase net weight and oil refined bird’s nests to reduce labor costs.
An owner of a bird’s nest business who declined to be named said it is not difficult to make fake bird’s nests.
Some fake nests are made of agar and similar substances. These substances do not pose a health risk as agar is a normal food, but the bird’s nest is fake, he elaborated.
Bird’s nest industry needs supervision
To cope with obstacles facing consumers who seek quality bird’s nests at reasonable prices, Ly of Ong Giao Ly suggested authorities should take action while relevant associations raise their voice to protect the local bird’s nest industry.
Nguyen Duc Thanh, who once operated a bird’s nest business, recommended that Vietnam learn from South Korea’s experience with ginseng.
The East Asian country has prestigious trade associations and agencies in charge of testing and certifying quality ginseng products.
Therefore, consumers have a tool to realize genuine products and will not risk losing their money on the fakes, and this will pave the way for encouraging the growth of the bird’s nest industry.
Tuan said current mechanisms have yet to address the issue in the long run.
Consumers can now only visit authorized agents or houses of bird’s nests to lower the risk of buying fake, substandard products, Tuan added.
More stringent measures needed to tackle fake bird’s nests
According to Nguyen Thanh Hai, general director of Khanh Hoa Bird’s Nest Company, the growing demand for immune-boosters has brought about a brighter outlook for the local bird’s nest market, resulting in a rising number of bird’s nest household businesses and manufacturing facilities.
However, the market has witnessed numerous bird’s nests without clear origin and labeling, adding that they are offered at various prices that confuse consumers.
“We discovered some bird’s nest businesses use the brand and images of the Khanh Hoa Bird’s Nest Company for their products without our permission," Hai said.
“Therefore, we hope that market surveillance agencies, the Vietnam Competition and Consumer Authority, and other elevant agencies will ramp up efforts to tackle counterfeit, substandard goods and those of unknown origin to protect the reputation of authentic Vietnamese bird’s nests.”
Consumers in need of bird’s nests should opt for reputable brands and products with proper label, packaging, and clear origin.
Some basic ways to tell difference between authentic and fake bird’s nests
Nguyen Dang Ly shares his basic tips to differentiate between a genuine bird’s nest and a fake:
By eyes: The structure of edible bird’s nests resembles a hammock consisting of tightly woven threads, thereby seeing tiny feathers in a nest is completely normal. It is impossible to manually remove all feathers from a nest.
By nose: A real bird’s nest has a little fishy smell as it is made from the saliva of swiftlets. A genuine bird’s nest will have a light musty smell of wood, as most of the bird’s nests are now farmed in houses.
By hand: After soaking a nest fiber in water, use one's hands to pull it apart. When a low-elastic nest fiber breaks right after it is pulled, this could be a fake bird’s nest.
Burning a bird’s nest: A fake bird’s nest will have a plastic smell after being burnt.
Cooking: Fake bird’s nests will not have a pleasant protein taste when being cooked.
Soaking: Place a bird’s nest in a bowl and add some water. The bird’s nest is authentic if the water remains clear. If the water turns cloudy, that bird’s nest is bogus as the nest was already adulterated with some substances to increase its weight.
Bron: Fake edible bird’s nests flood Vietnamese market
Al eerder heb ik foto’s geplaatst van “birdnest-fabrieken” en me afgevraagd, of 20 van die grote panden in een betrekkelijk klein gebied wel winstgevend zijn. Dit artikel voegt daar nog een grote hoeveelheid extra twijfels aan toe.
Zoals:
“By nose: A real bird’s nest has a little fishy smell as it is made from the saliva of swiftlets.”
We zitten hier een dikke 25 km. van de kust af. Die “fishy smell” kun je m.i. dan gevoeglijk vergeten. Dus fake, net als zoveel hier.
Consumers are confused by a wide range of bird’s nests promoted on social media. Photo: Tu Trung / Tuoi Tre
Given a rise in demand for immune-boosting products amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a wide selection of edible bird’s nests are available for sale on the local market, including many with unclear origin yet inflated prices.
Consumers should inspect bird’s nests thoroughly before deciding to buy this delicacy, especially imported bird’s nests and those with dodgy product information.
Shopping without knowing product origin
Nguyen Thi Thuy, residing in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, said her family rarely consumed edible bird’s nests, but the pandemic prompted her to impulsively buy 100 grams of bird’s nest in hopes that it could help them build better protection against the coronavirus.
“Bird’s nests offered by popular agents are priced at over VND5 million [US$218] per 100 grams," she said.
"I searched for bird’s nests from sellers active on Facebook who demand VND3.5 million [$133], VND2.8 million [$122], or even VND600,000 [$26] per 100 grams.
“The sellers offer higher prices than before, nudging customers into buying the nests ‘while the supplies last.'"
Similarly, Do Long, a resident of Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City, said he usually buys bird’s nests at VND3 million ($131) per 100 grams, but he bought the nests at up to VND3.5 million ($152) per 100 grams a couple of weeks ago.
An owner of a bird’s nest house in Ninh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam harvests bird’s nests to serve a rising number of customers. Photo: X.M. / Tuoi Tre
Given numerous types of bird’s nests on the local market, he bought the product by his own faith as he knew no competent agencies or associations certified the quality of the nests.
Bird’s nest stores have sprouted up everywhere and gone online as well.
Busy transactions are taking place in the 'Cho Yen Sao Toan Quoc' (Nationwide Bird’s Nest Market) Facebook group.
Bottled bird’s nests sell for VND70,000-180,000 ($3-8) per 70-200ml or broken bird’s nests at VND15 million ($653) per kilogram.
As revealed by Nguyen Dang Ly, owner of Ong Giao Ly, a bird’s nest business in south-central Ninh Thuan Province with 10-year experience in the field, the prices of feathered bird’s nests were VND2.2-2.5 million ($95.5-108.5) per 100 grams and then rose to VND2.8 million ($121) during the pandemic but there was a limited stock.
Refined bird’s nests fetch VND3.5 million ($152) per 100 grams.
Another bird’s nest business owner with nearly 20 years of experience in the outlying district of Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, affirmed that eatable bird’s nests offered at below VND1 million ($43.5) per 100 grams are all fake.
Quality chaos
“The pandemic has fueled the demand for immune-boosting products, thereby bird’s nests are selling like hot cakes,” Ly said, adding that his products are competing with fake, substandard nests.
A screenshot of two boxes of low-cost bird’s nests for sale on a social media platform
Besides, there are even adulterated bird’s nests on the local market, he continued.
Ho Ngoc Tuan, an expert, said low-cost bottled bird’s nests are often not Vietnamese bird’s nests.
“The global prices of bird’s nests are VND250-400 million [$10,824-17,347] per kilogram, tenfold the rates in Vietnam. Bottled bird’s nests usually come from Malaysia, Indonesia, or Thailand," Tuan said.
“Budget imported bird’s nests are broken and of low quality. As for high-quality ones, they are exported at extremely high prices."
The expert from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho also revealed many tricks in making bird’s nests, especially sugar refined bird’s nests to increase net weight and oil refined bird’s nests to reduce labor costs.
An owner of a bird’s nest business who declined to be named said it is not difficult to make fake bird’s nests.
Some fake nests are made of agar and similar substances. These substances do not pose a health risk as agar is a normal food, but the bird’s nest is fake, he elaborated.
Bird’s nest industry needs supervision
To cope with obstacles facing consumers who seek quality bird’s nests at reasonable prices, Ly of Ong Giao Ly suggested authorities should take action while relevant associations raise their voice to protect the local bird’s nest industry.
Nguyen Duc Thanh, who once operated a bird’s nest business, recommended that Vietnam learn from South Korea’s experience with ginseng.
The East Asian country has prestigious trade associations and agencies in charge of testing and certifying quality ginseng products.
Therefore, consumers have a tool to realize genuine products and will not risk losing their money on the fakes, and this will pave the way for encouraging the growth of the bird’s nest industry.
Tuan said current mechanisms have yet to address the issue in the long run.
Consumers can now only visit authorized agents or houses of bird’s nests to lower the risk of buying fake, substandard products, Tuan added.
More stringent measures needed to tackle fake bird’s nests
According to Nguyen Thanh Hai, general director of Khanh Hoa Bird’s Nest Company, the growing demand for immune-boosters has brought about a brighter outlook for the local bird’s nest market, resulting in a rising number of bird’s nest household businesses and manufacturing facilities.
However, the market has witnessed numerous bird’s nests without clear origin and labeling, adding that they are offered at various prices that confuse consumers.
“We discovered some bird’s nest businesses use the brand and images of the Khanh Hoa Bird’s Nest Company for their products without our permission," Hai said.
“Therefore, we hope that market surveillance agencies, the Vietnam Competition and Consumer Authority, and other elevant agencies will ramp up efforts to tackle counterfeit, substandard goods and those of unknown origin to protect the reputation of authentic Vietnamese bird’s nests.”
Consumers in need of bird’s nests should opt for reputable brands and products with proper label, packaging, and clear origin.
Some basic ways to tell difference between authentic and fake bird’s nests
Nguyen Dang Ly shares his basic tips to differentiate between a genuine bird’s nest and a fake:
By eyes: The structure of edible bird’s nests resembles a hammock consisting of tightly woven threads, thereby seeing tiny feathers in a nest is completely normal. It is impossible to manually remove all feathers from a nest.
By nose: A real bird’s nest has a little fishy smell as it is made from the saliva of swiftlets. A genuine bird’s nest will have a light musty smell of wood, as most of the bird’s nests are now farmed in houses.
By hand: After soaking a nest fiber in water, use one's hands to pull it apart. When a low-elastic nest fiber breaks right after it is pulled, this could be a fake bird’s nest.
Burning a bird’s nest: A fake bird’s nest will have a plastic smell after being burnt.
Cooking: Fake bird’s nests will not have a pleasant protein taste when being cooked.
Soaking: Place a bird’s nest in a bowl and add some water. The bird’s nest is authentic if the water remains clear. If the water turns cloudy, that bird’s nest is bogus as the nest was already adulterated with some substances to increase its weight.
Bron: Fake edible bird’s nests flood Vietnamese market
Al eerder heb ik foto’s geplaatst van “birdnest-fabrieken” en me afgevraagd, of 20 van die grote panden in een betrekkelijk klein gebied wel winstgevend zijn. Dit artikel voegt daar nog een grote hoeveelheid extra twijfels aan toe.
Zoals:
“By nose: A real bird’s nest has a little fishy smell as it is made from the saliva of swiftlets.”
We zitten hier een dikke 25 km. van de kust af. Die “fishy smell” kun je m.i. dan gevoeglijk vergeten. Dus fake, net als zoveel hier.
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #3.770
Affinity
In o.a. Vietnam Deel 2 beschreef ik de fotoboeken die ik soms met Affinity Publisher maak.
Zojuist kreeg ik een mail, dat alle programma’s (Photo, Designer en Publisher, ook die op de iPad) 50% korting hebben.
En gisteren dat PhotoGlory nu ook 50% korting geeft i.p.v. de 40%, die ik eerder noemde en ook zelf heb gekregen.
In o.a. Vietnam Deel 2 beschreef ik de fotoboeken die ik soms met Affinity Publisher maak.
Zojuist kreeg ik een mail, dat alle programma’s (Photo, Designer en Publisher, ook die op de iPad) 50% korting hebben.
En gisteren dat PhotoGlory nu ook 50% korting geeft i.p.v. de 40%, die ik eerder noemde en ook zelf heb gekregen.
magnamaniac
MF fossiel
soms zit het mee, meestal tegen
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #3.773
Questions foreigners ask about Vietnam
This file image shows a woman wearing a pyjama at a bank branch in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre
This collection of little gems comes from exchanges with expats and tourists over the years – here in Vietnam, abroad at overseas living conferences and meetings, and, best of all for candid input, coffee shops and ‘belly up to the bar sessions’ in various places around the world.
Conference attendees for the most part have never visited Vietnam, so their views are distant and often skewed, with eyes glossed over and wide open like saucers as reality is revealed.
Do they use money in Vietnam or is there some type of bartering system?
Seasoned veterans see that question as absurd, but to the uninitiated it’s a query worthy of clarification. Vietnam is often perceived by those from developed countries as a distant and eccentric country, while reality is it would be a struggle to find more business-oriented people anywhere in the world.
I reply: “Cash is king. Just pop into a bank for a glimpse at how the commercial system works here, it’s an open style.”
I think: You could walk around with a bunch of radishes and try it out.
Do you eat Vietnamese food?
Oddly, some foreigners are reluctant to try local food – I have no idea why, as it’s absolutely scrumptious from start to finish. Just make sure it’s completely dead before eating should you be squeamish in this regard, for much of the seafood is so fresh it may be doing somersaults on the grill right at your table.
‘Bun rieu cua’ (crab noodle soup)
I reply: “Yes, the food is delicious and fresh, with enough dishes in the Vietnamese culinary arsenal to choke a horse.”
I think: Carry a pocket-sized hammer just in case anything on your plate is still squirming around. Whack!
Tip: Bring something to sooth your stomach, it’s neither the food nor preparation methods, rather the non-potable water used to wash ingredients in.
Do the secret police follow you?
This one seems a bit bizarre, but I swear it’s among the most common concerns I’ve ever fielded about Vietnam, usually coming from foreigners languishing in the McCarthy era, hung over from the last millennium:
I reply: “I haven’t the faintest clue, the secret police are very subtle, that’s the whole idea.”
I think: They’re probably some of my dearest friends who wanted to check me out, then fell for my charm and wit. Anyway, who cares? My life is uneventful, I’m flattered anyone is curious about it.
Do the locals hate foreigners?
Except for shady shop vendors in touristy areas, one of whom tried to shaft me three times during the same transaction, and crooked cab drivers in the big cities, you couldn’t find warmer, more honest people anywhere.
Admittedly, locals keep an eye on us and I don’t blame them in the least, but the overall sense of decency puts Vietnam right at the top of the list of the best places I’ve lived in.
I reply: “Find a local of your gender, give them a smile, handshake, and have a chat or pantomime session supported by Google translations. They’ll probably invite you home for lunchie.”
I think: Why would they hate us? They’ve won all the wars.
Why do people walk around the streets in their pyjamas?
I don’t know why this one is such a big deal with some foreigners – just look at it from a practical standpoint.
Elderly people and busy homemakers can’t be bothered putting on a tuxedo or their best Sunday dress to take a stroll around the block or hit the corner store, so they’re cut some slack in Vietnam.
I reply: “They don’t think it’s worth getting dressed to go buy onions.”
I think: If we did that in our countries people would think we escaped from a sanatorium and would have us arrested.
Why do most couples prefer sons to daughters?
Truth is normally I wouldn’t touch this one with a ten-foot pole.
I reply: “That’s an old custom rapidly becoming obsolete as women become more educated and empowered.”
I think: It’s a myth, there are actually a few hundred thousand more women in Vietnam than men.
Why don’t people usually eat with a knife and fork?
Foreigners often prefer impressively large slabs of meat, so big that we need a bush machete to hack through them. I’m more of a ‘bo luc lac’ (a popular local bite-sized beef dish) kind of guy, preferring to dig right in.
I reply: “Food stays warm longer in bowls, so people in these parts prefer them, using chopsticks, and often a fork and spoon.”
I think: They’ve been using some form of chopsticks and spoons for a few thousand years. Anyway, why the hell engage in dangerous armed combat with my food?
Why is the poultry live in cages in the local wet market?
In developed lands a chicken running around the yard is one thing, while that gaunt, pale, skinless hunk of flesh in the supermarket is quite another, with the twain never meeting.
Chickens awaiting the Grim Reaper
As a result, many don’t see live animals except in zoos, never mind capturing and strangling them before hacking them to bits:
I reply: “Because people demand freshness in food here.”
I think: Did you think they came from some huge chicken factory, where they grow up wrapped in cellophane?
Why do men usually sing neighbourhood karaoke so horridly?
In our home countries we often disguise the objective of gatherings where alcohol is served, making it seem that getting hammered out of our brains is an unintended by-product of the festivities.
Not around here, where the sole purpose of such gatherings is to attain - at the minimum - some degree of inebriation:
I reply: “Women only get slightly tipsy at these sessions, so their singing remains lucid and on pitch.”
I think: The men are usually three sheets to the wind, so their chants and yodels are even worse than when they’re sober.
Why do all Vietnamese seem to be married with children?
This one makes me want to holler and throw up both my hands.
Just because marriage is an obsolete institution for many in our countries doesn’t mean that’s the desired state of affairs for all of humankind.
Vietnamese people are raised to believe that there’s a partner out there for everyone, the other half of their orange, so to speak.
I reply: “The Vietnamese are traditional, believing in the family unit.”
I think: Thank goodness traditional values still exist in some places.
And, finally, I can’t resist dragging this old pony out of the barn just one more time and giving her a ride around:
Do Vietnamese people typically eat dog meat?
This particular question always strikes a nerve with me because it’s commonly asked by people from countries where homelessness is rampant, human beings often treat each other like rubbish, whilst household pets are accorded a royal standard of living.
It’s true that some Vietnamese eat dog meat, but most dogs in Vietnam are cherished and beloved members of the family. It’s not as if people habitually say:
“Oh crap, forgot to buy meat. Max! Here boy, please step outside.”
I reply: “Those are old regional habits throughout Asia, mostly from days of poverty.”
And there you have it, a few questions from a foreigner’s perspective about Vietnam and why people do what they do here.
Rick Ellis / Tuoi Tre News Contributor
Questions foreigners ask about Vietnam
Helaas/gelukkig heb ik over een aantal zaken een wat afwijkende mening.
This file image shows a woman wearing a pyjama at a bank branch in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre
This collection of little gems comes from exchanges with expats and tourists over the years – here in Vietnam, abroad at overseas living conferences and meetings, and, best of all for candid input, coffee shops and ‘belly up to the bar sessions’ in various places around the world.
Conference attendees for the most part have never visited Vietnam, so their views are distant and often skewed, with eyes glossed over and wide open like saucers as reality is revealed.
Do they use money in Vietnam or is there some type of bartering system?
Seasoned veterans see that question as absurd, but to the uninitiated it’s a query worthy of clarification. Vietnam is often perceived by those from developed countries as a distant and eccentric country, while reality is it would be a struggle to find more business-oriented people anywhere in the world.
I reply: “Cash is king. Just pop into a bank for a glimpse at how the commercial system works here, it’s an open style.”
I think: You could walk around with a bunch of radishes and try it out.
Do you eat Vietnamese food?
Oddly, some foreigners are reluctant to try local food – I have no idea why, as it’s absolutely scrumptious from start to finish. Just make sure it’s completely dead before eating should you be squeamish in this regard, for much of the seafood is so fresh it may be doing somersaults on the grill right at your table.
‘Bun rieu cua’ (crab noodle soup)
I reply: “Yes, the food is delicious and fresh, with enough dishes in the Vietnamese culinary arsenal to choke a horse.”
I think: Carry a pocket-sized hammer just in case anything on your plate is still squirming around. Whack!
Tip: Bring something to sooth your stomach, it’s neither the food nor preparation methods, rather the non-potable water used to wash ingredients in.
Do the secret police follow you?
This one seems a bit bizarre, but I swear it’s among the most common concerns I’ve ever fielded about Vietnam, usually coming from foreigners languishing in the McCarthy era, hung over from the last millennium:
I reply: “I haven’t the faintest clue, the secret police are very subtle, that’s the whole idea.”
I think: They’re probably some of my dearest friends who wanted to check me out, then fell for my charm and wit. Anyway, who cares? My life is uneventful, I’m flattered anyone is curious about it.
Do the locals hate foreigners?
Except for shady shop vendors in touristy areas, one of whom tried to shaft me three times during the same transaction, and crooked cab drivers in the big cities, you couldn’t find warmer, more honest people anywhere.
Admittedly, locals keep an eye on us and I don’t blame them in the least, but the overall sense of decency puts Vietnam right at the top of the list of the best places I’ve lived in.
I reply: “Find a local of your gender, give them a smile, handshake, and have a chat or pantomime session supported by Google translations. They’ll probably invite you home for lunchie.”
I think: Why would they hate us? They’ve won all the wars.
Why do people walk around the streets in their pyjamas?
I don’t know why this one is such a big deal with some foreigners – just look at it from a practical standpoint.
Elderly people and busy homemakers can’t be bothered putting on a tuxedo or their best Sunday dress to take a stroll around the block or hit the corner store, so they’re cut some slack in Vietnam.
I reply: “They don’t think it’s worth getting dressed to go buy onions.”
I think: If we did that in our countries people would think we escaped from a sanatorium and would have us arrested.
Why do most couples prefer sons to daughters?
Truth is normally I wouldn’t touch this one with a ten-foot pole.
I reply: “That’s an old custom rapidly becoming obsolete as women become more educated and empowered.”
I think: It’s a myth, there are actually a few hundred thousand more women in Vietnam than men.
Why don’t people usually eat with a knife and fork?
Foreigners often prefer impressively large slabs of meat, so big that we need a bush machete to hack through them. I’m more of a ‘bo luc lac’ (a popular local bite-sized beef dish) kind of guy, preferring to dig right in.
I reply: “Food stays warm longer in bowls, so people in these parts prefer them, using chopsticks, and often a fork and spoon.”
I think: They’ve been using some form of chopsticks and spoons for a few thousand years. Anyway, why the hell engage in dangerous armed combat with my food?
Why is the poultry live in cages in the local wet market?
In developed lands a chicken running around the yard is one thing, while that gaunt, pale, skinless hunk of flesh in the supermarket is quite another, with the twain never meeting.
Chickens awaiting the Grim Reaper
As a result, many don’t see live animals except in zoos, never mind capturing and strangling them before hacking them to bits:
I reply: “Because people demand freshness in food here.”
I think: Did you think they came from some huge chicken factory, where they grow up wrapped in cellophane?
Why do men usually sing neighbourhood karaoke so horridly?
In our home countries we often disguise the objective of gatherings where alcohol is served, making it seem that getting hammered out of our brains is an unintended by-product of the festivities.
Not around here, where the sole purpose of such gatherings is to attain - at the minimum - some degree of inebriation:
I reply: “Women only get slightly tipsy at these sessions, so their singing remains lucid and on pitch.”
I think: The men are usually three sheets to the wind, so their chants and yodels are even worse than when they’re sober.
Why do all Vietnamese seem to be married with children?
This one makes me want to holler and throw up both my hands.
Just because marriage is an obsolete institution for many in our countries doesn’t mean that’s the desired state of affairs for all of humankind.
Vietnamese people are raised to believe that there’s a partner out there for everyone, the other half of their orange, so to speak.
I reply: “The Vietnamese are traditional, believing in the family unit.”
I think: Thank goodness traditional values still exist in some places.
And, finally, I can’t resist dragging this old pony out of the barn just one more time and giving her a ride around:
Do Vietnamese people typically eat dog meat?
This particular question always strikes a nerve with me because it’s commonly asked by people from countries where homelessness is rampant, human beings often treat each other like rubbish, whilst household pets are accorded a royal standard of living.
It’s true that some Vietnamese eat dog meat, but most dogs in Vietnam are cherished and beloved members of the family. It’s not as if people habitually say:
“Oh crap, forgot to buy meat. Max! Here boy, please step outside.”
I reply: “Those are old regional habits throughout Asia, mostly from days of poverty.”
And there you have it, a few questions from a foreigner’s perspective about Vietnam and why people do what they do here.
Rick Ellis / Tuoi Tre News Contributor
Questions foreigners ask about Vietnam
Helaas/gelukkig heb ik over een aantal zaken een wat afwijkende mening.
FredVN
MF veteraan
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Boeeeee…
Koe vliegt bij aanrijding de lucht in en raakt man op motor in Vietnam | NU.nl
Hiervoor moet je inderdaad opletten. Ik heb op de fiets een keer een kudde koeien achter me aan gehad. Ze kwamen op dezelfde manier achter me uit de berm en zetten meteen de achtervolging in. Gelukkig had ik een meter of 10 voorsprong…
Voor de rest zijn dit veiliger en voorspelbaarder weggebruikers dan de runderen op de motor en in de auto.
Koe vliegt bij aanrijding de lucht in en raakt man op motor in Vietnam | NU.nl
Hiervoor moet je inderdaad opletten. Ik heb op de fiets een keer een kudde koeien achter me aan gehad. Ze kwamen op dezelfde manier achter me uit de berm en zetten meteen de achtervolging in. Gelukkig had ik een meter of 10 voorsprong…
Voor de rest zijn dit veiliger en voorspelbaarder weggebruikers dan de runderen op de motor en in de auto.
FredVN
MF veteraan
- Onderwerp starter
- #3.775
Barkruk
Ik zag deze soort in een posing-video van Matt Granger. In de verwijzing naar Amazon is te lezen, dar hij 75 cm. hoog is.
In eerste instantie had ik het idee om iets vergelijkbaars door een lokale timmerman te laten maken.
Maar hij is uiteindelijk toch bij Lazada besteld. Alleen moest ik daar kiezen tussen 70 of 80 cm. Het is de 80 cm. versie geworden. Kan ik altijd nog de zaag op de poten zetten, als hij wat lager moet worden (en ik een voetenbankje nodig heb.
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De foto onder is uit de Art nude posing guide 2021 van Matt Granger en toont de kruk met model Johanna in vol bedrijf.
Zie
2021 Art Nude Posing Guide
voor de video’s en bijbehorende pdf guide.
Ik zag deze soort in een posing-video van Matt Granger. In de verwijzing naar Amazon is te lezen, dar hij 75 cm. hoog is.
In eerste instantie had ik het idee om iets vergelijkbaars door een lokale timmerman te laten maken.
Maar hij is uiteindelijk toch bij Lazada besteld. Alleen moest ik daar kiezen tussen 70 of 80 cm. Het is de 80 cm. versie geworden. Kan ik altijd nog de zaag op de poten zetten, als hij wat lager moet worden (en ik een voetenbankje nodig heb.
)De foto onder is uit de Art nude posing guide 2021 van Matt Granger en toont de kruk met model Johanna in vol bedrijf.
Zie
2021 Art Nude Posing Guide
voor de video’s en bijbehorende pdf guide.
