TOLEDO - John Wast kept the bullet-scarred pith helmet for more than 40 years. Damaged and dented, it served as a reminder of his time as an Army Green Beret sergeant in Vietnam, where he picked up ...
As mentioned in an earlier post, landmine warnings as t-shirt graphics and child labor-produced Burmese jade goods raise some serious questions about the ethics of ‘souvenir-ing’ in Asia. Let’s expand ...
Vietnamese wartime communist propaganda posters featuring the goateed face of Ho Chi Minh or heroic images of Viet Cong fighters have become popular souvenirs for tourists -- but not for Vietnamese.
More than 40 years after the end of the war in the southeast Asian country, Vietnamese vendors are selling prints of old propaganda posters to tourists. Pham Thi Minh Thinh was still young during the ...
As a westerner here you can enjoy a relatively luxurious lifestyle with perks that would be unaffordable back home, such as frequently eating out rather than cooking at home and routinely getting ...
VietNamNet Bridge - Fans of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid FC are going to have a chance to buy CR7 brand souvenirs right in Vietnam. VietNamNet Bridge - Fans of football ...
Standing a half-mile away, Lake Hallie Police Chief Cal Smokowicz could see the Vietnam War-era mortar shell being detonated, though the sound of the explosion could be heard a full mile away. Members ...
VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced that it will release the VND100 banknote as souvenirs to commemorate SBV’s 65th anniversary (6/5/1951 - 6/5/2016). VietNamNet Bridge – ...
As mentioned in an earlier post, landmine warnings as t-shirt graphics and child labor-produced Burmese jade goods raise some serious questions about the ethics of ‘souvenir-ing’ in Asia. As mentioned ...