Hilarious new year resolutions

"This time and summer are the busiest season when the hotels here are mostly full. If guests come without a reservation made a week earlier, they will not find any place to stay. Now, we are offering rates of just VND300,000 ($13) a day for two people, but we still do not get any guests," said Nguyen Van Truong, a hotel employee. … [Read more...] about Tam Dao turns ghost town over coronavirus fears

"Unfortunately, the more elderly demographic found on a typical liner are more likely to be susceptible to anything which might present a serious health challenge," warned Dr Simon Clarke, an associate professor at Britain's University of Reading. … [Read more...] about Floating Petri dishes? Coronavirus puts cruise industry in the dock

If the administration in any locality decides to let students stay home for a longer period of time, they will have to make sure local students take enough classes to complete their curriculum and wrap up the school year on the designated date, which is prior to June 30. … [Read more...] about Vietnam education ministry suggests students return to school in early March

The French artists took part in five different kinds of events including exhibitions, installation art, street acts, music and drama.  French installation artist Denis Tricot had his piece on display in Dien Tho Palace, around Tinh Tam lake and the tomb of King Tu Duc.  Les Traine-Savetes music programme brought a new face to this year’s festival with outdoor performances.  Meanwhile, Japanese dancers in colourful clothes, performed delightful traditional dances from the Okinawa region that portrayed paradise and praying for the good of humankind.  Mime artist Iimuro Naoki also amused the audience with his hilarious and alluring act, the most notable of which was “Escape”, where he acted out a meaningful story about life. … [Read more...] about Japanese & French acts light up Hue Festival

There are two ways to deal with this one. Sit and dwell or get on the job search as soon as possible. Luckily, there are generally a lot of job postings in Saigon in April and May for Summer Studies. This is good because my university teaching gig seems to dwindle around that time, and pick up steam in August. Within a week or two I had half-a-dozen interviews lined up and a couple of offers. There were also some chats about online teaching, but I’d like to give my thoughts on that industry in a different blog post. … [Read more...] about Coping when revenue streams dry up