Delhi Arriving in Delhi everyone from cabdrivers to front page headlines in the Times of India and every other paper led with the medal surge for India in shooting and wrestling which propelled the country to second place in early standings. They could take a small amount of pride since every other story emerging …
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Bear Bile and Tiger Meds in Vietnam
Hanoi Eating breakfast at the Paramount Hotel on Ngo Huyen in the Hanoi French Quarter, I happened to share a table with an Albuquerque man now living the last five years in Bangkok. He had been operating a flying school in Thailand, but was now working on various contracts with the World Wildlife Fund. He …
Race or Class in Vietnam
Hanoi We were all used to seeing facemasks of different sorts, fashions, and colors on the tens of thousands of scooter drivers when we first navigated the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and then later Hanoi. What was more curious in the stifling heat and humidity was figuring out the long arm stockings that …