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Rice is called ‘white gold’ in Vietnam and has a link to the Sanskrit name ‘Dhanya’ (meaning: "the sustainer of the human race"), the name given to Rice in India. In Vietnam, there is a folklore that is narrated on rice. According to the folk legend, in ancient times, rice was not produced but was summoned by fervent prayers by people.
Brittney Griner accepting Wade Trophy at the WBCA Awards show in Denver Colorado 2012. Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n ər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1]
Chinese troops temporarily occupy Vietnamese territory along the China–Vietnam border before withdrawing [1] [2] [3] Continued Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia until 1989 [4] Vietnamese authorities increase their expulsions of overseas Chinese from Vietnam [5] Continuation of border clashes between China and Vietnam until 1991
Vietnam provides limited anti-discrimination protections for transgender people. [3] [a] The right to change gender was officially legalized in Vietnam after the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Civil Code in 2015. [4] Vietnam's first gay pride parade took place in Hanoi on 5 August 2012.
Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American war comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson.Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) DJ who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency".
Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. [9] It is a standardized variety of Malay, [10] an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries.
The 2024 Summer Olympics, [a] officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad [b] and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
"The Fappening" is a jocular portmanteau coined by combining the words "fap", an internet slang term for masturbation, and the title of the 2008 film The Happening.Though the term is a vulgarism originating either with the imageboards where the pictures were initially posted or Reddit, mainstream media outlets soon adopted the term themselves, such as the BBC.