Unit 10

If you've been to the Central region but haven't gone to Hoi An, it seems like
you've missed a worth visiting ancient town. Hoi An is more than 30
minutes by motorbike from Da Nang. Every time I return to Da Nang, my
friends and I always go to Hoi An to eat Cau Lau, cauldron dumplings, corn
tea, smashed cakes... then go drink coffee at an old shop next to the river. I
truly feel like I've come home! Of course, Hoi An is not famous for being
suitable for a "foodie soul" like me. Hoi An is an ancient city with quiet
streets, ancient yin and yang tiled roofs, and hundred – year weather beaten
wall for many years. The pace of life here is so peaceful, time seems to pass
very slowly... it stops... calmly, there are no noisy cars. No bother from
beggars, no copper roads. . There are only shady old houses, secludely
imposing pagodas.. tasty street food peddlers..

During Tet, I went from Da Nang to Hoi An in the afternoon. My friends

invited each other to Phuc Kien Pagoda to get a token of prophecy. The
pagoda was built when Hoi An was still a busy trading area for Japanese and
Chinese merchants. The pagoda is famous for being sacred. My best friend
insisted that I get a love token of prophecy and then excitedly asked him to
do it because it was a good one. He affirmed that I would meet the Prince
Charming with a look of surprise that made me laugh (hopefully I wouldn't
be punished for being disrespectful). We all sent the car to walk on small
and deep roads. The street was so quiet that I could hear my footsteps. As
afternoon falls, the sky is purple... the street roof is low so the sky seems
vast. Even the old coffee shop is still delicious. The shop still hasn't
changed. Every time I return to Hoi An, I always feel like I'm returning to a
long-ago day because everything is still intact in its smallness. Maybe I'm
yearning for the part... The sunset on the Hoai River in Hoi An is amazing.
Sitting on a small boat down the river, eating a delicious cup of corn sweet
soup while watching the sunset dye the river's surface purple and the yin and
yang tiled roofs heaving high and low on both banks, it's so peaceful and
relaxing...

The street is as small as the palm of your hand, old, peaceful... if you just
glance at it, you will never see the soul of the street. Wandering around the
streets in the late afternoons and at night looking at the lanterns lit on the
porches of buildings with gentle light, you will realize how much you will
miss when you are away... I am not residents of Hoai street, but this place
holds childhood memories and is the place where I feel most peaceful when
returning... If you have been to Hue or Da Nang, remember to visit Hoai
Street. Hoai means remembering, meaning soul clinging street.

Unit 11

When will the Vietnamese team reach the big playground?

When will Vietnamese football participate in the World Cup finals? That is
the question that needs to be asked and looking towards the future, the goal
of which is the 2010 World Cup. Any FIFA member country has the rights
to think of one day attending the planet's biggest football festival competing
together. So Vietnamese football also needs to know its dreams and begin
start to set up the initial foundation for those dreams.

Back to the question: "When will Vietnamese football participate in the

World Cup finals?" The answer will be simple: "When will Vietnamese
football create for itself good conditions like Korea has or is close to?" equal
to that".
Football is influenced directly from society and the national economy.
Vnmese are not as passionate as Brazil, but they are still more "passionate"
than many other countries, as long as there is enough and effective
investment. A highly developed economy will produce strong economic
corporations capable of nurturing large football teams, supporting the
football industry, and turning the national competition system into a
professional activity. Then the value of each player be determined
approriately and the dedication will go far.

One issue which is unable to not be accounted is to improve the

management and operation of football. In recent years, the operation and
management of Vietnamese football has had positive changes, but it is still
too slow. Compared to many countries, the current negation and stagnant in
the Vietnamese football industry also prolong the time to realize the dream.

Finally, to participate in the World Cup finals, Vietnamese football needs to

release the iinferiority complex and guilt about a country with a poor
football background. It is necessary to invest in young talents, train them
right from childhood, and boldly send football teams and young players
abroad to study at famous clubs in the world. Vietnamese football should
also start dreaming and realize it, no matter how long it takes... Will it be
2010?

Unit 12

HIV AIDS in Vietnam.

Currently, HIV/AIDS infected patients (about 22 million people) live in

developing countries. The epidemic will be even more widespread because
of the low status of women in these countries. They cannot claim the right to
safe sex, sex outside of wedlock is common, or women are often forced to
have sex in exchange for their advances, they and their children are
increasingly the greater the risk of infection

By the end of 1996, up to 60,000 people could be infected with HIV in

Vietnam. Of the 4,100 cases detected with HIV in Vietnam, 15% are female.
This rate is much lower than the average rate of diseases of the world
women in the world (42%), showing that the epidemic is in the early period
of developing process similar to what happened in Thailand Japan, and
Myanmar. In those countries, the virus first infected injecting druggists, then
spread from prostitutes to their customers, and to the general population.
Three-quarters of people infected with HIV / AIDS in Vietnam are injecting
drug users, 13% are prostitutes.

For a developing country like Vietnam, Enhancing of the acknowledgement

on this disease in any way is very important. The HIV / AIDS epidemic is a
double disaster, both a cause and a consequence of under –development
situations, affecting the youth and middle-aged people the most, robbing the
parents of many children, the income of many families and the prosperity of
the community, human and prosperity running down that are already too
lacking and exploit the energy of the developing process.

The nature of theft drug use and prostitution is another ally in the epidemic
expansion. People most at risk of infection are less likely to report their
infection, and is the most difficult for prevention and propaganda programs
to approach. Lack of awareness of the disease causes bias, making people
infected with HIV reluctant to report because they are afraid of boycott.

But the biggest and most potential harm is that people in communities
believe that if they have no connection to high-risk groups, they are not
infected. One of the main recommendations of the 11th AIDS International
Conference in July 1996 was that HIV prevention efforts should focus on
women, youth, adolescents and vulnerable communities.