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VIETNAM

PAN-ASEAN TOURING enters Vietnam, its fifth nation
Apr. 1, 2006

The press conference began with an opening speech by Representative Director Takahiko Takeda of YMVN and a flood of flashes from the press photographers

Chuchat (Thailand) and the other riders listen intently at the rider briefing. Vietnam is the first country of the tour thus far where the riders will ride on the right side of the road and there were plenty of safety points that had to be covered in the briefing

The first dinner of the Vietnam round included healthy and delicious Vietnamese cuisine like fresh shrimp rolls, called goi cuon

After dinner, everyone went to the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. This traditional form of Vietnamese puppet theater dates back to the 11th century, and the fact that it is performed on a water stage makes it unique among the world's puppet theaters. The theater was full of tourists

The puppets have interesting expressions and all the spoken parts, music and sound effects are performed live. These are surely the reasons for the popularity of the performances, both in Vietnam and abroad