Migration and Ethnic Relations

“To be Roma means to be a traveller and thief�

7 Sep 2010

Following the expulsion of about 1,000 Roma from France, swissinfo.ch looks at the situation of this minority group in Switzerland.

Bertuntung contest forges friendly ties among villagers

5 Sep 2010

Abertuntung competition, where Muslims light up their houses with decorative lights and kerosene lamps, is taking place at several villages close to Satok in Kuching.

Saigon - Ho Chi Minh Citys 300-year History

4 Sep 2010

In his book of literary works about the southern land in the 17th century when the first Vietnamese settlers arrived, Le Quy Don wrote: “From the Can Gio Estuary, the Soai Rap, Tieu (Small) and Dai (Grand) estuaries ... up (the rivers)�, the land of Saigon remained deserted, covered by dense forests and marshes.