Cambodia Movie Store
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Cambodian TV uses the PAL system. U.S.-made televisions and VCRs do not receive Cambodian broadcast signals. You must have a locally purchased TV/VCR, or a multi-system TV/VCR. Nevertheless, some families bring their U.S.-made TVs and VCRs in order to watch video movie tapes. Televisions, VCRs and DVD players can be purchased locally at rates comparable to those in the U.S. (U.S. brands are generally not available.) Prices are less expensive at local markets but quality cannot be guaranteed. Most electronic equipment is imported from Singapore or Bangkok. Videotapes and VCD/DVDs of American movies can be purchased inexpensively in the local markets, although quality is frequently poor. A video rental store stocks movies in both English and French. Newspapers, Magazines, and Technical JournalsLast Updated: 6/9/2005 4:53 AM ... [Read More]
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A branch of the Embassy’s employee association’s grocery store is operated at the Consulate General, and may be joined for a fee. The Consulate General grocery store offers a small selection of frozen ground beef and hamburger patties, chicken pieces, steaks, canned hams, hot dogs and sausages, luncheon meats, bacon, and hams and turkeys for holiday meals. An adequate selection of canned goods, cereal, cleaning products, liquor, beer, and soda, is stocked by the Consulate General grocery store. You may also special order items from the Embassy store. The size of special orders and shelf stocks in Chiang Mai are limited by the space available on the monthly delivery truck deliveries from Bangkok. ... [Read More]
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Phan Thiet. The beach at Mui Ne outside of Phan Thiet is the relatively cleanest beach within a relatively easy drive of the city (three-four hours). Most visitors stay in one of the many beachfront hotels on the seven to eight km long beach, which starts about ten km north of the city. There are fewer vendors than one would expect, and tall yellow, white, and black sand dunes stretch along the length of the beach. EntertainmentLast Updated: 7/12/2004 11:40 PM HCMC has a larger variety of restaurants than Hanoi, including fast-food chains (KFC and Jollibees), Tex-Mex, European, Indian, and Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai) cuisine. There are also numerous nightclubs (some with live jazz ensembles), discos, and, of course, karaok ... [Read More]
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Guangzhou is the home of Cantonese food. A wide range of fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats is available most of the year. The local markets and delicatessen shops in the hotels have a moderate selection of packaged foods. Fresh milk (USDA standard), ice cream, cheese, breads, and cold cuts, though somewhat expensive, are of good quality. Staple products and canned goods can be purchased from Daily Living (a small government-run, duty-free store), the Friendship Store, and delicatessen counters at the White Swan, Garden Hotel, and China Hotel. In addition, a number of Hong Kong- and Japan-based supermarket chain stores have opened in Guangzhou, providing a large variety of Western and oriental food products. There is also an Australian food store, Gourmet Down Under, which carries a wide range of imported cheeses, frozen meat, and Western packaged goods. Gaps can be filled through orders to the Coop at the American Consulate General in Hong Kong; by shopping the many supermarkets in H ... [Read More]
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Several large department stores in the downtown business district offer most goods found in U.S. department stores. Also, spacious suburban centers offer convenient shopping in air-conditioned malls. These shopping centers and downtown stores close at 5:30 p.m. on weeknights (except Thursdays, which has “late night shopping” until 8:30 p.m. in the suburbs, and Fridays, which has late night shopping in the Central Business District.) Sunday trading is still a contentious issue in W.A.—there is currently half-day shopping on Sundays in the Central Business District. Many small stores and services close at noon on Saturdays. Convenience stores stay open longer, but charge higher prices. ... [Read More]
Philippines
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Most food can be purchased in Jakarta. Local markets and grocery stores have a good variety of fresh fruits and vegetables (locally produced and imported), beef, pork, chicken, and fish available. Western convenience foods and snack items are readily available in local stores, albeit at prices higher than in the U.S. Most Mission personnel use a combination of local markets and grocery stores, duty‑free stores, and the commissary to supply their everyday needs. If you have a strong attachment to particular brands of U.S. goods, such as shampoos, toilet paper, personal hygiene products, etc., you might want to ship some in your household effects (HHE). Imported brands of toiletries are expensive but available here. Otherwise, with a little initiative, you will be able to find everything you need in Jakarta. ... [Read More]
China (includes Hong Kong and Macau)
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