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Hanoi - 1 February 2008 1. Wide of Hanoi street where decoration for Tet (lunar new year) are sold 2. Mid of decorations featuring rat theme 3. Close of decorations featuring picture of rats Bac Ninh province - 31 January 2008 4. Close of rat in cage 5. Wide of Nguyen Tien Phat, rat hunter, driving home from hunting trip in village lane 6. Mid of Phat putting rat cage on floor 7. Close of rats in cage 8. Mid of Phat taking a rat out of the cage 9. Close Phat killing rat 10. Wide of Phat killing rat 11. Mid of Nguyen Thi Le, Phat's wife, dipping rats into boiling water 12. Close of rats in water 13. Mid of rat being processed 14. Pan right of rubbing hair off rats 15. Wide of rats being processing 16. SOUNDBITE: (Vietnamese) Nguyen Tien Phat, rat hunter "Since I was a little child, I have been introduced to rat meat. It is not something like a delicacy, but it is special and a lot of people eat it. They often buy one or two rats everyday. And I have been hunting rats for nearly 20 years." 17. Close of knife being sharpened 18. Wide of rats being processed 19. Tilt down from Nguyen Tien Phat's face to rat being processed 20. Close of mirror reflecting people processing rats 21. Mid of rats being processed 22. Close of Nguyen Thi Le chopping off rat's tail and paws 23. Mid of processing 24. Close of Nguyen Kim Huong, Phat's daughter, processing rats 25. Mid of Nguyen Tien Le putting rats into bag 26. Wide of Dinh Bang village market 27. Wide of Nguyen Tien Le sitting next to a basin filled with dead rats for sale 28. Mid of woman buying rats and walking away 29. SOUNDBITE: (Vietnamese) Nguyen Thi Le, rat seller "The rat meat contains a lot of protein. It is processed very carefully so my customers never worry about the idea of rats being unhygienic. Not only people in this village buy rat meat. My customers come from the neighbouring villages as well." 30. Mid of Nguyen Kim Hung cooking rat in kitchen 31. Mid of Nguyen Kim Hung marinating rat meat 32. Close of Hung putting pig fat into frying pan 33. Tilt down from rat meat bowl to frying pan 34. Close of Nguyen Kim Hung 35. Mid of Nguyen Kim Hung cooking 36. SOUNDBITE: (Vietnamese) Nguyen Kim Hung, rat eater "Rat meat is very delicious. It tastes like rabbit. Actually, more tasty than rabbit. Some people compare it to chicken but I find it more delicious than chicken. Very delicious." 37. Mid of Hung's family sitting for meal 38. Mid of Nguyen Thi Thinh, Hung's wife, picking up a piece of rat meat with chopsticks 39. Close of Hung eating 40. Mid of eating 41. Close of Hung's niece eating a rat leg 42. Pan left of people eating 43. Close of bowl filled with rat meat 44. Wide of people eating inside house LEAD IN: Chinese communities are preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 7. 2008 is the 'Year of the Rat' in the traditional Chinese calendar. Although rats are not everybody's favourite animals, the rodent's meat is considered, at least by some, a delicacy in rural Vietnam. STORYLINE: As the 'Year of the Rat' approaches, what better way to celebrate Chinese New Year than by eating the furry rodent? Already the streets of the Vietnamese capital are teeming with rat themed decorations. The 'Year of the Rat' is traditionally associated with vitality and prosperity. In village of Dinh Bang, just outside Hanoi, rat meat has been eaten for centuries. Nguyen Tien Phat is a man who for years has been making a living from selling the meat. He's a real life rat catcher. Nguyen Tien Phat goes on hunting trips once or twice a week in a town 80 kilometres (49 miles) away from his home. With four hours of hunting at night, he catches between 40 to 60 rats. Lending a helping hand is his wife Nguyen Thi Le. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5f64801c2cd70e12174a58b1086555f8 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork