• Enterprising farmer goes against the grain

    Enterprising farmer goes against the grain

    01/10/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Twelve years ago, after a long day of selling fish and other cooking stuff from his boat, an exhausted Nguyen Loi Duc threw himself in bed, hoping for a restful slumber. Farmer Nguyen Loi Duc, one of the wealthiest farmers in...

  • Labourer grows her way out of poverty

    Labourer grows her way out of poverty

    27/09/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - “That day in 1984 when it came time to pay my debt was one of the most dreadful of my life,” remembers Do Thi Vung in Tan Chau Village, Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province. VietNamNet Bridge - “That day in 1984 when...

  • Traditional Opera brings audience back in time

    Traditional Opera brings audience back in time

    27/09/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City audiences enjoyed a cai luong (reformed opera) performance titled Cung Phi Diem Bich (Concubine Diem Bich) by the Central Cai Luong Theatre, starring well-known Ha Noi artist Thanh Thanh Hien. The 39 year-old...

  • Not good for future if Vietnam ‘misses’ Miss World pageant

    Not good for future if Vietnam ‘misses’ Miss World pageant

    25/09/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The Miss World 2008 pageant will start in South Africa in a little more than one month but Vietnam is still seeking a representative. From the left: First runner-up Minh Thu, Miss Vietnam 2008 Thuy Dung and second runner-up...

  • Outlook for Quan Ho’s recognition by UNESCO positive

    Outlook for Quan Ho’s recognition by UNESCO positive

    24/09/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Quan ho documents are about to be submitted to UNESCO for consideration of the folk singing style as a world intangible cultural heritage. Le Thi Minh Ly, Vice Head of the Cultural Heritage Agency under the Ministry of Culture,...

  • Overview of PM’s UN and France trip

    21/09/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the 62 nd session of the UN General Assembly from September 24-28 and visit France from September 29 to October 3. Hereafter is a summary of significant events that occurred during the trip....

  • 15 years of mobile phones in Vietnam

    21/09/2008 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen years have passed since the first mobile network in Vietnam (MobiFone) was put into operation. Vietnam’s mobile information market has witnessed impressive development. VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen years have passed since the first...

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