• Project on the “ridge of Vietnam” to be kicked off soon

    Project on the “ridge of Vietnam” to be kicked off soon

    05/05/2011 05:00

    After a lot of delays, the project on Lotus Hotel, which will be a super 6-star hotel in Hanoi worth one billion dollars, has been assigned to Kinh Bac Urban Development Corporation KBC, and the project will be kicked off soon. The hotel is expected to have the height...

  • China scrambles for scrap metals with Vietnamese producers

    05/05/2011 05:00

    Consumer goods producers have voiced their concern about the material shortage, because they cannot compete with Chinese businessmen in collecting scrap metals. Instead of collecting scrap metals at the Mong Cai border gate in Quang Ninh province as previously, Chinese...

  • Man of the sky finds new life in field  

    05/05/2011 05:00

    Nguyen Van Bay (L) waves after a successful mission in the Vietnam War. Bay, now 75, says he is happy with his current farming life in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. At 75 years old, Nguyen Van Bay at first appearance...

  • Saigon after 36 years of liberation

    Saigon after 36 years of liberation

    04/05/2011 05:00

    The Nhieu Loc canal, Ban Nguyet lake, Thu Thiem bridge and modern buildings are photos that show the development of Saigon today. These pictures are introduced at an exhibition celebrating the country’s 36 th unification (April 30) in HCM City. Nhieu Loc canal was previously...

  • Nationwide bonsais converge at Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2011

    Nationwide bonsais converge at Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2011

    04/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 bonsais throughout the country were displayed along the Huong (Perfume) River during the Hue city Traditional Craft Festival 2011 from April 28 to May 3. Bonsais were placed on the bank of the Huong River, near the Truong Tien Bridge....

  • HCM City Transport Department’s vice chief dies because of falling

    04/05/2011 05:00

    Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung. While going up to the rooftop of his three-story house in District 10, HCM City, to watch the plumbers fix the water system, Nguyen Tien Dung – Deputy Director of the HCM City Department of Transport - fell down to...

  • Rising prices to boost pepper industry

    Rising prices to boost pepper industry

    02/05/2011 05:00

    Vietnam was well poised as the world’s largest pepper exporter to take advantage of steadily rising demand for the spice in the coming years, experts said. World demand for pepper was expected to rise by about 5 per cent per year in the coming years, they said. However,...

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