• Hepza says IPs, EPZs have proved an efficient model

    31/05/2011 05:00

    The development of industrial parks and export processing zones in HCMC over the past 20 years has proved a success as these concentrated zones have served as the driving force that helped transform the local economy, said the top official in charge of such zones. Vu Van Hoa,...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 26/5

    26/05/2011 05:00

    HCMC TV’s Cai luong performance to be held in Bac Lieu The monthly cai luong performance called Vang Trang Co Nhac, usually held on a full-moon day by Ho Chi Minh City Television will be organized in the Mekong Delta Province of Bac Lieu for the first time on May 26. The...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/5

    ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/5

    25/05/2011 05:00

    Beer festival comes back to Vietnam metro Beer lovers can quench their thirst with a variety of local and international beer brands at the third annual Beerfest Saigon from May 25 to 28 at the five-star Windsor Plaza Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The...

  • Ba Ria – Vung Tau: The “war” in going after quarries

    Ba Ria – Vung Tau: The “war” in going after quarries

    25/05/2011 05:00

    According to the Government Inspectorate, the suspension of quarries in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, for a long time has caused millions of USD of losses for Vietnam. Conflicts in stone mining in the southern province of Ba...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 24/5

    ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 24/5

    24/05/2011 05:00

    Book captures Uncle Ho’s time abroad A book on the life of Ho Chi Minh abroad between 1911 and 1941 has been released to mark his 121st birthday (May 19). “Nghien Cuu, Xac Minh Tu Lieu Va Dia Chi Chu Tich Ho Chi Minh Da Song Va Hoat Dong O Nuoc Ngoai Tu Nam 1991 Den Nam...

  • VN shipping firms struggle to compete

    24/05/2011 05:00

    More than two years after being hit by the global recession, the domestic shipping sector is still struggling, according to experts. Viet Nam has about 1,880 ships with a combined total weighing of 8 million dead weight tonnage (DWT). However, these ships have only transported 7.6...

  • Writer Bao Ninh takes Nikkei Asia Prize

    23/05/2011 05:00

    Bao Ninh, the author of the world famous book “Noi Buon chien tranh” (Sorrow of War),” has been awarded the Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture in honor of his devotion to world literature. Writer Bao Ninh. “Sorrow of War,” published in Vietnam nearly two decades ago,...

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