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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...
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
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
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,...
Samsung Electronics wins first domain name lawsuit in Vietnam
01/05/2011 05:00
Samsung Electronics has won the lawsuit to gain the priority right in its registration and usage of the domain name samsungmobile.vn, after two years chasing for. Samsung Electronics now has the right to use both domain names samsungmobile.com.vn and samsungmobile.vn as...
Behind overseas treatment services
01/05/2011 05:00
Around 40,000 Vietnamese go abroad for medical treatment annually. They pay more than $1 billion for the services, but many of them spend money and only get worse. Expensive services Overseas treatment services have...