• When will Vietnam have modern industries?

    When will Vietnam have modern industries?

    12/12/2010 05:00

    Why does Vietnam pursue the goal of becoming a country with modern industries, while it can develop using other advantages? The question was raised by Nguyen Duy Nghia, a reader of VietNamNet’s Vietnam Economic Forum. Below is...

  • Happy birthday present for Ha Noi

    Happy birthday present for Ha Noi

    09/12/2010 05:00

    Spending for the 10-day celebration of Thang Long-Ha Noi’s 1,000th anniversary hit VND265 billion (US$13.25 million), VND85 billion ($4.25 million) less than the amount expected by authorities. West...

  • Vietnam fails to buy Emperor Ham Nghi’s art piece

    26/11/2010 05:00

    Vietnam failed to buy Déclin du jour (Sunset), a painting by exiled Vietnamese emperor Ham Nghi (1872-1943), at a Paris auction this week, the Center for Preservation of Hue city Relics said Thursday. The painting Déclin du jour went on auction...

  • Vietnamese lensman wins regional photo contest 

    Vietnamese lensman wins regional photo contest 

    26/11/2010 05:00

    Vu Anh Tuan’s ‘Harvesting,’ featuring farmers harvesting rice grown along the river in Hanoi, won the first prize at SEARCA’s Photo Contest 2010 in the Philippines Vietnamese photographer Vu Anh Tuan has won two prizes...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 26/11

    25/11/2010 05:00

    Friendship association extends condolence to Cambodia The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association (VCFA) has offered condolence to Cambodia over the tragedy which occurred on Koh Pich (diamond) island in Phnom Penh on the evening of Nov. 22....

  • Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Vietnam (Part 1)

    02/10/2010 05:00

    Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Vietnam (Asia-Pacific) Country Embassy/ Consulate in Vietnam Negara Brunei Darussalam No. 27 Quang Trung St., Hanoi Tel. (84-4) 943 5249/ 9435251 Fax: (84-4) 943 5201...

  • Can’t hide the people’s eyes

    Can’t hide the people’s eyes

    07/04/2010 05:00

    Chairman of the National Assembly’s Legal Committee Nguyen Van Thuan disclosed National Assembly’s verification of “thorny” bills with VietNamNet. Deputy Nguyen Van Thuan, 58, was born in the northern province of Bac Ninh....

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