• Fighting buffalo attacks captors in northern Vietnam, two injured 

    12/07/2011 05:00

    People rush a man to the hospital after a rogue bull attacked the crowd at a buffalo fight in Hai Phong Friday. The Do Son buffalo fighting contests erupted in mayhem after the bull broke its rope and speared two members of the crowd. A...

  • GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 13/7

    12/07/2011 05:00

    President extends sympathies to Russia President Nguyen Minh Triet yesterday, July 12, extended his condolences to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev over the sinking of a ship in the Volga River in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. The accident occured on...

  • IMF says Vietnam interest-rate cut may 'confuse the market' 

    12/07/2011 05:00

    The Vietnamese central bank’s decision to cut its repurchase rate last week may call into question the government’s determination to fight inflation, the International Monetary Fund said. The State Bank of Vietnam...

  • Petrovietnam Insurance says in stake sale talks 

    12/07/2011 05:00

    Petrovietnam Insurance Co, the insurance arm of Vietnam’s state oil and gas group Petrovietnam, said on Wednesday it was in talks to sell a stake to a strategic investor, but did not name the investor. Oman...

  • Hunting sea snake as “super-aphrodisiac”

    Hunting sea snake as “super-aphrodisiac”

    11/07/2011 05:00

    Many people begin to believe that sea snakes are “super-aphrodisiac”. As a result, the prices for this creature which has a strong poison have soared. Based on the rumor that sea snakes are better than Viagra, sea snakes can treat bone-related diseases,...

  • GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 12/7

    11/07/2011 05:00

    PM sends sympathies to Laos Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent a message of sympathy yesterday, July 11, to his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong about the losses caused by tropical storm Haima that hit Laos recently. Six people were killed, and more...

  • VN-Philippines diplomatic ties marked in Hanoi

    VN-Philippines diplomatic ties marked in Hanoi

    11/07/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – A meeting was held in Hanoi on July 11 to mark the 35th anniversary of the founding of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Philippines (July 12). Philippine Ambassador Jerril G....

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