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Da Lat: Young man carries 80kg tumor for ten years
20/06/2011 05:00
Nguyen Duy Hai, 31, in the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been carrying a tumor weighing 80kg on his right leg for 10 years. The tumor still keeps developing. Hai’s mother, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Cho Con, 61, told...
Gold digger claims to find King Ham Nghi’s treasure
20/06/2011 05:00
A gold digger in the central region’s Quang Binh Province recently announced he has discovered a treasure belonging to King Ham Nghi from Vietnam’s last ruling family – Nguyen Dynasty (1802–1945). Nguyen Hong Cong, who has spent nearly 30 years...
World’s oldest person dies at 119 in Vietnam
20/06/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ’s oldest woman and probably the world’s oldest on Saturday died at the age of 119 in the southern province of Long An. Tran Thi Viet. (Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong) Tran Thi...
Gold diggers destroy Thua Thien-Hue’s district
20/06/2011 05:00
An illegal gold mining site has been set up in a 2000sq.m forest in Loc Son commune, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien- Hue city province, by thousands of people from different localities. Over 1,000 gold diggers from many northern and central provinces have...
Hai Phong girl wins national quiz
20/06/2011 05:00
Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh of Hai Phong beat three male contestants to win the Road to the Peak of Olympia, the national quiz show for high-school students. Race to the finish : Pham Thi Ngoc Oanh of Hai Phong (centre) dominated...
New Greek government takes office
19/06/2011 05:00
Greece’s new government lead by Prime Minister George Papandreou was sworn in Friday, shortly after a broad reshuffle made 20 months since the socialist ruling party took office amidst an acute debt crisis. President Karolos Papoulias, who attended the...
UEFA urges FIFA to reform
19/06/2011 05:00
European football’s governing body (UEFA) said on Friday that they want FIFA to reform within three months to deal with the corruption crisis. FIFA executive committee members Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner have been suspended due to allegations of...