• ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 31/3

    30/03/2011 05:00

    US directors to make film about Vietnam Ken Burns, a famous US director, plans to cooperate with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to produce a multi-episode documentary on the Vietnamese resistant war against the US aggressors. The 10-12 hour documentary will...

  • Vietnam the new destination for R&D brands

    29/03/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has every reason to cherish the hope of creating an international research and development (R&D) community in the country and cultivating a Vietnamese branded software industry. With the HP’s $10 million project, the Quang Trung Software Park...

  • Nation on track with energy efficiency plans

    Nation on track with energy efficiency plans

    29/03/2011 05:00

    Nam Dinh Water Supply Company’s decision to invest VND700 million (US$42,000) in new pumping technologies in 2005 has paid off. The State-owned company, which provides water to 86,000 households and 950 enterprises in Nam Dinh City and surrounding districts, 90km south of...

  • Delta diesel scarcity hits rice harvest, fishing

    29/03/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - An acute diesel shortage has hit the Mekong Delta in the last few days because of smuggling to Cambodia where the fuel costs more. With the winter-spring rice harvest peaking, farmers, who require the fuel for their pumps, are forced to queue at gas stations...

  • Drought, salinity take effect

    Drought, salinity take effect

    29/03/2011 05:00

    Dang Duy Hien, deputy director of the Water Works Management Department, spoke with Viet Nam News about this year’s drought and ongoing saltwater intrusion. What are your thoughts about this year’s drought and do you have a forecast for next...

  • Confusion reigns over listing overseas

    28/03/2011 05:00

    There are several obstacles facing efforts to harmonise regulations on firms listing their shares on domestic as well as foreign exchanges, experts say. Relevant agencies are actively working to find solutions to facilitate Vietnamese firms wanting to list their shares in stock...

  • 10,000 walk for Japanese

    10,000 walk for Japanese

    28/03/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Youth Union on March 27 organized a charity walk in Hanoi to support victims of quakes and tsunamis in Japan. This is also the event to celebrate the 80 th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. Young people holding flags take...

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