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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 24/3
24/03/2011 05:00
Exhibition on daily life in HCM City An exhibition titled “Inside the City”, showing everyday life in Ho Chi Minh City through photographs and videos, is now open at the HCM City Exhibition House in Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1....
SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/3
24/03/2011 05:00
Bird flu control programme to cost US$25 million The Prime Minister has approved allocation of an additional US$25 million to the Vietnam Avian and Human Influenza Control and Preparedness Project. The World...
Forex crackdown has eased market tension: expert
24/03/2011 05:00
A staff member counts US dollar notes at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City The dong has strengthened against the dollar and dollar-denominated deposits have increased over the past week after the central bank clamped down on foreign...
Vietnam Report: 60 percent of banks tighten real estate credit
23/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The latest report by Vietnam Report shows that 60 percent of commercial banks say they will tighten procedures for lending to the real estate sector, while 20 percent of banks say they will tighten the procedures for providing...
Youth burn in Camp Dance Festival
22/03/2011 05:00
The Camp Dance Festival took place at Hanoi’s Tay Ho Water Park on March 20, attracting young girls, boys and kids. This is a part of the Move IT Battle dancing contest, a hip-hop dancing competition for young people. Dancers of the Big Finger....
Ancient worshiping ceremony in pictures
22/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – On March 20, the Xa Tac worshiping ceremony was organized in the ancient capital city of Hue city to pray for good weather, peace and prosperity for Vietnam. For years, the Vietnamese people have practiced many worshipping rites. When speaking about the...
Fossil elephant tooth unearthed in Thai Nguyen
22/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Archaeologists found a fossil elephant tooth in early March in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. The fossil tooth is believed to be the tooth of an Asian elephant, with an age of 30,000-50,000 years. “This is the first time a fossil tooth of...