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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/3
16/03/2011 05:00
Hanoi to host int’l conference on geological parks Around 350 delegates will attend the second international conference on geological parks in the Asia-Pacific region to be held in Hanoi from July 16-24. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and...
Hungarian honour for VN translator
15/03/2011 05:00
Le Xuan Giang, a veteran translator of Hungarian literature into Vietnamese, has been awarded the Gold Cross Medal, one of Hungary’s highest honours. Proud moment: Translator Le Xuan Giang shows his Gold Cross Medal, one of Hungary’s...
Commandos in training
15/03/2011 05:00
Detecting and clearing hurdles, overcoming barbered wire fence to break into a military post is practiced by soldiers of the commando battalion 113. Practicing martial arts. Overcoming a ground of bamboo spikes....
HCM City to build Vietnam’s biggest traffic control center
15/03/2011 05:00
HCM City plans to invest Eur131 million to install cameras at over 1,400 crossroads, which are connected to a traffic control center. HCM City Department of Transport and Sagemcom, a French company, has finalized the detailed...
Miss Teen to represent Vietnamese youth at international forum
14/03/2011 05:00
Miss Teen 2010 Diem Trang, a student from the National University, will attend the Asia-Pacific Youth Forum in HCM City from March 20-26. Miss Teen 2010 Diem Trang Diem Trang, a fluent English speaker, will not only be an ambassador of Vietnamese youth at the forum...
Singaporean movie stars visit Vietnam
14/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The famous couple from Singapore - Fann Woon Fong and Christopher Lee - appeared at an event in HCM City on March 12. The couple captured the attention of the local media and hundreds of young fans. The couple was present at Rex Hotel at 7 pm,...
Hooligans slash schoolgirls’ buttocks, thighs
14/03/2011 05:00
When going to school these days, female students in the southern Tay Ninh province’s capital town are haunted by a threat: being slashed on the thighs or buttocks by bad men using a razor or small knife while riding on a scooter. Many have been too fearful to go to school...