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Woman lives without food for three years
08/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A 20-year-old girl is still alive though she has not eaten for three years. The girl has not had a bath for two years. Nguyen Thi Thu Hong at the age of 11 This special girl is named Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, 20, in...
The last courtier
08/03/2011 05:00
Tran Thi Vui, the sole remaining palace maid from the court of Emperor Bao Dai, Vietnam’s last monarch. Tran Thi Vui’s mother named her “joy” in the hopes that she would have a happy life. The name didn’t stick, she...
Rescuing Vietnams real estate market
08/03/2011 05:00
A man rides a bicycle past a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City. Real estate trading in the city is very slow, and prices have fallen sharply. Given that the real estate market is facing capital shortages, Vietnam should allow...
All Vietnamese evacuated from Libya
07/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 10,330 Vietnamese workers in Libya were evacuated, including 7,000 that brought home safely by March 6. By the midweek, all remaining people will be carried home by air. In the past two days, the last groups of Vietnamese workers in Libya,...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 7/3
06/03/2011 05:00
HCM City hosts ASEAN Charming TV pageant Photo: Internet Eighteen women television personalities from ASEAN member countries are in HCM City for the second Duyen Dang Truyen Hinh (Charming Television) contest that...
IT NEWS
05/03/2011 05:00
Dell offers new services to business customers Dell announced this week the launch of new services in Viet Nam to offer a comprehensive suite of support and solutions to its partners and customers. The new services – ProSupport and Basic NBD Onsite...
North turns cold again
04/03/2011 05:00
The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center is predicting a cold spell to hit the northern region, resulting in showers and widespread cold weather conditions on March 4. This cold spell will drop existing temperatures in Hanoi and the Red River Delta by 2-4...