• ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 5/3

    04/03/2011 05:00

    46 artists nominated for HTV Awards 2011 The 5th HTV Awards 2011 for cinema, music and stage will be given by the Ho Chi Minh Television company on April 4. Dramatic actress Hanh Thuy is nominated for “Best supporting actress” and “Best...

  • Warnings over forest fires throughout Vietnam

    Warnings over forest fires throughout Vietnam

    03/03/2011 05:00

    According to the Forest Protection Agency, 16 provinces are now at level five warning level for risk of forest fire – the highest warning level. They are provinces in the Central Highlands and southwestern region. The entire natural forest area of Tay Ninh province...

  • Power super-project found foreign shareholders

    Power super-project found foreign shareholders

    02/03/2011 05:00

    The site for Mong Duong power plant VietNamNet Bridge – The US-based AES Group surprised the public when they announced the sale of 49 percent of stakes of the Mong Duong 2 thermopower project to two foreign partners. The sale is...

  • Original ceramic houses of ancient Vietnamese

    Original ceramic houses of ancient Vietnamese

    02/03/2011 05:00

    Doan Anh Tuan, Director of the UNESCO Center for Research and Preservation of Vietnamese Antiques, owns a unique collection of ancient ceramic houses in Vietnam. LookAtVietnam would like to introduce to our readers to this original collection in the following photos. There...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 2/3

    02/03/2011 05:00

    Fan Yang to perform in VN to raise charity fund Canadian Vietnamese bubble artist Fan Yang will perform in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by the end of April to raise fund for Nghia Tinh Truong Son (Sentimental Attachment for Truong Son) charity programme. Fan...

  • Vietnam tops 11 fastest-growing countries by 2050: report

    02/03/2011 05:00

    US-based banking giant Citigroup has listed Vietnam as one of the top 11 countries with highest growth rate and most attractive investment destination over the next 40 years. A recent report, written by Citigroup’s economists Willem Buiter and Ebrahim...

  • HCM City hit by salt water encroachment

    01/03/2011 05:00

    The Institute for Water Resources and Environment has said that brine encroachment in HCM City early 2011 nearly doubles the average of previous years and is taking place a month earlier than normal. The encroachment of sea water...

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