• ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 10/2

    09/02/2011 05:00

    UNESCO-recognized Saint Giong festival kicks off The Saint Giong festival, which was recognized by UNESCO as world intangible cultural heritage, started in Soc Son and Dong Anh districts in the outskirts of Hanoi on February 8 or the 6th day of the first month of the Lunar New...

  • Bond proceeds flow to agriculture

    Bond proceeds flow to agriculture

    09/02/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Half the Government’s budget and income from bonds – about VND98.5 trillion (US$4.9 billion) – is expected to be invested in the agriculture sector this year to ensure cooking security. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat...

  • State employees in line for low-income housing

    State employees in line for low-income housing

    09/02/2011 05:00

    Families of State employees presently occupying an average house area of more than 5sq.m per person will now be eligible to buy a low-income house, according to a draft plan covering the period from 2011 to 2020. Previously, the...

  • Vietnamese empowered to design Japanese cars

    08/02/2011 05:00

    The work of around 1,000 Vietnamese engineers at Nissan Techno Vietnam Co (NTV), the Hanoi-based subsidiary of the Japanese carmaker Nissan, bore sweet fruits to the company, US$23 million in earnings in 2009. Established in 2001 as the first overseas base for Nissan Techno which...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 8/2

    07/02/2011 05:00

    Fatal accident kills two on Ghenh Bridge A train travelling from HCM city to Hanoi hit several cars on Ghenh Bridge in Bien Hoa city near Ho Chi Minh City (in the Southern province of Dong Nai) at 8:30 pm on Feb 6, killing two people. Train SE2 rammed into 6 cars...

  • TV serials vying for primetime

    07/02/2011 05:00

    Private film studios are increasing in numbers as more opportunities open for broadcasting movies on State-owned television channels, but instead of focusing on producing movies of artistic value, they have flocked into making TV serials which gain instant profits. The State-owned Ho...

  • Rules on rights to plant varieties

    06/02/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - On December 30, the Government issued Decree No 119/2010/ND-CP amending Decree 105/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006, guiding implementation of a number of articles in the Law on Intellectual Property with respect to State administration of intellectual property...

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