In depth

South lacks capital to boost energy grid
26/01/2011 05:00
The Viet Nam’s south will need between VND 7 and 8 trillion (US$350-400million) each year by 2015 for developing transmission networks to meet the increasing demand. The Southern Viet Nam Power Project Management Board (SPPMB) said that transmission demand in the southern key...
International exerts carry out a survey at Ho Dynasty Citadel
26/01/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Diplomats and representatives of the UNESCO Vietnam on January 23 take a study tour at the Ho Dynasty Citadel in Thanh Hoa province to evaluate the architectural and historical values of this work. They also visited the Nam Giao Esplanade relic and...
Electricity, coal production: one beats the bush and another catches the bird
26/01/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Steel and cement producers are happy with billions of dollars worth of turnover from exports in 2010. Meanwhile, electricity and coal producers, who provided energy to serve the steel and cement production, are forced to suck up their losses....
Viet Kieu bring money, but also knowledge and technology
24/01/2011 05:00
Hundreds of thousands of Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) have been flocking to Vietnam from all over the world in order to celebrate Tet in the homeland. In their luggage they bring back not only the capital they have saved, but also the knowledge and technologies they...
Overseas Vietnamese head home for Tet
24/01/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh these days is packed with overseas Vietnamese returning home for the country’s most celebrated holiday. Tran Phuong Lan, a Vietnamese – American...
Agent Orange story wins award
24/01/2011 05:00
A story told through photos by Pham Vu Dung won the Gold Cup of the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) at a ceremony for the best pix of 2010 last Friday. Helping hand : A photo by Truong Ngoc Minh, from the...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/1
24/01/2011 05:00
Tet fun minority style at Ethnology Museum Discover Vietnam’s minority tribes in person at the Ethnology Museum at Nguyen Van Huyen Street in Hanoi during Tet from February 6 to 8. A swing game which will be...