• Made-in-Vietnam robots dream of going further into the world

    Made-in-Vietnam robots dream of going further into the world

    10/01/2011 05:00

    The year 2010 witnessed an important milestone in Vietnam’s robot industry, when a made-in-Vietnam robot was warmly welcomed in the world market. Being flexible in operation, doing things quickly and exactly, being able to work in the noxious environment and do...

  • Packages explode at U.S. state government buildings

    Packages explode at U.S. state government buildings

    09/01/2011 05:00

    Two packages detonated on Thursday at two government buildings in the U.S. state of Maryland, but caused no serious injuries, state authorities said. Law enforcement officials are pictured entering the Maryland Department of Transport headquarters in...

  • Red-headed cranes flock to southwestern Vietnam

    Red-headed cranes flock to southwestern Vietnam

    09/01/2011 05:00

    Experts of the International Crane Foundation have come to the southern province of Kien Giang to watch the number of red-headed cranes (Grus antigone sharpii) which are heading to the bang grass (Lepironia articulate) fields there. Red-headed...

  • Powering up for 2011

    08/01/2011 05:00

    The industrial sector welcomed in the New Year by inaugurating a series of big energy projects. On January 5, 2011 the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and PetroVietnam Technical Services Joint Stock Corporation (PTSC) started work on 1,200 megawatt Long...

  • Smuggled goods overflow southwestern border gates

    08/01/2011 05:00

    As the lunar New Year approaches, gas, sugar, cigarette, foreign wines, cloth, cooking , etc. from Cambodia have been streaming into Vietnam through border gates in southwestern provinces. On the roads of Khanh An, Khanh Binh communes in An Phu district, An...

  • The dead is also scrambled for land

    The dead is also scrambled for land

    08/01/2011 05:00

    In the age when an inch of land is worth as much as an inch of gold, cemeteries are also used to serve the living. The cemetery of Tho Ha village in Van Ha commune, Viet Yen district, the northern province of Bac...

  • Modern-loving locals turn back on ancient village

    08/01/2011 05:00

    Ever since the Duong Lam Village was listed as “ancient” and thus subject to preservation, locals have been complaining they cannot renovate houses nor construct tall buildings. Many told Tuoi Tre they want the village’s “ancient” and “heritage” status to be...

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