• The 1-million ton sugar programme still plodding

    The 1-million ton sugar programme still plodding

    26/12/2010 05:00

    Many years ago, Vietnam kicked off the 1-million ton sugar programme, deciding that it needs to produce one million tons of sugar by 2000. However, the target remains out of reach, while Vietnam expects to import one million tons of sugar by 2020. 10 years and...

  • Hanoi suffer because of “City for Peace” title

    22/12/2010 05:00

    Eleven years have passed since Hanoi was conferred the title “City for Peace” but the city is still struggling to meet the standards of a “City for Peace”. On July 16, 1999, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) presented the...

  • 9x and “scandals” in 2010

    22/12/2010 05:00

    To have a broad view about the thinking, morals and lifestyle of a group of young people in Vietnam, VietNamNet reviews “trends” and scandals caused by youngsters who were born in the 1990s (9x) in 2010. Taking sexy pictures to post on blogs This trend appeared in...

  • HCM City’s largest cemetery to be removed

    HCM City’s largest cemetery to be removed

    22/12/2010 05:00

    Nearly 100,000 tombs at Binh Hung Hoa cemetery in Binh Tan district will be removed to suburban districts. The cemetery will be turned into a new residential area, a park and the home to many public works. As of December 2010, the 60 hectare cemetery has been closed. Tombs...

  • Media “scandals” in 2010

    Media “scandals” in 2010

    22/12/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet’s Vietnam Economic Forum (VEF) reviews the media sector in 2010. Alliance of six cinemas sue Megastar June 2009: Megastar started implementing the minimum film leasing price per each viewer (MPC), fixed at VND 25,000 dong (after tax) per ticket. It means...

  • 12 fresh-water fish species discovered in Vietnam

    12 fresh-water fish species discovered in Vietnam

    22/12/2010 05:00

    The Wildlife at Risk (WAR) has announced the discovery of 12 species of fresh-water fish in Vietnam. These new species were discovered in surveys in Phu Quoc Island conducted since late 2008. “The discovery reveals that perhaps many species of fresh-water fish have not...

  • Vietnam’s record construction works in 2010

    Vietnam’s record construction works in 2010

    21/12/2010 05:00

    The largest cable-stay bridge in Southeast Asia, the country’s most modern avenue, the highest building in HCM City, the first express way for cars, etc. are the most impressive construction works in 2010. The longest and most modern avenue in Vietnam...

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