• VN had unusually high numbers of shark attacks?

    VN had unusually high numbers of shark attacks?

    12/02/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - A Wednesday article by Live Science magazine reporting that Vietnam recorded unusually high numbers of shark attacks in 2010 is unreliable, said a local expert. The magazine said that Vietnam suffered from one of the most recorded attacks in the world last...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 11/2

    11/02/2011 05:00

    “Vietnam’s lifestyle” photograph exhibition opens in Virginia A “Vietnam’s lifestyle” photograph exhibition has been held in Virginia, USA. On display are 50 photos of Vietnamese land and people taken by Ngoc Thai, Vice President of the Art Council of the Vietnam...

  • The only cats contest in Vietnam

    The only cats contest in Vietnam

    11/02/2011 05:00

    A unique competition for cats in Vietnam took place in late January 2011 in Chuong My district, Hanoi to honor the cat that can kill the largest number of rats, the enemy of crops. The idea for the competition came from Dr. Nguyen Van Thanh from the Hanoi Agriculture University....

  • 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...

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