• New Hanoi in photo exhibition

    New Hanoi in photo exhibition

    20/06/2011 05:00

    The best entries of the first Hanoi artistic photo festival, entitled “Hanoi – Renovation, Development and Integration”, are now on display at the Exhibition House 45 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi. 126 photos by nearly 100 photographers are chosen for the exhibition. The...

  • Documentaries lose favour with audiences

    Documentaries lose favour with audiences

    20/06/2011 05:00

    In recent years, Vietnamese documentaries, considered to be a strong point in the country’s cinematography industry, have not advanced as well as expected. In search of lost audiences : A scene from the documentary Le Cai Tang (Digging up the Dead)...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 2/6

    02/06/2011 05:00

    Southern Fruit Festival The 2011 Southern Fruit Festival in Suoi Tien offers visitors an opportunity to taste Viet Nam’s delicious fruits. Over 70 boats transform the area into a floating market, with 45 kinds of fruit on show. Special fruits from the southern region such as Nam...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 9/5

    09/05/2011 05:00

    UNESCO has announced that it will put the Ho dynasty’s Citadel and Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park on the list to be considered as World Heritage sites next month. These two heritage sites, located in the central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Quang Binh, respectively, are...

  • 20 containers of equipment shipped to Vietnam for Super Junior show

    20 containers of equipment shipped to Vietnam for Super Junior show

    06/05/2011 05:00

    The organizing board said that technicians from South Korea, Malaysia, over 100 workers from China and nearly 200 Vietnamese workers are building the outdoor stage at the Go Dau Stadium. The stage in Vietnam is the largest and most expensive...

  • China scrambles for scrap metals with Vietnamese producers

    05/05/2011 05:00

    Consumer goods producers have voiced their concern about the material shortage, because they cannot compete with Chinese businessmen in collecting scrap metals. Instead of collecting scrap metals at the Mong Cai border gate in Quang Ninh province as previously, Chinese...

  • Drainage project delays means heavier flooding in city

    Drainage project delays means heavier flooding in city

    01/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is set to suffer heavier flooding again in the upcoming rainy season due to more delays in drainage projects. This year, the situation is poised to be even worse as many areas in the city were inundated after recent early rain. According to...

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