Files

65 percent of wells in Red River Delta unsafe
19/01/2011 05:00
Photo by Michael Berg. Around 65 percent of wells in Vietnam’s Red River Delta contain arsenic, manganese, selenium and barium at unsafe levels, posing a serious health threat to about 7 million people, according to a research done by Swiss...
Investor doubts send shares down
10/01/2011 05:00
Viet Nam’s stock markets performed poorly in the year’s first trading week with the benchmark indices retreating on both exchanges because of investor uncertainty over market trends. On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index dropped 0.58 per cent last week to close...
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...
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...
Uncle Ho diary translated into Tay
05/01/2011 05:00
President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary has been translated into the Tay-Nung language by Hoang An, a member of the Tay ethnic group. Linguist : A teacher with 40 years’ experience, Hoang An translates President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison...
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...
Keepsakes survived in wars
17/12/2010 05:00
Letters overflowed with tears, daily utensils like fans, pots, oil stoves, combs, etc. made by the cover of shot-down aircrafts are on display at the Museum of Military History in Hanoi. Below are some items exhibited at the museum: A fan made from the...