Reports

Vietnam forex reserves above $10 bln in 2010: report
10/02/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves were “more than US$10 billion” at the end of last year, a senior minister said, a remark that may increase concerns about the dwindling level of reserves. Planning and Investment Minister Vo...
SOCIETY IN BRIEF 11/2
10/02/2011 05:00
State President launches national tree planting fest President Nguyen Minh Triet launched the national tree planting campaign at the Cultural-Tourism Village for Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Ha Noi’s Son Tay Town yesterday, Feb 10. Viet Nam...
No child above law
05/02/2011 05:00
Compulsory helmet law should apply irrespective of age, health experts say A boy sleeps without wearing a helmet as his mother rides her bike in downtown Ho Chi Minh...
Lost children
05/02/2011 05:00
After nearly five years of searching, a village in Quang Binh is finally getting answers about the fate of 13 children A Ruc mother in Quang Binh Province holds up photos of her two...
Own house a mirage for most employees
27/01/2011 05:00
Ministry mulls national housing fund to assist low-income earners Two men play chess near apartment buildings in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7. It takes between 24.5 and 26.6 years...
The day the music died
27/01/2011 05:00
The Asian Kitchen Hideaway, in its final hour. On Sunday, the regulars at the Asian Kitchen Hideaway filled the narrow bar with the ebullience of an Irish wake. For the past seven months or so, it sat, speakeasy-like, at the...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/1
24/01/2011 05:00
Tet fun minority style at Ethnology Museum Discover Vietnam’s minority tribes in person at the Ethnology Museum at Nguyen Van Huyen Street in Hanoi during Tet from February 6 to 8. A swing game which will be...