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Music festival to foster regional amity
06/01/2011 05:00
A music festival from the Southeast Asian region featuring both folk and pop genres opened in HCM City yesterday, Jan 5. Golden tonsils: H’Zina Bya, winner of the HTV singing contest Singing Star on in...
30 Rhododendron species discovered in national park
06/01/2011 05:00
Vietnamese scientists have announced the discovery of 30 species of do quyen (Rhododendron) in the Hoang Lien national park in Lao Cai, a northern mountain province. Dr. Nguyen Quoc Tri, Director of the...
Flower growers hope to reap Tet rewards
05/01/2011 05:00
Gardeners from southern provinces and HCM City’s suburban districts of Hoc Mon and Thu Duc are hoping that their hard work to meet customers’ demands for the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival will pay off in handsome profits....
Hanoi, HCM City honor outstanding youth
05/01/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Last week the Hanoi and HCM City Youth Unions honored their top outstanding young members of 2010. While Hanoi chose ten young people to present the title “Most outstanding young faces of 2010”,...
State employees look for means of subsistence
05/01/2011 05:00
They can’t use their expertise or their positions to earn extra money, many state employees have to lean on their families or do extra jobs to sustain their livelihood. Manual labor Mrs. H, a state...
MOF stops acting as guarantee for VEC to issue bonds
05/01/2011 05:00
The information that the Ministry of Finance has decided to stop acting as the guarantee for the Vietnam Express Corporation (VEC) to issue bonds to raise funds for the development of its project on Cau Gie - Ninh Binh highway, has raised big worries among...
Somali pirates seize 12 Vietnamese sailors
05/01/2011 05:00
The Department for Management of Overseas Labor has announced that of 26 sailors on Taiwanese FV Shiuh Fu-1 vessel, which was captured by Somali pirates last week, there are 12 Vietnamese. The department’s vice chief Dao Cong Hai on...