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Cold spell strengthened in northern Vietnam, more people go to hospital
04/01/2011 05:00
A strengthened cold wave may hit northern Vietnam on January 6 and 9, making the temperature dropping to under 10 degrees Celsius, the National Hydrometeorology Forecast Center said. The center also warned of frost in...
Power project comes step closer
03/01/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - South Korea’s Teakwang Power Holdings last week moved towards developing its thermal power project in northern Vietnam. The project principles reached with local authorities will be the framework for investors and...
Gold in mouth
02/01/2011 05:00
In some mountainous provinces in northern Vietnam, some ethnic minority groups consider covering their teeth with gold fashionable. In the past, gold teeth were the sign of the wealth as they were covered with true gold. Now, they are...
Survival of the fittest
02/01/2011 05:00
Real estate developers will expose stronger competition with abundance of glittering products in 2011, but opportunities are open for new investment. Rapid urbanisation means the thirst for apartments will roll on into 2011 John Gallander,...
Legendary turtle suffers new injuries
01/01/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – After seeing of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake last week, many visitors saw some new injuries on his back when he floated to the surface on December 30. Professor Ha Dinh Duc, a famous researcher of Hanoi culture and...
Three new species discovered in Vietnam
01/01/2011 05:00
The World Wide Fund (WWF) has discovered three news species in Vietnam, including split-nostril Bat, cricket frog, and fangless snake. Mekong bat or split-nostril bat (Murina eleryi), spotted in a forest in northern Vietnam, is one of...
Be careful with manholes in Hanoi
01/01/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The covers of many manholes in Hanoi have been stolen, the holes are dangerous traps for passers-by. Local people said that this has been happening for a month. “Each morning when I sweep the roads, I see some...