• Smuggling peaks for the festive season

    Smuggling peaks for the festive season

    01/01/2011 05:00

    The end of the year is seeing a sharp rise in smuggling activities, according to border authorities. Electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, sugar, low-quality poultry and even fire-crackers are the main products being transported...

  • Central Highlands elephants face extinction

    Central Highlands elephants face extinction

    01/01/2011 05:00

    Don village was dubbed the “elephant kingdom” in the Central Highlands for its tradition of taming wild elephants and also worshipping them. Facebook Read the original newsTwitter 0 vote(s) Comment Save this news An elephant carrying a...

  • 2010 – successful and disreputable year of Vietnam movies

    2010 – successful and disreputable year of Vietnam movies

    31/12/2010 05:00

    It is a good news for the local film industry.  “Floating Lives” earned a revenue of VND17 billion (nearly $1 million) and “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid” won two prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. However, the bad news is Megastar being sued for...

  • Farmers to expand cocoa growing areas

    31/12/2010 05:00

    Viet Nam will expand its cocoa cultivation areas to take advantage of high global demand and rising prices, as well as unstable production from the world’s major cocoa growers, according to industry officials. Speaking at a meeting on...

  • Vietnam dance group to host hi-hop contest

    Vietnam dance group to host hi-hop contest

    31/12/2010 05:00

    Vietnam ’s leading hip-hop dance group Big ToeA hip-hop contest will be monthly organized for nationwide dancers in preparation for a final round at the end of next year, says Nguyen Viet Thanh, head of the Southeast Asia hip hop champion crew...

  • Fallowed villas cause great waste for Hanoi

    Fallowed villas cause great waste for Hanoi

    30/12/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – While Hanoi’s land is narrow and the land price is escalating, many villas in the newly constructed residential area of My Dinh are fallowed. Dozens of villas were built on thousands of square meters of land in My Dinh several...

  • National parks face risk from bush fires

    30/12/2010 05:00

    Ba Vi National Park is one of the nine areas across the country that are at serious risk from forest fires, but a lack of awareness among locals is making fire prevention and fighting more difficult, according to local authorities. The...

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