Community

HCM City to close old petrol stations
28/12/2010 05:00
The municipal administration plans to shut down petrol stations that fail to meet safety standards and other criteria set by the HCM City authority. The city authority has asked relevant agencies to check on the...
Gifts for Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary worth nearly $500 million
27/12/2010 05:00
Individuals and organizations contributed nearly VND1 trillion ($500 million) to Hanoi’s 1000 th anniversary, announced the city authorities on December 25. The final figure will be higher because many free services offered by businesses have...
Hanoi and Saigon in Christmas
27/12/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Streets were stuck. Restaurants were fully booked. Kids laughed with Santa Clauses. Couples showed their love at churches. Below are pictures of the Christmas celebrations in Vietnam’s two biggest cities. In...
Chinese star performs stick-dance in Hanoi
27/12/2010 05:00
Chinese actor Liu Xiao Ling Tong, known for his portrayal of the monkey king in a very popular Chinese TV series in the 1980s ‘Journey to the West’, was warmly welcomed in Hanoi on December 25. At the meeting with students from the Hanoi...
82-year-old artisan embroiders a poem in 14 languages
27/12/2010 05:00
At the age of 82, artisan Le Van Kinh from Hue city has just finalized a set of poetic paintings of a poem by a senior Buddhist priest in 14 languages. He plans to embroider another six paintings in six other languages. Mr. Kinh is the owner...
Archaeology has community benefit
25/12/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Local people, authorities and archaeologists will both spiritually and materially benefit from a “community archaeology” model, according to participants at a recent conference in the central province of Thanh Hoa....
Toxic waste poses environmental threat
25/12/2010 05:00
A huge amount of discarded electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste), particularly refrigerators, computers and mobile phones, is said to pose an alarming threat to the environment throughout Viet Nam. A man...