• Six dead, 47 missing in tornadoes over East Sea

    22/12/2010 05:00

    Forty seven sailors have gone missing and six were confirmed dead as 26 ships have fallen victim to ferocious tornadoes off the Vietnamese coast in the past week. The Maritime Search and Co-ordination Center today has halted the search for the missing...

  • Vincom wins lawsuit over Vincon

    Vincom wins lawsuit over Vincon

    22/12/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vincom has won a prompt victory in the lawsuit against Vincon, where it sues Vincon for imitating its famous brand. Just one month after Vincom Joint Stock Corporation took legal proceedings against the...

  • The gods are supporting apricot and peach growers

    The gods are supporting apricot and peach growers

    22/12/2010 05:00

    Apricot and peach growers have been certain of a bountiful crop this year. The apricot and peach prices are believed to be higher than during Tet 2010; however, it is still too early to say how high the prices will be because everything still depends on the...

  • Famous Chinese actor to visit Vietnam

    21/12/2010 05:00

    Chinese actor Liu Xiao Ling Tong will travel to Vietnam for several cultural activities from December 24 to 30. He is very popular for the role of the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) in a very popular TV series “Journey to the West” in the...

  • The first Mister Vietnam pageant opens

    The first Mister Vietnam pageant opens

    21/12/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Two sub-competitions of the first pageant for men in Vietnam took place last week. Mister Sports title was presented to Nguyen Nhat Duy and Mister Smart title went to Vu Duy Hung. The pageant opened on December 17 in the...

  • War-time posters find new life as art

    War-time posters find new life as art

    21/12/2010 05:00

    Vietnamese wartime posters featuring President Ho Chi Minh or heroic images of liberation fighters have become popular souvenirs for tourists. Hung up : A tourist flicks through war-time posters at a shop in Ha...

  • Ha Noi receives statue of Pushkin

    21/12/2010 05:00

    The Russian Writers’ Association has presented a bronze statue of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin to Ha Noi on the occasion of the 1,000thanniversary of the capital city. Ha Noil People’s Committee vice chairwoman Ngo Thi Thanh Hang...

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