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Donors say Vietnam economy still unstable
09/06/2011 05:00
Vietnam has made some progress in stabilizing its economy but has more difficulties to overcome, donors said at the mid-year Donor’s Consultative Group Meeting held in Ha Tinh yesterday....
Hundreds of websites in Vietnam hacked
08/06/2011 05:00
Just within several days of early June, technology and security forums have reckoned hundreds of “.vn” websites which have been hacked, including the websites of government agencies and ministries. Hackers left...
Internet opens up endless business opportunities
08/06/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Developing websites and selling goods under the e-commerce mode prove to be a lucrative business. The internet has helped many people become billionaires. Pennies can make up a fortune A source said that the...
Red River becoming no longer red
08/06/2011 05:00
Scientists have warned that the water of the Red River may be red no more, since the river is gradually losing silt which has been, for many centuries, irrigating the rice fields in the north of Vietnam. The Red River begins in China’s Yunnan...
85-year-old woman buys freedom for birds
08/06/2011 05:00
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kinh, 85, always gets up very early to work, to earn money to breed sparrows which perch daily on trees in Hanoi’s Quan Su Street. She also buys snared birds to let them free. Mrs. Kinh...
Three million Vietnamese children need glasses
08/06/2011 05:00
Around three million children at the age of 5-16 have to wear glasses, according to Dr. Nguyen Chi Dung from the Central Eye Hospital. Dr. Dung said that around 15-40 percent of the population have...
Oversupply brings bitterness to steel manufacturers
08/06/2011 05:00
Vietnam now has 2.67 million tons of steel in excess, while the figure is expected to increase towards the end of the year, since some steel projects with the designed capacities of 250,000-500,000 tons become operational....