• Vietnam attempts to keep car buyers away with heavy taxation

    Vietnam attempts to keep car buyers away with heavy taxation

    06/06/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – A series of new policies relating to the automobile market have been announced recently. Government agencies do not conceal the intention of restricting the consumption of cars, which are listed as a luxury product. The...

  • Vietnam declares produce free from toxic carcinogen

    05/06/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - None of the five samples tested in Ha Noi were found to contain the toxic chemical di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), the Ministry of Health said yesterday. The five randomly selected products sold at markets and supermarkets in Ha...

  • Drink-drivers make VN roads a death trap

    Drink-drivers make VN roads a death trap

    05/06/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - “He often told me how a little amount of beer couldn’t harm a strong man like himself,” said a crying Nguyen Thi Hong An, adding, “now it does,” pointing at a man lying unconscious on the bed. The man was her 28-year-old...

  • Hanoi through comic books

    Hanoi through comic books

    05/06/2011 05:00

    The 2nd Belgian-Vietnamese Comics Festival held by Kim Dong Publishing House and the Wallonie-Brexelles Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi from June 1-6, is attracting the public, especially children. The event includes an exhibition at the Hanoi...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 5/6

    05/06/2011 05:00

    Photography exhibition shows beauty in Vietnam’s forest A photography exhibition on the beauty of Vietnam’s forests opened in the northeastern Bac Kan province on June 4. The event, part of the activities held in response to the World Environment Day,...

  • Italian architects help preserve Hanoi’s old quarter

    05/06/2011 05:00

    The Italian embassy in Vietnam and the Genoa Architects Association held a conference in Hanoi on June 3 to introduce Genoa’s experience in preserving its old city after it was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. The event, one of the activities...

  • Breweries work up a lather

    05/06/2011 05:00

    Local beer businesses have built more beer breweries and begun importing foreign beer brands to meet high consumption demand, industry experts say. During the first four months of the year, local beer businesses produced 714.6 million litres of beer of...

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