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Smoking at public sites – trifle in capital city
02/06/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Around 40,000 people in Vietnam die because of smoking annually, equivalent to the death cases caused by HIV/AIDS until March 2008. The figure will increase to 70,000 people a year by 2030. The risk has been warned but...
High-alum soil puts farmers in the red
02/06/2011 05:00
Thousands of farmers living in the buffer zone of U Minh Forest in southern Kien Giang Province are in debt as rice cannot grow well in the high-alum soil there. Le Van Chuong, a farmer in the upper...
Thai documentary on expat Vietnamese
02/06/2011 05:00
A documentary about Vietnamese people living in Thailand and their native homeland will be aired on Thai PBS (Thai Public Broadcasting Service) this Saturday. Viet Nam in My Eyes also documents the lives of ethnic Thais living in Viet...
My to trim for Miss Universe
01/06/2011 05:00
The California Fitness & Yoga Centre (CFYC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Sai Gon Universe Co-operation to provide official fitness training and image consulting to Hoang My, Viet Nam’s representative at the Miss Universe 2011...
Express service providers facing obstacles due to “black box”
01/06/2011 05:00
Postal and express service providers complain that the lack of the detailed standards on the GPS tracker, or black box–positioning equipment; and the lack of a digital map which serves as the basis for building up software for service vehicle...
Thac Chuyen, Hong Anh to join jury of online film competition
01/06/2011 05:00
Famous movie director Bui Thac Chuyen and actress Hong Anh will be members of the judging panel of the second YxineFF online competition for short films, which will take place from September 2, to December 31....
Ma Pi Leng mountain pass
01/06/2011 05:00
Ma Pi Leng mountain pass in Ha Giang province, is the mightiest of all mountain passes in Vietnam. Ma Pi Leng is at the height of nearly 2,000m above sea level. The construction of Ma Pi Leng (which takes the form of a...