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80% of polluting firms taken off black list
24/05/2011 05:00
Eighty-seven (80.5 per cent) out of 108 factories have been removed from the pollution black list in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh, said Nguyen Hoang, deputy head of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment...
$50 for Van Gogh’s masterpiece
24/05/2011 05:00
The fierce competition among painting copyists has made the price for masterpieces by Van Gogh, Picasso, Tran Van Can, etc. to be dirt-cheap. However, their quality is similar. “Em Thuy” by Tran Van Can. The need for paintings to decorate...
Indonesian thieves get 15 years in jail
24/05/2011 05:00
The Ha Noi People’s Court yesterday, May 24, sentenced two Indonesian men to 15 years in prison for theft. The Ha Noi People’s Court sentenced two Indonesian men to 15 years in prison for theft....
Another Vietnamese bride murdered in South Korea
24/05/2011 05:00
A South Korean man killed his Vietnamese wife on May 24, in Jeongto District of North Kyeongsang Province. The Vietnamese women just had a baby for 19 days. The murder occurred at...
Vietnam threatened by strong tropical storm in East Sea
24/05/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The second storm in the East Sea is heading to the Philippines with winds reaching level 15-16 on the 17-scale-level. Vietnam forecasters say that whirlwinds may appear in the sea of provinces from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau....
Performance of human’s strange ability
23/05/2011 05:00
Walking in bare feet on burning coals of over 500oC, attracting a 65kg rock on body, etc. are unique performances by members of r adiesthesia classes in Hanoi, Hai Duong and Hai Phong. The show was organized on May 21, at the Youth Culture and...
Body of the last victim in the boat tragedy found
23/05/2011 05:00
The bodies of all 16 who died in the horrific tourist boat tragedy on the Saigon River last Friday have been recovered when divers found the body of a nine-year-old boy on May 22nd. The body was found at 5 am in the engine room of Din Ky...