• Vietnam Airlines fines coach for unruly behavior

    Vietnam Airlines fines coach for unruly behavior

    23/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines on May 23 imposed a fine on the national taekwondo coach for alleged unruly behavior on a flight, but the martial art master refuses to pay up, saying security officers illegally beat him with electric batons. Le Minh...

  • Electricity body vows no power cuts in June

    Electricity body vows no power cuts in June

    23/05/2011 05:00

    There will be no power cuts during the peak dry season next month, according to the Industry and Trade Ministry’s Electricity Regulatory Authority of Viet Nam (ERAV). Workers from the National Power...

  • IMF poised to complete new chief selection by June

    22/05/2011 05:00

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that it is scheduled to complete the process of selecting a new managing director by June 30. “I am very pleased to announce that the Fund’s Executive Board has adopted a procedure that allows the...

  • 2011 – The year of 3D TVs

    2011 – The year of 3D TVs

    22/05/2011 05:00

    3D TVs have become more familiar to Vietnamese consumers for the last several years. However, analysts have every reason to believe that 2011 would be the year of 3D TVs, especially after a series of ceremonies to launch 3D TVs onto the market...

  • HCMC plans to ensure roads are safe during rainy season

    HCMC plans to ensure roads are safe during rainy season

    22/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The Department of Transport in HCM City has prepared a plan to minimise the subsidence of road surfaces in order to ensure residents’ safety during the upcoming rainy season. The plan requires the project management boards and...

  • Landslide threatened families relocated

    22/05/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City authorities have begun four projects for relocating 2,200 families living in areas seriously threatened by landslides during the storm season. Two of them are in the outlying Can Gio District. Four hundred families living on...

  • European books on parade

    22/05/2011 05:00

    Book lovers can look forward to a new event in the schedule of this year’s European Days, with European Literature Days at the EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Ha Noi on May 27-28. The Goethe Institute, the French cultural centre L‘Espace,...

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