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Taken for a ride
22/05/2011 05:00
Illegal taxis and aggressive vendors give tourists a rude welcome to Vietnam Last week, Rasnita Mohd Rasid and her friend took their longest taxi ride. In terms of geographical distance, it was not too long, as...
Plan to auction guesthouse decried
22/05/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance has approved a plan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to auction the 3.7ha Government Guesthouse in downtown HCM City and use the proceeds to fund major projects not specified as yet. However, experts have...
Salt park wreaks havoc on land
22/05/2011 05:00
A large-scale salt-making facility in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has left residents in the vicinity with almost no arable land and crops dying of saline intrusion. Workers...
Cruise ship sinks on Saigon River, 15 missing
21/05/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A two-storey cruise ship of Din Ky resort in the southern province Binh Duong was overturned around 7:00pm (local time) yesterday on Saigon river. 15 guests of a birthday party aboard have got missing. Five have been rescued. One of...
Vietnamese movie stars charming on Cannes red carpet
21/05/2011 05:00
Vietnamese artists appeared on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival early this week. Supermodel and actress, Thanh Hang in ao dai designed by Thuan Viet....
Local pop star embraces diverse music
21/05/2011 05:00
Pop star Ho Quynh Huong’s live shows in HCM City today and in Ha Noi next month will feature an eclectic mix of music styles. Sac Mau Ho Quynh Huong (Colour – Ho Quynh Huong) will see 38 pop, dance and jazz songs, several of her hits, some of her...
Saigonese take vegetarian food to wish for peace
21/05/2011 05:00
Not only eating vegetarian cooking on the Vesak Day or Buddha’s birthday (May 16), many people in HCM City decide to take vegetarian in the entire fourth lunar month to wish for peace. Though the fifteenth day has passed, vegetarian...