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Steel prices plummet due to low demand, stiff competition, inflation
18/05/2011 05:00
After the first bustling two months of the year, the steel market has become quiet since the end of March with very low demand, even though it is now the high construction season. The steel prices have dropped by 200,000-400,000 dong per ton, now selling at...
Small ads smear Hanoi’s streets
18/05/2011 05:00
After a period of time under control, small ads have developed again, blurring streets in Hanoi. Last year, Hanoi authorities abandoned hundreds of telephone numbers on illegal small ads, and launched a campaign to abolish...
Hanoi lowers capital for traffic jam control to $9.2bil
18/05/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi authorities have reduced its estimated investment to control traffic jams from $13 to $9.2 billion. The city plans to complete the construction of many great works in the next five years. In 2011-2015, the capital...
What do retired Vietnamese politicians do?
18/05/2011 05:00
In the West, the life of many retired politicians becomes busier than the time they were on active service. They are engrossed in writing memoirs, speaking at conferences, talking with the audience, etc. to earn hundreds of thousands of USD. They...
Photo exhibitions of President Ho Chi Minh’s life
18/05/2011 05:00
Celebrating President Ho Chi Minh’s 121 st birthday (May 19), three photo exhibitions of his life are organized in his hometown - Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, Hanoi’s Ho Chi Minh Museum and Hue city city. The exhibition “Ho...
Lang Sen Festival to commemorate president
17/05/2011 05:00
The annual Sen Village Festival will be held in the home village of President Ho Chi Minh on May 23-24 to celebrate his 121st birthday, which falls on May 19. Dozens of arts troupes, including local performers and troupes from HCM...
Beautiful scenes in the home of terraced fields
17/05/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Summer is here. The rice is almost ripe. If you don’t know where to go, let’s go to Mu Cang Chai, the home of terraced fields, to admire ripening rice. Here are some pictures of Mu Cang Chai in the time of ripen...