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Korean movie star to visit Vietnam
12/05/2011 05:00
Korean actress Kim Hye Soo, who is called “Sexy Queen”, will be in HCM City on May 14, to advertise for luxurious Italian jewelries in Vietnam. The Korean movie star will be present at the opening...
Delta prepares to fight land erosion
12/05/2011 05:00
Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are taking several measures to deal with the growing problem of land erosion in a region crisscrossed by thousands of rivers and canals. Can Tho City’s Department of Agriculture...
Tower blocks eat into green space
12/05/2011 05:00
Rapid urbanisation has shrunk green space in HCM City, with trees making way for high-rise buildings. A corner of HCM City littered with high-rise buildings. (Photo: VNS) The city had...
Ministries cross paths on sugar policy
12/05/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Whilst the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) is striving to push the sale of domestic sugar, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) insists on importing sugar. While MoARD wants to protect local sugar...
Hunting dog-killing beast
12/05/2011 05:00
The fishing village of Son Tra in the Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, on May 11, was busy to prepare for a trip to Dinh Mountain, to hunt the “beast” that killed over 20 dogs in the village. Over 30 forest rangers, border guards,...
Turtle conservation project needs funds
11/05/2011 05:00
A project to save the rare Vietnamese pond turtle in the central province of Quang Ngai has yet to get off the ground due to lacks funds, said Nguyen Van Hang, head of the provincial Forest Protection Department....
Swiss to support green energy drive
11/05/2011 05:00
Switzerland will provide Viet Nam with non-refundable aid worth US$2.43 million to help implement the Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP). Workers check panels at the 100kW solar power...