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Raising Vietnamese’s height: over-target?
11/05/2011 05:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a strategy to improve Vietnamese’s height by 2020. VietNamNet introduces an article by expert Nguyen Van Tuan about this strategy. Tuan said that based on local...
Vietnamese girl enters Miss Global Beauty Queen semis
10/05/2011 05:00
Phan Thi Huong Giang, who represents Vietnam at the Miss Global Beauty Queen pageant in Seoul, South Korea from May 3-10, is the winner in the online pole to be the first who enters the top 15. The finale will take place tonight, May 10. Huong Giang...
Super Junior”s perfect show in Vietnam
10/05/2011 05:00
The Korean boy band, Super Junior (SuJu) heated up the Go Dau stadium in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 7. Its Super Show 3 began by its famous hit “Sorry, Sorry”. The band’s leader Lee Teuk wore a Vietnamese non la...
Khai Doan’s impressive contemporary lacquer paintings
10/05/2011 05:00
Opened at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi from May 7, Khai Doan’s “Dipolar” exhibition introduces contemporary paintings in traditional Vietnamese lacquer techniques. Born in Saigon and raised in Germany, Khai Doan, having completed his artistic...
Sea and islands week to take place in June
10/05/2011 05:00
The Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2011, themed “Green Brainpower for Sustainable Development of Vietnam’s Sea and Islands ” will be held nationwide from June 1-8. The information was released by the Ministry of...
HCM City proposes new parking fees after gouging complaints
10/05/2011 05:00
The HCM City Department of Finance has proposed new parking fees for motorbikes and automobiles after reports that parking providers had violated fee regulations set by the city. Cars park on Le Loi...
Sizzling temperatures set in for summer this year
10/05/2011 05:00
Hot weather is forecast to continue in northern and central regions over the next few days with temperatures topping nearly 38 degrees Celsius, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre. Northern and central provinces...