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Award-winning singer blends old with new
14/04/2011 05:00
Singer Tung Duong’s newest album, Li Ti (Tiny), earned him the title of Album of the Year at the Cong Hien (Devotion) awards ceremony last week, winning the votes of 100 culture and music critics. The album has also received high praise from...
Viet Nam to hold first big festival for ethnic youth
14/04/2011 05:00
A festival for young ethnic people will be held for the first time with the participation of representatives from 54 ethnic groups from across the country. Great entertainment: It’s expected that the...
Popular French pianist to perform in Vietnam
13/04/2011 05:00
One of the leading French pianists, Roger Muraro, will perform in Hanoi and HCM City on April 23 and 26 2011. The shows will be held at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, on April 23 and at the HCM City Opera House on April 26. In the...
4th cherry-blossom festival for Japan to open this weekend
13/04/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The Cherry-blossom or Genki Festival 2011 will take place in Hanoi on April 16-17, aiming at bringing Japanese culture closer to Vietnamese and enhancing the 40-year relations (1973-2013) between the two countries. The...
Ban proposed on online game virtual assets
13/04/2011 05:00
While pending specific regulations on the State’s control over online games, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has proposed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to ban the trade of virtual assets in online games. In its proposal, the Committee...
Leaning houses in Hanoi, HCM City
13/04/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The recent collapse of a five-storied building in Hanoi has caused panic since a number of other buildings in the capital suffer tilts due to subsidence and show signs of possible collapse. On March 31 a building on Huynh Thuc Khang...
Mountain mystery: well water heats up
12/04/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Water in a resident’s well in Bao Thang District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has suddenly become hotter. This has prompted some scientists to connect the phenomenon to movement in a deep underground fault...