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Vietnam Idol second-best singer assumes role Earth Hour Ambassador
08/03/2011 05:00
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Vietnam on March 7 launched its Earth Hour 2011 campaign, with a lovely ambassador – singer Van Mai Huong. Mai Huong was the second top competitor at the Vietnam Idol 2010....
Legendary turtle may be treated for two years
08/03/2011 05:00
The ancient turtle at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake is anticipated to be brought ashore for treatment this weekend and the treatment may take two years, said Hanoi Department of Science and Technology’s chief Le Xuan Rao on March 7....
CafÃ© for homosexuals in Da Nang
07/03/2011 05:00
There is a special cafÃ© in the central province of Da Nang – Nhip Dap - where homosexuals gather during the weekend to talk, to enjoy music, to learn knowledge about HIV prevention and to be their true selves. In Vietnam in general and in Da Nang in...
HCM City police seize over 140 motorbikes involved in illegal races
07/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – On March 3 night HCM City police raided illegal motorbike races seizing 143 motorbikes in Binh Thanh District alone. At 9 pm, the first group of racers were taken by police. At nearly 12 am, hundreds of youngsters grouped up on...
HCM City to buy thousands of new buses
07/03/2011 05:00
In the next five years, the city will purchase 1,680 new buses with the total funding of VND2 trillion ($100 million), according to a newly-approved plan for 2011-2015. In details, the southern metropolis will buy 571 80-seat buses, 409 buses with 55...
The thin line between stabilization and instability
07/03/2011 05:00
Pham Chi Lan, a well known economist in Vietnam, and former Member of the Prime Ministerial Research Team has called for the reconsideration of the price stabilization program, because she believes that the program only benefits enterprises, not consumers,...
The dream of Vietnamese American fashion designer
07/03/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – “I don’t create clothes, I create dreams”. That is slogan of Vietnamese American fashion designer named Phuong My. Phuong My (third from the right) at the New York Fashion Week 2010. Phuong My was born and grew up in...