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Legendary turtle surfaces often, good or bad?
22/02/2011 05:00
The old turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, one of the four remaining individuals of Hoan Kiem turtle species in the world, rose to the surface very often in the last three days. The turtle stayed on the surface for hour each time and he didn’t move, causing...
Vietnam faces onslaught of magnetic storms in 2011
22/02/2011 05:00
Vietnam will be hit by between 20-25 magnetic storms with an intensity of 150-200nT (nano-teslsa), a unit of magnetic density, in 2011, say the Institute of Geophysics, part of Vietnam’s Academy of Science and Technology....
Deaths confirmed as 6.3 magnitude quake hits Christchurch
22/02/2011 05:00
A massive 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand South Island’s largest city of Christchurch for the second time in less than six months, causing multiple deaths and widespread destruction. TV grab taken on Feb. 22, 2011 shows a...
Ministries hesitant to approve price increases, petroleum market chaotic
22/02/2011 05:00
The petroleum market is still not at peace, despite the strong announcements by the management agencies that the supply is not short and the threats that the filling stations which sell petrol in dribs and drabs will have licenses revoked....
Wife confesses to burning journalist to death
21/02/2011 05:00
Tran Thuy Lieu has confessed to police she herself killed her husband who was a vocal journalist, ending month-long speculations that he was killed for his high-profile reports on underworld thugs and corruption. At 10:30 pm Sunday, Lieu, 40 came to the...
Hanoi: Nearly 4600 people fined for not wearing helmets
21/02/2011 05:00
Police have fined nearly 4600 motorbike drivers for not wearing helmets in the past week, and seized more than 1000 motorbikes. Notably, 75 percent of violators are youngsters. According to the Hanoi Transport Police Department, the...
Youth sniff chemical glue like addicts
21/02/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Police of Quang Ngai Province and Da Nang city in central Vietnam have recently detected and apprehended some teens who sniff chemical glues as a drug. These people said that they sniffed the glue, which is called “Keo...