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Uncle Quy, the pen-carver of Hoan Kiem Lake
14/09/2010 05:00
In the shade of an ancient banyan tree on the edge of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, for half a century Le Van Quy has carved inscriptions on pens and other objects. Uncle Quy was once a shoemaker. In the 1950s, not many people wore...
Famous English photographer meets accident in Vietnam
13/09/2010 05:00
Tim Page, 67, an English photographer who made his name during the Vietnam War and is now based in Brisbane, Australia, met an accident in Vietnam on September 12. According to witnesses, he missed his footing and felt, resulted in broken...
Houses swallowed by the sea and river
13/09/2010 05:00
The stormy season has just begun, but the sea has encroached into the mainland more than 300 meters, threatening the lives of hundreds of families in Duc Loi commune, in Quang Ngai province. At the same time, a dozen of houses and a pagoda on the bank of Hau River...
Vietnamese teen enters top ten Asian models
13/09/2010 05:00
Phan Ha Phuong, 16, a high-school student from Hanoi was among the top ten contestants of the Asian Supermodel Contest, which was held in China in early September. The top ten contestant (Phan Ha Phuong - second from the left). The...
Positive change in Hanoi before its anniversary
13/09/2010 05:00
Nearly one month before the city’s 1000th birthday, streets look spaciously and clean after electric poles were removed and wires were buried. Many roads were repaired or newly-built. Nearly one month before the city’s 1000 th birthday, streets look spaciously and clean...
“Monuments” for Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary
13/09/2010 05:00
Outstanding construction works will be inaugurated in September and October to celebrate the capital city’s 1000th anniversary. VietNamNet Bridge - Outstanding construction works will be inaugurated in September and October to celebrate the capital city’s 1000 th...
Markets brought to mountain villages
12/09/2010 05:00
In remote and isolated villages in the Central Highlands, people rarely go to the delta to purchase goods because they have “mobile markets” which supply essential goods to their homes. These “mobile markets” go to villages on motorbikes. After selling goods to villagers,...