• SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/4

    17/04/2011 05:00

  • Italy to showcase arts, culture

    16/04/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The Italian Embassy in Ha Noi has launched a programme to promote the culture and lifestyle of the Mediterranean country in Viet Nam. The programme will include 14 events during 2011 covering music, dance, architecture, literature and cinema. The...

  • Workers sue Vietnamese firms in the US, claim $100 mil 

    16/04/2011 05:00

    Four of the Vietnamese workers who have filed a lawsuit against two Vietnamese firms, alleging deception and fraud in their recruitment. A group of Vietnamese laborers have filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against two Vietnamese firms,...

  • Information insecurity danger for Vietnam

    15/04/2011 05:00

    Vietnam ranked fifth among 10 nations worldwide most at risk from information insecurity in 2010, according to the Vietnam Information Security Association (Visa). Over 30% of Vietnamese businesses reported network security problems, while around 30% admitted they...

  • Scrap dam, avoid unmitigated disaster 

    15/04/2011 05:00

    Mekong Delta fertility at risk, experts warn, as they reiterate calls to cancel plans to build the Xayaburi Dam in Laos A farmer feeds his cows on a dry riverbank in the Mekong Delta....

  • Swallowed by the sea 

    15/04/2011 05:00

      A rest stop that will soon be submerged by the sea in Ca Mau Province As sea levels rise the world over, Vietnam’s own Amazon is threatened by severe erosion and submersion. Ca Mau Cape in the...

  • Vietnam to hold first tsunami response drill in Da Nang 

    15/04/2011 05:00

    Vietnam’s first tsunami preparation exercise will be organized in the central city of Da Nang on Sept 1, news website VnExpress quoted an official from the National Committee for Research and Rescue as saying Friday. Â...

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