• 3 Vietnamese killed in Malaysia factory fire 

    10/02/2011 05:00

    It took 30 firemen and four fire engines an hour to control the blaze at a furniture factory in Malaysia's Puchong town (Photo by VNA). Four workers, including three Vietnamese, died as a furniture factory went up in flames early...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 9/2

    09/02/2011 05:00

    More A/H1N1 infections reported 96 people have contracted A/H1N1 influenza since early this year, including one fatal case, said Dr Tran Thanh Duong, Deputy Chief of the Health Ministry’s Preventative Medicine and Environment Department, on February 8. So far, the...

  • Ball scrambling festival in Hanoi

    Ball scrambling festival in Hanoi

    09/02/2011 05:00

    The unique ball scrambling festival of Thuy Linh village in Hoang Mai district, Hanoi took place on February 8. The festival took place at the ancient temple of the village. According to its elderly residents, the festival has been held for hundreds of years, for men...

  • The Prime Minister’s barber

    The Prime Minister’s barber

    09/02/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Dao Xuan Tan has been a barber for 30 years and he has had the honor of serving Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for 13 years. One day thirteen years ago, Tan was invited to give a high-ranking official a haircut. “I was very nervous because I...

  • Tourist dies in Binh Duong theme park 

    09/02/2011 05:00

    A locomotive tram at Dai Nam theme park A tourist died on Monday from a head injury she sustained at the Dai Nam theme park in Binh Duong Province, according to a release issued by the park managers. Nguyen Thi Nen, 48 and her...

  • Viet Nam to host debut International Choir Festival

    09/02/2011 05:00

    The first ever International Choir Competition will be held in the central city of Hoi An between March 15 and 18, according to Le Van Giang, chairman of the Hoi An People’s Committee. Already, 34 choirs from various countries and territories...

  • Vietnam probes accusations of gov’t’s threat in tra fish case 

    09/02/2011 05:00

    The Ministry of Agriculture Tuesday said they are investigating recent reports that claim the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) took Vietnam’s catfish off its red list under illicit pressure.   So far, local WWF...

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