• Jet Li in his first visit to Vietnam

    24/01/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese American movie star and kung fu master Jet Li paid a visit to Hanoi on January 20-24 to attend charity activities as a goodwill ambassador for the International Red Cross. On January 22 Jet Li attended a blood...

  • Hanoi 10th graders sentenced for fatal assault 

    24/01/2011 05:00

    Hanoi youth stand behind bars at a court on Friday for beating a fellow student to death Five tenth-graders and a teenage accomplice were sentenced to between seven and 11 years in Hanoi on Friday, for killing a fellow student, VnExpress...

  • Vietnam firms call for calm amid plastic rice scare 

    24/01/2011 05:00

    Farmers harvesting rice in Vietnam. Vietnamese rice companies say it’s unlikely that Chinese rice has entered the local market, easing concerns about a fake rice made from plastic which was reportedly being sold in China. On Saturday,...

  • Small change in short supply ahead of Tet

    Small change in short supply ahead of Tet

    24/01/2011 05:00

    The demand for low denomination banknotes has increased sharply ahead of Tet (lunar New Year), causing a headache for both banks and the public, but playing into the hands of black market traders. People wait to get...

  • Somali pirates nab Vietnamese ship  

    22/01/2011 05:00

    The Vietnamese-owned MV Hoang Son Sun, which was hijacked off the coast of Oman. Somali pirates have captured a Vietnamese-owned cargo ship and 24 Vietnamese crewmen off the coast of Oman, the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) reported on...

  • Blogger released, pending further investigation 

    22/01/2011 05:00

    Le Nguyen Huong Tra (R) in court. In 2008, she was sued for defaming a pop-singer. A blogger who stands accused of slandering the family of a high-ranking official has been released, pending further investigation, an official from the...

  • Vietnam rhino death was a failure on all sides, NGO says 

    21/01/2011 05:00

    A team of foreign experts examine the site where the dead rhino was found in Cat Tien National Park on April 29 last year. Investigations into the death of rare Javan rhinoceros found in a Central Highlands park last April reveal that...

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