• Ministry says large areas will get flooded, salinized this century 

    05/01/2011 05:00

    A view of Can Tho, which, according to a new study, will be heavily flooded from 2050 due to climate change Climate change will lead to the flooding of nine urban centers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in mid-21st century, with Can Tho being the...

  • Cloud computing – the technology of the future

    Cloud computing – the technology of the future

    02/01/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – The terminology “cloud computing” has been mentioned by more and more Vietnamese enterprises recently. Experts believe that cloud computing would be the choice of enterprises and government agencies in the near future, because the...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/1

    02/01/2011 05:00

    Unlicensed gas stations remain open in city Sixty one gas stations in Ho Chi Minh City remain open despite being ordered to shut down in 2006 for lack of a license, according to the city Department of Industry and Commerce. One of them, at 622 Binh Long...

  • Ca Mau officials detained in embezzlement probe  

    02/01/2011 05:00

    Vietnamese police on Wednesday arrested the deputy director of Ca Mau’s A griculture and Rural Development Department for embezzlement. According to the  Ministry of Public Security ’s Anti-Corruption...

  • Vietnamese man dies after water diet 

    02/01/2011 05:00

    Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City Sunday said a 34-year-old man has died after practicing qigong, drinking only water for two months.   The man, whose identity wasn’t revealed, died of fatigue, according to...

  • VNPT wins over Viettel in ‘$5.1 bln revenue race’

    01/01/2011 05:00

    Although the military-run Viettel lagged behind Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) in the VND100 trillion (US$5.14 billion) revenue race in 2010, it has deserved as the winner in terms of real capacity and achievements. VNPT has...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 2/1

    01/01/2011 05:00

    Northern provinces to receive Japan aid for primary school project The Government of Japan has agreed to a grant of US$191, 900 for the construction of primary schools in the northern provinces of Nam Dinh and Quang Ninh. Japanese Ambassador to...

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