VietNamNet Bridge – The ancient village of Cu Da, in Cu Khe commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, does not only have traditional houses of hundreds of years old, but also French- styled two-story houses of a hundred of years old. There are vaulted gates. Village roads are laid with slanting bricks. …
Science and technology innovations exhibited
Science and technology innovations exhibited(VOV) -A science and technology exhibition opened at the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum on March 31, showcasing Vietnam’s latest advancements and state of the art innovations in the field.Seminar discusses water sector’s science and technology Additional 1…
Dialogue focuses on empowering women and girls
Dialogue focuses on empowering women and girls(VOV) – Roughly 150 delegates from state management agencies, research units, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on March 31 attended a dialogue in Hanoi aimed at strengthening the involvement of women and girls in the social welfare system.Strategy o…
North, South Korea trade live fire over sea border
North, South Korea trade live fire over sea borderThe two Koreas traded hundreds of rounds of live artillery fire across their disputed maritime border Monday, forcing South Korean islanders to take shelter. Towed 155mm Howitzers fire during an artillery drill in Inje, near the demilitarized zone (…
VFF to invest more in female football: New chairman
The newly-appointed chairman of the Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF), Le Hung Dung, said in a recent interview that they would increase investment for the female team so that they can have best chance at the World Cup 2015.Dung said VFF) would immediately take several actions to improve the qual…
Vietnam shooter breaks record at world pistol event
Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, 40, broke a world record at the International Shooting Sport Federation’s Rifle and Pistol World Cup currently taking place in Fort Benning in the U.S. Vinh won the gold medal with 202.8 points after 20 bullets, smashing the current world record of 202.3 points h…
Binh Duong works to remain destination for FDI
Binh Duong works to remain destination for FDIThe southern province of Binh Duong, as a major foreign direct investment (FDI) recipient, plans to attract more FDI by facilitating current investors, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Thanh Cung has said. Industrial production (Source: V…
Measures for central coastal seafood growth
Measures for central coastal seafood growthA conference was held on March 29 in the central coastal province of Phu Yen to look at measures to promote trade for sustainable aquatic development in the region.With nine provinces and cities, the region is endowed with a coastline of 1,400 km -making up…
Industrial production up 4.7 percent in March
Industrial production up 4.7 percent in MarchVietnam’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in March increased by 4.7 percent against the same month last year.According to the General Statistics Office, in the first three months of 2014, the IIP has recorded a year-on-year rise of 5.2 percent, highe…
Number of foreign tourists to Phu Quoc up 33 percent in Q1
Number of foreign tourists to Phu Quoc up 33 percent in Q1The number of foreign tourists coming to Phu Quoc island in Kien Giang province in the first quarter of this year is 33 percent higher than that of the same period last year which recorded 57,100 arrivals.According to statistics released by t…
Bidding law will offer great opportunities to small contractors
Bidding law will offer great opportunities to small contractorsVietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese construction companies, which always complain that they cannot win the bids due to the small operation scale, will have bigger opportunities to obtain more contracts, once the Bidding Law takes effects on J…
Chinese fruit takes appeal away from giant Vietnamese produce
Chinese fruit takes appeal away from giant Vietnamese produceBigger is not always better, at least for several hi-tech vegetable growers in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat in Lam Dong Province. By adapting modern cultivation technology, these farmers have successfully grown giant tomatoes, pot…
Gherman Titov statue to be built in Ha Long bay
Titov island (Source: Internet)(CPV) – Secretary of the Quang Ninh provincial Party Committee Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with the Central Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association led by Mr. Dao Trong Thi, head of the association, about building a statue of Russian astronaut Gherman Titov on …
Social News Headlines 31/3
Social News Headlines 31/3Funeral held for Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh.The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on March 29 held a solemn memorial service at Van Duc pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc district for the Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh, who passed away the day…
UN expands aid to ensure social welfare in Vietnam
UN expands aid to ensure social welfare in VietnamThe UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) will expand its aid to support Vietnam’s efforts in enhancing social welfare and justice, a UN official said at a policy dialogue in Hanoi on March 31. UN Under Secretary Gener…
Police seize illegal timber
Police seize illegal timber The driver of the truck, in which the timber was being transported, could not show to the police the legal documents which would prove the origin and owner of the cargo.— Photo laodongQUANG BINH – The local police seized an illegal consignment of 3.7 cubic metres of ironw…
A significant jump of PCI and investment in Quang Ngai province
A significant jump of PCI and investment in Quang Ngai province Compared to other provinces in the central region of Vietnam, the growth of PCI in Quang Ngai province has been the most surprising. From low score in the late 2000s, PCI of Quang Ngai jumped up sharply in the early 2010s.Up and down…
Rotary District 5160 supports the disabled
Rotary District 5160 supports the disabledIn the afternoon of 26 March 2014, delegation of Rotary District 5160 experts from United States had a trip to support the disabled in the province under the guidance of Viet Nam Red Cross.On this occasion, 33 disabled people were fixed functional prosthet…
BAFOCO: Efforts to Overcome Difficulties
BAFOCO: Efforts to Overcome Difficulties Ba Ria Vung Tau Forestry Company Limited (Bafoco) is well known for its outstanding work in the fields of planting, tending and protecting forests; planting, tending rubber trees and extracting latex; and production, processing and export of rubber latex. In…
Vietnam in two minds about destructing wildlife contraband
Vietnam in two minds about destructing wildlife contrabandVietnam keeps a large quantity of the wildlife products seized from trafficking rings so competent agencies are questioning if they should destroy such products, given their high material value. According to the Wildlife Conservation Society …
Project helps better labour relations
Project helps better labour relationsThe Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in conjunction with the International Labour Organisation, held a seminar to implement a project on developing labour relations in several cities and provinces in Vietnam.Project helps better labour relatio…
Quang Tri works to disarm UXOs
Quang Tri works to disarm UXOsThe central province of Quang Tri, the site of many fierce battles during the American war, is doing its utmost alongside foreign organisations to mitigate the consequences caused by unexploded ordnance (UXOs).Statistically, some 391,500 ha of land in the province is co…
Vietnam has the second world shooting record after 52 years
VietNamNet Bridge – At the 2014 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Championship in the US, Hoang Xuan Vinh became the second Vietnamese to break the world record. Hoang Xuan Vinh (middle). Photo ISSF On March 30, Hoang Xuan Vinh broke the world record in the 10m air pistol finals held at Fort BenningV…
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