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The thing shared by Nguyen Chi Dung, who came first on the entrance exam to enter Hanoi Medical University, Ha Khuong Duy, the first ethnic minority student to win a gold medal at the Mathematics International Olympiad, and Luu Thi Dung, whose father begged for a living, is – eagerness to learn. Nguyen Chi Dung: [...]
Writer Nguyen Khac Phuc. Writer Nguyen Khac Phuc, the author of the script for the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi anniversary, has agreed to make the script for the National Tourism Year announcement ceremony 2010 in Hanoi from October 3-6, 2009 at Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park. Phuc said he chose Thong Nhat Park because this [...]
Nguyen Phuong Mai, a student from the international RMIT University in Hanoi, was voted into the top ten of the Asian Supermodel contest in Nanning, China on July 26. Mai was one of three Vietnamese contestants at the Asian Supermodel competition, besides Nguyen Hong Nhung and Nguyen Ngoc Oanh. While Nhung entered the top ten [...]
long queue of trucks stretches from the Cat Lai crossroads on Highway 25B east of Ho Chi Minh City all the way to the gates to Cat Lai port. The trucks have not moved for hours; several truck drivers are asleep in their cabins while waiting for the traffic jam to ease. One day …
Though the national economy has fallen into difficulties, forcing a lot of businesses to scale back production, the number of newly-registered businesses has been increasing sharply, not only in big urban areas, but even in mountain regions. Nationwide, 40,000 new business enterprises were registered in the first six months of 2009, 14 percent more than [...]
Karakas Nguyen Hoang Ngan clinched gold in the women’s kata (performance) event at the World Games in Kaoshiung City, Taiwan yesterday, July 26. Nguyen Hoang Ngan. It’s the only gold medal for Viet Nam at the 10-day event when the World Games came to an end yesterday. Ngan, who won the world championship after taking [...]
It is estimated that Vietnam gets $60 to 80 million from sea and coastal ecological systems per year, said the vice chief of the General Department of Sea and Islands of Vietnam Nguyen Chu Hoi. According to scientists, around 11,000 species of creatures have been discovered in over 20 typical sea and coastal ecosystems in [...]
Dang Vu Tuan Son has loved star gazing since he read a book on astronomy at secondary school. When not working as an architect he dedicates much of his time to running the Viet Nam Amateur Club of Astronomy. Son, 25, has been president of the Viet Nam Amateur Astronomy Club (VACA) for seven years. [...]
Golf is obviously a rich person’s sport, and if you want to make it big in the game, you have to be richer still. Tran Le Duy Nhat, who has been playing golf for seven years now and is now the best golfer in the country, has had a wealthy parent to back him. The [...]
Luu Thi Thanh guided her team to victory at recent sepak takraw championships in Thailand and Malaysia and has competed at all three Asian Games and four Southeast Asian Games. Vietnam News chats with the 26-year-old veteran. Q: From being one of the first players of sepak takraw in Viet Nam 12 years ago, you [...]