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After a 15-day trip to the Antarctic, six Vietnamese people are returning home, with an environmental protection message. Hoang Thi Minh Hong, Nguyen Lan Anh, Nguyen Phuong Anh, Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Nguyen Thi Phuong Ngan and Le Tua are among 47 members of the international exploration group from 18 countries in the world. They [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Amid an endless primeval forest, an immense green field of grass appears as gently as a sleeping princess waiting for the steps of tourists to wake her up. The princess dresses up in natural green and entices tourists, archaeologists and students to come to fly kites, ride horses or elephants, walk for [...]
The Nghe Temple in Hai Phong city. Le Chan was a widowed aristocrat, who helped the Hai Ba Trung defeat the occupying Chinese forces in 39AD. No small wonder she is still honoured today. Located in An Bien ward of Hai Phong City’s Le Chan district, Nghe Temple is dedicated to Lady Le Chan – [...]
The third Da Lat Flower Festival will be delayed until New Year’s Day 2010 to coincide with activities marking Hanoi’s 1,000-year anniversary as the capital of Vietnam, according to local authorities. Tourists stroll a flower street at the 2007 Da Lat Flower Festival in the Central Highlands town The festival, initially scheduled for December 18- [...]
The New7Wonders on July 21 announced the names of the 28 landscapes that have advanced to the final round of the online poll for seven new world natural wonders. According to the New7Wonders’ website, Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay is among the 28 famous world sites, such as the Dead Sea, Grand Canyon in the US, [...]
The Hanoi People’s Committee has decided to zone off a six ha site in the My Dinh II and Phap Van-Tu Hiep urban centres to build houses for students as dormitories in the city have become overcrowded. The ministry is working together with other ministries, agencies and the People’s Committees of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh [...]
Kids at an Internet shop in Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province. The “information superhighway” is supposed to spread knowledge, but parents in poor rural communities find their children use it more for smut and video games. It’s only 9 a.m., but groups of secondary school students between 12 and 15 years old are already [...]
Domestic overland tours have seen fees decrease by 15-20 percent, while airway tours have seen fees down by 30 percent. Sea tours remain the first choice of travellers Anticipating sharp falls in the numbers of travellers in groups and delegations this year as businesses, facing financial difficulties, try to cut expenses, travel firms have shifted [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is ranked 39th among the safest places in the world, according to the 2009 Global Peace Index (GPI), an annual ranking of the world’s nations on their peacefulness. The index was collated by the Economist Intelligence Unit for a new thinktank called the Institute for Economics and Peace. It is composed [...]
UNICEF funds campaign to support children’s rights The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated US$40,000 to Dong Thap province to raise public awareness of children’s right to be loved and cared for. The “Wonderful Childhood” campaign, which runs from June to December, focuses on the importance of providing a healthy, safe and loving environment [...]