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Nang residents and visitors have flocked to an exhibition of over 150 photos and documents about Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, part of a show featuring Da Nang’s achievements over the past 35 years.c Dang Cong Ngu, chairman of Hoang Sa island district, personally introduced each photo, map and item about various historical periods of [...]
After several cancellations, Portuguese coach Henrique Manuel da Silva Calisto will sign a 3-year contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on March 4. The federation’s Chair Nguyen Trong Hy confirmed the signing date on February 28. VNExpress quoted Hy as stating: “The VFF and Coach Calisto have agreed with …
Thousands of families in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta are facing shortages of fresh water due to the rising levels of salt water, which began in early February 2010. Salt water also threatens hundreds of hectares of crops. In Hau Giang province, salt water has inundated seven communes, with salty concentrations of 2.6-7%. …
A tourist boat caught on fire and sank in Ha Long Bay during the early morning hours of February 28. The fire broke out around midnight while it was anchored in the bay. Due to the late hour and the quick spread of the fire, nearby boats did not come to …
To curb the trade deficit, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is seeking agreements with related agencies to continue restricting importations of cars with less than 16 seats. The prices for cars in Vietnam are high in the world. In a recent petition sent to the Ministries of Finance and Transportation, MOIT hopes to …
An old man has devoted his life to search out and preserve the culture of Ly Son Island and document historical evidence on Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands. Mr. Paracel and his antiques. Over 60 years old and living on Ly Son Island, which is 30 nautical miles from …
Four Iraqi Shiite pilgrims were killed and 35 others injured in three attacks Friday evening near southern Iraqi city of Najaf, an Iraqi Interior Ministry source said. An Israeli soldier points gun to Palestinians during a protest against the confiscation of lands at the West Bank village of Nabi Salah in northern Ramallah, Feb. 12, [...]
The Vietnamese tourism industry’s ongoing recovery is a good signal for investors to tap into the nation’s lucrative tourism real estate industry. Vietnam is not immune to the global economic crisis, as data released by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) showed that foreign tourist arrivals to the country last year were down by 10.9 [...]
Her neighbors said she has to save money to pay debts so for the last five years, she hasn’t celebrated Tet. For Dang Thi Hua, the best she can hope for at Tet is not to be hungry. $400 and five years without Tet holiday At the age of six, the eyes of Dang Thi [...]
According to senior Buddhist monk Thich Thanh Quyet, vice chief of the Buddhism Institute, the good “first-footers” this year would be the people who were born in the years of the Buffalo, Cat, Dragon or Horse. A pagoda in Hanoi. Near the year of the Buffalo, Mr. Tuan’s home was very crowded with women who [...]