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Dau Ngoc Hung, the only sailor surviving from Vietnam’s sunken Vinalines Queen cargo vessel, landed at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi at 6:20 pm on Wednesday. Hung was surrounded by reporters right after landing at Noi Bai Airport. Photo by DTiNews After finishing the 20-minute customs checking at the airport, Hung has followed Vinalines’ [...]
Vietnamese authorities are speeding up tests on petroleum samples after controversy surrounding recent incidents of vehicle fires. Vehicle fires stirs up concern over fuel quality Fuel tests Tran Minh Dung, Chief Inspectorate of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said the test results will be announced before Tet holiday. According to Dung, the investigative agency [...]
China’s satellite broadcasters have cut the number of prime time entertainment shows they air by more than two-thirds, the state Xinhua news agency said, as Beijing seeks to stem Western influences. The dramatic reduction comes after China’s broadcasting watchdog barred satellite broadcasters from airing “excessive entertainment” and ordered them to show at least two hours [...]
A book of poetry which weighs 120 kg and has 300 pages will be presented to Truc Lam Pagoda on Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh Province on January 12. The book is being produced by a group of intellectuals and artists from all over the country. According to a member of the group, Nha [...]
It’s time to spy some fresh images of 007. A new James Bond site, www.007.com, was launched Tuesday in anticipation of the release of “Skyfall,” the franchise’s 23rd movie. The site also celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bond movies. (The first one, “Dr. No,” came out in 1962.) The site features a brief introductory video [...]
Traffic police officers in the northern province of Thanh Hoa have been suspected of throwing their baton into the wheels of a motorbike driven by traffic violators. In a one-min video clip posted in Youtube, dozens of members of the public, some traffic policemen and emergency police of the 113 unit were standing around two [...]
A group of 30 members from the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program 2011 (SSEAYP) paid a visit to Ho Chi Minh City-based Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper on Monday. At the newspaper’s office, the thirty program participants had an interactive session titled “Young People and Social Media” with young Tuoi Tre reporters. They were also [...]
President Truong Tan Sang presented promotion decisions to nine high-ranking military and police officers at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 5. Eight officers were promoted to Senior Lieutenant General rank. They are Tran Dai Quang, Minister of Public Security; Dang Van Hieu, Permanent Deputy Minister of Public Security; Ngo Xuan Lich, Chief of the [...]
Three Vietnamese vocalists will perform together with famous British alto Adrian Ward during two nights at the Hanoi Opera House on December 7 and 8. They will also share the stage with Vietnamese chorus and symphony orchestra in a programme directed by British conductor Graham Sutcliffe under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji. The [...]
Miss Earth 2012, the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, will be held in the central province of Ninh Thuan, Vietnam, according to Global Beauties, a beauty pageant-focused magazine, on December 4. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Nguyen Cong Khe, authorities of the province of Ninh Thuan and the pageant’s representatives has signed [...]