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Hospital drama “House” will end in April after eight seasons, producers said on Wednesday, bringing to a close one of the most popular shows on TV. “House”, starring British actor Hugh Laurie as the cantankerous but brilliant doctor Gregory House, started in 2004 and will have been on air on Fox in the United States [...]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the plan to preserve and turn the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi into an outdoor museum. The plan is assigned to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Institute of Social Sciences. The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism [...]
Big Bang, the well-known boyband from South Korea, is preparing for their first-ever show in HCM City on April 14. Big Bang is among the most outstanding representatives of the Korean wave in Asia. The band was formed by YG Entertainment in 2006. The group consists of G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri. Big Bang [...]
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 [...]