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VietNamNet Bridge – State owned economic groups and general corporations have been requested by the government to withdraw their investments from non-core business fields to focus on their main sectors. However, the process of withdrawing capital has been going very slowly. According to the report of the Ministry of Finance to the National Assembly’s [...]
It is suspected that the result of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011, the second season, has been out before the final night when the image of the top four contestants has appeared on the Internet. The four girls who are believed to be the top four contestants of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011. The [...]
The famous story by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen has been transformed into a three dimension (3D) cartoon by Vietnamese film makers. Trailer of “The Little Match Girl” 3D cartoon was posted on the Internet on November 22 and it was commented by hundreds of viewers. The 3D film is a production by True-D Animation, [...]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on November 24 voted to put Vietnam’s hat xoan (Xoan singing) into the list of the world intangible heritages needing urgent protection. Ten out of 23 candidates from nine other countries including Vietnam, Indonesia, Iran, China, Brazil, Mali, Mauritius, Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates won [...]
B-Boy 3T, 23, a member of S.I.N.E Crew hip-hop troupe, is among four outstanding Asian dancers who are nominated for the world hip-hop contest in Moscow on November 26. Hip-hop dancer Pham Khanh Linh. B-Boy 3T or Pham Khanh Linh has practiced hip-hop for nine years. In the last two years, he has won many [...]
A short stop-motion movie made by two Vietnamese students has just won the top award at the worldwide PLURAL+ Video Festival held by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, under the aegis of the United Nations. Following the contest’s topic of the themes of migration, diversity, identity and integration, the 5-minute movie, titled “Say Hi [...]
As many as 30 young men are being held on suspicion of involving in dozens of robbery cases in Ho Chi Minh City during the past time, local police announced on Friday. Earlier on November 24 evening, Le Tam Khai Huy, a member of the gang, was arrested for snatching a gold necklace from a [...]
Nguyen Van Hai, who was caught red handed spreading nails to trap motorcyclists on November 10, has been sent to Ho Chi Minh City’s Social Support Center ahead of his trial, authorities in Thu Duc District’s Linh Trung Ward have said. After being freed on November 19 because police had not has enough evidence to [...]
One Tokyo Christmas tree has a special glow even amid the global economic gloom — it’s made of pure gold, and valued at $2 million. A jewelry store in Tokyo’s posh Ginza district teamed up with flower arrangement artist Shogo Kariyazaki to create the lavish Golden Christmas Tree. Twelve kg (26 lb) of gold were [...]
The staff of the Lam Dong Provincial Museum has recently discovered a hidden tunnel in a Da Lat villa originally owned by queen Nam Phuong, wife of Bao Dai, the Nguyen Dynasty’s last King of Vietnam. Doan Thi Ngo, deputy head of the museum, said it was found in the basement of the building behind [...]