LATEST: Major cultural park gets facelift ahead of Tet, New rules upset parents, Rivers to ease traffic glut, Lunar New Year tradition to blossom, Highland artefacts show styles of different areas,
Last Updated: Tuesday, 09 February, 2010, 23:01 (GMT+7)

Activists argue that “dams will kill the mighty Mekong”

Losses in aquaculture and farm production could easily outstrip any profit from power generation if planned Mekong River dams are built in China, Laos and Cambodia, says a Can Tho University professor.

POLITICS
First foreigner granted Vietnamese citizenship

Andre Menras, a retired French teacher, is honored to be the first foreign man granted Vietnamese nationality in November 2009, with a Vietnamese name Ho Cuong Quyet.

Ploughing on
President praises overseas Vietnamese’ contributions to homeland
BUSINESS
Interest rate and exchange rate in the view of the Governor

VietNamNet Bridge - Governor of the State Bank Nguyen Giau shares his thoughts about what was done and will be done by the ‘powerful’ bank.

Toyota Vietnam chooses to ignore accelerator issues
Biggest gold outfit imports 4 tons to keep prices in check
INTERNATIONAL
Toyota to start recall of 400,000 vehicles over brake problems worldwide

Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday formally filed with the Japanese transport ministry for a recall of 223,068 vehicles, to fix brake problems.

Pakistani Taliban chief confirmed to be dead: TV
NZ has more cows than citizens
SOCIAL
Ban sees boats stuck in the sun as Tet trees whither

Hundreds of boats transporting kumquat and yellow apricot trees from southwestern provinces to HCM City for the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet) are stuck at HCM City’s Lo Gom canal.

"Spiritual rubbish”
Rivers to ease traffic glut
EDUCATION
Beating the drum for education on TV

VietNamNet Bridge – The idea to ask VTV to reserve 15 seconds daily of prime time TV to promote education has raised debate.

New rules upset parents
Education officials seek to raise university standards
SCI-TECH-ENVIRONMENT
Green restaurant campaign spreads out from Hanoi

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched a new “Green Restaurant” Campaign in the northern province of Nam Dinh, which aims to persuade at least 150 restaurants not to serve wildlife foods.

HCM City displays white tigers
Activists argue that “dams will kill the mighty Mekong”
CULTURE
HCM City’s largest ever flower market opens

VietNamNet Bridge – The Spring Flower Festival opened at the Tao Dan Park in HCM City on February 8.

Firework shows scheduled nationwide to welcome in lunar New Year
Major cultural park gets facelift ahead of Tet
TRAVEL
Major cultural park gets facelift ahead of Tet

Investors of Mot Thoang Vietnam (A Glimpse of Vietnam) are putting final touches on their major project in Cu Chi District in HCMC in preparation for the grand opening . . .

Touring for fireworks contest
Northern plateau in spring
SPORTS
Priority given to Olympic sports

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ask the government’s permission to host four region-wide sports events.

Dreams palace nurtures many stars of sports
More sponsors, focus seen as key to improving sport
ENTERTAINMENT
Highland artefacts show styles of different areas

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Fine Arts Museum has opened a new exhibition of artefacts from Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands).

Star plans birthday concert
Broadcasters promote Tet television specials
HEALTH
Vietnam 12th in top 22 for TB patients

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam was placed 12th in the list of 22 countries with the largest number of tuberculosis patients in the world last year.

Cholera strikes Mekong Delta
Methanol, aldehyde found in deadly southern Vietnam rice wine
IT - TELECOM
Mobile providers vow good holiday service

Viet Nam's mobile operators have prepared good network infrastructure to reduce jamming incidents during peak hours for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

IT-TELECOM IN BRIEF 7/2
Ministry sets 14 percent growth rate for IT sector
Constituents want more than a candid answer from the PM

VietNamNet talks with Deputy Tran Thi Quoc Khanh, who posed three questions to the Prime Minister during the National Assembly’s last session.

VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister

“Endeavour to be independent voice”


LIFE IN VIETNAM

Why RAAS withdraws from the Miss World pageant?

After the success of Miss Universe 2008, Vietnam became the planned destination for the world biggest beauty pageant, Miss World 2010. However, so far plans have not gone smoothly.

 

How the child of a beggar made it to university
Young girls by peach blossoms
WHAT'S ON

What’s On February 8-14

VietNamNet Bridge - Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction.

Touring for fireworks contest
What’s On February 1-7

PHOTOGALLERY
Tet get-together for overseas Vietnamese
Innocent smiles of ethnic minority kids
Plum flowers blossom early due to the abnormal weather