An exhibition about the first locally-manufactured aircrafts opened at the Museum for Air Defense and the Air Force on February 2 but are they the first made-in-Vietnam planes? VietNamNet finds out.

VietNamNet’s reporters visited the Museum for Air Defense and the Air Force to see Senior Lieutenant-colonel Nguyen Huu Dac, the museum’s director, to learn about Vietnam’s aircrafts.

The 3G network was launched, Yahoo!360 closed and new laws on telecommunications were approved.  Here we list the top 10 information and communication technology events of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 10th 2009 approved the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi anniversary scheme in 2010. Here are celebration activities in detail:

VNNB summarizes the local media's accounts that has been triggered by Chinese document submitted to the UN Law of the Sea Commission in support of its territorial claims in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – It was 7pm on the last day of 2008 when Vietnamese and Chinese negotiators announced the completion of the demarcation and marker planting for the Vietnamese-Chinese border, the official end of a marathon negotiation process spanning nearly 20 years. In fact, two issues remained unresolved.

VietNamNet Bridge – The former Director and Deputy Director of the ODA-funded HCM City East-West Avenue and Water Environment Project Management Board were arrested on February 11 for abuse of position and power.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty-five years ago, Vo Van Sung and Yoshihiro Nakayama signed a document to establish diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, VietNamNet would like to introduce the ambassador’s memoirs.

VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce a summary of economic cooperation between the US and Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Washington DC at 7pm, June 22 (local time) or 4am on June 23 (Vietnam time), beginning a four-day visit to the US. Please join us to follow the visit.