More photos of Hoang My at Miss Universe 2011
September 6th, 2011
Here are the latest photos of Vietnamese contestant – Hoang My – at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Brazil. source from: vietnamnet
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Birds steal the show in Tram Chim boat tour
August 10th, 2011
Flocks of birds of all colors fly just above the water surface of swamps and canals or high in the sky in Tram Chim leading visitors to the heart of the national bird sanctuary in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. Various bird species hover above grass-plots and areas of blossoming white and pink [...]
Tragedies of closeted gays
August 10th, 2011
The biggest difficulty of gays is seeking partners. Many gays, therefore, have become prostitutes to satisfy their sexual desire and to seek suitable male partners. The wedding ceremony of a gay couple in HCM City. For coming-out gays, it is not difficult to have a partner but it is a big problem for closeted gays, [...]
Gold prices got hysterical, dollar price jumped
August 10th, 2011
The gold price soared dramatically yesterday August 8 – the day described as “crazy day”. The State Bank of Vietnam has announced it will grant quotas to import gold to ease the fever. The news has immediately pushed the dollar prices up. On the morning of August 8, despite the heavy rains in Hanoi, [...]
Projects on making electricity from rubbish kicked off
August 10th, 2011
Local authorities and industrial enterprises, in a master plan to protect the environment, are moving ahead with the projects on generating electricity from organic rubbish and redundant heat in the production process. According to Thoi bao Kinh te Saigon, the HCM City Department is considering building power plants which generate power from the rubbish gathered [...]
Law firm to help fishermen detained in Philippines
August 10th, 2011
Ha Hai Law Office in Ho Chi Minh City has been asked to defend the 122 Vietnamese fishermen who have been detained by the Philippines for the past two months for illegal fishing. Long Hai Long Company which sent the fishermen to the Philippines for fishing has requested assistance from the law firm. Lawyer Ha [...]
Viet kieu from France presents Vietnamese music with a jazzy twist
July 23rd, 2011
French jazz guitarist Nguyen Le does not speak any Vietnamese, but Vietnam haunts him almost all the time. He remembers that during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) in 1994, he heard Huong Thanh sing some Vietnamese folksongs at a friend’s house in France. “I was really moved (by the singing) though I didn’t understand [...]
Discovering Saigon from 180m observatory
July 23rd, 2011
Many visitors and local residents in HCM City are very eager to visit the Saigon Skydeck observatory on the 49th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower to see the city from above. The 178m observatory opens from 9.30am to 9.30 pm everyday. It has become a destination for many visitors who want to discover HCM [...]
Thunderstruck commune in central Vietnam
July 23rd, 2011
Dozens of residents in Hien Ninh commune in Quang Ninh district of the Quang Binh province are struck by lightening annually. The greatest wish of locals is to “drive away” lightning to live in peace. Hien Ninh is called by local residents as the “thunderstruck commune”. Thunderstruck not only kills and injure many people but [...]
Iconic turtle returns to Hoan Kiem Lake
July 23rd, 2011
The legendary turtle was released back to the Hoan Kiem Lake on the afternoon of July 12, in good health, after three months of treatment in a tank. The turtle before treatment… “The lake’s environment is now safe for the turtle,” said Le Xuan Rao, director of the Hanoi Department of Science and Technology. Tens [...]