2008 October
Hai Duong primary footballers compete in ASEAN Olympiad
VietNamNet Bridge – The Hai Duong primary school football team, winner of the Phu Dong Sports Milo Festival 2008, and four other local teams will compete in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Primary School Sport Olympiad in Jakarta Little Olympians: The Hai Duong primary school football team, winner of the Phu Dong Sports Milo Festival,... Read more
HCM City leader calls for stable supply of goods, services for Tet
VietNamNet Bridge – City authorities and enterprises should focus on stabilising the local market and ensuring sufficient supply of essential goods and commodities to meet residents’ demand during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, Customers at the Metro Cash&Carry wholesale centre in HCM City. Many stores are buying up goods to meet demands... Read more
Cruising the Mekong by sampan
VietNamNet Bridge – For travellers who want to explore the sprawling Cuu Long (Mekong Delta) by boat, Cai Be Town in Tien Giang Province, some 100km south of HCM City, is one of the best launching points - and here you can also travel Shipshape: Sampans are the vehicle of choice for tourists on the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta River in Tien Giang Province.Earlier... Read more
Domestic garment industry too focused on exports
VietNamNet Bridge – Garment companies are missing out on a great opportunity to expand at home because of their preoccupation with export markets, an industry seminar heard yesterday. A recent survey by the Viet Nam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) found domestic demand for fashion increasing 20-40 percent annually.With a population of 82 million people,... Read more
Thai Army chief orders soldiers to be on alert during weekend
October 31, 2008 . Filed under International, News
VietNamNet Bridge- Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda has instructed army agencies in Bangkok to be on alert for possible untoward incident during the weekend, Army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Friday. (Photo: Xinhua)Col. Sansern also said that soldiers are ready to give support to police if they are requested, if political... Read more
Thang wins sole gold for Viet Nam at WYCC
VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Minh Thang fulfilled Viet Nam’s target at the World Youth Chess Championship (WYCC) when he took a gold medal at the Open U-8 category yesterday in Vung Tau City Kings: Vietnamese chess player Tran Minh Thang (left) bagged the U-8 category gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championship in Vung Tau City yesterday. Meanwhile... Read more
Fund to restore Van Kieu culture
VietNamNet Bridge – The Dennis Regional and Ethnic Culture Fund has sponsored a project to help restore the traditional culture of the Van Kieu ethnic group in Truong Son Commune, Quang Ninh District, and Truong Xuan Commune, Minh Hoa District Lost tradition: A group of Van Kieu ethnic people take part in a genie worship ceremony, as part of the traditional... Read more
Thai Prime Minister to visit Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge- Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has tentative plans to visit Laos, Vietnam, India and Peru next month, Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry sources said Friday. Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat (Photo: Xinhua)Somchai, who has been premier since Sept. 25, is to visit Vientiane, Laos, for a day-trip that is to begin on Nov. 3, said... Read more
Melamine found in imported Chinese fish meal
VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese-made fish meal powder has been found with a high concentration of melamine, 150 parts per million (ppm), an official of the National Fisheries Quality and Veterinary Directorate (Nafiqaved) said in Hanoi yesterday. Chinese-made fish ingredients imported to Vietnam. (Photo: Ha Yen)However, fish given the tainted meal have tested... Read more
Crude oil export tax to be halved
VietNamNet Bridge – The export tax for crude oil will fall to 10 per cent from the current 20 per cent, after a decree signed yesterday by Do Hoang Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Finance, becomes effective on November 8. The decree aims to support Vietnamese crude oil exporters as world prices for crude oil have been falling in recent weeks, affecting exporters’... Read more
