Archive for May, 2010

First-grade pupil can solve 9th grade math problems

May 31, 2010
First-grade pupil can solve 9th grade math problems

LookAtVietnam – The first-grade pupil Nguyen The Thien, 6, of the N.T. H Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City can solve mathematical problems designed for 7, 8 and 9th graders.  Child prodigy: 3-year-old boy can read and handle figures Prodigies aged 13 consider university enrollment  The “child prodigy” always gets 10 marks for math [...]

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FICTS closes with six first prizes

May 31, 2010
FICTS closes with six first prizes

The four-day International Sport Cinema and Television (FICTS) 2010 finished in Da Nang on May 30. VietNamNet Bridge – The four-day International Sport Cinema and Television (FICTS) 2010 finished in Da Nang on May 30.   Da Nang to host 5th Int’l Cinema Television Sports Festival VN sport films are weak in quality, quantity Int’l [...]

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Whistle-blowing teacher unexpectedly resigns

May 31, 2010
Whistle-blowing teacher unexpectedly resigns

LookAtVietnam – Telling reporters that he despairs of seeing justice done, decorated Teacher Do Viet Khoa has resigned his position at Van Tao High School LookAtVietnam – Telling reporters that he despairs of seeing justice done, decorated Teacher Do Viet Khoa has resigned his position at Van Tao High School in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District.  [...]

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Stages for kids: competition arises

May 31, 2010
Stages for kids: competition arises

LookAtVietnam – If HCM City’s Idecaf was previously the home for children’s drama, it now has to compete with other theatres. For the first time, over ten plays for kids have been introduced in Hanoi and HCM City this summer.   Hanoi to host International Children’s Drama Festival Magic summer in store for kids Hanoi [...]

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Chinese drug traffickers condemned to death

May 31, 2010

VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People’s Court on May 28 gave a death sentence to five Chinese people who transported nearly eight tons of cannabis resin to Vietnam.   Police exchange bullets with Lao drug traffickers Foreign criminals on the rise in Vietnam HCM City to have camp for foreign wanderers   On May 28 [...]

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Cambodian gold mine attracts Vietnamese enterprises

May 31, 2010
Cambodian gold mine attracts Vietnamese enterprises

LookAtVietnam – Some Vietnamese companies plan to extract a recently discovered gold mine with ore reserves of 8.1 million tons in Cambodia LookAtVietnam – Some Vietnamese companies plan to extract a recently discovered gold mine with ore reserves of 8.1 million tons in Cambodia, one of the biggest mines in Southeast Asia.   Gold prices [...]

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Poet’s corner

May 31, 2010
Poet’s corner

Named after one of the brightest stars of Vietnamese poetry, Nguyen Du is a romantic Hanoi street with a number of street side cafés, a lakeside view and milky flowers trees. LookAtVietnam – Named after one of the brightest stars of Vietnamese poetry, Nguyen Du is a romantic Hanoi street with a number of ca [...]

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Funds for the poor go unused, needy people borrow with interest

May 31, 2010
Funds for the poor go unused, needy people borrow with interest

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has more than 400 billion dong of idle capital for the poor but many still have to borrow money at exorbitant interest rates.   Poverty reduction plan success HCM City to spend $158 mil in poverty fight Rural poor move to urban poverty   A poor family in HCM City’s [...]

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True cost of 1MW electricity?

May 31, 2010
True cost of 1MW electricity?

LookAtVietnam – The role of hydroelectric power in the industrialization process is very clear, but its impacts on the environment should be considered carefully.   Ministry warns of “hydro-power bombs” Questions asked over hydro-power reservoir water discharge in typhoon Hydro projects and deforestation contribute to central flood crises   The Song Tranh 2 hydro-power plant. [...]

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Grammy nominee to sing in Hanoi

May 31, 2010
Grammy nominee to sing in Hanoi

LookAtVietnam – American jazz diva diva Andromeda Turre will begin performing at Le Club, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi as of June 2. Born in New York City to musical parents, Andromeda Turre developed a love for the arts at a young age: she started to play the piano and compose music at the age of [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...