2010 July
Embroidered picture for Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary
July 31, 2010 Filed under News
An embroidered picture called “Coi xua” has recently been introduced in Hanoi. VietNamNet Bridge - An embroidered picture called “Coi xua” made by the Coi Xua Handicraft and Export Company from Van Lam craft village in the northern province of Ninh Binh, has recently been introduced in Hanoi.
The picture is an enormous 5.5×31m weighing 1.5...ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 31/7
Exhibition to feature artworks and literature; TV series offers educational methods to teach children; Fireworks festival to be held on capital’s birthday; Int’l workshop on Hanoi’s millennium
Exhibition to feature artworks and literature
An exhibition of art and literature about Thang Long-Hanoi will be held from October 1 to 10 at the Vietnam...NA Chairman hails cooperation with Saudi audit
Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong received in Hanoi on July 30 Osama Jafar Faquih, President of GAB of Saudi Arabia. LookAtVietnam - Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong received in Hanoi on July 30 Osama Jafar Faquih, President of the General Auditing Bureau (GAB) of Saudi Arabia, stressing his current visit to Vietnam will further...Music on ‘tap’
July 31, 2010 Filed under News
Young, lively and vibrant Cuban band, Luna Negra, have begun their Vietnam sojourn at the Caravelle Hotel HCMC. LookAtVietnam - Young, lively and vibrant Cuban band, Luna Negra, have begun their Vietnam sojourn at the Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
The six-piece band performs a combination of salsa, bachata, merengue and other genres, featuring...First hospital in Vietnam uses SIPV technology
General Hospital in Quang Nam has maintained power by using a device that integrates Smart Integrating PV Technology (SIPV) Despite regularly scheduled blackouts in central Vietnam, General Hospital in the central province of Quang Nam has maintained power by using a device that integrates Smart Integrating PV Technology (SIPV). The hospital is the first one in...Vietnamese music catches international researchers’ attention
July 31, 2010 Filed under News
77 presentations read at the 8-day conference of the International Council of Traditional Music, held in Hanoi from July 20-28, have confirmed the role of traditional music in maintaining the solidity of community. VietNamNet Bridge – 77 presentations read at the 8-day conference of the International Council of Traditional Music (ITCM), held in Hanoi from July...Close-up of Da Lat’s Crazy House
LookAtVietnam - Crazy House in the resort city of Da Lat, Lam Dong Province, is one of the world’s ten oddest villas. Its owner is architect Dang Viet Nga, late Party General Secretary Truong Chinh.
Source: Zing
Japan eyes Vietnam’s infrastructure projects
Big Japanese groups are considering establishing a consortium to pour capital into Vietnam’s infrastructure investment projects. LookAtVietnam - Big Japanese groups are considering establishing a consortium to pour capital into Vietnam’s infrastructure investment projects, says a Vietnamese counsellor to Japan.
Counsellor Le Huu Quang Huy, who is...Education sector asked to improve standards through management
LookAtVietnam - Vietnam’s education sector must improve its management if it wants to raise standards, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said at a meeting in Hanoi on July 29.
In the 2009-10 academic year, about 92.57 percent of high school students passed the graduation exam – 8.97 percent higher than in the previous school year.
High school...Vietnamese SMEs most confident in Asia
LookAtVietnam - Small and medium sized businesses in Vietnam are the most confident in the Asia region regarding national economic growth, said a report released last week by HSBC Bank (Vietnam).
The report said for the first time since the financial crisis, all Asian markets hold a positive outlook in terms of local economic growth and recruitment and...
