December 20, 2011
An 82-year-old woman in HCMC promotes artists, advises young documentary filmmakers, and opens foreigners’ eyes to Vietnam ’s millennia-old history and culture Nguyen Thi Xuan Phuong, 82, spends her whole life in introducing Vietnamese heroic history and stunning art Lotus Gallery, located in a modest part of downtown Ho Chi Minh City, has been [...]
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October 23, 2011
The owner of Vietnam’s first private company after doi moi says entrepreneurs need to know their society in and out – politically and historically – not just economically Nguyen Tran Bat, chairman and general director of Invest Consult Group. Nguyen Tran Bat says the best business decision he ever made had little to do [...]
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July 31, 2011
Hanoi-born artist unafraid to take traditional instrument to new spaces Vo Van Anh playing the dan tranh at a concert in Ho Chi Minh City last week. The San Francisco based artist said her biggest desire was to introduce the traditional zither to world friends and the young Vietnamese. Every time she takes the [...]
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February 23, 2011
American connects with Vietnamese anti-war songs and reconnects two icons Molly Hartman O’Connell performs Vietnam’s red songs in Con duong am nhac (Musical road) program on Ho Chi Minh City Television “Mother of Vietnam, do you know your children have begun the fight?” This was the only part of the song, the chorus, that [...]
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February 21, 2011
A senior military official squashes rumors that Vietnam participated in a US-Thai military exercise Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Chi Vinh says Vietnam has no intention of joining the Cobra Gold joint military exercise in Thailand. Meanwhile, he said that Vietnam will reinforce defense cooperation and is preparing to join the United Nations [...]
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February 2, 2010
Nearly 1000 overseas Vietnamese will take part in an incense-offering ceremony at the Thang Long Royal Citadel and the President’s banquet in Hanoi next Saturday, February 6. Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem met with Viet Kieu last Tet. These events are part of the “Spring in Motherland” program for Viet Kieu on the occasion of the [...]
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November 20, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – Former Manchester United star Andy Cole said he was very surprised about Vietnamese fan’s enthusiasm and was eager to play at Master Cup. Former Manchester United and Liverpool stars in Hanoi While footballers Cole and McManaman blanked press on arrival at Hanio’s Noi Bai airport, they didn’t refuse questions from reporters at a [...]
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September 11, 2009
WB increases financing for critical infrastructure; Lien Viet Bank sets ambitious plans for next decade; Vietnam attends WEF’s Dalian meeting The World Bank will provide an additional 160 million USD in no-interest credit for an urban upgrade project in Vietnam through 2014. Under an agreement signed between the State Bank Governor Nguyen Van Giau and [...]
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September 9, 2009
Slothful bridge work clogs up Highway 1A; Ministry calls on people not to discriminate against HIV/AIDS students; Bureaucratic delay prompts wildcat strike; Foreign students come to learn about Vietnam Slothful bridge work clogs up Highway 1A Work to renovate nine bridges along Highway 1A (Can Tho – Ca Mau section) is running behind schedule, causing [...]
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July 22, 2009
The cost of entrance to the Citadel in Hue, a world cultural heritage site, is still more than many Vietnamese can afford. The Hue ancient citadel. Cao Xuan Dung and his daughter, Cao Thi Nga, from Nghe An province a few hundred kilometers to the north, stood regretfully at the imposing gate of the royal citadel [...]
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