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Early shock prods defender to go on the offensive

January 27, 2009  . Filed under News, Sports

Early shock prods defender to go on the offensive

Jolted out of any complacency he might have had, the failure to make his province’s U14 team made Cuong work even harder and play tough football. With a football pro as a doting father, Doan Viet Cuong took to the game early.As a child, he would pester his father to play with his plastic ball in the front yard, and his father in turn, took Cuong with... Read more

Tet comes early for Truong Sa islanders

January 24, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Tet comes early for Truong Sa islanders

Tet is still at least 24 hours away for most Vietnamese. One of the thousands of Vietnamese soldiers in the Truong Sa brigade who defend sacred territories of their homeland.— Lookatvietnam - Tet is still at least 24 hours away for most Vietnamese.But for the thousands of Vietnamese soldiers defending the sacred territories of their homeland, the remote... Read more

Early spring arrives on Con Co island

January 20, 2009  . Filed under News, Social

Early spring arrives on Con Co island

Lookatvietnam - Whenever the lunar New Year (Tet) festival comes, we have the chance to visit and bring Tet gifts to people stationed on Con Co island in the central province of Quang Tri. Every time, we find a lot of changes have taken place. Tending vegetables on the island. Lookatvietnam - Whenever the lunar New Year (Tet) festival comes, we have the... Read more

Workers take early Tet holiday due to falling exports

January 19, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Workers take early Tet holiday due to falling exports

Several export and processing companies in the central province of Da Nang have allowed their workers to leave for the Tet holiday from January 17, a week earlier compared to the Government’s official holiday time. The move followed a reduction of export contracts and low purchasing power in the domestic market, said Nguyen Ngoc Tri, director of the Vietnam... Read more

No early end to real estate crisis

December 24, 2008  . Filed under Business, News

No early end to real estate crisis

VietNamNet Bridge – The real estate market will not show signs of recovery until the end of next year, Viet Nam Contractors Association vice chairman Nguyen Quoc Hiep told the Customs newspaper. There will be a new policy which will revise land use prices from the beginning of next year.Around August last year when some real-estate firms declared bankruptcy,... Read more

Early X’mas in Hanoi

December 9, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Early X’mas in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – The Christmas atmosphere is growing in Hanoi. Though the city does not have big Christmas pine trees, small plastic ones, with flickering lights, are enough to create the X’mas mood. Christmas has come to Megastar Cinema complex. Christmas atmosphere at Vincom Tower.   At Parkson Shopping Centre.     At... Read more

ATM transaction fees to be introduced early next year

November 24, 2008  . Filed under Business, News

ATM transaction fees to be introduced early next year

VietNamNet Bridge - Bank customers will be charged for using automated teller machines (ATMs) from early next year.  client uses a Techcombank ATM in Ha Noi.VietNamNet Bridge - Bank customers will be charged for using automated teller machines (ATMs) from early next year.The State Bank of Viet Nam gave the Viet Nam Card Association permission to charge a... Read more

Vung Tau Culture-Tourism Festival scheduled early 2009

November 15, 2008  . Filed under News, Travel

Vung Tau Culture-Tourism Festival scheduled early 2009

VietNamNet Bridge - The Culture-Tourism Festival Ba Ria - Vung Tau 2009, scheduled from January 26 to February 4, will focus on cultural, tourist and daily life activities.  Vung Tau CityVietNamNet Bridge - The Culture-Tourism Festival Ba Ria - Vung Tau 2009, scheduled from January 26 to February 4, will focus on cultural, tourist and daily life activities.  The... Read more

Asian golf tour to tee off in early December

October 31, 2008  . Filed under News, Sports

Asian golf tour to tee off in early December

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hana Bank Vietnam Masters, an Asian Tour event scheduled for Vietnam this season, will kick off at the Vietnam Golf & Country Club on December 4.  The golfers will fight it out for a share of US$500,000 prizes for the four-day tournament at the 36-hole Vietnam Golf & Country Club, which is one of seven sterling stops... Read more

Poll shows Obama beats McCain among early voters

October 29, 2008  . Filed under International, News

Poll shows Obama beats McCain among early voters

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is leading his Republican opponent John McCain by 53 percent to 34 percent among early voters, a new poll indicated Tuesday. U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama greets supporters before delivering a speech in Canton, Ohio, October 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The poll was conducted by the Pew... Read more

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