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Private low-cost carrier set to take off in Vietnam 

December 6, 2011
Private low-cost carrier set to take off in Vietnam 

  The first private airline licensed in Vietnam four years ago officially joined the market Friday, introducing itself as a low-cost carrier.   With its “Save more, fly more” slogan, VietJetAir aims to make air transport accessible to all Vietnamese and foreign tourists including low-income earners through affordable and flexible prices, the VietJet Aviation Joint Stock [...]

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Javan rhino extinct in Vietnam; film released online 

October 26, 2011
Javan rhino extinct in Vietnam; film released online 

   A Javan Rhino in Vietnam International conservation organization the WWF has confirmed that the Javan rhino is now extinct in Vietnam; the organization has released an online film explaining the animal’s road to extinction. Javan rhinos were thought to be extinct in mainland Asia until 1988, when a small population was discovered in the [...]

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Coffee shippers in Vietnam told to avoid forward sales by state 

October 19, 2011
Coffee shippers in Vietnam told to avoid forward sales by state 

Workers sort through green robusta coffee beans for defects at a processing plant in Ho Chi Minh City. Commodity exchange NYSE Liffe has launched a scheme to grade robusta coffee supplies in Vietnam. Coffee exporters in Vietnam, set to ship a record harvest, are being urged not to sign so-called forward contracts unless they have [...]

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'Demonic' bat species found in Vietnam 

September 8, 2011
'Demonic' bat species found in Vietnam 

The Beelzebub’s tube-nosed bat (Photo: Gabor Csorba/ Hungarian Natural History Museum)   Researchers from the Hungarian Natural History Museum and Fauna & Flora International have discovered a tiny bat species in Vietnam, the Mongabay.com website reported. The bat species, described as "diminutive but demonic-looking", is the Beelzebub tube-nosed bat, or Murina beelzebub. It was among three [...]

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Antibiotic resistance an upward trend in Vietnam 

July 25, 2011
Antibiotic resistance an upward trend in Vietnam 

  The Ministry of Health has warned that antibiotic­-resistance is becoming a major challenge for the treatment of infectious diseases in Vietnam. The announcement came following the release of a yearlong hospital survey, which exposed an increasing need for stronger and stronger antibiotics. A study conducted by the ministry at 19 hospitals in Hanoi, Ho [...]

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Local network launches data plan for iPad 

December 13, 2010
Local network launches data plan for iPad 

The iPad has been a big hit for Apple, worldwide A Vietnamese wireless operator, Vinaphone, has launched the first-ever data service in Vietnam for the iPad, a popular tablet-shaped computer produced by Apple Inc. The 3G data plans, which became available on Tuesday, start from VND35,000 per month for one gigabyte a month, Vinaphone said [...]

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The secrets of “Made-in-Vietnam” planes

February 6, 2010
The secrets of “Made-in-Vietnam” planes

An exhibition about the first locally-manufactured aircrafts opened at the Museum for Air Defense and the Air Force on February 2 but are they the first made-in-Vietnam planes? VietNamNet finds out.   The two farmers and their “helicopter”. In 1999 rice grower Le Van Danh and a rubber farmer Tran Quoc Hai, who ran a shop [...]

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Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

February 3, 2010
Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan is among top ten techies named as the most outstanding ICT persons of the decade. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong presents insignias to the top ten ICT persons of the decade. 1. Dr. Mai Liem Truc: Former chief of the General Department of [...]

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Vietnam tops region for browsing web on mobile phones

February 3, 2010
Vietnam tops region for browsing web on mobile phones

Opera Software has released its report on mobile web in 2009. The report focuses on the Southeast Asia and Vietnam emerges with impressive growth.   VietNamNet Bridge – Opera Software has released its report on mobile web in 2009. The report focuses on the Southeast Asia and Vietnam emerges with impressive growth. According to this report, [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 20/1

January 20, 2010
POLITICS IN BRIEF 20/1

PM meets with outgoing French ambassador; NA delegation visits Philippines; Egyptian TV channel helps bring Vietnam’s image to Arab world; Vietnam-China meeting opens in Hanoi PM meets with outgoing French ambassador  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on January 18 received the outgoing Ambassador of France, Herve Bolot.At the meeting, PM Dung praised the contribution Ambassador [...]

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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...