January 9, 2012
A man (L) stands in front of an ATM while a homeless man sleeps in front of an advertisement on a street in Hanoi January 3. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has acknowledged the surging influence interest groups have on the policymaking process, calling for increased transparency to tackle the issue. Prime Minister Nguyen [...]
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December 30, 2011
Cao Hong Son, a disabled athelete, has been fined US$950 for making a bomb threat at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat Airport. AÂ man was fined Thursday VND20 million (US$950) for making a bomb threat when he was taking a flight to a sporting event for athletes with physical disabilities in Indonesia. Cao [...]
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November 16, 2011
Bill on Denunciation would discredit the press as tattle-tales German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center, R) and Ho Chi Minh City Mayor Le Hoang Quan (center, L) surrounded by the press in front of city hall during her visit to HCMC on October 12. An article in the draft Law on Denunciation has come under [...]
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November 12, 2011
Cuttle fish dish with traditional Vietnamese herbs at KOTO Saigon Just before the turn of the millennium, a restaurant named KOTO Hanoi opened in Vietnam’s capital to give street kids and other disadvantaged children practical experience in restaurant work. Now its namesake has started up in Ho Chi Minh City with the same mission [...]
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November 6, 2011
Deputy Mai Thi Anh Tuyet suggests further equitization of state-owned firms, especially those that are making losses National Assembly members and economists are suggesting that Vietnam equitizes large state groups and reduces loan guarantees to state owned firms in an effort to prevent financial resources being squandered on loss making businesses. During the ongoing NA [...]
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September 20, 2011
Foreign serials will win popularity stakes if local filmmakers try to ape them instead of making original, realistic ones A scene in teen serial Nhung thien than ao trang (The white angels). The series failed to connect with audiences because of its bookish characters and dialogues Kim Minh, a 21-year-old linguistics student at Van [...]
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September 18, 2011
Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after his win over Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final at the US Open tennis tournament, on September 12, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Novak Djokovic shrugged off a back scare to defeat defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2, [...]
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September 11, 2011
One mother always makes the Mid-Autumn festival specialties herself – and revels in the experience “What kind of lantern will your mother buy for you?” “An electric one, I guess. The candle-lit one could be dangerous. The paper could catch fire. What about you?” “I would also like an electric one, but I don’t [...]
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August 5, 2011
A lost art in the rest of the world, dubbing is still common practice in the Vietnamese film industry Actress Minh Hang (L) and actor Minh Tiep provide Vietnamese voices for the US-produced cartoon ‘Rio’. The dubbing, according to Vietnam’s movie industry insiders, has contributed to the success of the cartoon’s release in Vietnam. [...]
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August 5, 2011
Noted pianist Bich Tra (R) and baritone Nguyen Hai Dang (L) will team up in a concert entitled “Piano and Voice” at the HCMC Conservatory of Music on August 5. Leading pianist Nguyen Bich Tra will team up with young semi-classical singer Nguyen Hai Dang for the first time at the “Piano & Voice” concert [...]
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