February 4, 2010
LookAtVietnam – With the Tet shopping season approaching, the prices of many items have risen in traditional markets in major cities. At Ben Thanh Market, processed and dried foods like gio cha (pork pastes), gio thu (pig’s head paste), dried shrimp and cuttlefish, lotus seed, cashew nut, and chestnut have all skyrocketed.Dried shrimp, for instance, [...]
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January 20, 2010
Exhibition of Vietnamese drawings held in France; Vietnamese and German artists to perform in Hanoi; Da Nang to hold international fireworks contest; Cultural heritage site safeguarded in Truong Sa Exhibition of Vietnamese drawings held in France An exhibition of 40 Vietnamese drawings by teachers and students at Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University has [...]
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January 17, 2010
Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Tri spent 12 years trying to have eight localities in Vietnam recognised internationally as biosphere reserves. His dedication won him a Vietnam Talent Award. LookAtVietnam – Associate Professor Nguyen Hoang Tri spent 12 years trying to have eight localities in Viet Nam recognised internationally as biosphere reserves. His dedication won him [...]
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January 12, 2010
Hanoi targets annual GDP growth of 10 percent; PM okays cotton development programme until 2020; Vietnam – promising market for RoK businesses HanoiHanoi strives to attain an average annual gross domestic product (GDP) of 9.5-10 percent in the 2011-2015 period with services making up 56 percent by 2015. The target was set out at the [...]
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December 28, 2009
Da Lat, which is famous for growing a variety of flowers, is an attractive destination for many foreign and domestic visitors. LookAtVietnam – Thirty flower businesses will showcase their blossoms in the streets of Da Lat in early January.Bui Van Sang, the owner of one of Da Lat’s most well-known tourist sites, the Valley of [...]
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December 27, 2009
HCM City authorities have urged district authorities and the Sai Gon Real Estate Corporation to boost the progress of relocating and resettling 15,000 households living in slums alongside or on rivers and canals. LookAtVietnam – The HCM City People’s Committee has urged district authorities and the Sai Gon Real Estate Corporation to boost the progress [...]
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December 24, 2009
WB approves US$500 million to support Vietnam’s public investment reforms; Bank officers forge documents to steal money; Opening doors for PPP investment model; Increasing female members in political system Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway project gets underway The Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee in coordination with the Ministry of Transport organised a groundbreaking ceremony on December [...]
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December 24, 2009
Christmas is a time for many individuals, organisations and voluntary clubs to join hands in charitable activities by helping less fortunate people enjoy a meaningful LookAtVietnam – Although Christmas does not have historical roots in Viet Nam, people across the country are filled with the holiday spirit. No need to wait until December 25, one [...]
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December 19, 2009
The governments of Australia and Netherlands have funded a three-year, US$8.9 million project on HIV/AIDS prevention in Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang and Bac Kan provinces. The project, called the HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Programme, was launched here yesterday, December 17, by the Ministry of Health (MoH).The project aims to reduce the spread of HIV linked to [...]
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December 18, 2009
Vietnam and many other countries will participate in the Earth Hour 2010, from 8.30.30pm of March 17th 2010 by switching off unnecessary lamps to prevent climate change. Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake in the Earth Hour 2009. At 7pm, December 17, the special Earth Hour programme took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, organized by the World Wildlife Fund [...]
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