Analysts believe that the bank interest rates, which have decreased to reasonable levels, will help reactivate the real estate market, making it bounce back in June 2009. Visitors to ACBRReal estate trading floors in HCM City have reopened after the long Tet holiday, attracting a lot of visitors, but few buyers. According to ACB Real Estate [...]
Though the shelves for LCD TVs remain empty as people rushed to purchase TVs before Tet, major electronics distributors all said that the supplies will become more profuse by the end of February at the latest. The distributors said that the prices of LCD TVs will drop by 10-15% by the end of February, to [...]
Vietnam possesses huge potential for the successful breeding of sturgeon, following an announcement that the first generation of sturgeon to be raised in the country have laid eggs, just three years into a pilot breeding programme. Dr Bui The Anh, a sturgeon expert from the Research Institute of Aquaculture 1 (RIA 1), confirmed that sturgeon [...]
Lookatvietnam – In the golden age of cai luong (reformed theatre) and tuong (classical drama), actors were so busy with constant performances that they didn’t have enough time to learn the whole script. Instead, prompters hidden behind the curtain fed actors their lines. Flight: Artists from the Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre perform a My [...]
A traveler walks through the mud in search of Vietnamâs southernmost point in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau A group of tourists searches for the Mekong Riverâs lost estuary and seeks Vietnamâs southernmost point. In Vietnam, the Mekong River is called the Cuu Long â“ Nine Dragons â“ because it is said to [...]
Vietnam expects to export 1.5 million tons of rice this year to the Philippines, the government said Wednesday, in its first confirmation of the size of a massive deal that boosted export quotations. The pact, accounting for 30 percent of Vietnam’s projected export volume this year, would fill the annual grain import needs of the [...]
Most workers in HCM City have promptly reported for work after the long Tet break. Before the New Year break, the HCM City Labour federation had expected that falling orders and production cut-backs would see companies reopen late This year the number of employees returning on time was high. (Photo: VNN)Before the New Year break, [...]
The guitarist with only one hand has been moving listeners not because of his disability but his talent. No one would believe the sound from his guitar comes from the instrument of a disabled guitarist. Guitarist The Vinh. Having returned from a charity tour of France and Germany, Nguyen The Vinh is now participating in [...]
Lookatvietnam – In Vietnamese folk culture there is a verse that most Vietnamese know by heart and often mention this time of year: Thang gieng la thang an choi (the first lunar month is the month to play and enjoy the festive time) A troupe of artisans parades in the Dong Da Festival in Hanoi.This [...]
Leaving Song Lam Nghe An club, midfielder Nguyen Minh Duc, a member of the national squad, went to The Cong club. Recently, he was named on the list of players of Hai Phong club. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has to arbitrate this case. Midfielder Minh Duc. After Minh Duc’s contract with Song Lam Nghe An [...]
