January 15, 2012
Do Ngoc Tuan (R), 42, of Long An Province’s Ben Luc Town won more than US$300,000 after buying unsold tickets from vendor Pham Thi Lanh (L) Tuan’s equanimity in the face of such a change in his fortunes has made the news as much as the winning itself. Just as impressive is the story [...]
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December 7, 2010
A scene of Gia Gia Gemstone Company’s charity auction held at the Queen Plaza on November 11 in Ho Chi Minh City. On November 11th nearly 80 Miss Earth contestants, gathered at Queen Plaza in downtown Ho Chi Minh City for a gala charity dinner organized by the Gia Gia Gemstone Company. Local singers crooned [...]
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December 14, 2009
“White Horse, Gold Dragon” is a trenchant account of discrimination endured by Vietnamese who live in the Czech Republic. But it was not written by a Vietnamese author. So who did write it? The book “White Horse, Gold Dragon”. The story began when a 19-year-old Vietnamese girl who is living in the Czech Republic won a prestigious literary [...]
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October 31, 2009
VinaCapital is holding its 2009 Investor Conference just as the Vietnamese economy is starting to heat up again. However, foreign investors have not yet returned to Vietnam after the 2008 crisis. VinaCapital Group’s chairman Horst F. Geicke discusses with VIR the opportunities foreign investors should be looking for in 2010 and beyond.Foreign direct investment registration [...]
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May 15, 2009
A recent contest held by the Government Inspectorate in cooperation with the World Bank has honored 25 outstanding proposals to improve accountability and reduce corruption in Vietnam. With cash prizes of up to US$15,000 each, the winners of the Vietnam Innovation Day 2009 can now turn their ideas into reality through a variety of creative [...]
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March 17, 2009
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched a photo contest around the moments before and after lights are turned off on March 28 in the evening for Earth Hour. Sydney at the moment before and after Earth Hour (photo: Science). The contest’s topic is photographers’ experience about the Earth Hour campaign in Vietnam, for example the [...]
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