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World beauties to ring in Lunar New Year in Vietnam

December 27, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

World beauties to ring in Lunar New Year in Vietnam

Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova (L), along with Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin, will visit Vietnam next month for charity activities and ring in the Lunar New Year Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova and her predecessor Zhang Zi Lin will join various cultural and charity activities in Vietnam early next month. The Russian... Read more

World economies limp toward Christmas

December 24, 2008  . Filed under International, News

World economies limp toward Christmas

A shop assistant cleans a window at a clothing store which is offering sale discounts in Buenos Aires, Dec. 15, 2008. The world’s economies limped toward Christmas on Tuesday, with a U.S. contraction confirmed, Britain shrinking more sharply than thought and Spain and New Zealand languishing in recession. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The U.S. economy shrank... Read more

Miss World 2008 to come to Vietnam on Jan. 7

December 24, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Miss World 2008 to come to Vietnam on Jan. 7

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova will pay a visit to Vietnam on January 7, 2009, together with Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin. Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova.  A representative of the US-based RAAS Company, the organiser of this visit, said the two Miss World beauty queens will meet with correspondents on their arrival at the VIP... Read more

Toan, Tu take gold at world performance champs in Turkey

December 22, 2008  . Filed under News, Sports

Toan, Tu take gold at world performance champs in Turkey

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dinh Toan and Nguyen Minh Tu bagged a gold medal in the mixed doubles of the World Taekwondo Performance (Poomsea) Championships in Ankara, Turkey over the weekend. The Hanoian duo grappled with powerful opponents from Spain, Turkey and Italian on their way to victory.Earlier, Toan took silver in the men’s singles, just... Read more

World Bank chief sees worldwide problem in 2009

December 19, 2008  . Filed under International, News

The president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, warned Thursday of a worldwide struggle in the first half of 2009 as a deepening global economic crisis hits Asian countries. He also cautioned against a return to trade protectionism that could worsen the crisis.“I am afraid that the first six months of 2009 are going to be a problem worldwide, including... Read more

Vietnam ranks 48th on the world beauty ranking

December 18, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Vietnam ranks 48th on the world beauty ranking

VietNamNet Bridge – After the Miss World pageant, Globabeauties announced its yearly Grand Slam ranking based on largest beauty contests in 2008. Vietnam is graded at 48th, with 63 points, seven grades higher than 2007. Miss Universe Vietnam Thuy Lam at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. In the Grand Slam Ranking released in July, thanks to Miss Universe... Read more

Miss World: violating websites to be fined

December 17, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Miss World: violating websites to be fined

VietNamNet Bridge – Websites that breached the Miss World 2008 copyright will be strictly punished, said the chief inspector of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vu Xuan Thanh. RAAS Chairman Hoang Kieu and Miss World 2008 Kseniya Sukhinova Thanh said the violators may also have to compensate VTV for advertising losses. Hoang Kieu, Chairman... Read more

Miss World 2008 to come to Vietnam

December 17, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Miss World 2008 to come to Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – RASS, the company that holds the copyright of Miss World pageant contest in Vietnam, has said that Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova and Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin will come to Vietnam in January 2009 to be involved in charity work. Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova and Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin.  The two beauty queens will participate... Read more

Miss Vietnam is the People’s Choice at Miss World 2008

December 17, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Miss Vietnam is the People’s Choice at Miss World 2008

Vietnamese beauty queen Duong Truong Thien Ly Tuesday was announced winner of Miss World 2008’s People’s Choice Award Vietnamese beauty Duong Truong Thien Ly has won the People’s Choice Award at the Miss World 2008 contest in South Africa, the pageant’s official website announced Tuesday. The... Read more

Miss World: Vietnam wins Miss People’s Choice title

December 17, 2008  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Miss World: Vietnam wins Miss People’s Choice title

VietNamNet Bridge – The official website of the Miss World 2008 pageant contest, on Tuesday, announced that the Miss People’s Choice title belongs to Vietnamese contestant Duong Truong Thien Ly, two days after the contest closed. Thien Ly received a rhino statue for the contestant who had the longest golf drive (around 360m) in a sideline program.VietNamNet... Read more

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