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Nude photo collection dumped from awards list
A nude photo collection was deleted from the list for Vietnam Book Awards 2009 Thursday although it was previously mentioned as a gold prize winner.
For two hundred years Hue was the capital of a feudal dynasty that controlled most of southern Vietnam.
Relief of military honor troops at H Chi Minh mosoleum H Chi Minh was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary and statesman who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam .
Dead Hotel' welcomes terminally AIDS patients,
Almost no one in this village on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City is a blood relation of the other, but they have a much stronger bond.
EAST Asia and Japan have endorsed plans to reduce transport pollution, especially on the region's congested roads, according to documents released after a two-day meeting in Vietnam.
Surrounded by tolls, Phu My Bridge may be avoided
A major bridge project in Ho Chi Minh City may not be able to recover its construction cost as vehicles will likely avoid the toll-bridge to save on transport fees.
Research and Markets: Boom in Commercial Building Construction in...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report " Integrated Facilities Management Services Market in Vietnam " to their offering.
Vietnam National Opera & Ballet - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hello again, The VN National Opera & Ballet recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a two night gala in Saigon.
Transmission of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 on a Vietnamese train 'a concern': WHO
Seven healthy people on a train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi in Vietnam caught Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu, researchers reported Wednesday in a prominent medical journal.
New gold exchange rule may push out investors,
Tightened government control over gold exchanges via higher capital requirements for investors could drive them away, exchange managers said.
Lack of family values, not just poverty, behind street children
Two shoeshine boys in downtown HCMC. Experts say bad parenting and the changing face of a modernizing society have created urban Vietnam's street children.
Crumbling infrastructure deterring investment
A truck struggles on a flooded street in Ho Chi Minh City. The poor state of Vietnama s roads and other infrastructure poses a major obstacle for foreign investors as the country struggles to boost exports, business leaders said on Tuesday.
Power monopoly plans structural reform,
Electricity of Vietnam is seeking government permission to regroup its 11 subsidiaries into five large corporations as a way to heighten competition in the power sector.
Bloodstained letter not enough to convict man charged with making threats
RICHMOND, Va. - A Vietnamese immigrant who sent his congressman a bloodstained letter vowing to decapitate a U.S. consular official was acquitted of two charges Thursday.
Road project manager arrested on embezzlement charges
Police in Hanoi on Wednesday detained a former project manager involved in the construction of the north-south Ho Chi Minh Road to investigate allegations he had stolen VND10 billion from the work.
Markets lie about chemical-laden Chinese produce,
Produce at city markets is chock full of dangerous additives, and while the label might say a oemade in the USA,a it probably comes from China.
IBM To Build E-Government Cloud for Ho Chi Minh City
IBM says it's been hired to build an e-government cloud for Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, the one-time capital of South Vietnam.
Trans-Asian Railway at a halt due to Thaksin incident
Ongoing hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand are believed to be jeopardising the completion of the Trans-Asian Railway.
Novotel Saigon Centre to open in the city centre of Ho Chi Minh City
The 350 room hotel is to be built in the city centre in District 1 and is scheduled to open in 2012.
HCM City architecture lacks character,
The architectural character of Ho Chi Minh City lacks coherence, creativity and a specific identity of its own, experts said at a meeting held last week.
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