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Violet and flamboyant roads in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – In the summer, many roads in Hanoi are dyed by violet color of crape myrtle flowers or the red color of flamboyant flowers.

NA approves removal of deputy Hoang Yen

The National Assembly has voted to remove NA deputy Dang Thi Hoang Yen from its list of members due to her declaration of dishonesty.

First commercial spacecraft docks with space station

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on Friday and became the first commercial spacecraft to reach the orbital outpost.

Infrastructure system too weak to develop tourism

When designing new tours, travel firms always have to survey the infrastructure system in order to draw up reasonable products. However, the infrastructure system in Vietnam remains too poor for tourism development.

In modernization process, traditional markets would be eliminated

Amid the strong development of convenience stores, traditional markets have been dieing slowly, while small merchants have lost their bread earner.

Visiting the land of Quan Ho folk songs

Through untold ups and downs, Quan Ho (love duets) has been well preserved generation after generation. On September 30th, 2009 Quan Ho was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

Swallowing gold to cure diseases and to become beautiful

A woman in HCM City has used gold masks for 30 times, hoping to have a timeless beauty of queens. The rich keep pursuing their dreams of becoming more beautiful by using gold despite the economic crisis and the escalation of gold price.

HCM City to plant 1 million trees in 2012

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s largest city plans to grown one million trees, equivalent to 976 hectares, this year, in a bid to expand the green area in the city.

NA deputies voice concerns over incompetence and corruption

NA deputies discussed the lax management of state-owned enterprises, which has been the leading cause of corruption and waste of public money.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/5

New terminal facilitates faster sea transport; Ministry hikes import tax on petrol by up to 4%; Bank inks deal with IFC, BNP Paribas; Major equipment contract for thermoelectricity plant signed; Coffee business’ bitter after taste

Funny pictures of Vietnamese old people

VietNamNet Bridge – Though they are old, young people have to admire them for their ‘teen-style.’

FDI projects foster development of electronics industry

Vietnam’s export turnover of electronics products is seen growing strongly in the coming time given an influx of new foreign-invested electronics projects being set up and operational ones scaling up production.

Traders flout the ban on unregistered SIM cards

Despite a ban issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications on unregistered pre-paid SIM card trading from June 1, many traders have continued to stock the cards and sell them at even higher prices.

Office workers live in fear of losing jobs

Office workers, both newly graduated and senior employees have been haunted by the fear that they would lose the jobs one day, when the companies trying to struggle to survive the difficulties attempt to cut the labor force.

Drought hampering rice cultivation in central region

The prolonged heat and dry weather conditions have slowed the cultivation of summer-autumn rice crop in the central region, which is facing a lack of water for irrigation and being threatened with a severe drought.

Thang Long Imperial Citadel

The central sector of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, which has been recognized as a World Cultural Heritage, covers about 18,000m2, consisting of the archaeological site at No.18, Hoang Dieu Street and the area of the old Hanoi Citadel.

GOVERNMENT NEWS 26/5

PM welcomes Liechtenstein prince to Vietnam; NA Chair bids farewell to India, Hungary ambassadors; Vietnam backs the building of nuclear weapon free Southeast Asia; ILO to continue employment support; JICA official awarded friendship title

Lady Gaga's concert in Bangkok Friday night

Lady Gaga kicked off her "Born This Way Ball Tour" in the Thai capital with 50,000 of her so called " little monsters" expected to view her performance on Friday evening.

Traces of higher-grade uranium detected in Iranian site: IAEA report

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its latest report on Iranian nuclear issue that its inspectors have detected traces of up to 27 percent-purity enriched uranium in the country's Fordow nuclear fuel enrichment plant.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 27/5

Hanoi to host Sunday Family Concert next month; Hanoi children to exhibit paintings; Pianist Roger Muraro returns to Hanoi; Thibault Cauvin comes to Idecaf; ‘Insurgentes’ to be screened in Hanoi; American dancers fly on city stage