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Violinist awarded at Moscow festival for children

Pham Phuong Anh, an eight-year old overseas Vietnamese, has been awarded second prize at an international music festival for children in Moscow.

Life along the Mekong to be on TV

A filmmaking team from Thailand recently began to shot the first scenes of a documentary featuring the daily life of Vietnamese people living on the banks of the Mekong River.

Preserving traditional Van Phuc silk

As the 1000-year-old traditional craft village of Van Phuc undergoes the mixed blessings of modernization, some fear that it will lose its former reputation as home to the most beautiful silk in Viet Nam.

The forests dying out because of tobacco

Tobacco brings rice and bread to northern residents every day, but they may also kill them one day.

Vinasat-2 stable at orbital slot

The telecom satellite Vinasat-2 has entered its orbital position at 131.8 degree east, and will be handed over to Vietnam in July, announced the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) on Wednesday.

Conceptual inconsistency leads to different ways of treatment to foreign investors

Vietnam has been welcoming foreign investment for the last three decades. However, the concept of “foreign investor” remains unclear till now.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/6

Personal loans rise amid rate cap slump; Business earnings fall in Ha Noi; ODA road projects hit top gear; Lao-Viet Bank to spur capital by US$32 million; Bank capital finds no viable outlets

Restructuring banks or redistributing welfare?

Interest groups have been so influential that they not only control small commercial credit institutions, but also stand a chance of acquiring a grip on the banking system and even the policymaking process

Vice President highlights women’s role at 2012 GSW

VietNamNet Bridge – Women play an important role in all fields of socioeconomic and political life and contribute to boosting the world’s economic growth and dealing with major national and international issues.

The wedding customs of the La Hu people

Settled mainly in Lai Chau province in north west Vietnam, the La Hu ethnic  community preserves wedding customs of unique significance.

MobiFone to upgrade network by 50 per cent

Viet Nam's oldest mobile operator MobiFone said it has increased its network capacity by 50 per cent in order to meet the rising demand of data-based services.

Pho restaurant in Nepal

Open for only several months, the Saigon Pho restaurant has become a favorite eatery of local residents in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu and has been featured in some local papers.

“Big guys’ incur big debts

A Ministry of Finance’s report shows that 12 state owned economic groups are incurring the big debt of 218 trillion dong.

Go into the wild at Hon Thi Island

Hon Thi Island is on the way to Nha Phu Lagoon for tourists who are visiting Nha Trang but if you bypass this little gem you are missing out.

Annual fruit festival juices up HCM City

Thousands of people flocked to HCM City's Suoi Tien park for the annual Southern Fruit Festival that opened yesterday.

Land law review to get priority

Plans for legislative work during 2013 were on the agenda at a National Assembly meeting in the capital city yesterday, as deputies discussed which laws should be given priority for consideration.

Writers' talks pull authors from 6 nations

An annual Indochina literary conference to be held in Viet Nam has attracted observers from three countries outside the region.

3G service market seething

With terminal devices and service fee getting cheaper, the number of 3G subscribers in Vietnam has been increasing rapidly, according to the Telecommunication Department of the Ministry of Information and Communication.

Illegal sand exploitation unchecked along Saigon River

For the last several years, authorities have failed to put an end to the illegal sand exploitation taking place along sections of the Saigon River near Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Tay Ninh Provinces.

US helps Vietnam identify mysterious disease

A medical expert from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention will arrive in Vietnam tomorrow to help discover the cause of a bizarre skin syndrome that has killed 23 people in Quang Ngai Province.