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Several days before the RAAS Group withdrew from the Miss World 2010, Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino still wore the Vietnamese ao dai to advertise Vietnamese tourism.      VietNamNet/VNE  

A record number of 1,000 banh chung will be wrapped and boiled in one big pot this week and delivered directly to underprivileged children on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival. VnnNews – A record number of 1,000 banh chung (square glutinous rice) cakes will be wrapped and boiled in one big pot this week and delivered directly...

VnnNews – It seems that the number of Viet Kieu who plan to buy houses in Vietnam this year is rather modest. Officially, only ten Viet Kieu bought houses here last year According to the HCM City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, a lot of Viet Kieu, especially Viet Kieu from the US and Western Europe, have come recently...

VnnNews – Director James Cameron expressed his gratitude to Vietnamese audiences for making “Avatar” the first movie to earn $1 million in Vietnam. A scene from Avatar. “Millions of thanks” took place at MegaStar cinema complexes on January 28. On this occasion, Cameron expressed his thanks to Vietnamese audiences...

The lunar New Year is still two weeks away, but the capital city is already flooded by peach and kumquat flowers.           < /> VietNamNet/VNE

Tiger numbers have fallen by more than 70% in slightly more than a decade in the Greater Mekong, with the region’s five countries containing only 350 tigers, according to a WWF report. VnnNews – Tiger numbers have fallen by more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade in the Greater Mekong, with the region’s five countries...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos from January 26-31, the talk entitled “Reshaping Global Governance” gathered leaders of many countries, including the Vietnamese Prime Minister. VnnNews – At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland from January 26-31, the talk entitled “Reshaping Global Governance”...

VnnNews – The US-based RAAS group, owned by a Vietnamese American, has suddenly withdrawn sponsorship of the pageant. The signing ceremony between Hoang Kieu and Julia Morley in July 2008.< /> In July 2008, RAAS’ Chairman Hoang Kieu signed a memorandum of understanding on the organization of the Miss World 2010 pageant...

Atomic energy experts will enjoy preferential conditions in recruitment, working environment, accommodations and travel, according to a new decree.  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung explained that, to attract qualified experts for this sector, the Government will grant incentives for atomic energy experts, including appointments to important...

If it passes the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ ongoing examination of the quality of its 3G network, VinaPhone may be given back $41.6 million, 50% of its total deposit.  The Ministry is measuring the quality of VinaPhone’s 3G network, the first of its kind in Vietnam. They will check four areas: populated,...