2010February05

An exhibition about the first locally-manufactured aircrafts opened at the Museum for Air Defense and the Air Force on February 2 but are they the first made-in-Vietnam planes? VietNamNet finds out.   The two farmers and their “helicopter”. In 1999 rice grower Le Van Danh and a rubber farmer Tran Quoc Hai, who ran a shop...

VnnNews - Vietnam’s industrial and export values slightly declined in January, but economists said the momentum for its economic recovery has been anchored. January’s industrial value dropped 4.6 per cent against December, 2009. The export turnover was down 10.4 per cent month-on-month, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s...

Steve Jackson is a 38 year old communications consultant living in Hanoi. This summer I’ll watch my third FIFA World Cup in Hanoi – during my third, very different stay in Vietnam.The first time around I was travelling. Sadly, like many others before me, I landed in Hanoi and was scammed for two days solid. I left pretty...

 It’s the first time I’ve seen Ailen Pritchin, who is a Russian violinist of Vietnamese descent, since we first met five years ago. Vietnamese-Russian violinist, Ailen Pritchin, passionately performs a Vietnamese song with his prized violin.VnnNews -  It’s the first time I’ve seen Ailen Pritchin, who is a Russian...

Down a narrow lane in Hanoi’s Dong Ngac village, Pham Van Lam is working in spite of the bitter cold. Lam is charged with mortaring the main gate of the village. VnnNews - Down a narrow lane in Dong Ngac village on the outskirts of Hanoi, Pham Van Lam is working in spite of the bitter cold. Lam is charged with mortaring the main gate...

The campaign was kicked of in Vietnam on February 4, aiming to have the participation of at least 20 provinces and cities. Conductor Chau Anh (photo) and students of the Sol Art Centre will perform at the Earth Hour Vietnam programme on March 27. A representative of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the campaign organizer, said that...

VnnNews – A painting exhibition called Binh Thuan Welcomes Spring 2010 opened on Wednesday at Phan Thiet City’s cultural center on Tran Phu Street. A visitor takes a look at paintings on display at Phan Thiet City’s cultural centre.The exhibition features 40 paintings made by diverse contemporary materials such as oil paintings,...

The Viet Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) announced it had signed three new contracts at a press conference in Ha Noi yesterday, February 4. The contracts included two oil and gas exploration and extraction deals at Block 105-110 and Block 04-2, and another at Kossor in Uzbekistan.The group reported a total revenue of nearly VND27...

VnnNews – The Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang Province will organize the first national Fruit Festival in My Tho City on April 19-24 in an effort to promote . . .  Hoa Loc mango. (Photo: Internet)The event, themed Vietnam’s Fruit in the Process of Integration, will display fruits coming from all over the country and seek for...

More than 700 Vietnamese born overseas in 21 countries and territories, who returned to live and working in HCM City, gathered to celebrate the lunar New Year of Tiger on February 4. HCM City authorities presented certificates of merit to ten people who have greatly contributed to the city last year. Duong Nguyen Vu, a Vietnamese French,...