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30 buffaloes chosen for the Spring Ploughing festival in Ha Nam province on February 20 were turned into 30 artworks. Decorating the buffaloes is the most special part of the festival. Getting acquainted with the buffalo before painting on it.            VietNamNet/Dan Tri  

Viet Nam defeated Singapore 3-2 in the first round of the Thomas Cup Preliminary Asia Zone yesterday, a badminton men’s team tournament in Thailand. Nguyen Tien Minh.With the presence of the world No 8, Nguyen Tien Minh, Viet Nam were favourites going in to the tie.Minh needed only half of an hour to beat Wong Ziliang Derek 21-13, 21-19...

The festival season has come. The festivals at Huong Pagoda (Hanoi), Bai Dinh (Ninh Binh), Ba Chua Kho (Bac Ninh), Tran Temple (Nam Dinh) have opened to visitors. At Huong Tich grotto, Huong pagoda. The cable car system at the Huong pagoda isn’t working this year’s festival after an incident caused by sudden power cut...

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office, said that 256 troublesome procedures have been short-listed for simplification or abolition. This is just the beginning.  VNE: Troublesome administrative formalities are believed to foster corruption and erode confidence in civil authority.  You are the chief of the...

Construction of a coastal highway joining Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand will begin in March 2010. Minister of Transportation Ho Nghia Dung (middle) during his survey of the southern coastal highway route< /> With support from the Asian Development Bank, work is about to begin on an upgraded coastal highway from Bangkok through Chon Buri...

Over 4,000ha of protected forests in Bac Lieu are under serious threat as poor people cut down trees looking for sam dat, a kind of worm that lives in trunks and roots.  A man hunts for sam dat in Bac Lieu’s protective forests.VnnNews – Over 4,000ha of protected forests in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu are under...

A mad rush of people descended on bus stations for their journeys home after the Tet holiday, which resulted in ticket sales at double their normal price, . . . HCM City’s two main stations, Mien Dong (East) and Mien Tay (West), received more than 100,000 passengers in the few days after the Tet break.Most passengers, primarily workers...

The Government has set a goal to attain a combined turnover of US$16 billion from agricultural, forestry and seafood exports this year, an increase of $700 million. Due to high production expenses and stable areas for cultivation, Viet Nam would not be able to produce more than 5.5 million tonnes of rice.Since January 1, export prices for these...

A fire broke out at 9.45pm on February 21 destroying the main room of one of Hanoi’s oldest houses on 47 Hang Bac Street.  Nguyen Van Ngoc, one of the owners of the house, said the fire was likely caused by careless burning of votive paper or incense at the altar in the wood-made room.  The burnt room was considered the most...

Nguyen Van Nam, a gardener in Nam Dinh province, has successfully shaped over 2000 bamboo trees into dragons after several years of experimenting.            Anh Le