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In Vietnam, many people lack food in between-crop period so food hygiene can be seen as less important than food quantity, said an official from the Health Ministry.  A number of bad culinary habits and custom have not changed after hundreds of years and can cause high risk eating, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, vice head of the Ministry of...

VnnNews – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Portugal coach Henrique Calisto signed a new three-year contract in Hanoi on March 4. VnnNews – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Portugal coach Henrique Calisto signed a new three-year contract in Hanoi on March 4.Calisto will be given the task of helping Vietnam defend...

VnnNews - On March 4, 1,000 Vietnamese entrepreneurs joined a crowd of 3,000 people at Bai Dinh pagoda, the largest in Southeast Asia, to pray for the country’s peace and development.Besides praying for peace, the entrepreneurs offered incense to the Temples of Kings Dinh, Le, and Ly, and planted 1,000 Bodhi Trees in a large garden in...

Once visiting Danang, the Luong River is suggested as ideal for exploring new tourist sites in the city in a short time.  Tourists at Luong Stream in Danang City.Danatol Company has developed the six-hectare site into a romantic area with many outstanding architectural works. From the gate, tourists are immediately impressed by images...

“I was a detective, and met a lot of people in that role. Meeting the people as a National Assembly deputy is very different,” said Tuyet Minh, a police officer from Kien Giang.  This is another in VietNamNet’s ‘Know Your Deputy’ series.  Bui Tuyet Minh was born in 1962 in the far south province...

The three largest mobile networks in Vietnam – Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone – have reduced their targeted growth in subscription rates for 2010 by half that of 2009.  In the past several years, mobile service providers have competed vigorously against each other to lure new subscribers with unceasing promotional campaigns....

Vietnamese football club Hoang Anh Gia Lai will have a chance to play against the team of David Beckham – Los Angeles Galaxy at a football tournament held in San Francisco this year.  HAGL Chair Doan Nguyen Duc revealed that his team and Los Angeles Galaxy are the two first invited to attend this event planned for late September...

Petrolimex cuts down oil prices; Aviation sector to grow by 15 percent; Positive outlook for Vietnam’s 2010 exports Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has agreed a proposal by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on the establishment of the VietAir Joint Stock Airline. The Deputy PM asked Vietnam Airlines to consider the...

The Ha Noi People’s Committee has introduced fines of up to VND15 million (US$789) for people caught illegally discharging solid and domestic waste. Rubbish collectors from Ha Noi Urban Environment Company in Bach Mai Ward, Hai Ba Trung District.In addition to fines, violators would also be required to rectify the effects that their waste...

Vietnam’s Vice-Chief Inspector Mai Quoc Binh reports that the Government Inspectorate will investigate Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group’s financial situation (Vinashin) in May 2010. Vice-Chief Inspector Mai Quoc Binh.VnnNews – Vietnam’s Vice-Chief Inspector Mai Quoc Binh reports that the Government Inspectorate will...