Hcm City

Life and Art; Prevent “bad phenomena” at festivals; Thang Long Royal Citadel to open for public; Sylvie Gazeau and friends’ concert; Record painting – where to go? Hue artist focus on women A work displayed at the exhibition. This is an exhibition of seven Vietnamese and overseas Vietnamese artists sharing their...

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Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Wildlife Fund in Vietnam announced the Earth Hour 2010 programme in HCM City on March 3. VnnNews - Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Vietnam announced the Earth Hour 2010 programme...

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VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms have reported good signs for the 2010 tourist season, believing that the number of foreign tourists will increase considerably. Guests from famous ships In the first two months of 2010 alone, Vietnam’s two largest travel companies that specialize in cruise guests, Viet Excursion and Saigontourism,...

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Since its debut on Nguyen Tieu day in 2003, Vietnamese Poetry Day has become a national tradition in the early spring of each new year. The Vietnam Poetry Day in HCM City in 2009.This year’s Poetry Day will be a “grand festival” held nationwide by the Viet Nam Writers’ Association to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the...

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VietNamNet Bridge – It’s smaller cheaper houses that will sell well in 2010 according to property experts. They say that it will be a good time to sell the apartments priced at 15 million dong per square meter and lower, according to Chairman of the HCM City Real Estate Association Le Hoang Chau. Anticipating a high demand...

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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...

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Tet cake festival held in Nha Trang; Traffic accidents decrease during the Tet holiday; Director apprehended for embezzlement; Tourists in central provinces set to rise 15%  Tet cake festival held in Nha Trang The Yasaka Saigon Nha Trang Resort Hotel & Spa held its annual Tet Cake festival to welcome the Lunar New Year in Nha...

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VietNamNet Bridge – The World Bank released a report on January 15 concerning LPI of 155 economies, revealing that Vietnam ranked the 53rd again.  In early June 2009, Vietnamese export companies and shipping firms heard the good news that the Cai Mep deep water port complex in Ba Ria-Vung Tau was open.   Cai Mep opening...

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: Le Cong Danh (right) and his co-workers hang heavy objects on a quadrocopter to check its ability to handle weight during flight.VnnNews -  Le Cong Danh is unable to count the number of times he has woken up from dreams where he was flying in the sky like a bird. The dream continues to haunt him and has forced him to turn the illusion...

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Many activities will take place this Tet holiday in Hanoi and HCM City. At 5.30pm, February 14, Suoi Tien park will introduce “Snow White and Seven Dwarves” to raise fund for disadvantaged children. Hanoi: On the evening of February 13, there will have an incense offering rituals to King Ly Thai To, who chose Thang Long –...

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