Profiles

Air pollution alert
20/03/2011 12:00
VietNamNet Bridge – “Air pollution in Vietnam is getting serious in comparison with Southeast Asia and other Asian countries,” said Dang Van Loi, Deputy Director of the Agency for Pollution Control, under...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 10/3
10/03/2011 12:00
World acclaimed DJ to perform in Vietnam The six-time champion, DJ Craze, will give a night show in Hanoi on March 19. As an ambassador for the international DJ in...
Terrifying performance by Vietnamese artist
27/02/2011 12:00
After the controversial “Fly off” performance art show in 2010, Lai Thi Dieu Ha once again amazed and terrified the audience with her mortification performance on February 22 in Hanoi.
Culture Ministry to hold referendum on national flower, national costume
20/01/2011 12:00
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will collect people’s opinion about the national flower, national costume and national wine at the Spring Flower and Drink Festival 2011. The festival...
Students seek holiday jobs
06/01/2011 12:00
With the period before Tet usually seeing demand for temporary workers spike, job centres have their busiest time of the year, acting as intermediaries between mainly students and employers....
Vietnam should learn from China to develop: expert
05/01/2011 12:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has no other choice than to develop together with China. But what to do to develop next to China? First of all, it needs to learn the way of looking into the times of...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 1/1
01/01/2011 12:00
South Korea restores royal music instruments A set of Bien Chung (brass bells) and Bien Khanh (stone gongs)The National Institute of Traditional Art Performance of the South Korea...
When will Vietnam have modern industries?
13/12/2010 12:00
Why does Vietnam pursue the goal of becoming a country with modern industries, while it can develop using other advantages? The question was raised by Nguyen Duy Nghia, a reader of VietNamNet’s...
Happy birthday present for Ha Noi
10/12/2010 12:00
Spending for the 10-day celebration of Thang Long-Ha Noi’s 1,000th anniversary hit VND265 billion (US$13.25 million), VND85 billion ($4.25 million) less than the amount expected by...
Vietnam fails to buy Emperor Ham Nghi’s art piece
27/11/2010 12:00
Vietnam failed to buy DÃ©clin du jour (Sunset), a painting by exiled Vietnamese emperor Ham Nghi (1872-1943), at a Paris auction this week, the Center for Preservation of Hue Relics said Thursday. The...