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March Madness, Saigon style

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 01:02:12 GMT

The infectious play of the Saigon Heat has given Ho Chi Minh City basketball fever

Mekong Delta basketball player dies on court

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:58:35 GMT

Basketball player Diep Phuoc Loc of the Soc Trang Team collapsed on the bench and died during a Mekong Delta Basketball Competition match on Sunday. He was 28.

Cash is better than food stamps in helping poor

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:54:18 GMT

Newt Gingrich has been castigated for referring to President Barack Obama as the “best food-stamp president in American history.” I, too, dislike the former House speaker’s inflammatory phrasing.

HCMC university president awarded France’s order of merit

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:47:59 GMT

Hoa Sen University president Bui Tran Phuong was named a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite (National Order of Merit) of France at the French Consulate in HCMC on Friday, reported Tuoi Tre newspaper.

Gourmet month returns to central Vietnam resort

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:44:03 GMT

Evason Ana Mandara in Nha Trang, a five-star property of the famous Six Senses Resorts and Spas, will start its third annual “Month of Gastronomy” on April 5.

Six Senses wins honor, announces new spa service in central Vietnam

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:39:25 GMT

Evason Ana Mandara, a Six Senses property in the central Vietnamese province of Khanh Hoa, has been honored as the country’s highest-ranked hotel and resort for the fourth consecutive year.

Hue ups ticket prices for visiting monuments and relics

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:33:02 GMT

Starting April 16, admission tickets to the royal citadel and other monuments in the central city of Hue will cost almost twice as much as the current prices, a Vnexpress newswire report last week said.

Hue Royal Citadel offer oriental medical services

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:31:49 GMT

Several traditional Eastern style medical services became available to tourists visiting Binh An Duong, one of relics within the Hue Ancient Imperial Citadel on March 20.

Homeless home

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:23:50 GMT

Hospital 09 in Hanoi is filled with patients, but lacks the large crowds of family caretakers and visitors that usually fill the halls of Vietnamese hospitals.

Girl with werewolf syndrome symptoms diagnosed with congenital pigmented birthmark

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:21:35 GMT

A four-year-old girl with symptoms similar to those of the werewolf syndrome has been diagnosed with congenital melanocytic nevus - a pigmented birthmark found in infants at birth.

Vietnam offers new, simple spinal cord herniation operation

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:20:01 GMT

The Vietnam-Germany Hospital in Hanoi has successfully performed a surgery for intervertebral disk hernia through the skin that causes less trauma for other parts of the body.

Ivory Coast female band to rock Hanoi, Hue

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:18:31 GMT

Artist Manou Gallo and her female rock band from Belgium will make their Vietnam debut at Hanoi’s Youth Theater on April 5 before performing at the Hue Festival 2012 a few days later.

Spanish puppeteers to tour northern Vietnam

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:17:06 GMT

Two Spanish puppeteers of the Madrid-based puppetry troupe Tiretes con Cabeza will tour Hanoi and two northern mountainous provinces in early April to celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Spain.

Thai funk DJ returns to Hanoi

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:16:01 GMT

Thai funk artist Maft Sai of Bangkok-based Zudrangma Records will return to Hanoi with his "Isaan Dancehall" night at the ATK bar on April 7.

Business optimism declines in Vietnam despite global uplift

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:10:33 GMT

Business optimism in Vietnam fell dramatically in the first quarter even as improving optimism in major economies offers hope for global recovery, according to accounting and advisory firm Grant Thornton.

Vietnam’s trade ministry seeks to suspend tax on plastic bags

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:08:07 GMT

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for suspension of a new environmental tax on plastic bags, saying the plastic industry is struggling with low sales due to higher prices.

Vietnam’s first alumina plant may not deliver on initial economic promise, official admits

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:07:04 GMT

Vietnam’s state coal and mineral group Vinacomin has admitted that it has not conducted a reassessment of economic benefits for the country’s first alumina plant, which is scheduled for a test run this June.

Central Vietnam hub plans to have people compete for govt positions

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:04:15 GMT

Authorities in the central city of Da Nang are planning to let people working outside the state-owned sector apply for city government positions through regular competition.

Vietnam opposes Chinese boat racing off Hoang Sa islands

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:03:29 GMT

Vietnam’s foreign ministry spokesman Friday condemned China’s recent hosting of boat races to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands as a critical violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty, VnExpress reported.

Japan pledges $1.64 billion in ODA loans for Vietnam

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:01:33 GMT

Vietnam and Japan Friday signed an exchange of notes concerning the official development assistance (ODA) worth 136.45 billion yen (US$1.64 billion) that Japan has pledged to eight different projects in Vietnam.