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A collection of woodblocks printed with Buddhist Sutras was officially listed as world heritage by UNESCO on May 16. Vietnam’s collection of woodblocks was listed as world heritage The collection of valuable woodblocks was made in the early 14th century by monks at the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Giang. The [...]
It’s been hundreds of years since the Tasmanian devil last lived on the Australian mainland but, in the misty hills of Barrington Tops, a pioneering group is being bred for survival. A 14-month-old Tasmanian devil Rat-like in appearance but with a marsupial pouch and carnivorous jaws that can crack bone, Tasmanian devils are an enigmatic [...]
An 11-year-old girl in Ho Chi Minh City who reportedly sets things on fire by just being near them will be studied by an expert, a local university whose help her parents sought has said. Dr Nguyen Manh Hung, rector of Hong Bang University, told the family on Monday the school will send an expert [...]
Hanoi police Monday arrested a man who allegedly beat his 10-year-old daughter with canes, chains and electric wire. The girl, Dang Diem Quynh, was rushed to hospital with bleeding injuries and a bruised swollen face from a cane beating on May 12, the same day her father Dang Quoc Hoang, 38, was reported to the [...]
The Debt and Asset Trading Corporation (DATC), under the Ministry of Finance, has considered providing a maximum sum of VND250 billion (USD12 million) to handle the debt of beleaguered seafood company Bianfishco, its CEO Pham Quang Thanh told Tuoi Tre. Workers at Bianfishco Thanh said the debt-ridden company is expected to return to operations next [...]
Yesterday the angry protestors carried bags of soil and stones to the waste sewer outlet of the wastewater treatment plant, located in Long Thanh Industrial Park, in an attempt to seal it up, but their move was prevented by local authorities. Explaining their action, the protesters said they have received no compensation from the factory, [...]
Land disputes between land users and authorities in the past years are caused by unsatisfactory compensation that stemmed from outstanding land ownership issues, a senior expert said. Lawyer Le Duc Tiet, vice chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Advisory Council on Democracy and Laws made the comment in an interview with Tuoi Tre on April [...]
E-publication is growing rapidly in the world and it is forecasted to develop in Vietnam in the near future. This market, hence, needs to be legalized as soon as possible. “Ebook is becoming a trend and it will develop strongly in the future. Vietnamese publishers have to seek ways to catch up with this trend [...]
Talented workers of the Dai Vi carpentry village, in Hanoi’s neighboring province of Ha Bac, are traveling everywhere to build ancient-styled wood houses. Mr. Nguyen The Quang’s house. Being located not very long from the Tien Son Industrial Zone, the Dai Vi village has not been affected by urbanization much. The village still has pathways [...]
Pham Thu Phuong, a 21-year-old student from Hanoi Foreign Trade University, didn’t look like a battle-hardened veteran, but she was exhilarated by the thrill of the fight. “Our battle was really exciting, full of hunting, shooting and fleeing,” she said. For Phuong and her group of 10 warriors, paintball turned out to be the perfect [...]