Craft villages still cannot attract tourists
Some articles have exaggerated when reporting that craft village tourism is now in “death throes”, but in fact many villages are in misfortune.
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Turtle conservation project needs funds
A project to save the rare Vietnamese pond turtle in Quang Ngai Province has yet to get off the ground due to lacks of funds.
Only one third of SMEs able to get bank loans
Just one third of Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises can get loans from banks, a survey says.
More than 1,100 rapes daily in DRCongo: study
More than 1,100 women are raped every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Robocon Vietnam finds candidate to Asia-Pacific contest
Thirty-two robot teams from institutions across Vietnam will fight to get a ticket to Asia-Pacific Robot Contest.
US, China laud deal on economic ties
The United States and China inked a broad economic framework Tuesday.
World's largest cave revealed by 3D film crew
A team of seven Japanese film makers started work on a 3D documentary on the world's largest cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
Google unveils online music service
Google began letting people store music collections in virtual online libraries in a challenge to Apple and Amazon.
Promoting traffic safety in Hanoi
Vietnam aims to increase the number of children wearing helmets to 80 percent in the next three years.
Microsoft mulling Skype buy: Wall Street Journal
US software giant Microsoft is near to clinching a deal to buy Internet telephony pioneer Skype for USD7-8 billion.
US ballroom dance group tours
The highly acclaimed Ballroom Dance company from the US’s Brigham Young University will make its first appearance in Vietnam on May 13.
Scaling down business to survive
When the local real estate market boomed and then peaked in 2007, it saw the birth of a series of real estate trading floors.
Parents prefer private schools to state-owned ones
Private schools have become more attractive than state owned schools in the eyes of high income parents.
Construction begins on Vietnam’s largest private hospital
Vietnamese firms started building a USD95 million private hospital in Hanoi on May 10, the biggest of its kind in the country.
Investment in agriculture to be reduced
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to adjust the allocation of public investment into the agriculture sector.
Free surgery for central children with oral deformities
Nearly 100 children with harelip and cleft palate in central provinces are being provided with free check-ups and operations from May 9-13.
Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant to halt operations
The operator of Japan's ageing Hamaoka nuclear plant said Monday it would temporarily shut down its last two running reactors.
Quebec unveils USD80 bln plan for undeveloped north
Quebec unveiled an USD80-billion plan to rev up forestry and mining development over the next 25 years in its vast northern region.
NATO bombs rock Tripoli, Libya rebels advance
A NATO bombing blitz rocked Tripoli Tuesday while rebels in besieged Misrata said they are pushing back Moamer Kadhafi's forces.
Historic sites recognised
The Truong Luy architectural relic was officially recognised as a national heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
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