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  • Polish prodigyto perform in Ha Noi

    Polish prodigyto perform in Ha Noi HA NOI (VNS)- A night of Chopin will be performed by pianist Krystian Tkaczewski at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM), 77 Hao Nam Street, Ha Noi, on Thursday. The concert is being co-organised by VNAM and the Polish embassy to Ha Noi, bringing one of the most talented Polish pianists to local audiences. Born in 1980 in Tarnow, Poland, ...

  • Exhibition in Paris celebrates wonders of Ha Noi

    Exhibition in Paris celebrates wonders of Ha Noi PARIS (VNS)- The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris is hosting its first ever painting and sculpture exhibition honouring the ancient beauty of Ha Noi. The exhibited works have been created by artists from Viet Nam, France and Brazil and invite Vietnamese and foreign visitors to rediscover the city and the legend of its Hoan Kiem (Sword) ...

  • Vietnamese weightlifters to take part in Asian event

    Vietnamese weightlifters to take part in Asian event HA NOI (VNS)- Seven-member weightlifting team left for Kazakhstan today to partake in the Asian Weightlifting Championships on June 20-26. "The event will give Vietnamese young athletes a chance to hone their skills for the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar later this year and 17th Asian Games next year so we don't spin medal ...

  • S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal

    S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal SEOUL - South Korea formally opened bidding on Tuesday on a US$7.3 billion deal to provide 60 advanced fighter planes, with three aviation giants vying for what is the Asian nation's largest defence contract to date. US companies Boeing and Lockheed Martin and the European aerospace consortium EADS are in the running, and all have ...

  • Vietnam Says Asset Company Will Start Operations in Mid-July

    asset management company in mid-July to clean up nearly $5 billion of bad debt at lenders and accelerate the country's banking restructuring process. "Banks must do two parallel duties: resolve bad debts and prevent existing loans from becoming bad ones," according to a statement on the government's website, citing central bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh at the mid-year ...

Movie Review

Wild Wild West

Barry Sonnenfeld's "Wild Wild West" is a giant, bombastic flop of a movie. It's a $100-million science fiction-Western-comedy-action hybrid with elaborate special effects and big name stars that never manages to balance itself, let alone gain momentum. It just sort of chugs along on good intentions and the hope that some of its tedious jokes might land with something other than a thud. ...

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  • Vietnams land law under spotlight

    Ha Noi (Viet Nam News/ANN) - National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed the many issues surrounding the land acquisition process in Vietnam, as proposed amendments to the country's Land Law came under the spotlight. In the build up to the debate, nearly 7 million individuals and organisations had their say on the issue. Given the fact that a majority of land-related complaints and ...

  • TienPhong raises charter capital

    TienPhong raises charter capital HA NOI (VNS)-- TienPhong Bank has raised its charter capital from VND3 trillion (US$142.9 million) to VND5.55 trillion ($264.3 million). The bank recently received permission from the central bank to trade Government and corporate bonds on the domestic market. Last month it signed an agreement with the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) ...

  • New insurance firm opens doors

    New insurance firm opens doors HCM CITY (VNS)-- The PVI Sun Life Company has become the latest life insurance company to do business in Viet Nam, launching its operation and sales on Sunday in HCM City. The company, which received its licence in January, has a charter capital of VND1 trillion (US$48 million) 51 per cent of which is accounted for by local firm PVI Holdings; and the remaining ...

  • Nippon Paint factory building begins

    Nippon Paint factory building begins VINH PHUC (VNS)-- Nippon Paint yesterday began construction of its new factory that will produce industrial paint for automobiles and motorcycles, heavy duty coatings, decorative paint, marine coatings and resin in northern Vinh Phuc province. Covering a 60,000 square metre area in Vinh Phuc's Ba Thien II Industrial Zone, the plant has registered ...

  • BKAV offers early warning system against cyber attack

    BKAV offers early warning system against cyber attack HCM CITY (VNS)-- The Bach Khoa Anti-virus Centre has promised to help companies and other organisations combat cyber attacks by providing them early warning systems. Its Network Inspector will look for signs of an attack and warn administrators through text messages or email. "In fact, online attacks are happening quietly around the ...

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