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Last Updated: 16h46, 02 July, 2009
Sacred turtle will be safe in any lake clean-up

The Hanoi Times - Hoan Kiem Lake , an important symbol of Hanoi , might be restored for the first time using a low-impact environmental German technology pending approval from the municipal People’s Committee.

New law governs high technology (18h16, 01 July, 2009)
New policies take effect on July 1 (09h32, 01 July, 2009)

SPECIAL REPORTS

Party elite meets on socio-economic strategy

Hanoi chairman visits Polish province

VND48 billion for preserving the Temple of Literature

VND48 billion for preserving the Temple of Literature

BBC airs TV commercial to promote Vietnam tourism

Property rules eased for overseas Vietnamese

Vietnam Circus Federation performs in Paris

Thang Long -Ha Noi

NEWS

Folk festival attracts tourists and locals alike (17h28, 02 July, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - As many as 31 troupes of performers and artists from 24 ethnic minority groups in Phu Yen flocked to a festival of culture, sports and tourism o­n June 30 to prepare for the National Tourism Year that the central province will host in 2011.

Guidelines agreed for financing of local costs in development cooperation in Vietnam (18h28, 09 June, 2009)
17th IADL Congress in Hanoi (18h01, 09 June, 2009)

MY HANOI

VND48 billion for preserving the Temple of Literature (20h35, 22 June, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - Dang Kim Ngoc, director of Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Culture and Science Centre, talks about the Literature Temple preservation and upgrading project, which is estimated to cost VND48 billion (US$2,699,000).

Hanoi introduces its encyclopedic books (08h19, 17 June, 2009)
Online contest on Ha Noi for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese launched (08h16, 17 June, 2009)
Why invest in Hanoi?
l INVESTMENT l

Property rules eased for overseas Vietnamese (20h26, 22 June, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - More overseas Vietnamese will be able to buy homes in Vietnam from September, under a new law passed by the National Assembly .

New foreign-funded projects okayed (18h15, 09 June, 2009)
PM Dung calls for more RoK investments (10h03, 01 June, 2009)
l ECONOMY l

Mobile providers cut prices (18h42, 01 July, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - Viet Nam had 101.7 million telephone subscribers by the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

PetroVietnam gets government green light for gas price hike (08h40, 19 May, 2009)
Rice exports hit record high in first four months (08h15, 19 May, 2009)
l SOCIAL AFFAIRS l

Checks reveal ferry bases lack permits (20h18, 22 June, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - A check by Ha Noi waterway police found that 24 out of 43 ferry terminals did not have work permits, and another two were using out-of-date permits, said police manager Khuat Duy Kieu.

UUN agencies to lend Vietnam a hand with census (23h00, 02 April, 2009)
Twenty more bottled water producers suspended (22h52, 02 April, 2009)
l TRAVEL l

Gia Lai to host first int’t gong festival in Nov. (10h33, 30 June, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - The first International Gong Festival will be organized in the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai o­n November 8-11, with the participation of about 30 domestic and regional gong troupes.

Overseas visitors enjoy free visas (21h54, 17 May, 2009)
Costa Classica cruise ship visits Ha Long for the first time (22h19, 13 April, 2009)
l HEALTH - EDUCATION l

First made-in-Vietnam measles vaccine put in circulation (17h42, 02 July, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - The first doses of a measles vaccine produced domestically by the Centre for Research and Production of Vaccine and Bio-medical Products (POLYVAC) have been put in circulation under license by the Health Ministry.

School’s admissions halved after quality, enrollment violations (15h47, 25 May, 2009)
Localities response to voluntary blood donation day (21h42, 13 April, 2009)
l SCIENCE & TECH l

Half of city populations need to use public transport (15h32, 22 June, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - A transport strategy to enable a sustainable environment by 2020 calls o­n half of the population of major cities to use public transport by the end of the next decade.

Asia-Pacific Wireless Forum in Vietnam (13h07, 05 April, 2009)
Vietnam’s int’l phone calls double in 2008 (22h03, 15 February, 2009)
l ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT l

Highly-regarded sculptor to present Alexandre de Rhodes statue to Hanoi (18h51, 01 July, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - Sculptor Pham Van Hang from HCM City has expressed his wish to present a statue of French linguist Alexandre de Rhodes to Hanoi o­n the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the capital city.

New York Philharmonic to come to Hanoi in September (18h42, 09 June, 2009)
Miss World arrives on charity mission (08h23, 01 June, 2009)
l COMMENT & ANALYSIS l

2-in-1 exam in 2010: ministry ready, public not (16h52, 29 June, 2009)

The Hanoi Times - Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien o­n June 25 said that the two separate exams, the high school final exam and university entrance exam, will still be organised in 2010. He said that the 2-in-1 exam scheme still needs more preparation and acceptance from the public.

Plan for the first economic corridor development approved (11h41, 11 August, 2008)
Are Vietnamese enterprises strong enough? (17h13, 31 July, 2008)
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Loc vung trees on the bank of Hoan Kiem Lake have turned yellow and the leaves have fallen - VNE


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