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Last Updated: 17h29, 12 March, 2010
Global post-crisis awareness discussed in Hanoi

The Hanoitimes - The World Bank (WB) and the Republic of Korea ’s Development Institute (KDI) jointly held a workshop in Hanoi o­n March 10 to share views o­n economics in the post-crisis period and the competitiveness of exports.

AIPA conference discusses post-crisis opportunities (15h34, 11 March, 2010)
Still more to be done on VN gender equality, says UN official (10h07, 11 March, 2010)

SPECIAL REPORTS

Spring festival Thăng Long-Ha Noi opens

Festival to honour heroic Trung Sisters opens

State President attends 1,000-year-old ploughing festival

Local industries spin-off component producers

Vietnam Airlines to open Hanoi-Rangoon route

Huong Pagoda Festival opens

Hanoi marks end of first Tet week with religious, cultural fests

Thang Long -Ha Noi

NEWS

35th anniversary of Buon Ma Thuot victory celebrated (15h30, 11 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes The 35th anniversary of Buon Ma Thuot city was celebrated in the central highland province of Dak Lak o­n March 10 in the presence of State President Nguyen Minh Triet, representatives from various ministries and sectors, heroic mothers, and heroes of the armed forces together with local people.

Tet in the eyes of foreigners (19h43, 18 February, 2010)
Overseas Vietnamese welcome Lunar New Year (19h37, 18 February, 2010)

MY HANOI

Hanoi Craft Week 2010 held to honour thousand years of cultures (17h24, 10 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes - The Hanoi Craft Week 2010, entitled “A thousand years of quintessence” is taking place at the Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi with the participation of 500 craft villages.

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?
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State-owned corps asked to lead economic development (15h41, 11 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes State-owned businesses need to contribute more to stabilising the macro-economy, maintaining growth and curbing inflation to achieve this year’s growth target of 6.5 percent, said a government leader.

New foreign-funded projects okayed (18h15, 09 June, 2009)
PM Dung calls for more RoK investments (10h03, 01 June, 2009)
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Hanoi real estate projects “burst open” (15h44, 11 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes Hanoi’s real estate market has awakened after two months of hibernation by the news that the capital city will have five satellite urban areas. Additionally, the demise of gold trading floors has brought more capital to the real estate market.

Vietnam Airlines operates 350 flights daily for Tet (19h41, 18 February, 2010)
Vietnam Airlines to attend 30 int'l tourism fairs (19h33, 18 February, 2010)
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236.8 mln USD for upgrading and building schools (10h10, 11 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes -  The government has decided to spend 4,500 billion VND (236.8 million USD) o­n a project to upgrade and build schools in the country this year, according to a report prepared by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

Nhan Dan newspaper celebrates 59th anniversary (17h35, 10 March, 2010)
Ministry promises sufficient supplies of essential goods for Tet (19h38, 18 February, 2010)
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The world’s largest grotto draws foreign reporters (15h33, 11 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes Many TV channels and magazines from the UK, the USA, Japan and Canada are arriving in Quang Binh to survey and shoot documentaries about Son Doong, the world’s biggest cave, as well as the biodiversity of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, a world natural heritage site.

UK cruise ship brings 800 tourists to Vietnam (19h31, 18 February, 2010)
Overseas visitors enjoy free visas (21h54, 17 May, 2009)
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Tertiary education management renewal campaign launched (17h11, 09 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan has launched a campaign to reform tertiary education management for the 2010-2012 period, paving the way for changes in improving training quality in the higher education level.

School’s admissions halved after quality, enrollment violations (15h47, 25 May, 2009)
Localities response to voluntary blood donation day (21h42, 13 April, 2009)
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Laptop production plant back on track (17h49, 09 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes - Taiwan-based Compal Electronics, the world's second-largest maker of notebook computers, has equipped its new manufacturing facility in Vinh Phuc Province in preparation for a production launch in the second half of this year, according to representatives of the province's industrial zones management board.

Asia-Pacific Wireless Forum in Vietnam (13h07, 05 April, 2009)
Vietnam’s int’l phone calls double in 2008 (22h03, 15 February, 2009)
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Photographers capture Ha Noi (17h37, 10 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes A new exhibition at The Bui Gallery in downtown Ha Noi has gathered four photographers, all with vastly different views and subjects from the capital, to showcase the underlying mysteries of the city.

New York Philharmonic to come to Hanoi in September (18h42, 09 June, 2009)
Miss World arrives on charity mission (08h23, 01 June, 2009)
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Thang Long Royal Citadel vestige complex opened for public visitors (09h56, 10 March, 2010)

The Hanoitimes - Under the decision of Permanent Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung, the Thang Long Royal Citadel vestige complex will receive visitors o­n the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long–Ha Noi.  

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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