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Weekend outdoor classical music concerts popular in Hanoi - VietNamNet Bridge

VietNamNet BridgeWeekend outdoor classical music concerts popular in HanoiVietNamNet BridgeVietNamNet Bridge – Since November 2011, classical music masterpieces have come closer to music lovers in weekend performances in front of the Music Publishing House office on Ly Thai To Street in Hanoi, every Saturday and Sunday.

Eastern promise in Vietnam and Cambodia - Evening Standard

Evening StandardEastern promise in Vietnam and CambodiaEvening StandardThe Bhaya, an elegant junk with 20 cabins, is sailing in Halong Bay, 100 miles east of Hanoi. It begs for Agatha Christie to set Monsieur Poirot a mystery on board. It is light, airy and comfortable but full of potential for a whodunit: a very ...Remembering VietnamFog City JournalECLECTIC RANT: Remembering VietnamBerkeley Daily Planetall 8 news articles »

Hanoi: 3 dead in 3 Tet days; 106 dead nationwide - Tuoitrenews

TuoitrenewsHanoi: 3 dead in 3 Tet days; 106 dead nationwideTuoitrenewsIn the first three days of the lunar New Year, Hanoi police caught and handled 1361 cases of traffic violation and issued fines totaling over VND445 million (US$22250), the Vietnamese version on TTXVN reported. Of which, traffic police caught 950 cases ...

McCain heads back to the Hanoi Hilton - Politico (blog)

Foreign Policy (blog)McCain heads back to the Hanoi HiltonPolitico (blog)A frequent visitor to the Hanoi Hilton, he was last there in 2009. The ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain will be joined by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (RN.H.) and Sen.John McCain visits the Hanoi HiltonForeign Policy (blog)US Urges Burma to Ensure Free By-ElectionsVoice of AmericaVietnam needs 'rights progress' for US weaponsAFPMoneycontrol.comall 47 news articles »

Hanoi Plays Hide the Dissident - Wall Street Journal

Thanh Nien DailyHanoi Plays Hide the DissidentWall Street JournalHanoi purports to want closer relations with Washington as a counterbalance to Beijing's rising assertiveness in the South China Sea. Washington says it wants Hanoi to improve its human-rights record. Which means both sides face a new test in dissident ...Vietnamese film helps change attitude to gaysAFPNo banking crisis in Vietnam, cbanker saysReutersVietnam Signals Cuts in Interest Rates as Asia's Fastest Inflation EasesBloomberganna.aero -Middle East North Africa Financial Networkall 60 news articles »

Banned books hot property in censored Vietnam - AFP

AFPBanned books hot property in censored VietnamAFPHANOI — From irreverent cartoons to "depraved" short stories, Vietnam's pop culture is attracting the attention of print censors who experts say are struggling to accept an increasingly brash literary scene. After years spent keeping political texts ...and more »

Vietnamese crewmen come home from New Zealand - Viet Nam News

TuoitrenewsVietnamese crewmen come home from New ZealandViet Nam NewsHA NOI – Sixteen Vietnamese crewmen, who escaped from the blazing fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2 of the Republic of Korea south of New Zealand on January 1, arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi this afternoon. They flew from Christchurch ...Antarctic ship blaze survivors return homeTuoitrenewsall 2 news articles »

MICHAEL MONROE Named 'Person Of The Year' In His Hometown - Jan. 27, 2012 - Blabbermouth.net

Blabbermouth.netMICHAEL MONROE Named 'Person Of The Year' In His Hometown - Jan. 27, 2012Blabbermouth.netFormer HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe has been named "Vuoden Turkulainen" ("Person Of The Year") in his hometown of Turku, Finland. He writes on his Facebook page, "A million thanks to everyone who voted for me!" Monroe relocated to Turku, ...

Hanoi to develop road flyovers to ease traffic congestion - SGGP

SGGPHanoi to develop road flyovers to ease traffic congestionSGGPHanoi is currently focused on developing a network of road flyovers across the city so as to ease the growing traffic congestion which is worsening day by day, what with an ever increasing population and a surge in the number of vehicles.

An American hero battles in NHC - ESPN

An American hero battles in NHCESPNHe was sent to the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," a prisoner of war camp where he spent six years, nearly three of them in solitary confinement. "There was never a really dull moment there," he wrote of his confinement. "It was really hours of fearful ...and more »

Hanoi gets set for new working hours

Hanoi on Tuesday adjusted the working hours of educational institutions in the capital city, before the new hours that aim to reduce traffic congestion becomes operative citywide in February.

City of Hanoi Selects Echelon and ElcomTek to Deploy Vietnam's First Smart City Street Light Control System

SAN JOSE, Calif. , Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON - News) and Elcom Technologies Corporation (ElcomTek), a leading systems integrator in Vietnam , today announced they will deploy ...

Photo exhibition presents Hanoi of yore

The on-going exhibition "Typical images of Hanoi from 1873 to 1945" offers insights to the transformation of Hanoi from an Eastern city to one that absorbed many Western influences.

South Korean Investors Score Highly In Vietnamese Market

HANOI, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- Ranked first among countries and territories investing in Vietnam, the Republic of Korea (RoK) has also gained the confidence of Vietnamese market over the two past decades thanks to its leading brand names of Daewoo, Huyndai, LG, Samsung, with more than 3,000 valid projects worth US$23.65 billion.

At US panel, woman accuses Vietnam on trafficking

A Vietnamese woman on Tuesday accused the Hanoi government and US companies of supporting human trafficking, telling a Congressional hearing chaired by US Representative Chris Smith that she was assaulted and worked as a virtual slave in Jordan.

Asian artists to present jazz music in Hanoi, HCMC

The Japan Foundation in Vietnam, in cooperation with Yamaha Motor Vietnam and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, will host two jazz concerts featuring “Unit Asia” on Feb 3 and 5 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City respectively.

Hanoi wants to hasten resettlement housing project

There are now nearly 1,260 apartments available in the city's housing fund for resettlement. -Vietnam News/ANN

Banned books hot property in censored Vietnam

HANOI (AFP) - From irreverent cartoons to "depraved" short stories, Vietnam's pop culture is attracting the attention of print censors who experts say are struggling to accept an increasingly brash literary scene.

Hanoi hospital hands baby to wrong mother

Hanoi Ob-Gyn Hospital on Saturday gave the wrong baby to a mother several hours after her delivery.

Hanoi to change working hours starting in February

Hanoi authorities have decided to adjust official working hours to reduce traffic jams; the modification will take effect February 1.