Work to start earlier on Nguyen Hue Flower Street Work will begin on Nguyen Hue Flower Street next Thursday, five days earlier than scheduled, as the project will cover the entire pedestrian square on Nguyen Hue Boulevard, which is far larger than in previous years. The 720-meter-long street of Nguyen Hue running from the Ho Chi Minh Statue in front of City Hall to Ton Duc Thang Street by the Saigon River will be developed into a must-see venue for Tet (Lunar New Year) revelers. The flower street will be opened to public viewing from February 5, the 27th of the 12th lunar month, and last until February 12 (the 5th of the first lunar month). According to the Saigontourist Holding Company (Saigontourist), construction firms needed 11 days to build the flower street last year but 16 days this year. The theme of the flower street this year is "HCMC: Peace, Integration and Development." According to Saigontourist, the previous event used 120,000-130,000 flower pots for decoration … [Read more...] about Entertainment News 14/1
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Social News 17/10
Hanoi youth shake it on the streets for love Several hundreds of Hanoi's young people took part in "Dance for love", which was held around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on October 16, to honour love, freedom and gender equality on the occasion of the upcoming Vietnamese Women's Day. Six teams of Vietnamese youth danced and sang on Dinh Tien Hoang walking street, informing passers-by about gender equality and freedom of choice. Attracted by the joyful dance and songs, many local inhabitants and tourists joined the teams by singing and dancing with them. "Vietnamese Women's Day on October 20 or the International Women' Day on March 8 shouldn't be only the occasion to honour women. But I think that they are an occasion to honour love, respect and mutual support between family members, friends and lovers. Let's make this day meaningful for both women and men," said Vu Phuong Thao, Deputy Director of the Institute for Studies of Society, Economics and Environment (iSEE), the organising … [Read more...] about Social News 17/10
Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted ‘spectacular show’
A Somali-born teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he didn't mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement official and court documents. He never got the chance. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested Friday in downtown Portland after using a cell phone to try to detonate what he thought were explosives in a van, prosecutors said. It turned out to be a dummy bomb put together by FBI agents, and authorities said the public was never in danger. The case is the latest in a string of alleged terrorist planning by U.S. citizens or residents, including a Times Square plot in which a Pakistan-born man pleaded guilty earlier this year to trying to set off a car bomb at a busy street corner. In the Portland plot, Mohamud believed he was receiving help from a larger ring of jihadists as he communicated with undercover agents, but a law enforcement official who wasn't authorized to discuss … [Read more...] about Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted ‘spectacular show’
BP pushes on with ‘top kill’ as true slick size emerges
BP pressed on Friday with a risky bid to plug a ruptured oil well it said was going as planned, while new data showed the Gulf of Mexico spill is the worst in US history. Oil floats ashore at the Grand Isle East State Park on Grand Isle, Louisiana. … [Read more...] about BP pushes on with ‘top kill’ as true slick size emerges
Tsunami slams Japan after record earthquake, killing hundreds
Japan was struck by its strongest earthquake on record, an 8.9-magnitude temblor that shook buildings across Tokyo and unleashed a seven-meter-high tsunami that killed hundreds as it engulfed towns on the northern coast. A tsunami wave engulfs a residential area after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on March 11 … [Read more...] about Tsunami slams Japan after record earthquake, killing hundreds