VietNamNet Bridge - From last night, snow fell on a number of communes in Dong Van district, Ha Giang and Y Ty commune in Lao Cai, northern Vietnam. The best places for watching snow in Vietnam Lao Cai suffers huge damage by snow and hoarfrost Sa Pa snowfall damages farms, attracts tourists The temperature in these areas went down to 1 to 2 degrees Celsius and minus 1 degree Celsius in some places, such as Xin Cai, Thuong Phung, the center of Lung Pu commune and San To peak in Meo Vac town. This is the second time snow fell in this area. The first was in mid-December 2013. At the same time, snow also felt in Y Ty and Bat Xat of Lao Cai province, accompanied with rain. Today, temperatures in northern provinces begin falling. The lowest temperature measured at the northern weather stations such as Lang (Hanoi) dropped to 14 degrees C, 13 degrees C in Hai Duong, 12 degrees C in Cuc Phuong (Ninh Binh province), and near 6 degrees C in Tam Dao Mount (Vinh Phuc … [Read more...] about Heavy snowfall in Dong Van, ice in Sapa
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Social News Headlines 19/6
Shocking child drowning figures shake the nationSoutheast Asia. … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 19/6
Art & Entertainment Headlines January 22
Vietnamese director joins int'l theatre festival Popular theatre director Le Quy Duong is the only Vietnamese representative at the 6th Fujairah International Monodrama Festival being held in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates from January 20-28. Organised by the Fujairah Culture and Media Authority (FCMA), the festival will host more than 300 celebrities, theatre actors and performers from 43 countries and territories all over the world. The biennial event, which made its debut in Fujairah in 2003, welcomed guests at the opening ceremony with an operetta titled Pearl of the East, performed by the Sigma Dance Group at the Al Aqah beach on January 21. Nightly one-act performances started on January 21, and participants will join round-table discussions on different topics on theatre, such as one on What's Left of Theatre: New Realities, New Trends on January 25. Young local talents will also benefit from a workshop to be held by Polish artist Jolanta Juszkiewicz on Poor Theatre … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment Headlines January 22
SOCIETY IN BRIEF 12/8
Lawyers get first professional code The first code of professional ethics for Vietnamese lawyers was announced by the Viet Nam Bar Federation in Ha Noi yesterday, Aug 11. "The code will play a significant role in showing domestic lawyers how to behave professionally as well as orient their obligations and responsibilities to the people and society," federation vice chairman Do Ngoc Thinh said. The code, with six chapters and 27 rules, came out nearly two years after the federation was established, Thinh said. … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 12/8
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/7
Vietnam imports more autos from Japan, Germany Japan and Germany overtook other countries to become Vietnam's biggest exporters of completely build-up (CBU) autos of under nine seats in the January-June period. According to the General Department of Customs, 50,000 CBU autos worth US$1.21 billion were imported into Vietnam in the first six months, dropping 9.1% in volume and 19.3% in value compared to the same period last year. Particularly, the country imported 20,400 under-nine-seat cars worth US$375 million, 21,900 trucks worth US$458 million, and 7,600 other vehicles worth US$379 million in the six-month period. Japan took the lead with 3,700 units worth US$143 million in the first half, rising by 62% and 103.3% year-on-year, respectively. This was the first time in years Japan has emerged as Vietnam's biggest exporter of under-nine-seat autos as local firms previously imported more cars from India, Thailand, and South Korea. Japan was followed by Germany with 1,600 autos worth … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/7