Two tonnes of suspected elephant tusks found at Sai Gon port Two tonnes of goods suspected to be elephant tusks were discovered recently at Sai Gon Port by the Customs Office at the port and t he Police Department for Smuggling Prevention C74 under the Ministry of Public Security. According to the port's Customs Office, checks on a batch of wood imported from Mozambique revealed 12 hollow logs containing 569 chunks suspected to be elephant tusks, weighing a total 2,052kg. All the suspicious goods were sent to the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for identification.Work starts on new national exhibition and fair centre The construction of a new national exhibition and fair centre began in Hanoi's Dong Anh district on October 8. The centre, which replaces the Giang Vo exhibition and fair centre in the downtown district of Ba Dinh, is expected to be the largest of its kind in Asia. Covering over 90ha in Co Loa, Mai … [Read more...] about Social News 10/10
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Stories about time
by Di Li The First Story He was a third year student and she was a freshman. They were both born in May, under Gemini, two years apart. One Saturday afternoon he rode his bicycle to her school. He stood outside her room with one hand clutching the handle bar of his brand new blue bicycle and the other hand plunged deep in his trouser pocket. She ran towards him in great delight. "You just bought it, didn't you?" "Yes! Now I want to treat my future actress to dinner." He was very proud as he rode her to downtown. All eyes were on her, a beautiful flower sitting behind him. He was in high spirits. "We'll eat to our heart's content today, won't we? I've got a lot of money today because I just got a job tutoring a little boy." When they arrived at the market, they talked very glibly about their school, about her friends, and particularly about the boy who had tried to push a mobile phone into her hand. It had made her so confused that she had gone to his class to give it back to him. In … [Read more...] about Stories about time
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/5
Vietnam, Japan cooperate for high-yield cassava Vietnamese and Japanese scientists have agreed to study genetically modified cassava to produce a high-yield variety, helping reduce soil erosion or depletion in cassava-growing areas. A document to this effect was signed in the Japanese city of Yokohama on May 22 between representatives of the Japan Institute of Physical and Chemical Research and the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Genetics. Addressing the signing ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said that he hopes the project will be a success to pave the way for future agricultural cooperation between the countries. In the coming time, a joint laboratory will be set up in Vietnam to facilitate both countries' scientists to strengthen cooperation in research.- First int'l sea-tourism fair attracts foreign businesses Eighty foreign businesses will attend the first international thematic fair on sea and island tourism in Vietnam, slated for early June in the … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/5