Moderate offshore earthquake hits southern coast

 Hanoi unveils electric coach tours of old quarter

VNA

Electric coaches will offer tourists an environmentally-friendly way to explore Hanoi’s millennium-old old quarter, home to 36 streets named after guilds

 Air France to revive direct Paris-HCMC service

The Saigon Times Daily

Air France will revive its direct Paris-Ho Chi Minh City service in November under a code-share agreement with Vietnam Airlines.

 2 bridges being built to end ropeway river crossing

Tuoi Tre

Construction of two lightweight iron suspension bridges began this week over the Poko River in the Central Highlands province of Kontum and will be finished in September.

 Delayed thermal plants blamed for power shortage

Tuoi Tre

Prolonged and frequent power outages this summer have sparked outrage among domestic and commercial users in Vietnam. Nguyen Manh Hien, former director of the Vietnam Institute of Energy, tells Tuoi Tre about the likely reasons for the power shortage.

From humble roadside eats to province’s treats

People traveling between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau City stop by a roadside stall in Dong Nai Province for a taste of the mouthwatering cakes known as dumpling 69

Photographer focuses on traditional puppetry

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hong Nga will hold a three-day exhibition of her photographer featuring traditional water puppetry in HCM City starting today, Nov 2.

Vietnam’s bio-diversity suffering from pollution

Vietnam’s bio-diversity is at an extremely high risk as a result of environmental pollution which is threatening the ecosystem.

The information was given by Hoang Minh Dao, Head of the General Department of Environment’s Pollution Control Department, at a seminar held recently in Hanoi.

Vietnam Supermodel 2010 winner to join World Supermodel

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allowed Ngoc Thach, who has just won the Gold Cup at the Vietnam Supermodel competition 2010, to represent Vietnam at the 2010 World Supermodel competition in China.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/11

Industrial parks seek investors

With Ben Tre Province's two key industrial parks (IPs) almost fully occupied, the Mekong Delta province has called for investment in infrastructure at five other parks to meet the demand for industrial land.