HCM City to have first subway in 2015

Contractors are now being selected for HCM City’s first metro line, a 19.7 kilometer line from the Ben Thanh Market east to Suoi Tien. Construction will start in early 2011, after years of planning.

Miss Vietnam rules turn more strict

New regulations for Miss Vietnam 2010 will be stricter than ever to make sure that only academically qualified contestants enter the competition, according to organizers.

The great spring victory of 1975 celebrated nationwide

Many provinces and cities all over the country have held meetings to mark the 35th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Re-unification (April 30).

Fireworks display on National Re-unification Day

On April 30th, thousands of people rushed out West lake, Hanoi to view gorgeous fireworks display to mark 35th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Re-unification Day.

“Love market” in Ky Anh

Today Ky Anh, a mountainous district in Ha Tinh province, becomes a “love market”. Call girls come to Voi town (Ky Anh, Ha Tinh) “to work” in stead of doing job prostitution in big city- almost nowhere for them.

Four in northern Vietnam infected with pig bacterium

Four patients have contracted a bacterium called Streptococcus suis because they have eaten underdone diseased pigs, said a health official on April 28.

Sunrise silhouettes

These unique and impressive photographs capture the eyes upon first glance. They are known as "contre-jour" images in the photography world. The effect comes from pointing the camera towards the source of light, similar to backlighting.