In Depth

Hanoi to have one more 4D cinema
October 13, 2011 17:07 pm The National Cinema Centre will put into operation a four dimension (4D) project room later this month.This is the second 4D cinema in Hanoi. Last October, the first 4D projection room opened at the Kim Dong Cinema.The new 4D facility is built by an American firm, at the cost of VND38 billion (USD1.9 million). The American partner handed over the facility to the National Cinema Center on October 10. However, the projection room will begin serving the audience in late October, after being tested.Nguyen Danh Duong, director of the National Cinema Center, said that the new facility will offer audiences a unique cinematic experience with its large screen of around 50 square metres, special light…
Polluted northern beach reaches crisis point
June 10, 2011 20:50 pm The beach at Giao Long Commune, in northern Nam Dinh Province, is a polluted stretch of coastline, strewn with rubbish.A local fisherman from Giao Long, Giao Thuy District said debris from rivers and canals in the surrounding area had been deposited on the shore, posing a terrible threat to the health of local people.Despite the mounting waste, the commune had yet to take any action, the fisherman noted.If no drastic measures are taken the pollution may take a horrific toll on the local farming industry.Photos taken at Giao Long in early June:
Hazardous quarries remain major safety headache
>> Sixteen dead in Vietnam rockslide>> Investigation launched into Len Co quarry rockslideUnsafe quarries remain a major health and safety threat, with two more people killed in a recent accident.
June 10, 2011 06:07 am
Power lights up lives of remote villagers
The sight of electricity pylons might not be everyone's idea of a perfect view, but when you've never had power... well it's a different matter.
June 09, 2011 18:22 pm
New museum quickly aging
Having been in operation for less than one year, Vietnam’s most "modern" museum already is showing its cracks.Part of the museum was once flooded“An additional VND760 billion (USD36.71 million) is desperately needed for upgrades on
June 08, 2011 12:34 pm
Kids develop foul mouthed attitudes
With economic development comes social change, but often with any positive comes a negative, and teenagers are exploiting their increased individualism through using swearwords to make an impression.Teenagers are revelling in the belief that the
June 07, 2011 10:22 am
Danang under scanner for selling land dirt cheap
The Danang people’s committee has allegedly sold many prime pieces of land to certain companies at throwaway prices.
June 07, 2011 04:07 am
Sleazy spaces under HCM City’s bridges
The space under bridges in Ho Chi Minh City have become mobile markets, the home to homeless people, warehouses, public toilets and even the sites where drug addicts shoot heroin.Vo Van Kiet avenue is the
June 06, 2011 10:07 am
Digging the dirt on counterfeit coffee production
>> “Coffee” in Vietnam only 10% coffeeFollowing recent revelations about the use of toxic chemicals and flavouring agents in domestic coffee production, DTiNews reporters carried out an investigation into the counterfeit coffee industry.
June 03, 2011 05:34 am
Seven year campaign frees death-sentence inmate
Seven year campaign frees death-sentence inmate Duong Ba Tuan, a local of Binh Phuoc Province, spent seven years campaigning against the imprisonment of one of his hired workers Le Ba Mai, who was twice sentenced
June 03, 2011 02:22 am
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