As the lunar New Year 2012 came one month earlier, wild peach trees in Moc Chau district, in the northern mountain province of Son La turn out to blossom lately. Wild peach flowers cover roofs, hills along the road to the Northwestern region, attracting thousands of visitors.

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In order to practice English and have money to fund their studies, a lot of university students now work as domestic helpers.

Students preferable

It seems that university students have more advantages than other people in the competition to obtain the job as domestic help. High income earners like students because they have knowledge and can work more effectively than old people. Thanh, an office worker who lives in Thanh Xuan district noted that students

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VietNamNet’s Huynh Phan talked with former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan about Vietnam’s foreign affairs in 2011, the year with remarkable events in foreign relations.

Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Hua Jintao.

Vu Khoan is the senior diplomat who participated in the process of normalization and development of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China, Vietnam and the US and Vietnam and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations, which are also the major contents in this talk.

More importantly, he is among several retired high-ranking officials who are still very interested in the development of the present situation and offer their successors significant clues for policy... [Read More]

The US was Vietnam’s enemy in the past. Today, though there is difference between the two sides but the US is still Vietnam’s partner, said Vu Khoan.

President Truong Tan Sang and his wife with US President Obama and his wife.

What do you think about the US’ involvement in this region? For example, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton was present at the East Asia Summit 2010 in Hanoi, but President Barrack Obama participated in the East Asia Summit 2011 in Indonesia and made strong statements about the role and the involvement of the US in ensuring regional security.

The US’ involvement in the Asia-Pacific region is not new. However, the position of this region emerged in late 20th century and it is more outstanding at present. Read More]

VietNamNet Bridge – The shareholders’ meeting of the Vietnam Professional Football JS Company on December 14, voted Vo Quoc Thang, Chairman of the Dong Tam Long An football club as VPF Chair.

VPF Chair Vo Quoc Thang (middle).

It is a big surprise because before the meeting, it was almost sure that this position would belong to the Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) Vice Chair Le Hung Dung.

The meeting elected nine members of the VPF executive board, which include four representatives from 14 clubs at the V-League, one from 10 clubs at the First Division Tournament, 3 from the VFF and one from non-football agencies.

The executive board then voted Thang as the Chair and three vice chairs, including VFF Vice Chair Le Hung Dung, Hanoi FC boss Nguyen Duc Kien and Hoang Anh Gia Lai boss Doan Nguyen

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