Da Lat promotes its flower power

Lam Dong province plans to develop the Da Lat Flower brand to ensure sustainable development of the local flower industry and increase flower exports.

Vietnamese student dies in accident in US

Christie Nguyen, a 27-year-old Santa Fe College student in Texas died in a terrible traffic accident on Interstate 75 on January 29

17 Vietnamese teens missing in Australia

Seventeen Vietnamese children, believed to be victims of human trafficking, have vanished from Australian immigration facilities since mid-2011.

Prominent educator Le Tri Vien passes away at 95

Professor, People’s Teacher Le Tri Vien, renowned among generations of Vietnamese students for his devotion to national education, passed away Friday at the age of 95

Hanoi launches electric car service around West Lake

Hanoi launched an electric car service around the tourist favourite West Lake in Tay Ho district on Feb. 3 to mark the 82nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – February 4

Tuoitrenews briefs some of salient news published today, February 4, on Vietnamese media:

Man arrested in land protest wants lawyer

Doan Van Vuon, who was detained after protesting the repossession of the public land rent out to his family, has supposedly asked to be represented by a lawyer

PM to chair meeting over land protest

The Prime Minister will chair a meeting about the violent protest against the repossession of public land rent to residents in Tien Lang District, Hai Phong city last month

Man held for faking central agency card

A man in Hanoi has been detained for counterfeiting a card that showed him to be a member of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organization

Authorities hire sexy girls to serve post-Tet gathering

A ward People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City hired sexy dancers to serve its gathering on January 30 before resuming work after the Tet (lunar New Year) holidays.