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Vietnam in top ten of most dangerous places to surf Internet | Look At Vietnam

According to the latest survey by Australia-based AVG Internet security firm, Vietnam is among the top ten countries that are the least safe for Internet surfing. Bridge – According to the latest survey by Australia-based AVG Internet security firm, Vietnam is among the top ten countries that are the least safe for Internet surfing.

AVG looked at the number of Internet attacks worldwide for the final week of July 2010, as well as the number of AVG installations per country. From this, AVG was able to work out the probability of an average web surfer being attacked in a specific country. The research involved taking data from 127 million AVG installations across 144 countries.

Turkey tops the least with one out of every ten computers being attacked by a virus or malware (ratio 1/10). Other countries in the top ten are Russia (1/15), Armenia (1/24), Azerbaijan (1/39), Bangladesh (1/41), Vietnam and Laos (1/42), Portual (1/43), USA (1/48), Ukraine, Pakistan (1/48).

The ten safest countries for surfing the Internet are: Sierra Leone (1/696), Nigeria (1442), Japan (1/403), Togo (1/359), Namibia (1/353), Belize (1/302), Madagascar (1/283), Mozambique (1/264), Zambia (1/262) and Slovakia. What is the ratio for Slovakia?

“This research tells us a lot about the typical behavior of web surfers worldwide. Internet users in Turkey, Russia, and some Central Asian, the Caucasus, Southeast Asian, and Indian sub-continent states show disproportionately higher rates of being attacked than the global average of 1 in 73,” said AVG spokesperson, Roger Thomson.

“Our research should also serve as a wake-up call to people going abroad. Very often you may access your files on a computer that doesn’t belong to you, or you may access a shared network - neither of which incidentally are things we would ever recommend. In those cases, we would urge that web users exercise caution, not only when it comes to going online in our top 50 risk list, but in general.”

Globally, North America is the most dangerous region (1/73), followed by Europe (1/72), Asia (1/102), Africa (1/108), and South America (1/164).

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Aloe wood turns rural men into billionaires

Nine farmers from Dai Loc district, the central province of Quang Nam, have become billionaires after finding 13 kilo of aloe wood in a forest in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

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They will earn up to 32 billion dong (US$1.68 million) from the aloe wood. Each member received over 3 billion dong and Vo Quoc Tuan, who discovered the aloe, took over 6 billion dong.

Tuan said a week ago he found a big rotten trunk of do tree inside a bushy bamboo hedge in a forest in K’Bang district, Gia Lai province. “I called eight fellow men to pull the trunk out and process it. After 30 minutes, we got a piece of aloe as big as my calf,” Tuan said.

Returning home, these men donated 150 million dong to build roads and to assist local poor people. They promised to donate another 150 million dong to build a football grounds and a public house to serve as a playground for local youth.

In early August, two old men in the central province of Phu Yen accidentally picked up aloe, but they didn’t know its value so they sold the piece of aloe at a very cheap price. The one who bought aloe from the two old men re-sold the aloe for billions of dong.

According traditional medicine experts, aloe wood is created from old do trees (Aquilaria crassma Pierre ex Lecomte). This kind of tree grows in forests in the central and central highland regions of Vietnam. Aloe wood is a rare material to process luxury perfumes, scented soaps, and incenses.

Aloe wood is also used to treat many diseases and to make jewelry. Asian people believe that if they wear aloe wood-made jewelry, they can avoid colds.

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Hanoians rushing to Da Nang to purchase high grade villas, apartments

Nearly 80 percent of the customers who buy high grade villas and apartments at real estate projects in the central city of Da Nang come from Hanoi, according to Savills, a real estate service provider. Meanwhile, clients from HCM City account for 13 percent, and the other buyers are foreigners, Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese), and residents from other provinces and cities.

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Da Nang gets aggressive with real estate

Da Nang: 96.5% of FDI pours into real estate

Though the real estate market in Vietnam remains gloomy, the Da Nang market remains bright. Located in the central region, the city has beautiful beaches and landscapes that offer good opportunities for investors.

According to the Da Nang Statistics Office, about 2,100 new businesses got operating licenses in 2009, an increase of 23 percent over 2008. The number of businesses established in the last five years has increased rapidly. The increasingly high investment from Viet Kieus is also an important factor that leads to high demand for business offices in the city.

In 2009, the volume of kieu hoi (overseas remittance - or money sent by Viet Kieus to their relatives in Vietnam) to residents in Da Nang City was $94.6 million. In 2009, the city received 4,715 Viet Kieus who returned to visit their homeland.

Viet Kieus now own 57 businesses in Da Nang City, which has received a total of $500 million in investment capital. This has had a large impact on the trade and real estate market in Da Nang City, especially for leasing offices, villas, and apartments.

Recent surveys show that all the luxury villa projects are located in the areas along Da Nang’s beaches. In the second quarter of 2010, two new villa projects were launched, including Dune Residence and Vinpearl Da Nang.

At the same time, two apartment projects were marketed, Bau Thac Gian and Vinh Trung Plaza. Now Da Nang Market has eleven apartment projects with 2,300 apartments on sale.

All the apartments at Indochina Tower and Da Nang Plaza have been sold. The apartments for sale are now mostly located in four districts, Hai Chau, Thanh Khe, Ngu Hanh Son, and Son Tra.

The villa sale prices in Da Nang City are between $800 and $3900 per square meter, while the prices for apartments are between $750 and $3000 per square meter.

The most interesting characteristic of real estate in Da Nang is that sale prices do not depend so much on the area of apartments and villas, but rather on the positions and the views of the apartments and villas. Most buyers will prioritize the purchase of villas with a view of the sea, or villas near the sea.

According to Savills, the main buyers of the luxury real estate products in Da Nang are not foreigners or Viet Kieus with dollars in their pockets, but Vietnamese high-income earners. The majority of buyers are from Hanoi (80 percent) and HCM City (13 percent). Meanwhile, the other eight percent of buyers include foreigners, Viet Kieus, and residents from other provinces and cities.

Source: Dan tri

Back Streets of Hanoi, a Must Visit

In connecting Hang Bac to the intersection of Hang Thiec Hang- Thuoc Bac - Bat Dan is Hang Bo street long 270m, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. French colonial period, Hang Bo, called Rue de Paniers, after the revolution called Hang Bo became the official name today.

Hang Bo street east is the street connected Dong Thanh with the old dike top of  Hang Ngang and Hang Dao street of rural Xuan Yen land. Clips west with Hang Dieu - Thuoc Bac is village's lands Interior, the Tong Thuan My, Tho Xuong district of old.

Selection of eastern street formerly known as Hang Dep, houses in streets small and narrow, sandals sell hanging on the wall that lists all types of wood furniture, paint wood ... also received many contributions and sell all kinds of leather shoes, leather furniture used to serve customers. West street section focuses more big shop.

Unlike the street around which many overseas Chinese people lived from the early as Thuoc Bac street, Hang Bo is inhabited by many wealthy Vietnamese generation family. Later, crowded malls, there are more Chinese people descent Thieu Chau, Phuc Kien province to buy houses, malls and open trade in many goods such as rice, sugar, flour, canned goods grocery, Giang Tay pot and dish ...

As the name suggests, Hang Bo before more families living by weaving and selling instruments made of bamboo as many type bamboo basket ... Every year on the occasion of New Year to all, crowded street both buyers and sellers, big basket, small basket is full heap on the street, the people of the provinces of Hanoi store selling goods transported around the region.

Also on that occasion, the old scholar from the gathering  Hang Bo, spreading ink, scarlet paper, writing letters sold to buyers on wall in Tet. Many on the street walls, complete parallel sentences suspended blazing red, flutter flying .

Hang Bo is Hanoi Painting of Tet. New Year paintings on display here varied enough categories, from folk of Dong Ho paintings, Hang Trong woodcut print on Do paper was that twinkle pigment, green pigment to the multi-colored picture printed on glossy paper, large format taken from Hong Kong to Shanghai. Subject always rich in paintings, scenes from daily life such as swirling yang pigs, mouse wedding, Tam Da picture: Phuc-Loc-Tho ... to the Tay Du Ki picture, Chinese girls ...

Hang Bo street is a house has witnessed many historic events, such as house number 51. Here, on 06 Jan 1947, Zone 1 Regiment, later renamed the Capital Regiment launched.

Capital Regiment was uniform from the military forces of the United Nations Protection Zone as a group, the self-defence, Police volunteers ... Besides, it also has the headquarters of the Central Workers' National Salvation is both Bac Ky office of the Party Committee and concurrently as a commissioned work by Viet Minh.

House No. 51 Hang Bo Street is also a Vietnam printing company directly under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour in newspapers. Now this place turned into the headquarters of the Golden Heart Fund Report of Labour, is one of the yellow address to receive the contributions of generous hearts empathy, sharing, support for the fate difficulty social.

Over the vicissitudes of history, Hang Bo no longer see what appears to knit bamboo basket and sell bamboo basket like old time. Both streets only some house remains former products, which has since Hang Bo ago, it was votive paper and incense.

Hang Bo incense famous from the past with incense-coil, compression incense, frankincense, white candle, red candles, packing, put out, all sizes and types of floor material layer, layer on layer stores. Hang Bo incense is compressed as the tiny toothpick, there are up to 2m like the flat winnowing basket can do burn few New Year's day.

incense-coil

Incense makers here often hereditary. They have workshops, hiring, directing you not only serve the needs of people in the country but also export to the difficult markets like Japan South Korea ...

Hang Bo has changed a lot, found the business on a wider variety of ancient cities. Do not know ever since, Hang Bo Street is considered a familiar address for every computer in the street and those who love fashion.

There is a unique item is sold, it is the garment accessories. A simple extension from small, pretty button hole, fully made materials (wood, pearl, plastic, copper ...) to a numerous rivets, press buttons, small pretty flowers, the sparkling beads or the graceful ribbon, silk yarn, red green fasteners, zippers and embroidered with thousands of samples can be found on the street.

Goods on display from the home, flooding the streets. Both the Hang Bo street adjacent first row who always crowded out the sale, completely wrapped choices like the items.

People who like dragging at late night to find Hang Bo, because this is a specialize in bake cuttle-fish at night. Along the streets sometimes come across a few shops with plastic chairs, flickering flame in charcoal brazier, the light bulb was pulled from lane to the streets flash winnowing basket only a few gold fish, some dried cuttle-fish.

Guests eat mostly young men drink some beer together, listen to the quiet atmosphere of the night in Hanoi. 

Dengue fever reaches alert level | Look At Vietnam

The Ministry of Health has announced that it has recorded around 42,000 cases of dengue fever, including 33 deaths, so far this year.

Dengue fever increases at alarming rate

The number of patients mounted quickly throughout the country, especially in the central and central highlands regions. At least 18 provinces and cities have reported having dengue fever patients.

The Central Highlands has had over 4,800 cases, a nine-fold increase over the same period last year.

The southern provinces of Ben Tre, An Giang, Dong Thap, and Soc Trang are battling massive outbreaks of the epidemic. In Ben Tre province, the disease has claimed five lives and approximately 3,000 people have been affected.

An Giang reported over 130 people suffering from the disease every week and approximately 2,300 patients have been recorded so far, double the same period last year.

The central provinces of Da Nang and Phu Yen have recorded 3,836 cases of dengue fever, with one death.

Dengue fever - carried by mosquitoes - can lead to headaches, high fever, and other flu-like symptoms, and even to brain hemorrhages. It is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide. The only way to prevent dengue virus transmission is to combat disease-carrying mosquitoes.

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240 international photographers group up in Vietnam

 A new photo exhibition called Ha Noi – Trai Tim To Quoc (Ha Noi – The Heart of Country) is offering visitors an opportunity to use 100 images as a portal to journey through the city's history.

240 international photographers group up in Vietnam

Vietnamese photographers will not only take artistic photos

The possibility of portraying the truth of life in photos

Selected from the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) photo archives, the images not only depict the glorious history of our nation from the very first days of its foundation, but also the achievements that have been created during the industrialisation and modernisation process and a glimpse into the daily lives of regular Hanoians.

"The exhibition aims to present different images of the capital to locals and foreigners alike. The photos were taken by VNA photographers over the past 65 years," said VNA deputy general director Nguyen Duc Loi.

Black-and-white images of historical moments, such as President Ho Chi Minh reading the Declaration of Independence in Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945, and the first resistance troops on their way to liberate the capital on October 10, 1954, can be seen at the exhibition.

City life: Two among more than 100 photos that are on display at the Ha Noi – The Heart of Country. (Photos: VNS)

The simple life of Hanoians during the American war of destruction, including photos of a night class for illiterate students and a group of kids at play next to a bomb shelter, is also on display.

Veteran photographer Pham Nho Nghia, 83, said the old photos reminded him of the tough and glorious period in the past. "The black-and-white photos have a special meaning for our generation, who have experienced many such memorable moments."

Along with old images of the capital, the exhibit is also showcasing photos of present day Ha Noi, including images of the "ceramic road" – a mosaic project to decorate the 6km cement dike which protects the city from Hong (Red) river floods, the new My Dinh residential complex and the Old Quarter's night market.

The endless vitality of this historic city has also been expressed with a photo of its first-ever mass wedding and another of young people gathered near the calligraphy stalls next to the walls of the Temple of Literature to watch the artisans display their skills during the Lunar New Year Festival.

Former VNA general director Do Phuong said he was impressed by the black-and-white photos at the exhibition, but still wished "to see more old photos that have never been published before".

Le Hong Trang, a young visitor, said the exhibition brought her a glimpse of Ha Noi as it used to be, so she was able to see the difference between the past and the present.

Opened to the public yesterday, August 23, the Ha Noi – The Heart of Country exhibition will run until next Sunday at the Exhibition House, 29 Hang Bai Street.

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Best photos of Miss Vietnam World 2010 final night

Best photos of Miss Vietnam World 2010 final night

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Miss Vietnam World 2010 Luu Thi Diem Huong

First runner-up Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Khanh

Second runner-up Thuy Vy Victoria

Nguyen Phuong Mai

Thanh Thu

Miss Ao dai Ha Thi Hoang Anh

Thu Huong

Oanh Yen

Miss Charming Nguyen Mai Anh

Miss Congeniality Nguy Thanh Lan

Charming Face title winner Thu May

Top five contestants

Ninh Hoang Ngan

Tran Thi Kieu Ngan

Le Thi Dieu Han

Nguyen Phuong Mai

Bui Thi Thu Huong

Vu Pham Diem My

Nguy Thanh Lan

Thuy Vy Victoria

Nguyen Thi Thanh Van

Nguyen Thu Trang

Two members of Il Divo

Singer Tung Duong

Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Khanh was named as the first runner-up

Three girls were waiting for the most important moment: the new Miss Vietnam World is named.

Luu Thi Diem Huong cried when she was named as the beauty queen.

Hanoi show feature 1000th Anniversary

More than 1000 artists, veterans, and ordinary people will perform in a two-hour show at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium on October 3.

The Panorama of Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary

Writer Nguyen Khac Phuc, the script-writer of “Thang Long – Hanoi in the Age of Ho Chi Minh” program.

The show, named “Thang Long – Hanoi in the Age of Ho Chi Minh”, will be one of the biggest events of Hanoi’s 1000^th anniversary (October 1-10).

The show will feature Hanoi’s history from the early 20^th century to the present, with four stages: the early 20^th century, 1945, 1946, and the current time.

The general director of this great show is composer Duc Trinh, assisted by People’s Artist Cong Nhac and People’s Artist Tran Binh.

“This is not an art show but a night for us to imagine Hanoi in horrible circumstances in the past,” said the show’s scriptwriter, writer Nguyen Khac Phuc, at a press conference in Hanoi on August 19.

Phuc said that this show is great but most of participants worked for free.

“The principle is truthfulness. We will tell people how two million people starved to death in 1945. We don’t aim to terrify people but to turn tragedy into a strength for our nation,” the writer said.

The sketch of stage for the show on October 3.

“This is not a play, but the truth. I hope that this show will touch the audience’s hearts with its truth,” he added.

Senior artist Dam Anh Thuc, who is in charge of music for the show, said that a choir of 1,000 veterans will sing the most outstanding songs about Hanoi.

“Our history has famous generals and also quiet people,” writer Phuc said. He related 13 chefs who managed to poison French soldiers in 1908 but failed and were beheaded.

“Thang Long-Hanoi was built by such people. Why don’t we glorify them?” Phuc said.

The show will open for free at 8pm, October 3 and will be aired live on Vietnam Television (VTV).

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