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Watermelons with calligraphic texts beautifully engraved on their peel are selling like hot cakes in Hanoi as residents are willing to pay up to VND700,000 (US$30) for a pair of the fruit, traditionally used as offerings during Lunar New Year festivals. … [Read more...] about Calligraphic watermelons a priced Tet offering in Hanoi

Scientists with the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College in London warned in a paper published Friday that the number of cases in the city was likely to be closer to 1,700, much higher than the number officially identified. … [Read more...] about SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases

Sunshine Group claims mistake in registering project name Sunshine Group said to Zing.vn that Sunshine Continental has finished administrative proceedings, including investment policy, construction permits, 1/500 planning, and land use certificate. However, it also admitted to a lapse in changing the name of the project. … [Read more...] about Sunshine Continental warned over violation

You have started building out your Wínk Hotels. How is progress? We have five sites already confirmed, with just under 1,500 rooms, spread over four cities. In the next 24-36 months, we will have north, central, and south open, and lots of pockets in-between. We are going to be breaking a lot of conventional norms – a lot of things people expect from a hotel experience, we are going to do differently. We will offer fresh experiences like self check-in and coworking spaces in the hotels. Customers will be surprised with our rooms and design, but then be really impressed with the great quality of the mattress, the speed of the internet, the water pressure and heat in the shower – all the things that are really important to a quality stay in a hotel. … [Read more...] about Quality to trump alleged slowdown

The surge in the number of passengers and relatives, especially of overseas Vietnamese returning home, usually causes traffic congestion on the surrounding of the airport, with motorbike drivers in recent days having to navigate through the spaces between the cars and coaches to get to Tan Son Nhat airport. … [Read more...] about Tan Son Nhat Airport braces for Tet holiday’s gridlock