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  Giant lotus portrait of President Ho Chi Minh set a world record

  (13:31:21 PM 20/05/2015)

  A giant portrait depicting late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh made of thousands of lotuses was recognized as the world’s largest of its kind by the World Records Union (Worldkings) on May 16.

  Tags: Giant lotus , portrait , President Ho Chi Minh , world record,
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  Vietnamese oil sets $840,000 auction record at Christie’s

  (10:03:39 AM 24/11/2014)

  An oil by 20th century painter Le Pho sold for HK$6.52 million ($840,000) in Hong Kong on Saturday, setting an auction record for a Vietnamese artist at Christie’s International.

  Tags: Vietnamese, oil, sets, auction, record, Christie’s
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  Exports to UK on course for record year

  (15:15:14 PM 23/07/2013)

  Vietnam’s exports to the UK soared 41.6 percent to top 1.76 billion USD during the first half of this year, according to the General Department of Customs.

  Tags: Exports, to, UK , on course, for, record year
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  Hao Duong hit with record fine for polluting environment

  (15:08:21 PM 15/11/2014)

  he HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment has imposed a fine of VND6.3 billion, the highest ever, on Hao Duong, a leather company, for discharging untreated waste water into the environment.

  Tags: Hao Duong, record, fine, polluting, environment
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  2 Vietnamese arrested in S.Africa with record haul of rhino horns

  (10:00:39 AM 03/11/2014)

  In this October 31, 2014 hand out picture provided by the South African Police Services a large cache of 41kilos of smuggled rhino horns are seen at the O.R.

  Tags: Vietnamese, arrested, South Africa, record, haul, rhino horns
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  Nearly $120,000 slated for construction of 1m of road in Hanoi

  (17:15:15 PM 04/06/2015)

  A new record for the most expensive road in the world will be made when a nearly 700-metre road in Hanoi will be built at the cost of VND1,767 billion (over $84 million – nearly $120,000/1m).

  Tags: Nearly $120, 000 slated for construction of 1m of road in Hanoi, hoang cau, the most expensive road in vietnam,
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  The world’s top 10 most unique and endangered birds

  (10:32:02 AM 11/04/2014)

  Scientists from the Zoological Society of London and Yale University have assessed the world’s 9,993 bird species according to their evolutionary distinctiveness and global extinction risk to produce a list of the world’s 100 most unique and endangered birds. Here are the top 10

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  Vietnamese woman recognized as the world’s oldest

  (12:16:51 PM 14/05/2015)

  Nguyen Thi Tru, 122 years old, a resident of Da Phuoc Commune, Binh Chanh District in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13 received the World's Oldest Person certificate of the Hong Kong-based World Records Association.

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  Lao Cai ranked in top 10 world’s most beautiful places

  (15:38:33 PM 17/07/2015)

  TheRichest, a leading entertainment and lifestyle website, has released a video that names the top 10 most beautiful places in the world, and includes Vietnam’s northern province of Lao Cai.

  Tags: Lao Cai , ranked, top 10 , world’s, most beautiful , places
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  Three Vietnam’s resorts among best 40 in the world

  (10:42:33 AM 06/01/2015)

  Readers of Condé Nast Traveler, a renowned luxury and lifestyle travel magazine, voted three beach resorts in Vietnam’s central region among the world’s top 40 in 2014.

  Tags: Condé Nast Traveler, Hyatt Regency Danang, Nam Hai Resort,
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  Vietnam tops world server attack rankings

  (14:08:38 PM 20/08/2013)

  Viet Nam has the highest number of website server attacks in the world (394), leaving Russia (34 servers attacked) and India (19) far behind.

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  Singers vie for world awards

  (09:34:11 AM 02/04/2014)

  HA NOI (VNS)— Pop stars My Tam and My Linh received nominations for World Music Awards in the Best Female Artist category alongside 60 other singers.

  Tags: Singers, vie for, world, awards
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  Localities respond to world environment day

  (10:08:03 AM 03/06/2013)

  A leading official has called for the use of environmentally-friendly products to ease environmental pollution at a meeting in the capital city on June 5 to mark World Environment Day.

  Tags: localities respond, to world, environment day
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  Cu Chi tunnels listed among world top attractions

  (15:55:37 PM 25/11/2013)

  The Cu Chi tunnel system, built by Vietnamese soldiers on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City as shelter from US troops during the Vietnam War, has recently been chosen by CNN as one of the world’s top underground tourist attractions.

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  Phu Quoc among world’s top 10 best Honeymoon destinations

  (11:25:29 AM 03/03/2015)

  Rough Guides – the leading publisher of travel and reference guides- has cited Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang province as top 10 best Honeymoon destinations across the world.

  Tags: Kien Giang, Phu Quoc, Rough Guides,
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  Vietnam spine surgeons catch up with world peers

  (08:55:36 AM 08/06/2013)

  Vietnamese spine surgeons have caught up with their colleagues in the world in endoscopic spine surgery, but at the cheapest cost.

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