Friday, August 26, 2011

Village lives by recycling used tires

VietNamNet Bridge – Used automobile tires are recycled by Hoa Binh villagers in Tu Nghia district, the central province of Quang Ngai, to become useful products.



Motorbike assembling workshop for the dead

VietNamNet Bridge – Paper-made expensive motorbikes for the dead are assembled at Song Ho village in Thuan Thanh district, Hanoi’s neighboring province of Bac Ninh.

“Fashion” for the dead

VietNamNet Bridge – Paper-made dresses, high-heels, smart shirts, Iphone… flood the Hanoi’s old quarter before Ram thang bay (the 15th day of the 7th month of lunar calendar or August 15), the day for wondering souls.

Police officers disguise to seize traffic rule violators

VietNamNet Bridge – To dress traffic situation in Hanoi, the Hanoi Police Agency has set up 15 special working groups who wear civilian clothes to seize traffic law violators.

The members of these groups include police officers from the special taskforce, criminal scout, traffic police and mobile police forces.

These groups will not only seize traffic rule violators, but also hunt law violators who run away or oppose police officers.

This campaign was launched on August 4 in four districts: Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung. It will be expanded to the remaining districts in Hanoi.

According to VietNamNet’s reporters, on August 7, many traffic rule violators who neglected traffic police officers’ orders and ran away on Ba Trieu, Dai Co Viet, Dao Duy Anh and Giai Phong, were seized by police officer putting on civilian clothes and mobile police officers.

Pham Quang Minh, from the Hanoi Traffic Police Department, told VietNamNet that thanks to the cooperation of the special force, traffic police can deal with traffic law violators more easily.

Minh also said that some traffic law violators were also seized with drugs and weapons in their vehicles.

VietNamNet’s reporters followed police officers in the morning of August 7:

People who overcome the pain of Agent Orange

VietNamNet Bridge – They are victims of Agent Orange (AO) but they have overcome disabled pain to be useful people. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of dioxin disaster in Vietnam, the HCM City War Remnant Museum introduces 28 exemplary AO victims at a photo exhibition.


Lighting up candles to commemorate martyrs

VietNamNet Bridge – Candles were lightened up at cemeteries for war martyrs in Hanoi, HCM City and the central province of Quang Ngai on the evening of July 26, to commemorate the people who sacrificed for the country’s independence and freedom.

The grateful ceremonies were held one day before the Day for War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).

Below are some photos of the ceremonies:


Two designers and the ‘Fashion Boulevard’

VietNamNet Bridge – Two young fashion designers, Do Manh Cuong and Hoang Xuan Son, impressed the audience by their latest collections at the “Fashion Boulevard” show in HCM City on July 19.

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