‘Fierce' rock stars to shake HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four well-known rock bands hope to take HCM City by storm tomorrow, Sept 14.

Phung and Hung compete at World chess tournament

 VietNamNet Bridge – The two Vietnamese chess stars Vo Thi Kim Phung and Nguyen Thi Mai Hung are competing in the World Junior Chess Championship which started yesterday in Hatay Province, Turkey.

Thai Binh police ends hunt for gunman

VietNamNet Bridge – Thai Binh police on September 12 announced end to the hunt for a gunman who killed one person and wounded four others at the Thai Binh City land fund development centre.

Wacky Ig Nobel prizes show the funny side of science

 The tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel awards were handed to dozens of scientists, including those who confirmed drunk people think they are more attractive and studied the onion enzyme that makes us cry.

Ly withdraws from the post of V-League chief organizer

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Head of the V-League organizing committee for the last two seasons – Mr. Tran Duy Ly - has stepped down.

In pictures: Saigonese struggle on flooded roads

 VietNamNet Bridge – Downpours lasted from noon till evening on September 12, turning many roads in HCM City into small rivers. Hundreds of vehicles were stalled, many people fell into "potholes", drenched in the dark, stinking water.

US Group to join the “Island King” to build $7.5bil casino

 VietNamNet Bridge - ISC Group Corporation (U.S.) and partners of Tuan Chau Group have come to Quang Ninh to find investment opportunities in the Van Don Administrative - Economic Zone.

50-tons of rocks crush three houses in Nghe An

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four blocks of rock weighing nearly 50 tons suddenly rolled down from the mountain, crushing three houses. Fortunately, people could timely run out of the houses so there were no casualties.

Eight-month pregnant woman stabs abdomen herself

 VietNamNet Bridge - Upset about the family, a woman of eight months pregnant stabbed herself with a knife in the middle of the abdomen.

Man almost lost his penis because of silicone injection

 VietNamNet Bridge – On September 11, doctors of the General Hospital of Binh Dinh province successfully performed a surgery to cut off tumors caused by silicone on the penis of a 36-year-old man from Quy Nhon.

Vietnam has nearly 200 super-rich men

 VietNamNet Bridge - While the numbers of super-rich people in the major emerging economies of the world such as China and Brazil are declining, that in Southeast Asian has increased, particularly Vietnam and Thailand.

Tien Minh to confront strong opponents at Japan Open

The Vietnamese player was not lucky in the draw of the Japan Open, when his first rival will be Wang Zhengming, one of the top ten badminton players in the world, in the first round of the Super Series, which will open on September 17 in Japan.

Nhan to be no longer Deputy Prime Minister

In the last session of the National Assembly in October--in addition to the important issues such as the draft Constitution, the Land Law ... the NA will spend at least a day for the personnel task.

New Zealand Deputy PM to visit Vietnam

New Zealand’s Deputy PM cum Finance Minister Bill English will visit Vietnam on September 16-17 to boost bilateral trade and investment ties.

Yen Bai prepares to show off terraced fields to tourists

 Yen Bai province in the north will organise a cultural and tourism event to promote its Mu Cang Chai terraced fields as a tourism destination.

800 households confess of beating dog thieves to death

 VietNamNet Bridge - When several villagers were held in custody for beating two dog thieves to death, 800 households in the two villages pleaded the same guilt.

Vietnam up in FIFA rankings

 The Vietnamese men’s football team has climbed three notches to 153rd in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings released for September.

Top bartender hopes to inspire next generation

 Vietnam’s number one bartender Le Thanh Tung, 25, is hoping to inspire the next generation by lecturing at the Tourism School in HCMC and bartending clubs.

VTV, VNPT Global team up for overseas broadcasting

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Television (VTV) and VNPT Global Joint Stock Company last week struck a strategic cooperation agreement to enable Vietnamese viewers worldwide to watch domestic television channels.

Hue specialties to come on foreign markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thua Thien-Hue Province has a plan afoot to bring Hue specialties to foreign markets.

Mekong basin countries build tourism corridor

VietNamNet Bridge – Five Southeast Asian countries have agreed to set up a tourism corridor that will cover Bagan, Chiang Mai, Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Siem Reap, Da Nang and Hue to tap potentials of these destinations to serve national wealth.

New Land Law to address public concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has said the mechanism for State-regulated land pricing used to calculate compensation for land clearance is intended to gradually resemble market prices.

Franchisees have to go the thorny path to success

 VietNamNet Bridge – There has been no success story about the secondary franchising in Vietnam, according to experts.

Vietnam’s rice productivity may reduce 10% on climate change

Cultivation is believed to incur heavy damages from the climate change. The total cultivation output may decrease by 1-5 percent per annum, while the main crop yields, including rice, may decrease by 10 percent.

US study finds link between gun ownership and homicide

 Researchers in the United States claim to have established a convincing statistical link between gun ownership and homicide, according to a new study.