Five Vietnamese beauties with international attention

 VietNamNet Bridge - These artists have been known internationally for their activities for the community and their positions as ambassadors for some international organizations.

Two Mozart concerts in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month, Hanoi audiences will have a chance to enjoy Mozart at Hanoi Opera House at 8 p.m. on August 13 and 14 and at L’Espace at 8 p.m. on August 21 and 22.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/8

 Searefico sells 20% stake to Japanese partner; OTC trading quiet; HCM City issues municipal bonds next week; Import of cashew material surges

Country awash with bogus health insurance

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Social Insurance Agency (VSIA) has discovered that over 800,000 health insurance cards in 43 provinces and cities nationwide from 2010 to 2012 were wrongfully issued.

New thought needed for SOEs to spur M&As

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy head of Central Institute for Economic Management Vo Tri Thanh weighs over diverse aspects in Vietnam’s M&A market development and explains why it is now a good time for M&A deals.

Goethe Institute introduces Harun Farocki films

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Goethe Institute will introduce four shorts of popular video artist Harun Farocki on Friday evening and August 22 at the institute, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.

Vietnam to host 2014 Asian Futsal Champs qualifiers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Football Confederation has approved the Vietnam Football Federation’s bid to host the East Asian qualifiers for the 2014 Asian Futsal Championships.

New method to mark first grade students

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has issued new methods for marking in primary schools for the new academic year 2013-2014.

Pictures of Vietnam cuisines on American magazine

 VietNamNet Bridge - The American Journal - Martha Stewart Living - a famous magazine dedicated to American women, has published a series of pictures of Vietnamese cuisine.

Pooling land helps Mekong rice farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The large-scale rice production model that has helped farmers earn higher revenues than the traditional model, has been adopted in most provinces in the Mekong Delta.

The richest entertainers in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Ngoc Anh, Le Quyen, My Tam, Dam Vinh Hung, Tang Thanh Ha are on the list of Vietnamese artists who own large assets.

Banks’ bad debts drop suspiciously

Finance reports released by commercial banks showed that their bad debt ratios have fallen down to below 3%. This spells that the Vietnam Asset Management Company VAMC, established to help set banks free from bad debts, will have no job to do.

Vietnamese films still struggle to meet expectations

VietNamNet Bridge – Almost two weeks after hitting screens nationwide, the heavily promoted Duong dua has been declared a flop, following in the footsteps of many other recent Vietnamese releases which have failed to win audiences' hearts.

Archer aims to lift sport's profile

VietNamNet Bridge – Archer Nguyen Tien Cuong is hoping to build on his initial successes at regional competitions to lift the profile of his sport in Viet Nam while also pursuing his dream to one day compete at the Olympics. 

Philanthropic physicians treat rural poor

VietNamNet Bridge – Although she is sitting behind a crazy driver on an old motorbike who abruptly descends a mountain slope in the northern mountainous region of Yen Bai Province, a young volunteer physician from Ha Noi's Bach Mai Hospital, . . .

Plush wooden houses showcase VN talents

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arriving at Thuy Trieu Village in the northern province of Hai Phong, visitors will be astonished by nearly a hundred sophisticated wooden houses, as modern as any tube house.

Land for industrial parks lies abandoned in Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge – Mekong Delta provinces have long vied with each other to attract foreign investments to develop industrial parks and zones, however inefficient planning has led to thousands of hectares of land lying abandoned

Unique TV-altars in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Used television sets are used by Muong people in Tan Son district in Phu Tho province to make “altars.”

HCM City combats pollution

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 11 years, HCM City has resolved pollution problems at 1,400 manufacturers in the city by either relocating the factories or by suspending production operations.

Vietnam vows to attract tourists as the “kitchen of the world”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been suggested to introduce its diversified and special cuisine to the world to attract travelers. But what should it do?

Local dairy producers try to make hay when the sun shines

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese mothers’ worry about the quality of foreign made dairy products after a series of bacterial contamination scandals has brought the golden opportunity to domestic producers to conquer Vietnamese hearts.

Canadian rock duo to perform at Cargo Bar

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rock duo Japandroids from Canada will play at the Cargo Bar on August 21.

Job quality undermines youth potentials

 VietNamNet Bridge – The quality of jobs available for young people aged between 15 and 29 is raising the alarm in the youth labour market in Vietnam,

Dutch hospital uses Google Glass during jaw operation

 Surgeons at the Dutch Radboud University hospital in Nijmegen used Google Glass during a jaw operation, allowing medical students to follow the surgery from the doctor's perspective, it was announced Thursday.

“Meet Vietnam” – the golden opportunity missed

The “Meet Vietnam” is believed a golden opportunity for Vietnamese scientists to meet the world’s famous scientists and approach the latest scientific research achievements. However, only a few of young scientists attended the event.