Tragedy for mummies in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – With just a coffin made of rare wood, a few hundreds of liters of attar and the anaerobic techniques, the dead look like sleeping people for a thousand year.

Horrors of “manual” abortion

VietNamNet Bridge - Abortion, the end of the development process of a being-formed human body should have been one of the safest medical procedures, but there are still “manual” abortion procedures in the modern time today.

Central Vietnam lacks trained tourist guides, hospitality staff

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Vietnam has great potential for developing into an attractive tourist destination with its vast beautiful beaches and a number of world heritage sites.

Voyager discovers 'magnetic highway'

 NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a "magnetic highway" at the edge of the solar system, a surprising discovery 35 years after its launch, the experts behind the pioneering craft said Monday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/11

Unregistered import firms may be closed; SMEs urged to update products; Firms fail to exploit internet marketing; Coffee growers fight FDI business; Tax on jet-plane fuel cut from 12 to 7 per cent

Foreign contractors under the microscope

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign contractors will face stricter scrutiny in the coming times as authorities aim to limit delays in a range of projects.

Series of projects abandoned in Dung Quat Economic Zone

VietNamNet Bridge – There are a lot of unfinished works which are covered by thick grass in the Dung Quat Economic Zone in the central province of Quang Ngai.

JK Rowling's novel for adults to be adapted for TV

 The first book for "grown-ups" by Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to be adapted into a television series, the BBC announced Monday.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 4/12

 More local students receive Australian scholarships; Marathon man funds clean water project; Samples tested negative to H5N1; Hanoi supports needy people during upcoming Tet

Tan Rai bauxite plant to release first product in mid-December

VietNamNet Bridge – After four times of delays, the Tan Rai bauxite plant will have its first batch of product on December 14-15.

Three beauty queens in different styles

Miss Vietnam 2012 Thu Thao, Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han and Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy show their beauty in the designs, which will be introduced at the Vietnam Spring Summer 2013 Fashion Week.

Vietnam loses 3% of GDP for not using workers with disabilities

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has up to 15% of the population who are the people with disabilities and they do not have stable jobs and income.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 4/12

  Korean Film Festival 2012 in Hanoi and Danang; Pianist Trang Trinh to enthrall Hanoi audience; Vietnamese blooms in flower contest; K-Pop Festival attracts 50,000 fans in Hanoi

Foreign bankers discuss Vietnam’s non-performing loans

VietNamNet Bridge - Given that the bad debt situation in Vietnam is not considered as a "tragedy," foreign experts suggested the Vietnamese government to take rapid and drastic solutions to deal with it.

Italian and Vietnamese perform jazz concert

 VietNamNet Bridge – Italian and Vietnamese musicians will share the stage at the Ha Noi Opera House to perform an array of jazz pieces on December 10.

Reasons to head out to Vietnam

Known with many famous tourist sites with natural beauties, tranquil villages, ancient pagodas, beautiful lakes, Vietnam has been a popular tourist destination in the world. Not convinced as yet?

Leading lacquer painters showcased in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Landscapes, portraits of daily life, and the beauty of Vietnamese women are the themes of a painting exhibition that has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

The war between 9-year-old G7 and 100-year-old Nestle

Trung Nguyen, the Vietnamese coffee brand, has affirmed that Trung Nguyen coffee products have been more favored in Vietnam than Nestle products. Meanwhile, the foreign giant has denied this.

Hanoi: Many transport projects delayed

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of key transportation projects in Hanoi are implemented at snail speed due to difficulties in site clearance.

IAEA to help Vietnam improve nuclear power

VietNamNet Bridge - Officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came yesterday to Vietnam to help the country improve its nuclear power infrastructure, in order to prepare for the country’s first nuclear power plant.

Many investors "flee" from the earthquake area

VietNamNet Bridge – Many investors have run away from the area around the Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant, where quakes occurred continuously in the recent time, said Mr. Dang Phong, Chairman of Bac Tra My.

Comic artist offers surreal sketches of Ha Noi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Different sides of life in Ha Noi have been captured by young comic artist Nguyen Thanh Phong.

Viet Nam thrash India in Asian women contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam trounced India 10-0 in the second qualifying round match for the Asian Football Confederation U19 Women's Championships in HCM City yesterday, Dec 3.

First days of Vietnamese beauty queen at Miss Universe

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam World 2010 Diem Huong arrived in Las Vegas, USA, on December 3 for the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.

IMF stresses cautious approach toward capital flow liberalization

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that capital flow liberalization needs to be well planned, timed, and sequenced, so as to minimize possible adverse domestic and multilateral consequences.