Lan Khue to compete at Asian Super Model Contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Ngoc Lan Khue, a promising contestant for the 2012 Vietnam Supermodel, will join models from 10 Asian countries to take part in the Asian Super Model Contest in Nanning, China, from September 19-30.

7th century stele found

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ancient stone stele, the oldest ever discovered in Viet Nam, is to be preserved at the northern Bac Ninh Province's museum, its director has confirmed.

Hue: Hundreds of people "enclosure" a hotel to ask for treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the afternoon of September 17, hundreds of people gathered at the gate of the Royal Palace Hotel, Hung Vuong Street, Hue City to apply for free medical treatment by acupressure.

Epic poem sets 5 national records

 The Viet Nam Book of Records Centre has awarded five national records to the epic poem Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyen Du (1766-1820), just ahead of the anniversary of the great poet's death on September 16. 

One shocking policy for ever year makes auto market reel (Part 1)

Automobile manufacturers, authorized distribution companies and private car dealers have always been suffering a constant anxiety about the changeable policies.

The largest prostitution ring in Da Nang discovered

  VietNamNet Bridge – The largest ring providing prostitutes in Da Nang has been detected by Thanh Khe District police. Ten people were arrested on September 15.

Bidding opens for excavation of recently discovered shipwreck

 Quang Ngai Province has opened up to bids for the exploitation of 500-year-old antiques from the recently discovered wrecked ship off the coast of Binh Chau Commune.

Cat Tien Park ready for world natural heritage status

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have toured three provinces to prepare the dossiers of the Cat Tien National Park for UNESCO’s recognition as a world natural heritage.

iPhone 5 preorders top two million in 24 hours

 Apple announced on Monday that preorders for its latest smartphone iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours, doubling the record set by the previous model iPhone 4S.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade resigns to become EVN President

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to appoint Mr. Hoang Quoc Vuong as the Chairman of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group, seven months since this position was temporarily assigned to the EVN’s Director General.

Viet Nam beat Myanmar

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam recorded a hard fought 2-1 victory over a dogged 10-woman Myanmar side in the last match of the group stage at the ASEAN Women's Football Championships.  

Beeline is renamed Gmobile

  VietNamNet Bridge - From late October, Gmobile will be the name for the mobile network of Gtel Mobile, replacing the Beeline brand after nearly four years of existence. Gmobile will focus on the 2G technology.

Man burns 11 relatives

  VietNamNet Bridge – Because he was not allowed to be involved in discussing post-funeral tasks for his grandmother, Pham Viet Cuong, 30, used gas to burn 11 people in his family. At least four died.

"Antiques" and rare books at International Book Fair in Hanoi

  VietNamNet Bridge - Readers can admire printers which were manufactured many decades ago and buy rare and authentic books at 50 percent cheaper than the cover prices.

The second death by brain eating amoeba confirmed

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has warned that people should not bathe, swim in dirty ponds and lakes to avoid brain eating amoeba to enter their noses.

Clean Up the World campaign launched

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang gave its Clean Up the World campaign a bumper start on Saturday, with over 5,000 volunteers turning out for the official launch. 

US lodges WTO complaint over China auto subsidies

 The United States stepped up its fight against Chinese exports Monday with a fresh formal complaint at the World Trade Organization against Beijing's subsidies for its automotive industry.

Egypt gets set for millions of new tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – A dancer gracefully slipped the flags of Viet Nam and Egypt from under his costume and held them up while he continued to rotate in an endless circular dance.

UN General Assembly ends 66th session

 The UN General Assembly concluded its 66th session here on Monday, with its outgoing president saying this General Assembly has stood "strong, active and responsive" to the challenges the world faced in the past year.

Vietnam, Germany boost bilateral ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Germany have agreed on specific measures to develop bilateral relations on par with each country’s potentials and strengths.

Draft Land Law needs revision

 VietNamNet Bridge – The amended Land Law draft attempts to create a provision on fairer land pricing, however, it is too vague to ensure feasibility in practice, agreed members of the National Assembly's Standing Committee yesterday,

Vietnam attends 33rd AIPA General Assembly

Vice National Assembly Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong is joining her counterparts from the nine other ASEAN nations at the 33 rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Lombok, Indonesia.

Ho Chi Minh City: A little boy died of brain eating amoeba?

  VietNamNet Bridge – A 6-year-old boy died and was found to have a brain abscess. Medical experts suspect that amoeba is the perpetrator.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 18/9

 PM Dung to visit China; Sang urges military academy to study modern warfare; Vietnam wishes to further ties with Australia; NA Vice Chairwoman receives Danish parliamentary delegation

Chinese fruit samples contain pesticide residues

  VietNamNet Bridge –  Relevant agencies have discovered some samples of fresh plum fruits, pomegranates and grapes imported from China containing pesticide residues that exceed the permitted threshold.