Edgar Davids attends Tiger Street Football tournament

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former Dutch player Edgar Davids arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27 to attend the 2012 Tiger Street Football tournament.

Stage artists hold get together

VietNamNet Bridge – Different generations of performers gathered to celebrate the Day of Vietnamese Stage during a function in Ha Noi yesterday, Sept 27.  

PM orders strict control on prices

 VietNamNet Bridge – The GDP rose by 5.35 per cent in the third quarter, higher than the two previous quarters' paces of 4 and 4.66 per cent, respectively.

Buddhists elect new executive

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Buddhist Sangha elected a new executive board to serve until 2017 at a two-day conference which ended yesterday, Sept 27.

What ASEAN rice alliance strives for, quantity or quality?

Opinions still differ about if it is necessary to set up a rice alliance in ASEAN, an organization like OPEC in rice export.

'Earlier version' of da Vinci's Mona Lisa unveiled

 What could be an earlier version of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" was unveiled in Geneva along with research hinting the piece was indeed the work of the Italian master, although some experts said the claim was unlikely.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 28/9

Vietnam, Russia cement legislative ties; China’s National Day marked in Hanoi; Cambodia's minister for posts gets warm welcome;  Vietnam seeks closer ties with Sweden, Denmark

Merkel praises Kohl's role in Europe's history

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reunited with her former mentor Helmut Kohl Thursday to mark 30 years since he became chancellor, hailing his achievements for German unity and European integration.

ASEAN environment ministers meet in Bangkok

Environment ministers from ASEAN member states held their 12th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and the 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

Conference for OVs opens in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OVs) have gathered at the second Conference for Overseas Vietnamese, currently underway in HCM City.

Cabinet meeting discusses major tasks for three remaining months

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cabinet has identified four key tasks for the last quarter of this year, including keeping inflation rates at less than double digits, restructuring businesses and banks, creating jobs, and reducing poverty.

Eternal Beauty fashion show in pictures

VietNamNet Bridge – Models Thanh Hang and Ngoc Quyen were the key faces of the “Eternal Beauty” fashion show in HCM City on September 26.

Parking rates in disorder in Ho Chi Minh City

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the issuance of the decision on the new parking rates in early August, parking lots in Ho Chi Minh City apply different rates and the people suffer.

Goalie Phuoc Anh to play for Thai futsal club

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Dang Phuoc Anh has become the first Vietnamese futsal player to sign with a professional foreign club.  

Inflation rate marching towards two-digit threshold

Economists have warned that the inflation is getting closer to the two-digit threshold, emphasizing that high inflation has always been the biggest headache for Vietnam.

Veterinary officials allow free sale of smuggled poultry in north

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although smuggling of chickens from China is posing a serious threat to domestic livestock, it is rampant and unchecked in the frontier mountainous province of Lang Son and the northern province of Quang Ninh,

Angry crowd forces fuel station to close down

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in HCM City's Binh Thanh District yesterday, Sept 27, shut down a petrol station for allegedly selling adulterated fuel which affected more than 100 motorbikes that filled there on Wednesday night.

Hanoi discovered extremely huge precious water source

The specialists from the Northern Water Resource Planning and Survey Union has found a new water layer in Hanoi which has huge reserves and good quality.

Hospital fees will continue to rise

  VietNamNet Bridge – The newly-issued hospital fees are still not estimated based on the seven price constituents. The Ministry of Health says in the future the hospital fees will include all of these factors, so the fees will increase.

Hanoi International Film Festival attracts outstanding entries

"Amour," which won the Palme d'Or 2012 Award, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" – the best British film 2011 and "A Separation" – the Best Foreign Language Film of 2012 Oscar is among movies that will be screened at the Hanoi International Film Festival.

Medical schools open to everyone?

It is now easier than ever to register to study at medical schools to become general practitioners or pharmacists.

Flood Crest warning in Mekong Delta in early October

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center has warned of the occurrence of a flood crest in early October in the Mekong Delta, when floodwaters will surge to abnormal levels across the region.

Unable to find a way out of deadlock, steel manufacturers dying

The steel industry has become more ailing than ever. The domestic market has been dominated by low cost products, while there has been no ray of hope from the export markets.

Pay-TV service providers may fail to hamper telcos to jump into TV market

Existing pay-TV service providers have been making every effort to prevent telecom groups from entering the TV service market.

Hung Yen’s unique Ban soy sauce village

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ban craft village produces arguably the most delicious soy sauce in Ban Township, Yen Nhan District, Hung Yen Province.