President Sang concludes visit to Kazakhstan

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang and his delegation left the capital city of Astana on September 11, concluding their official state visit to Kazakhstan.

Nghe An: Dam broken, hundreds of people panic

  VietNamNet Bridge - After a week of flooding, the Tay Nguyen dam in Quynh Luu district (Nghe An Province) was broken yesterday, September 11. Hundreds of people had to evacuate.

Promoting Vietnam-Singapore relations

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to Singapore from September 12-14 aims to promote relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and Singapore’s People’s Action Party (PAP)

SHB Da Nang sweep accolades

VietNamNet Bridge – Champions SHB Da Nang won most individual and team titles during the 2011-12 V-League season.  

Anti-corruption steering board requests report of Duong Chi Dung’s arrest

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption has asked related agencies to make a report of the process to hunt and arrest Duong Chi Dung, former director of the Vietnam Maritime Agency.

Moody's warns of U.S. rating downgrade if congress fails to cut debt

Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday it would likely deprive the United States of its triple- A rating if the U.S. Congress fails to reach a long-term debt reduction plan next year.

Ancient farm tools help dig up the past

 VietNamNet Bridge – Archaeologists recently found something unique in the northeastern province of Ha Giang: a set of five stone hoes dating back to 4,000 years ago.

$168m pledged to battle HIV/AIDS

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a VND3.7 trillion (US$168million) programme to combat HIV/AIDS in the 2012-15 period. 

Vietnam’s rice flows to Thailand, China

Rice has been carried out in big quantity across the border gates to Thailand and China these days.

iPhone 5 will not cause a heat wave in Vietnam

Vietnamese smart phone dealers have been making hectic preparations to import the iPhone 5 right after it hits the market.

Laborers rush to claim unemployment status, keep indifferent to apprenticeship

Unemployed workers want to register their unemployment at state management agencies just to get unemployment allowances, while they do not intend to attend free apprenticeship courses.

Many students cannot finish school, causing big waste to the society

Having good learning capability, enrolled in universities with good marks from the university entrance exams--many students cannot finish school, leaving the lecture halls, wasting some years of their lives, while causing a big waste to the society.

World oil demand to rise by 0.84 million barrels per day in 2012: EIA

 World oil demand will rise by 0.84 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2012 to 89.09 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Tuesday.

Spectacular views of Danang from Son Tra peninsula

VietNamNet Bridge – For those after the most stunning view of Danang City by the beautiful Han River, then get your boots and climbing gear on as you will have to head to Linh Ung Bai But Pagoda on Son Tra peninsula. 

World water crisis must be top UN priority: report

 A rapidly worsening water shortage threatens to destabilize the planet and should be a top priority for the UN Security Council and world leaders, a panel of experts said in a report Monday.

As hard as having a baby in the year of the Dragon

Three women sharing a bed; extra beds being arranged along corridors to serve pregnant women; even rich women being unable to rent a service room are what is going on at the Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital in the year of the Dragon.

Plant protection chemical abuse alarmed in Vietnam

The abuse of plant protection chemicals in agricultural production has harmed people’s health, while it would cause long term impacts on the living environment.

Government to fund poor students' loans

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has agreed to earmark an additional VND2.5 trillion (US$119 million) to the Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies to ensure there are enough funds for loans to poor university students in the upcoming academic year.

Chased by creditors, big guys have to bargain away their assets

VietNamNet Bridge – A new wave of selling assets to get money for debt payment has kicked off. This is the last resort for businesses, which cannot think of any other ways to pay debts and maintain production.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/9

 Petroleum prices may see record highs; Bond market develops well in Vietnam; Nestle to purchase more coffee from Vietnam; Tax incentives total VND14 trillion; Local-global gold price gap widens

Scientists want more green space

 VietNamNet Bridge – Faced with the global problem of climate change, HCM City should adopt comprehensive measures to develop its green space to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, an academic has said.

EMW hosts two charity runs in Hanoi

East Meets West Foundation (EMW) this month will join hands with its partners to hold two runs to raise awareness of social integration of the disabled, as well as to raise funds for the integrated sports program

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 11/9

 Laos and Viet Nam welcome National Assembly delegations; Lao NA chairwoman receives Vietnamese guests; Vietnam, Indonesia tighten defense cooperation; Vietnam boosts relations with African parties

Russian travel agencies to flock to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 19 groups with around 400 people from travel agencies in 18 Russian cities will come to Vietnam from this month until November to study Vietnam’s tourism.

Paintings, ceramics lacquer work on show at Fine Arts Museum

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lotus flower and beauty of Vietnamese women are the main inspirations for ceramic works and paintings by artist Nguyen Nhu Quang now on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.