Compact camera forecast to disappear from market in 2 years

VietNamNet Bridge – The high grade smart phones with high quality cameras have emerged as the biggest rival for compact camera series.

Harry Potter eBooks come to Amazon Kindle library

On-line retailing giant Amazon announced on Thursday that all seven Harry Potter eBooks will be added to its eBook lending library for owners of the company's Kindle devices starting June 19.

Tourism promotion project begins

VietNamNet Bridge – The launching ceremony for a heritage tourism promotion project in central Viet Nam was held in Hoi An on Tuesday.

Deputy FM calls for NAM solidarity

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh has called on members of the Non-Aligned Movement to strengthen solidarity on the basis of the Bandung Principles, the United Nations Charter, and international law.

Dong Thap Muoi’s peasants

VietNamNet Bridge - Hereafter are nice pictures of farmers in the southern province of Dong Thap.

Japanese experts to train Vietnamese football talents

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Chair of Japanese FC Azul Claro Numazu, will guide and select young football talents at the first summer football camp in Vietnam.

The “Vietnamese brand dream”

The warning that foreigners are attempting to swallow a lot of Vietnamese famous brands has caused big worries.

Many U.S. young adults at risk of skin cancer: reports

Despite warnings about the dangers of excess sun exposure, many U.S. young adults still get sunburned or use indoor tanning beds, which are increasing their risk for developing skin cancer,

Co Chien red ceramics

For a long time, on the northern bank of the Co Chien River in Vinh Long Province there has existed a pottery-making area that is dubbed the “Kingdom of Red Ceramics”.

People who sell blood to support their families

VietNamNet Bridge – In Vinh City in the central province of Nghe An, there are over 20 people whose main source of income comes from selling their blood.

NASA spacecraft reveals secrets of asteroid Vesta

U.S. space agency NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation and relation to the terrestrial planets and Earth's moon.

Historic collection of books unveiled in Laos

The Commission for Information and Training under the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee held a ceremony in Vientiane on May 10 to launch a collection of books on the history of Vietnam and Laos’ special relationship

London Olympics flame lit in Olympia, torch relay begins

The flame for the London 2012 Olympic Games was lit on Thursday in a ritual ceremony held at Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games more than 2,000 years ago.

Vietnam supports UN sustainable energy initiative

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam welcomes the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy for All Initiative and is working hard to attend the upcoming Rio+20 Conference on sustainable development in Brazil.

Expat weddings in Nha Trang

VietNamNet Bridge - Sandra Therese Fagerberg, 35, and Thomas Harald Gronvoll, 32, from Sweden, who share traveling as a hobby, chose Nha Trang beach to organize their wedding.

Vietnam hosts US-ASEAN relationship forum

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Embassy in the US, in coordination with the Southeast Asia Roundtable Forum, held the second Vietnam Forum on the US-ASEAN relationship, in Washington DC on May 10.

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 11/5

Russian tour operators size up Viet Nam market; Italian cruise ship makes five-day stop in Viet Nam; Saigontourist launches tours to paramotor race in Da Nang

Despite better liquidity, cash flow still gets stuck

VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks now have capital in excess, while businesses have been in deadly thirst for capital. However, banks still have not disbursed money.

Vietnam’s public debt is safe?

Though the Vietnamese government has affirmed that its public debt is within a safe area, there are some signs showing the increasing “heat” of public debt in qualitative and quantitative analysis, with some notable features as follow.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 11/5

National football book published; Japanese specialists revive Vietnamese silk paintings; Bubble magician returns for performance and charity activities

U.S. economy to grow 2 percent in 2012, 2013: economic forecast

The U.S. economy is expected to grow at an annual rate of 2 percent in 2012 and 2013, while in Southern California job growth will be more robust at a pace of 1.5 percent, according to an economic forecast.

Preparations for Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year underway

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked relevant ministries, agencies and localities to speed up preparations for activities to celebrate the two countries’ Friendship Year.

Hot weather leads to early outbreak of meningitis cases

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors have warned of an early presence of meningitis and encephalitis in children this summer as the number of children hospitalised appears to be rising,

Experts forecast continued growth

Viet Nam can maintain economic growth of 5.8 per cent and reduce inflation to 9.8 per cent this year, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP).

Businesses cut down expenses, hotels have fewer customers

A lot of hotels in HCM City, including the bustling ones in the central area of the city, complain that they have few customers these days.