When men go to hospital for abortion

VietNamNet Bridge – Being pregnant unexpectedly and having an abortion has become normal in Vietnam today. However, it is strange that most of people who wait in front of operation rooms are men.

Big cities steady in outsource rankings

HCM City and Hanoi have held their rankings among the top 100 Information Technology (IT) outsourcing cities of the world last year, says international market researcher Tholons.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 25/6

Hoang Thien to compete at ITF Odense finals; Dien Bien on form at national archery event with 7 golds; Viet Nam lose to Chinese Taipei in Asian U-22 qualifying round

UNESCO recognition sought for central provinces' historic singing

VietNamNet Bridge – The inaugural National Vi Giam Folk Singing Festival was launched at Ho Chi Minh Square in the central city of Vinh City on Saturday, June 23.

SW China quake kills 4, injures over 100

At least four people have been killed and over 100 others injured after an earthquake hit a mountainous area in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday.

Chinese put hand into market, farm produce prices plunge dramatically

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese farm produce have never before seen such tragic price decreases. The Chinese interference into the market, plus the epidemics and bad weather all have made farmers suffer.

Linh wins Motor Cub Prix

VietNamNet Bridge – Young racer Nguyen Viet Linh dethroned Le Huy Hoa of the Luc Phong team in the professional division at the Viet Nam Motor Cub Prix at Da Nang's Military Zone 5 Stadium yesterday, June 24.

Minh fails in Singapore Open semi-final after positive start

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was defeated by underdog Boonsak Ponsana from Thailand in the men's singles, semi-final match of the Singapore Open Super Series on Saturday.

Nguyen Phuong Linh brings historical dust to town

A second installation exhibition by Nguyen Phuong Linh called ‘Dust’ today opens at Galerie Quynh in District 1 featuring the artist’s latest body of work.

Italy ousts England 4-2 on penalties, through to Euro semis

Substitute Alessandro Diamanti, only on his third cap, struck the decisive penalty to help Italy oust England 4-2 on penalties here on Saturday to set up a Euro 2012 semifinal clash with Germany.

Last Cambodia-Vietnam border marker inaugurated

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese and Cambodian Government leaders on June 24 unveiled marker 314, the last one in numerical order on the two countries’ land borderline.

Inspectors: banks’ profits not as fat as reported

A lot of commercial banks reported the huge profits for the 2011 fiscal year. However, the State Bank’s inspectors have affirmed that the banks’ profit was not as big as reported.

Top Myanmar legislator concludes Vietnam visit

VietNamNet Bridge – Khin Aung Myint, President of the Myanmar Parliament, left Hanoi, concluding an official five-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

President meets Fatherland Front Committee and voters

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang had talks with voters from the municipal Fatherland Front Committee and more than 200 voters from District 4 on Saturday.

Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi wins Egyptian presidency

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi has won the presidential election, head of Egypt's Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) Farouq Sultan announced on Sunday afternoon.

Vinh Nghiem – a unique temple

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides two Buddhism prayer books with over 21,000 words inlaid with gold, Hue Nghiem Temple in Binh Tan district, HCM City has many other special things.

Chinese merchants hunting for precious wood in central region

Chinese merchants have been hunting for ironwood and many other precious timber in Quang Binh province. Prior to that, they hunted for sua wood (dalbergia tonkinensis) in many central provinces.

Youngsters seek travel companions online for backpack trips

VietNamNet Bridge – Cost-saving and fun, finding travel companions online is a common choice of many young backpackers as the summer holiday has arrived.

The home of 50,000 abandoned newborn babies

VietNamNet Bridge – Less than 20km from Hanoi’s center is a cemetery, where around 50,000 unfortunate newborn babies rest in peace.

Vietnamobile shouts for help, saying market competition unhealthy

Pham Ngoc Lang, President of Hanoi Telecom, said the telco is going to lodge a petition to the Prime Minister, because Vietnamobile, the mobile network run by the firm is facing too many big difficulties because of the unleveled playing ground.

IZs removed, land given back to rice fields

Local authorities have decided to remove some industrial zones (IZs) to make room for the rice fields.

Cuba says hepatitis B eliminated among minors under 15

Cuba has eliminated viral hepatitis B among the population aged under 15 thanks to a locally developed vaccine in the Caribbean country's massive immunization campaign, state media reported Saturday.

The race for state-owned high schools put parents under pressure

As for many parents, entering state owned schools is the only choice for their children.

Torrential rains leave 16 dead in China

At least 16 people have been confirmed dead after torrential rains battered southern and northern regions of China over the past three days, local authorities said Sunday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/6

Wood industry looks to new markets; Special services attract customers amid economic difficulties; Senior management forced to take rock-bottom wages; Stricter rules for low-income housing; 1mln ton rice stockpile eyed to help farmers