Vietnamese beauty queen meets with Hollywood stars

VietNamNet Bridge – The first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Hoang My, met with some Hollywood movie stars of “The Avengers” at the global release ceremony of this blockbuster in Los Angeles on April 13-14.

Vietnamese businessmen attempt to sell 2 coffee brands to Chinese

VietNamNet Bridge – Taking big losses, the owners of “Coffee Duc Lap Minh An” and “Coffee Duc Lap Dakmil” are planning to sell the two brands to the Chinese enterprise, which stole “Buon Ma Thuot coffee” brand, for 18 billion dong

Pentagon chief says other options prepared but unilateral actions not favored against Syria

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday that additional options still remain on the table for the U.S. military alongside diplomacy effort, but unilateral actions not a favorable effective solution.

Difficulties, losses spare no one

The reports by the Hanoi and HCM City Stock Exchanges-- show that 30 stocks have received warnings from the watchdog agency.

Saigon’s 38-year-old woman has 10 children

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman named Phuong in Ward 17, Phu Nhuan District, HCM City has become “well-known” because she had 10 children when she was only 36 years old.

Vietnam's urbanization: At the cross roads of opportunity

VietNamNet would like to introduce an article about Vietnam’s urbanization by Victoria Kwakwa, Country Director of the World Bank in Vietnam.

Iran asks EU to reconsider sanctions on oil exports

Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi on Thursday asked the European Union (EU) to reconsider its sanctions on the Islamic republic's oil exports.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/4

Lower cost loans for businesses; Petroleum wholesalers seek approval for price hike; Bleak outlook forecast for seafood firms; Hard to seek funds for new expressway project; Leading shareholders to divest from Sacombank

Venezuela, Vietnam boost cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge – The second Inter-govermental Committee meeting, co-chaired by Venezuelan Vice President Rafael Ramirez and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, opened in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 18. 

India testfires intercontinental Agni-V ballistic missile off eastern coast

India Thursday successfully testfired its homemade nuclear-capable Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile, with a range of 5,000 kms, off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

Makeshift businesses clutter new urban areas

VietNamNet Bridge – The cries of shop vendors ring out across a playground in the Nam Trung Yen urban area in Cau Giay District, tempting residents with the promise of delicious food.

Transport Ministry alters road fee plans

Following feedback from transport businesses, the Transport Ministry has decided to reduce fees on a type of vehicle on the HCMC-Trung Luong expressway and suspend the plan to collect fees on a National Highway 1A section.

PM leaves for fourth Mekong-Japan Summit

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on April 19 bound for Tokyo to attend the fourth Mekong-Japan Summit, scheduled for April 20-21.

The more businesses struggle, the more lamentable position they’re driven to

The more businessmen lose, the worse losers they became. They tried to resume business from the very beginning, hoping to regain their capital.

Campaign to raise better players to begin in capital

VietNamNet Bridge – A campaign For Viet Nam Football Future will be kicked off this year with the aim nurturing young Vietnamese football players.

UK mission to UN counts down 100 days to Olympics

Celebrating "100 days to go" for the London 2012 Olympics, the UK mission to the United Nations on Wednesday organized a special Olympic event, in which students from the UN International School had an opportunity to show

US veterans want to deal with Vietnam War aftermath

VietNamNet Bridge – A 15-member delegation of the Veterans for Peace (VFP) led by chairman of its chapter 160, Suel D.Jone, is visiting Vietnam from April 17 to May 1.

“I and Nature” in Nguyen Thu Tinh’s photos

VietNamNet Bridge – The “I and Nature” exhibition has opened at IDECAF, 31 Thai Van Lung, District 1, HCM City, introducing 48 photos by Nguyen Thu Tinh.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 19/4

Live indie rock music at Yoko night spot; German film screens at IDECAF; Gravity Games highlights alternative sports; National opera singers to perform Verdi; Spanish movie nights begin at restauramt; VN films break new ground

IMF economist warns against adverse effect of austerity measures

Senior economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) John Simon warned that austerity measures to contain deficit could be "counterproductive for economic growth."

Convicted Vinashin officials plead for leniency

The former chairman of Vinashin and his seven accomplices have lodged appeals for lighter sentences.

NA Standing Committee discusses power tariff

Problems concerning electricity prices were the focus during the current session of the National Assembly.

Ngo Bao Chau elected to American Academy

Professor Ngo Bao Chau is among 220 scholars, scientists, writers, artists, businessmen and leaders to become new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). 

Gang appropriates money from fake tombs

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City police have prosecuted five people for building fake tombs to appropriate state money.

Poor students need more support: PM

Students who pass entrance exams at universities or vocational training schools, but lack the funds to pursue their studies, will receive more support under a newly-issued directive by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.