The race for high schools for the gifted

VietNamNet Bridge – Students in Hanoi and HCM City have been gearing up in the sprint stage to intensively prepare for the entrance exams for high schools for the gifted.

VN welcomes oil related partnerships with foreigners

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam welcomes oil-related partnerships with foreigners in its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi said in a press conference on Apr. 12.

Vietnam attractive enough to retain Google and Facebook

Internet experts believe that the Vietnamese market is attractive enough and regulations are reasonable enough to retain the foreign big guys like Facebook or Google.

Part 2: The forests still bleeding

Though local residents enthusiastically join the afforestation movement, it’s still early to say that Bac Kan’s forests would be safe.

7.5 tons of banned lean-meat additives seized

VietNamNet Bridge - Inspectors from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development seized 7.5 tons of banned lean-meat additives in My Hao District, Hung Yen Province on April 11.

12,000 businesses died, others dieing, shouting for help

“To be or not to be” is the question that many young entrepreneurs have raised for themselves, after a long period of struggling to survive the difficulties.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 13/4

Deputy PM seeks stronger partnership with Australia; Friend of Vietnam, Raymond Aubrac remembered; Vietnam, Uruguay strengthen cooperation; Vietnam-Cuba relations – a great source of encouragement for Vietnam

Party’s leadership over national defence movement in focus

VietNamNet Bridge – On April 12, the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee held a conference to implement the Secretariat (11th tenure)’s Instruction 09 issued in December 2011 on enhancing the leadership of the Party

Vietnam’s top swimmer leaves America to drill in China

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Quy Phuoc and his coach have asked the General Department of Sports and Physical Training’s permission to stop training in the US. They wanted to return to Vietnam, and then go to China for drilling.

Korean stars help bring Korean goods to Vietnam

There has been no survey which measures the influences of the South Korean stars on the movement of using South Korean goods in Vietnam. However, it’s clear that Korean stars have helped Korean goods easily penetrate the Vietnamese market.

Love market ablaze with colour

Young women and men prepare their most beautiful costumes for the coming festival at Khau Vai Love Market, where parted lovers forced apart meet once a year has become the venue for a festival featuring many cultural activities.

Austria-made world's largest solar power plant starts operation in Saudi Arabia

The world's largest solar power plant, designed and manufactured by Austrian companies, began operation in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh recently after six months of trial operation, Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported on Tuesday.

Old pictures of Kate Moss in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – World famous supermodel Kate Moss went to Vietnam 16 years ago for a photo shot for Vogue magazine.

Sumatra quake highlights regional tsunami preparedness: UN

A massive earthquake that hit Indonesian waters in the Indian Ocean Wednesday afternoon tested and highlighted the responsiveness of tsunami preparedness of countries in the region, UN officials said Thursday.

U.S. sues Apple, publishers over e-book pricing

The U.S. government filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five major book publishers on Wednesday, saying they conspired to limit market competition in electronic book pricing.

Ca Ba Old House is Can Tho classic

Thot Not is not only the most populous and wealthiest district in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, but it is endowed with a number of cultural relics, craft villages, splendid islets and many ancient houses.

The sunken ship to be salvaged

VietNamNet Bridge – To prevent oil spillig from the sunken ship named Truong Hai Star, the Vung Tau port authorities will start salvage of the ship today, April 13.

Less sleep, disrupted biological clock may increase risk of diabetes: study

Too little sleep or sleep patterns that are inconsistent with our body's "internal biological clock" may lead to increased risk of diabetes and obesity, according to a new U.S. study published online Wednesday

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/4

Phu Quoc Island to be international trading hub; Conversion time extended for gold traders; Japanese group builds US$410 mln factory in Dong Nai; Credit lines to help struggling firms; Near-completion condos attract buyers

Vietnam to see meteor shower

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese people will have a chance to see the Lyrids meteor shower, the most outstanding astronomic phenomenon in the early months of 2012.

Mistaking human for beast, a man is shot dead

VietNamNet Bridge – A musketeer in the central province of Nghe An shot a woodsman dead because of mistaking the man as a beast.

Waste import standards set

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has drafted a new circular regulating types of waste that can be imported to Viet Nam for treatment and disposal.

S Korea honours President Ho

VietNamNet Bridge – Nhat Ky Trong Tu (Diary in Prison) poetry, written by President Ho Chi Minh, are on display in South Korea as calligraphic works.

5 killed, 4 injured after quakes hit Indonesia

Five people have been dead, four others injured, and one bridge collapsed in Aceh province after the Wednesday's quake rocked the province in northern tip of Sumatra island and its surrounding areas, officials said on Thursday.

Urban sprawl to be minimised: PM

VietNamNet Bridge – The impact of socio-economic development on agricultural land must be minimised by good planning, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.