HCM City to tighten control of online games

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to further tighten control of online games as games with violent features have returned to internet sites popular with youth.

Electricity, steel giants blame each other on electricity shortage

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has accused steel mills of consuming too much electricity, thus leading to the electricity shortage. In reply, steel manufacturers said EVN should not shift the blame onto others.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 11/5

Viet Nam shooting team to compete in Italy; Ha Noi on target at National Archery Championships; Larue Cup to kick off in Ha Noi; Viettravel invests VND6 billion in Vietnamese tennis

Vietnam protests Taiwan's statement of sovereignty over Ba Binh island

VietNamNet Bridge – This act has violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa Archipelago, caused tension and complicated the situation in the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi.

Football Federation cannot recruit new coach for national squad

VietNamNet Bridge – All domestic coaches have refused to become the new coach of the men’s national football team. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has to work out a new plan.

Rescuers find dead bodies at scene of Sukhoi plane crash, no sign of survivor

Rescuers have arrived at the scene of the Sukhoi super jet 100 crash and found some dead bodies, but have not found any survivors yet, a government official said here on Thursday.

Vietnamese getting familiar to homeschooling

The concept "homeschooling" has been imported to Vietnam by the parents who have the chances to work and live in the countries and it has, step by step, become more popular.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 11/5

 Fatherland Front delegation visits Laos; Vietnam, Laos share Front tasks; Vietnam attends ASEAN labour ministers meeting; Vice President to attend international conferences in Japan and Greece

Hotel room rates slashed amid low occupancy

A slew of hotels in HCMC, one of the country’s key destinations for international tourists, has pushed down room rates to attract guests as low occupancy has severely affected their revenues.

Thanh Luong wins the second Vietnam Golden Ball

VietNamNet Bridge – Midfielder Pham Thanh Luong and goalkeeper Kieu Trinh have won the Vietnam Golden Ball 2011, outdistancing the second candidates.

Ongoing bombings in Syria push UN peace plan to verge of breaking down

At least 55 people were killed and 370 others wounded when twin suicide bombings shook an intelligence complex in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday, the latest in a string of bombings that has been pushing . . .

Dirty vegetables bring silent, gradual death

VietNamNet Bridge – “Dirty vegetables” is the word used to describe the vegetables with toxic chemical residues that harm people. The problem is that dirty vegetables and dirty food have been teeming on the market.

HCM City gears up for second phase of hi-tech park project

VietNamNet Bridge – The documents about the second-phase development of the HCM City hi-tech park project (SHTP), expected to cover an area of 613 hectares has been put on the table of the HCM City's leaders.

In hard times, rich people throw their money into resort real estate

VietNamNet Bridge – The prices of the land plots in the environs of Hanoi, suitable for resorts and villas, have bounced back quickly thanks to the low prices and the rapid development of the domestic tourism market.

Probiotics may prevent diarrhea in antibiotic-takers: study

Probiotics, live microbes that can lead to more balanced stomach bacteria levels, may help reduce diarrhea associated with antibiotic use, says a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/5

Firms urged to be honest when applying for credit; Banks to select borrowers for new lending rate cap; Farm produce prices fall due to heat wave, animal diseases; Rubber strategy gets approval; Ministry mulls using toll to expand national highway

Hung Yen police to investigate assault on two reporters

Senior officials at the ‘Voice of Vietnam’ radio network on May 9 confirmed that so far the network had not received any further reports from the northern province of Hung Yen about two of their reporters being beaten

Blind fish discovered in Phong Nha – Ke Bang

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts on May 10 announced to discover many strange fauna and flora species in the Thien Duong (Heaven) cave in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a world natural heritage site in central Vietnam.

PPP mechanism implementation goes slowly, weakly

There have been too many barriers that prevent PPP (public private partnership) from getting more popular in Vietnam. No considerable progress has been made since the day the first project under the PPP mode kicked off in Vietnam.

Province calls for study into mountain landslide threat

VietNamNet Bridge – The An Giang People's Committee has required the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment to implement a comprehensive study on the Cam Mountains to avoid possible landslides and falling rocks.

Vietnamese-origin professor wins Cine del Deuca Award

VietNamNet Bridge - UVa Astronomy Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan has been awarded the Cino Del Duca World Prize for 2012 from the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation.

Vietnam looks for ‘powdered fetus pills’ from China

After the local media reported of over 17,000 pills filled with powdered made of dead human fetuses seized by customs officers in South Korea, the Vietnam Drug Administration has asked local health departments to inspect the market.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 10/5

Manga artists compete for award; Exhibition explores river landscapes; HCM City to celebrate National Day of Brittany; Fund-raising flash mob dances for poor children

Missing jet with over 50 people on board found in mountainous area

Rescuers have seen the body of missing Sukhoi super-jet 100 with over 50 people on board at the slope of a mountain of Gunung Salak in Bogor regency of West Java on Thursday morning, rescuer said.

Russian artist hails heroes in debut show

VietNamNet Bridge – Russian artist Boris Simionovich Iliukhin is holding his debut exhibition at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.