Tests terrify English teachers

The English teachers, who did not obtain the required marks in the tests, are considered substandard teachers. They now feel anxious and the inferiority complex when standing before the students.

Google unveils new privacy policy amid possible legal troubles

Google on Thursday officially launched its new privacy policy to consolidate user information across its services, despite sharp criticism and requests to hold off the changes from privacy regulators.

Expert alarmed at high rate of fat children in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Overweight and obesity among children in HCM City have reached alarming proportions, increasing the risk of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, a senior dietician has warned.

Stock index up 22%, investors flock to securities market

There have been signs showing that the cash has been flowing into stocks. Though the stock market remains gloomy, it is still the best choice for many investors for now.

IMF urges euro area zone to contain crisis

The euro area should take more steps to check the debt crisis, as the global recovery continued to be threatened by strains in the region and fragility elsewhere, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday.

Ocean acidification rate may be unprecedented: study

The world's oceans may be turning acidic faster today from human carbon emissions than they did during four major extinctions in the last 300 million years, when natural pulses of carbon sent global temperatures soaring,

NA Chairman, Chilean Senate President sign co-operation pact

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and Chilean Senate President Guido Girardin Lavin singed a co-operation agreement in Hanoi on March 1. 

Vietnamese consumption habits change because of lighter purse

Distributors and retailers have reported big changes in the Vietnamese consumption habits. 57 percent of the family budget is spent on food, while the other 43 percent on non-food products.

Vietnamese models lack opportunities to go internationally

Cory Dung Tran, a Vietnamese-origin fashion designer in New York, said that the winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy has conditions to become an international model.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/3

Fitch lauds nation's measures to cool overheating economy; Car imports increase again; Domestic firms keen to expand overseas; HCM City firms seek 35,000 new employees; More farm produce expected to join global supply chain  

Vietnam's volatile stock market draws money, needs depth

Vietnam is hoping that falling inflation and rising global risk appetites will spur sustained interest in the country's small stock market, a frontier where many pioneers have been burned.

EVENTS IN HANOI, HCM CITY ON MARCH 1-15

Cine Sessions at Cinematheque; Screening of “Rapt”; Exhibition “Landscapes of Vietnam”; Music Night with Le Minh Son; Exhibition “Shining Night”; Performance of Famous Finnish Choirs; Jazz Concert with Franck Amsallem

Ba Na Hills offer getaway cable-car journey to peak

VietNamNet Bridge – Do you want to enjoy all four Vietnamese seasons in one day? Do you want to indulge yourself at one of the biggest indoor parks in the region?

Wild deer damage rubber plantation

VietNamNet Bridge – Herds of deer from the central province of Thua Thien Hue's Sao La Conservation Reserve have broken into a rubber plantation in A Luoi District, destroying over 22ha of trees in the last few days.

Van Rompuy re-elected as European Council President

Top leaders of the European Union (EU) on Thursday all agreed to extend the mandate of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy for another two and a half years during a summit in Brussels.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 2/3

Le Tan The turns neglected shells into artworks; Designer donates ao dai collection to museum; Ninh Binh promotes art of blind minstrel singing; TV extravaganza to boost traffic safety awareness; Japanese artist’s ‘Human Opera’ on show in HCMC  

‘The Amazing Race’ comes in Vietnam

Vietnam Television (VTV) and BHD Star Cinema have bought the copyright from the Disney Media Distribution to bring ‘The Amazing Race’, a world popular reality show, to the Vietnamese audience. 

13 Vietnamese killed in bus accident in Laos

Thirteen Vietnamese passengers were killed and 7 others injured in a bus accident in Laos’ Attapu province at about 6pm on March 1.

Businesses getting more cautious when expanding business scale

Only when the interest rates go down, paving the way for enterprises to access bank loans, will they consider expanding the production scale.

First human bird flu case successfully treated

A patient infected with the lethal A/H5N1 virus is gradually recovering after nearly one week treatment.

Passengers of adrift ship safely land in Port Victoria

All passengers of crippled cruise liner Costa Allegra have safely landed in the Seychelles capital Port Victoria on Thursday after spending three days adrift without power, local media said.

Authorities to amend tourism law to protect travelers

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will receive suggestions on the amendment and supplement of different articles in tourism policies from now until June before making a proposal to the National Assembly in March next year,

Hue fest seeks private sponsors

Organisers of the biennial Hue Festival were aiming to seek sponsors for and privatise more of the festival events as a strategy to increase the festival's success, Hue Festival Centre director Nguyen Duy Hien told a recent meeting

Twelve movies for March

VietNamNet Bridge - Pearls of The Far East, John Carter, Dr. Seuss, The Lorax and Touch are among the movies which will be screened at Vietnamese cinemas this month.

‘Get it right' PM tells provinces

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the leaders of eight provinces to conduct self-criticism for submitting inaccurate natural disaster and disease loss reports, offering late support to victims and using financial assistance incorrectly.