220 health services set for price hikes: Health Minister

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health will sign an interministerial circular with the ministries of Finance, and Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to hike prices of 220 health services, instead of 355 as proposed in 2010,

4 dead in fresh clashes in Egypt, over 1,000 injured

Four people were killed and another 1, 531 injured in bloody clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters over a recent football riot, the country's health ministry said Friday.

Museums take history to the country

VietNamNet Bridge – Museums in HCM City are changing their way of doing business by taking exhibitions to the doorsteps of rural and suburban residents.

15 killed in train-vehicle collision in northeast India

At least 15 people were killed and 50 injured when a passenger train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near the capital of the northeast Indian state Guwahati Friday morning, said witnesses and officials.

Future teachers “illiterate” in new educational thought

While education experts urge to carry out an education reform and learn modern educational thoughts, pedagogical school students still do not know about education technology.

Wedding tragedy as train kills bridegroom, mother

VietNamNet Bridge – A groom, his mother and a cousin died on his wedding day after being hit by a north-south Thong Nhat SE13 train yesterday in Binh Luc District, Ha Nam Province, some 60km south of Ha Noi.

Thien and Wong win men's doubles

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien and his partner Wong Chun Hun from Hong Kong won the men's doubles title at the New Zealand 18 & Under Summer Championships.

Geithner outlines key points for financial reforms in 2012

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday U.S. financial system has been strengthened through reforms ,but warned that gains would erode if efforts eased.

VN host Asian Beach Games in June

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 2,500 athletes, coaches and other members from 45 nations are expected to participate in the fifth Asian Beach Games in the southern coastal province of Khanh Hoa in June, 2016.

Pa Co people have a religious zeal for good crops

The Pa Co ethnic minority people in Vietnam hold the Ada festival after harvest to thank Heaven and prepare for the next crop.

Binh Dinh man unearths fossil wood of 10,000 years old

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Bay, 47, from Tuy Phuoc district in the central province of Binh Dinh has discovered a fossil stump which is believed to be more than 10,000 years old.

Short documentary films show modern life

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight short documentaries about contemporary life in Viet Nam will be presented free of charge tomorrow night at the Goethe Institute in Ha Noi.

Securities analysts predict positive signs for economy and stock market

The latest reports released by securities companies do not give a clear answer about if the national economy is better off in 2012, but say there are many positive signs, and the stock market is showing big opportunities when it nearly bottoms out.

Dozens dead, thousands at risk in European cold snap: IFRC

Over 80 people have died from hypothermia and frostbite in Poland and Ukraine, as a cold snap affected a large part of Europe, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Thursday.

Geological survey launched for Vietnam’s first nuclear power project

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100 workers and engineers on February 2, began conducting marine and mainland geological drilling at the site where the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant is to be built.

U.S. to suffer from threats of war against Iran: Iranian supreme leader

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Friday that the United States will suffer from any war threat or potential war against the Islamic republic.

Russia hands over full Gepard missile to Vietnam

In an interview with RIA Novosti on January 31, the director of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obonosov revealed that the company had fully handed over the tactical anti-ship missile Kh-35E to Vietnam in 2009-2010.

Super League may become V-League again

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Sports and Physical Training has asked the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to address organizational tasks and resume the old name V-League.

2011: New shocking records

VietNamNet reviews remarkable cultural events, reported by the local media in 2011.

U.S. economic recovery outlook remains uncertain: Bernanke

The outlook of the U.S. economic recovery remained uncertain, as the recovery was confronted with a set of domestic and external headwinds, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.

Chinese president calls for expansion of China-Germany links

Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday that China was ready to push forward its long-term, healthy and in-depth development of strategic partnership with Germany over the decades to come.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/2

Vinalines reports shock 2011 profits after huge first-half losses; Infrastructure projects to be finished in 2012; Insurance market set for restructuring; Ocean tuna price remains high in central region; Viet Jet Air offers New Year discounts  

Lim Festival and the “record syndrome”

The Lim Festival opens today, February 3, in Bac Ninh province. This year the festival will make a record with the participation of 2,012 quan ho singers. But whether this famous festival needs sensational tricks attract attention?

Bamboo-made flowers and Hue’s new-year rite

VietNamNet Bridge – Annually, from the 4th to 16th day of the lunar year, families in Hue city--Vietnam’s ancient capital, often hold a ritual called “cung bon mang.”

Liem finishes 7th at UK Chess Festival

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem completed the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in the UK ranking 7th with 7 points after a draw in the final game with Indian rival Negi Parimarjanon on February 2.