Ancient wood-blocks discovered in Nghe An

VietNamNet Bridge – During a survey of historical relics, the Relic Management Board of the central province of Nghe An has discovered nearly 100 rare wood-blocks at the Thien temple in Dien Chau district.

People withdraw bank deposits to buy real estate

VietNamNet Bridge – As commercial banks have lowered the deposit interest rate to 12 percent at maximum as per the request by the State Bank, people have withdrawn money to invest in other channels.

Culture Ministry tightens rules after supermodel smokes on the catwalk

VietNamNet Bridge – After many scandals related to the behavior of artists, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued an instruction to address performing art organization activities.

French opera storms stages

VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from the Paris National Opera Theatre will be making their Viet Nam debut by staging L'Enfant et les Sortileges (The Child and the Spells) tonight, April 18, in Ha Noi and tomorrow in HCM City.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/4

Experts promote digital archives; Three more dead after gas explosion; Woman arrested over selling new-born baby; World Conference of Historic Cities opens in Hue

ASEAN, EU discuss FTA, global trade

Officials and business representatives from all ten ASEAN member countries and the European Union met in Jakarta on Apr. 16 to discuss the opportunities and challenges of an ASEAN-EU free trade agreement (FTA) in the future.

Hung wins fourth HTV Cup leg

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Nguyen Hung yesterday, April 17, won the fourth stage of the 24th HCM City Television (HTV) Cup, beating 72 other cyclists.

Women still left out of leadership roles

VietNamNet Bridge – There are still only few women in top leadership positions at Viet Nam's important governmental organisations, Dr Nguyen Song Ha, a researcher at Viet Nam's Women Union, has said.

Seeking Vietnam’s junior football talents

Yamaha Motor Vietnam has launched a program to seek outstanding young footballers for the national squad.   

Warren Buffett diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer

Warren Buffett, billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced that he has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer, but his condition is "not remotely life-threating", according to media reports Wednesday.

Taiwan, S. Korea may reject Vietnamese workers

VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea and Taiwan are considering limiting entry to Vietnamese workers since the number of runaway Vietnamese workers who overstay their visas to work illegally in these countries has increased steadily,

Tsunami in Vietnam is the real risk

Scientists’ research works have found proof showing that tsunamis once attacked Vietnam and brought about serious impacts. They have warned that tsunami is a real risk for Vietnam, and that this needs further through research.

Libraries to be set up in northern schools

VietNamNet Bridge – Non-profit organisation Room to Read on Monday signed an agreement with two provincial department of education and training to set up libraries in 30 primary schools in northern Thai Nguyen and Tuyen Quang provinces.

Owing money right and left, a lot of businesses flee

A lot of businesses have to borrow money on the black market at exorbitant high interest rates to pay their due debts. However, debts generate bigger debts, and businesses have been caught in a vicious circle.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 18/4

ASEAN debates farming standards; Peace groups boost Vietnam-China relations; Diplomats pay tribute to US doctor

Social sciences schools struggle to attract students

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of students registering to follow social science study branches has been decreasing dramatically. 

Online tax declaration program makes big leap

VietNamNet Bridge – Three years ago, online tax declaration could only be made in HCM City. Meanwhile, the mode of tax declaration has become more popular and used by the enterprises throughout the country.

2,400 tons of rice sunken after ship crash

VietNamNet Bridge – After a strong crash between a cement and a rice ships, the ship named Duy Phuong 36 and 2,400 tons or rice were sunken. Twelve sailors were rescued.

Peru PM committed to joint projects with Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The government of Peru will always create favourable conditions for Vietnam’s projects to be effectively implemented in the Latin American nation, says Prime Minister Oscar Eduardo Valdes Dancuart.

U.S. eases financial sanctions on Myanmar

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it will ease the financial sanctions on Myanmar in order to allow the American non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to operate in the country.

Blogger to go on trial for anti-State activities

The People’s Procuracy of HCM City on April 14 said that the indictment and documents of the case related to three defendants, including blogger Dieu Cay, had been transferred to the municipal People’s Court for trial in the coming time.

Luxury Resort to be built at Ban Gioc Falls

A luxury resort will be built at Ban Gioc Falls in Dam Thuy Commune of Trung Khanh District in the northern province of Cao Bang, according to Saigon Tourist Company, the main investor of the project. 

Hanoi suggests applying strict rules to control foreign invested property projects

VietNamNet Bridge – Ninety five foreign invested real estate projects have been licensed in Hanoi. However, many investors have not moved since the day they got the licenses.

Sochi launches daily communication preparation for Winter Olympics

The "Word of the Day" project kicked off Monday in the southern Russian city of Sochi in a bid to make the citizens engaged in a good preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Shocking video clips featuring fights of Vietnamese schoolgirls

A girl beats another with a chair to the head; another schoolgirl slits the face of another with a razor blade, etc.. These are scandalous acts of several schoolgirls that have stirred up the public recently.