Over 200 antique potteries exhibited in Can Tho

VietNamNet Bridge – The Museum of Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta has opened an exhibition of unique potteries, collected by Vo Minh Man and Tran Quoc Doan.

Ha Tinh: police seize truck with two tons of wild animals

VietNamNet Bridge – Police of the central province of Ha Tinh on December 26, detected the largest wildlife trafficking case in the province so far. Nearly two tons of wild animals, including snakes, turtles and iguanas were seized.

The stock market in 2011: sadness goes abreast hope

Both investors and listed companies have experienced a very difficult year 2011. The Club of Securities Journalists has announced the 10 most outstanding events of the stock market as follows.

World's top sports news in 2011

Following is the world's top sports news in 2011 selected by Xinhua News Agency: 1. The first ever FIFA Ballon d'Or award, which has merged the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the France Football's Ballon d'Or award, was awarded

HCM City’s hospital to treat two special patients

VietNamNet Bridge – Cho Ray Hospital will cure two young women who suffer from strange diseases, said the hospital’s director Nguyen Truong Son.

U.S. police identify dead in Texas Christmas shooting

U.S. police Tuesday identified the shooter and victims of a Christmas Day murder-suicide in which seven family members died.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 28/12

Japan helps fight super bacteria; Man honored for rescuing ten in Hoi An shipwreck; Animal diseases drop during course of year; Man stabbed in front of Vung Tau club

Fresh Israeli airstrike wounds eight Gazans

Eight Palestinians were moderately injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza city on Tuesday night, hours after an earlier air raid killed an Islamic Jihad militant in the area, medical sources said.

Hiding brother from bees, 3-year-old girl dies

VietNamNet Bridge – A family in Long Hai town, Long Dien district in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has unexpectedly felt in tragedy just because of a wasps’ nest.

CEO Facebook likes Vietnamese cuisines

VietNamNet Bridge – Two days at the Topas Ecolodge resort in Sapa, Mark Zuckerberg and his girlfriend stayed in a special bungalow and enjoyed a lot of Vietnamese cuisines.

Seven provinces face food shortage during Tet

VietNamNet Bridge – Seven provinces have sought help to ease food shortages in the lead-up to the Tet holiday, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said.

The number of Vietnamese stock millionaires halves

The stock price sharp falls have led to the number of Vietnamese stock millionaires decreasing dramatically from 450 in 2010 to 270 in 2011.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 28/12

Vietnam’s Next Top Models in Singapore; RoK provides 3.5 mln USD for Hue master plan; “Little Frog” dazzles Vietnam’s Got Talent; Well-known local private galleries to be closed

Vietnam masterpieces in auction for the poor

The four works of art announced for the auction programme are Soul of the Vietnamese cup, Thang Long Vase, Carps Transforming to Dragons, and Thang Long’s Sonority.

Teen tennis player to compete in Australia

VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen-year-old Nguyen Hoang Thien has qualified for the Australian Open Junior Championships U18 Tournament which will take place on January 22-28.

Search on for Vinalines cargo ship lost at sea

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese vessel Vinalines Queen manned by 23 sailors was reported to have lost contact with its company Vinalines Shipping, since Sunday.

DPRK bids final farewell to late leader Kim Jong Il

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday bid final farewell to the nation's late leader Kim Jong Il.

Tourist project to link eight provinces

VietNamNet Bridge – The largest tourist development project in Viet Nam will start in eight northwestern mountain provinces next year.

Car owners must prove they can legally park before registration

Transport Minister, Dinh La Thang, has proposed that car owners must now prove they have access to legal parking lots in order to be allowed to register their vehicles.

Food safety controls tightened up for Tet

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has urged relevant agencies to tighten inspection and control over food products, particularly vegetables and meat, to ensure safety and hygiene during the coming Tet holiday.

Repeated cold spell overwhelms northern provinces

Temperatures continued to plunge in the central and northern regions from a lingering cold spell for the last two days across most of north Thua Thien-Hue Province.

Student programmers place in contest

VietNamNet Bridge – A team from Ha Noi National University's College of Technology finished second in the final round of the international programming contest (PROCON) held in Japan on December 23.

Nation's two stock exchanges to merge

The nation's two stock exchanges will be merged in accordance with a Ministry of Finance plan for restructuring the securities market that is supported by the Viet Nam Association of Securities Businesses.

Titles conferred upon nine folk artisans

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Folklore Arts Association has conferred the title of Folklore Artist on nine people for their contribution to folklore literature and arts.

State employees to have 9 days off for Tet holiday

VietNamNet Bridge - The Prime Minister has approved the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on a nine-day holiday for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival (Tet).