Will Vietnamese farmers benefit from new Thai rice pricing policy?

In principle, Vietnamese farmers will get benefits from the new Thai policy. However, the benefits remain unclear, though the domestic price has increased slightly.

New football clubs for Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien of Hoa Phat Hanoi and Hanoi ACB football clubs have decided to establish the Hanoi and Hanoi Young Football clubs.

Karanka: no divisions at Real Madrid

Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka was giving few secrets away ahead of his side' s Champions League clash at home to Ajax on Tuesday night.

NASA studies astronauts' vision decrease problem

NASA has launched a study on why the astronauts' vision decrease after long-term space missions, according to media reports Tuesday.

Single migrant women face high abortion risk

Young unmarried migrant women are facing a high risk of induced abortions in China and experts urged that they have better access to reproductive health education.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/9

Foreign buyers dominate coffee industry; Insurance premiums rise; HCMC to spend $267m on goods for Tet holiday; CPI rise slows to lowest level this year, industrial output up; Land deal searches to halt money laundering

Two subway trains rear-end in Shanghai, over 40 injured

A subway train rear-ended another Tuesday afternoon in Shanghai, leaving more than 40 passengers injured, the subway operator said.

Vietnamese woman to chair Mrs. World 2011 jury

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong, Miss Congeniality of Mrs. World 2005, has been invited to be the chief juryman of Mrs. World 2011, which will be held in the US later this year.

World Media Summit Presidium Meeting concludes, attendees reach agreements

World media giants reached multiple agreements on a set of specified topics at the World Media Summit (WMS) Presidium Meeting held on Tuesday in Beijing.

Fear prevents many from working abroad

VietNamNet Bridge – Poor awareness and infrastructure are stymieing the implementation of a national programme to send people from disadvantaged areas abroad as guest workers.

New storm enters the East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – After Haitang typhoon weakened into a tropical depression by the morning of September 27, typhoon Nesat entered northern East Sea at noon.

Rural children swim to school

VietNamNet Bridge – For those of us who bemoan the daily commute to work, spare a thought for the children in Ong Tu and Ka Ooc mountainous villages who must learn to swim before they can go to school.

Straw-made painting makes Vietnamese record

VietNamNet Bridge – A 4x6m painting made by millions of used straws has been recognized as a national record.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 27/9

Corrupt banker given life imprisonment; Fire destroys supermarket in northern province; PM calls for greater road safety measures; 7 face charges for sword attack on whistleblower

Manh Hiep – Thu Phuong crowned at Vietnam Supermodel 2011

VietNamNet Bridge – Two contestants from the northern port city of Hai Phong were crowned at the finale of Vietnam Supermodel 2011, which concluded on September 25 in Hanoi.

Vietnam to join Miss Asia Pacific

VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Tung Lan, one of the top ten contestants of Miss Vietnam 2010, will participate in the 38th Miss Asia Pacific World pageant in South Korea in October.

Gold extends loss amid liquidity crunch

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile extended loss on Monday, the fourth straight drop in a row, as investors rushed for cash amid liquidity crunch due to massive losses on other assets.

Flood forces many schools in southwestern region to close

VietNamNet Bridge – Upstream floods in Vietnam’s southwestern region keeps rising quickly, and threatening hundreds of thousand hectares of winter-spring rice. Many schools have to close due to floods.

98 percent of government employees complain of low wages

VietNamNet Bridge – A survey at three ministries and 15 provinces reveals that more than 98 percent of government employees said that the current wage is low, which cannot cover their fundamental needs.

King of Mong flute passes away

VietNamNet Bridge – People’s Artist-- Luong Kim Vinh, who is honored as “the King of Mong flute” passed away on September 22, in Lao Cai city, at the age of 75.

Pay one USD, lose three USD

Surveying 15 economic zones and 48 craft villages, the National Assembly Standing Committee’s supervisory group has warned of seriously environmental pollution caused by awareness.

New plant discovered in Sapa

VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese scientists and two Chinese colleagues have discovered a new floral species named Manglietia crassifolia in Sapa district in the northern mountain province of Lao Cai.

French female rockers to blow away Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – French band Subway from Marvejols in the Lozere Region will entertain capital audience in a single performance next Wednesday.

Rising unemployment strains resources

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts are worried about a three-fold increase in unemployment during the first half of the year.

5-year economic development plan doesn’t win economists’ hearts

hough the government has decided to lower the targeted economic growth rate for the next five years to 6.5 percent, economists still believe that the 6.5 percent GDP growth rate target remains overly high.