Diet quality linked to mental health in teenagers: Australian study

Eating lots of fruit and vegetables could help protect teenagers from mental health problems, according to an Australian study published on Thursday in the scientific journal PLoS One.

Vietnam moves closer to ASEAN open skies

Vietnam has taken further steps toward joining an open sky market of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with an aim at supporting strong trade and tourism growth and regional economic integration.

Death toll from typhoon Roke reaches 11 in Japan

Death toll from Typhoon Roke reached 11 in Japan, with five people remaining missing, Japanese media said Thursday.

Vietnamese models perform ao dai in Japan

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top models and beauties showed off in Vietnamese ao dai in the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Week in Tokyo from September 15 to 19.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/9

More Vietnamese businesses expands overseas; Energy association demands lesser Chinese role; Vietnam, Thailand share rice information; Foreign funds lack money to invest in Vietnam; Interest rate cap draws away depositors

Keeping or removing Investment Law?

Opinions still vary about if it is necessary to keep the Investment Law. However, all agree that the Investment Law has shown a lot of problems.

Saigon’s portrait in one century

In the early 20th century, men did not put their hair in a bun anymore. Sandals and shoes became popular and the shoe repair appeared as a new job. Today, Saigonees still maintain essentially cultural traits of the early 20th century.

Vietnam Supermodel’s contestants dance jubilantly

VietNamNet Bridge – 30 finalist of Vietnam Supermodel 2011 competed in the Central Highland costume and dance sports competition on September 20 in Da Lat city.

Finance ministry plans 80% changeover to IT by 2015

A master plan to apply information technology in finance that has been approved by the Ministry of Finance seeks to push 80 per cent of tax-related tasks online by 2015, among other goals.

Comprehensive efforts needed to save coral reefs: Indonesia expert

Comprehensive efforts are needed to save coral reefs as their living compound is prone to environmental damage, an Indonesian expert told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.

Samsung to mass produce 20-nano flash, DRAM memories

Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it started mass producing memory chips based on 20-nanometer class technology.

Unlicensed telecoms companies face fines

VietNamNet Bridge – Unlicensed telecommunications operators offering overseas services from Viet Nam will be fined VND70-100 million (US$3,400-4,800), according to Decree 83 issued by the Government this week.

5.6-magnitude earthquake hits E. Turkey

A 5.6-magnitude quake rattled the province of Erzican in eastern Turkey on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

Dong A bank branch manager falls into trap of colleague?

The client who deposited money at Dong A Bank’s Tay Ninh branch, and then denounced the bank branch of breaking the ceiling interest rate regulations, is believed to be the director of another bank in the same province of Tay Ninh.

140 young intellectuals recruited as vice chairs of poor communes

VietNamNet Bridge – Seven provinces have finalized the selection of young intellectuals as vice chairs of disadvantaged communes.

Cinema Agency’s chief and vice chief allowed to resign

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has accepted resignations of the Vietnam Cinema Agency’s chief, Lai Van Sinh and vice chief, Le Ngoc Minh, for their responsibility in the $2 million scandal.

Ha Tinh’s farmer catches giant loach

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman in Nghi Xuan district in the central province of Ha Tinh caught a 10kg, over 1.5m long loach in the morning of September 16.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 22/8

Vietnam Red Cross - together for humanity; Hanoi man dies in elevator crash; More retail work for older people; Woman, 66, imprisoned for anti-state activities

Twin bomb explosions in S.W. Russia kill 1, injure 60: reports

Twin bomb explosions early Thursday killed one person and wounded 60 others, mostly police officers, in the volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan in southwest Russia, Itar-Tass reported.

New high hopes raised on BOT power projects

The construction of two BOT power projects: Hai Duong and Mong Duong 2, just within a week, has once again raised the high hopes on the returning of the investments under the mode of BOT (build-operation-transfer).

More boarding schools built to attract ethnic students to study

VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND4.1 trillion (US$197 billion) will be spent on upgrading and building boarding schools in mountainous provinces during the 2011-15 period under a new decision signed by the Prime Minister on Wednesday.

Topflight athletics team aims high at SEA Games

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send their strongest-ever athletic team to Indonesia's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with a view to grab 8-10 gold medals in November.

Valencia, FC Barcelona produce thrilling draw

League leaders Valencia and reigning champions FC Barcelona produced 90 minutes of thrilling football in the Mestalla Stadium.

Banned preservative still found in meat

Ethephon, a banned chemical substance, is still used to keep meat fresh in some provinces, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's National Argo-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to visit three countries

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay official visits to the Netherlands, Uzbekistan and Ukraine at the invitations of his counterparts.