Tennis player accuses coach of bullying

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Truong Quoc Bao of the national tennis team has been accused of bullying his trainee.

High bad debt ratio in foreign currency loans warned

The report by the State Bank of Vietnam shows the high growth rate of foreign currency loans in the first months of the year, which was much higher than the Vietnam dong lending growth rate.

Off the pitch, football is troubled

VietNamNet Bridge – The incompetence of the country's football governing body has taken its toll on the football league, but Viet Nam still has potential to be a football powerhouse both regionally and continentally.

President promotes ties on visit to Singapore

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang met former Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday, Sep 27, during his State visit to the country.

Senior overseas Vietnamese singer to see local fans after three decades

VietNamNet Bridge – Che Linh, the golden voice of bolero musical style, will organize a trans-Vietnam live show in October, after over 30 years leaving the country.

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Engineered E.coli designed for secret communication

Scientists have developed a method of encrypting information into genetically-engineered E. coli bacteria to deliver secret messages.

Le Van still sleeps with his dead wife

VietNamNet Bridge – The man who stirred up public opinion for sleeping with his dead wife two years ago has confirmed that he still sleeps with the body.

Two subway trains collide in Shanghai, over 270 injured

A subway train rear-ended another train Tuesday afternoon in Shanghai, injuring more than 270 passengers, including four foreigners.

Typhoon Nesat sets sights on Viet Nam

VietNamNet Bridge – After barrelling into the eastern Philippines, Typhoon Nesat is making its way towards storm-battered Viet Nam, which is currently in the grip of Tropical Depression Haitang.

Human face spider found in Binh Duong

VietNamNet Bridge – A rare spider with a human face-body, has been found out in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Migrants workers need sex education

Nguyen Hong Nhung, a native from northern Nam Dinh Province, has been residing at a boarding house on Ha Noi's Kham Thien Street with her husband and four other couples for many years, working as scrap-iron dealer.

Will high tax help drive back plastic bags?

From January 1, 2012, plastic bags will bear the environment tax as stipulated by the Environment Protection Law. However, people still have doubts about if the goal of reducing the plastic bags in use is attainable.

Airlines’ attempt to raise airfares frighten travel firms

Vietnam Airlines is seeking the permission to raise the ceiling on airfares has raised an objection from the public. People believe that the state owned airline is still making fat profits and there’s no need to increase the airfares.

Modern life leads to sleepless nights in large cities

VietNamNet Bridge – Sleep disorders are on the rise in the nation's major cities as the pressures of modern life take an increasing toll, according to experts.

Fixed line subscribers down, but it’s not disaster

Every year, VNPT loses nearly 1 million of fixed line subscribers. However, telecom experts believe that this is not a big problem, saying that the subscribers have shifted to use other services such as ADSL or MyTV on the same landlines.

Extra classes ill-treating students

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has decided to cut lessons from the school curricula in order to ease the overloading on students. However, the act does not have much significance.

Merkel backs Greece, snubs more stimulus

German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised Tuesday to give "any possible support" to debt-crippled Greece while rebuffed callings that the eurozone need more stimulus packages to contain the escalating debt crisis.

Viet Nam promotion to be held in New Delhi

VietNamNet Bridge – A gala night featuring Vietnamese culture, tourism and commercial products will be held in New Delhi on November 2.

Project to help manage waste from garment, leather industry

The Philippines-based non-profit organisation Assist Asia has launched the Conversation Project on Environmental Resources in Viet Nam, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project co-financed by sport and lifestyle company

Low vitamin B12 levels may lead to brain shrinkage, cognitive problems: study

Older people with low blood levels of vitamin B12 markers may be more likely to have lower brain volumes and have problems with their thinking skills, according to researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Oldest tower in southwestern region excavated

Archaeologists unearthed many rare antiques in the campus of Vinh Hung tower in Bac Lieu in a previous excavation. They have returned to the site on September 22, to continue excavation.

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.