VietNamNet Bridge - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on November 24 voted to put Vietnam’s hat xoan (Xoan singing) into the list of the world intangible heritages needing urgent protection.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some athletes shine at 12-day Southeast Asia Games 26 in Indonesia. They are Vietnam’s hopes at the Olympic 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – The famous story by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen has been transformed into a three dimension (3D) cartoon by Vietnamese film makers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan answered nearly 40 questions on the question and answer session on November 24. However, Luan’s presentation did not satisfy National Assembly deputies.

If traffic law violators or bike racers do not stop at command, police will throw fishing nets onto the rear wheel of their vehicles and the net clings to the wheels, forcing the vehicles to stop. This method is used by police of Thanh Hoa city.

Denmark's new tax on fatty foods is having little impact on consumer habits, an opinion poll showed Wednesday.

Students come late to class, sleep during the lessons, play games and chat with each other were the things seen by some people at universities in Hanoi.

In order to avoid a direct confrontation with foreign social networks, Vietnamese social networks go their own ways to earn money to exist and improve their competitiveness on the Internet content market.

VietNamNet Bridge – B-Boy 3T, 23, a member of S.I.N.E Crew hip-hop troupe, is among four outstanding Asian dancers who are nominated for the world hip-hop contest in Moscow on November 26.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced Wednesday that Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant will be launched with its full capacity early February, the official IRNA news agency reported.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Na (not her real name), a 35-year-old resident of Tien Du District in northern Bac Ninh Province, has been the victim of domestic violence for about four years now.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities have asked the local People’s Council’s permission to raise the registration fee of motorbikes and cars.

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), at least 50,000 businesses have dissolved or stopped operation. However, the number of applications filed for bankruptcy can be counted on the fingers.

Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to cut its workforce by 17,000 worldwide by the end of 2013, the company said in a statement on Wednesday in Espoo, Finland.

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Thursday urged the European Central Bank (ECB) to accelerate moves to tackle the debt crisis already threatening Europe's core economies.

Egypt's ruling military council apologized for the deaths in the latest round of clashes which started over the weekend, it said on its official Facebook page early Thursday.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Transport Minister Dinh La Thang committed to reduce the number of traffic accidents by 5-10 percent from 2012, but he refused to answer the question “when will traffic jam end?”

VietNamNet Bridge – The local media has talked a lot about matters related to overseas Vietnamese Che Linh’s shows in the last one month. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has to raise its voice over this case.

European Commission chief on Wednesday firmly defended the proposals for jointly issuing "Stability Bonds," otherwise known as eurobonds.

The gold and non-dollar deposit interest rates have been escalating in recent days, signaling a new interest rate race among banks. Experts have warned that the race will distort the monetary market and raise new risks for the banking system.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Performing Art Agency has permitted Phan Thi Mo, who was in the top five the Miss Vietnam World 2010 pageant, to participate in Miss Earth 2011. Mo will go to the Philippines today, November 24.

VietNamNet Bridge – The orchestra plays as a large crowd of people listen attentively, seemingly oblivious to the street noise and roaring traffic that can also be heard at this outdoor concert.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of paintings by five Vietnamese talented painters are displayed at an exhibition entitled “Hanoi Dreams” in Toronto, Canada.

Japanese businesses are flocking to Vietnam to seek investment opportunities in the wave of relocating production bases to other countries to avoid high labor cost and natural calamities.