BRIEF NEWS

PM reiterates inflation control; Viet Nam-Laos national border marking speeds up; Indonesian ambassador's efforts in enhancing bilateral ties praised; The role of youth highlighted at 8th UNESCO World Congress  

Divers examine 19th century shipwreck

VietNamNet Bridge - An inter-disciplinary team from different agencies in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has begun to survey a shipwreck believed to date back to the early 19th century.

An retains Mekong yellow jersey

VietNamNet Bridge - With the support of his team, young cyclist Ho Huynh Van An maintained his yellow jersey in the sixth stage of the Mekong Delta Cycling Tour-An Giang Plant Protection Cup on August 19.

Libyan rebels say final moment has come for Tripoli battle

Libyan rebels claimed Sunday the final moment has come for the battle of Tripoli to topple Muammar Gaddafi, amid media reports of revolts in the capital against the Libyan leader.

Quiet pains of lesbians

VietNamNet Bridge – Holding her husband’s hand at the wedding ceremony, but Thi was very sad. Her efforts to love a man seemed to nearly break into tears but she could not cry because this is the right thing to do.

Education sector to raise youth’s work enthusiasm, minister says

VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Vu Luan, Minister of Education and Training said there will be policies to encourage voluntary contribution and responsibility from young people for the jobs necessary to the country’s development. 

Investing in renewable energy to save power

VietNamNet Bridge - Many families and businesses have started using energy-saving products to cope with the soaring prices of electricity, petrol, and gas. However, there remain certain snags in developing renewable energy in Vietnam.

US keeps an eagle eye on Asia

Washington's foreign policy needs to pivot away from the Middle East and towards the Asia-Pacific, says US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell.

Rioter inmates swell British jail population

British authority warns that jails might run out of space as prison population has increased by more than 100 a day over the past week, as courts process cases of recent rioting and looting in London and other cities.

More orders, bigger worries

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese exporters have got new orders for the last months of the year. However, the new orders have brought more worries than joys.

Real culture in the market

VietNamNet Bridge - Can Tho City how has an International Airport, Can Tho Bridge and the living standards and infrastructure facilities have much improved.

Small scale brick kilns gradually killing creatures in Nghe An

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the Prime Minister has instructed to eliminate brick kilns as a drastic measure to protect the environment, hundreds of such kilns still have been existing in Nghe An province.

Attractive mobile phones, a new fad

VietNamNet Bridge - The latest fad amongst young Vietnamese people these days is to flaunt an attractive mobile phone with high tech software and applications, however costly it may be.

Photo book on former President Nguyen Minh Triet published

VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Gian Thanh Son has published his photo book featuring former President Nguyen Minh Triet during his overseas business trips.

NASA research leads to first complete map of Antarctic ice flow

Using integrated radar observations from a consortium of international satellites, NASA-funded researchers have created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica.

Scientists to research on noise impact to marine life

Marine scientists and representatives from the private sector and military establishments would meet at UNESCO at the end of this month to measure noise's impact on marine life, the Paris-based UN scientific branch UNESCO said Friday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 21/8

Vietnam reduces travelers’ foreign currency limit; Vietnam’s foreign debt tops $32 billion: ministry; VN to produce 41 mln tons of rice in 2011; Vietsovpetro plans to invest US$7 billion; Taxes on car imports increased   

Tien Minh is the No.1 seed at Yonex -Sunrise VN Open

VietNamNet Bridge – The Yonex -Sunrise Vietnam Open will take place from August 22 to 28, at Phan Dinh Phung sports house in HCM City, with 277 badminton players from 23 countries.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Hanoi hosts exhibition on honeymoon and wedding services; Project aims for preservation of ethnic culture; Buddhist College to be rejuvenated; Indian Cuisine Week to take place; Ancient communal house traces found in Quang Ngai

Russian talent charms Vietnamese audience in “Autumn Melody”

VietNamNet Bridge – Russian violinist Sergei Sivolgin swept the audiences into the melody of a Vietnamese-characteristic symphony in the first gala of the “Autumn Melody” concert on August 17 in HCM City, entitled “Symphony Concert”.

Wall Street down for fourth week on economic fears

The sell-off in Wall Street continued on Friday, with major indexes suffering losses for the fourth straight week, as concerns over European debt problems and U.S. economic strength haunted the market.

British Council attacked in Kabul, 7 killed, 5 injured

As the British Council came under militants' multiple attacks Friday morning, seven people including two foreigners have been killed and five others sustained injuries, an official said.

Cloud over high tourism growth

VietNamNet Bridge - Contrary to what businesses have earlier predicted, the first seven months of this year witnessed a multicolored movement of the tourism industry, which has fared quite well.

Experts say Vietnam should learn a lesson from public debt crisis

VietNamNet Bridge – The public debt crisis in the US or Europe should be seen as the “bad examples” to Vietnam, and that Vietnam needs to try to soon settle the sovereign debts, experts say.

Night of Viet beauties

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese beauties, top models and singers joined a fashion and music show, named “Night of Beauties” to raise fund for charity in Quang Binh province on August 14.