DiCaprio, Depp top list of best-paid actors

Forbes listed Hollywood's highest-earning actors on Monday with Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp on top, according to media reports.

Environmental crime goes with corruption

Environmental crime tends to “mix” with corruption and smuggling while acts that cause environmental pollution are popular, complicated and serious, noted a senior police officer.

Banks’ business ethics eroding

A lot of banks reported fat profits for the first six months of the year, while enterprises have to struggle hard to survive the current difficulties

Hydropower plants’ dams will turn Mekong Delta into desert

Mekong River Delta may turn into a desert sea if 12 dams for hydropower plants are built on the river upstream, according to Nguyen Huu Thien, MA, an independent researcher about the possible impacts on the ecosystem of Mekong Delta.

Tricks of telepaths

Despite the pain of families that have lost tombs, some ‘telepaths’ used tricks to treat these families for money.

Little exercise is better than none for heart health

Little exercise is better than none, and this may be especially true for women, a study published in the latest issue of Circulation suggested.

When farmers desert their villages

Confronting disadvantages in every way, young farmers in the Mekong Delta have flocked to big cities to change their lives.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/8

Acute shortage of shrimps for export; Canada warns Vietnam about antibiotic in catfish; Vietnam-Cambodia railroad to be built; FDI rises again in July, reaching $1b; One-fifth Vietnamese population uses banking services   

V-League fans enjoy season of twists, turns

VietNamNet Bridge – Battles at both ends of the table are increasingly fierce as the V-League 2011 season still has one or two more plot twists to keep fans on the edge of their seats until the final day.

Luxurious tour providers target domestic market

High grade tourism services have been thought, by default, as the services reserved only for VIP foreign travelers. However, this perception has changed since tour organizers have realized the high potentials from the domestic market.

Study: DHA during pregnancy may fortify baby's immune system

Pregnant moms who take DHA supplements may help fortify the immune system of their babies and give them some protection against common colds, a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests.

World Vovinam Championship 2010 in photos

VietNamNet Bridge – The World Vovinam Federation's 2nd World Vovinam Championships closed in Vietnam on July 31.

China confirms 1st aircraft carrier, ups ante in East Sea dispute

VietNamNet Bridge - The announcement on July 27 that China had refitted an old Soviet-era aircraft carrier was likely timed for diplomatic advantage in territorial negotiations over the East Sea.

How many old turtles are in Hoan Kiem Lake?

Over three months since the legendary turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake was treated in a tank, a second old turtle has not appeared.

SOS: social sciences dieing slowly

VietNamNet Bridge – Educators and experts have rung the alarm bell over the degrading of social sciences, warning that Vietnamese students have become more and more diverged from social sciences.

Road from central Hanoi to Noi Bai Airport to be 15km only

Construction of a 12km road linking the Noi Bai International Airport to Nhat Tan Bridge in Dong Anh district, Hanoi, began on August 1.

HSBC to cut 25,000 jobs further by 2013 despite better H1 performance

Banking giant HSBC said Monday it would cut about 25,000 jobs globally by 2013, despite a better-than-expected performance in the first half of this year.

The stock market lacks “big players”

Big institutional investors have become too tired of Vietnam’s stock market, which can be seen in the big offered discounts, while more and more capital withdrawal plans have been drawn up.

Japanese beauty queen to join jury panel of Miss Ethnic Vietnamese

Shizuka Ikeda, the second runner-up of Miss International Friendship 2010 will be a special guest at the sole national beauty contest in Vietnam in 2010 – Miss Ethnic Vietnamese pageant.

Scientists discover elusive oxygen molecules in space

Scientists have discovered oxygen molecules in deep space in a region of the Orion nebula, some 1,500 light years from the Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday.

Thai court grants bail for key red-shirt leader

The Criminal Court on Tuesday morning decided to grant bails for two core Red-shirt leaders Jatuporn Prompan and Nisit Sinthuprai.

Plan for new Ha Noi ring road approved

VietNamNet Bridge –Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a detailed plan for the construction of a new ring road for Ha Noi.

Robo-tourney attracts 400 participants

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 400 participants gathered at the HCM City Children's House last Sunday to attend the first robot contest for children aged 8-15.

Hanoi rates IT performance

VietNamNet Bridge - The Department of Information and Communication of Hanoi has for the first time made public the rating of IT application in state agencies and offices in the city.

Anti-Gov't convict to appeal sentence

VietNamNet Bridge –The Supreme People's Court said that it would hold a hearing today for Cu Huy Ha Vu's appeal against a prison sentence for "conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam".