Contest teaches primary pupils about road safety

VietNamNet Bridge – About 250 children from 15 provinces nationwide took part in the National Traffic Safety Contest for Primary School Pupils in HCM City on April 2-3.

Police charge owners of quarry after 18 die

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in central Nghe An Province yesterday charged the owners of Len Co quarry with "labour safety violations" following the deaths of 18 people in a rockfall last Friday in Yen Thanh District's Nam Thanh Commune.

U.S. researchers link antidepressants with thicker arteries

People taking antidepressants may be more likely to develop thicker arteries which may raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study suggests.

HCM City prepares for Dylon

VietNamNet Bridge – Legendary American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, whose anti-war songs became an icon of resistance, especially for those opposed to the American War, will perform for the first time in Viet Nam on Sunday.

Authorities may rent out empty State homes

VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal People's Committee will consider renting all State-owned vacated houses, including those that have been confiscated, returned by State-owned companies, for their staff for accommodation purposes.

Domestic teams hedge bets in AFC Cup clash

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Asian Football Confederation Cup sides Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) and Ha Noi T&T will clash in an early fixture of the V-League 10th round today, April 5.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 5/4

Blood bank to go online; Honour for CEO of Thakral Corporation; “One heart, one world” programme scheduled for April 9; Strengthening protection of migrant workers in ASEAN

20 people killed in UN plane crash in DR Congo

Around 20 people were killed in a plane crash on Monday afternoon in the capital city Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), an airport source told Xinhua.

“Carp” wins the T-shirt design for environment competition

VietNamNet Bridge – The T-shirt design competition in response to the Earth Hour 2011 campaign closed on April 2. The first prize was presented to Cao Tung Lam with “carp” design.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to reach epidemic status in U.S.

The United States could soon be faced with an epidemic of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ( NAFLD), one of the major contributing factors of chronic liver disease (CLD),

Qualifier standards set for Games

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Athletics Federation has set up a table of standards to choose a team of athletes to contest the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia in November.

State President meets voters in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – State President meets voters in HCM City On April 4, State President Nguyen Minh Triet along with a group of the 12th National Assembly (NA) deputies, met with voters from district No 1 in HCM City

Russian manned spacecraft ready to take off

Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-21 has been transported to the launch pad and raised to a vertical position, ready to blast off on April 5, Xinhua correspondents reported Saturday from the site.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/4

Lending interest rate hardly to decline, experts say; City introduces new Vietnamese high-quality products; Dung Quat Refinery to carry out overall maintenance; Vietnam’s economic growth at 5.43 pct in first quarter      

France says important wreckage of crashed AF 447 located

French Transport Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet told local media on Monday that "an important part" of the crashed Air France flight 447 was located, which posed the hope to find recording boxes of the doomed plane killing all 228 lives

Economic recessions always leave aftershocks on consumers: expert

VietNamNet Bridge – Even after the national economy recovers from recession, consumers will not restore the consumption habits they once had in the pre-recession period.

Cu Huy Ha Vu sentenced to seven years in jail for anti-State propaganda

VietNamNet Bridge - Cu Huy Ha Vu, 53, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at the first trial in Hanoi on April 4 for anti-State propaganda.

VTC replaces FPT to purchase EVN Telecom’s stakes?

VietNamNet Bridge – VTC is attempting to take the place of FPT to purchase EVN Telecom’s stakes, Buu dien quoted from its sources.

Alarm bell about to ring on many securities companies

What will happen when a new circular on financial security indicators officially takes effect as of April? Analysts believe that many securities companies will be added to the “black list”, while others will have to stop operations.

Phu Yen looks to boost tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of local and foreign scientists, cultural activists and heritage managers met on Saturday in the central province of Phu Yen to discuss solutions to promote tourism in connection with cultural heritage

Eight years on, environmental eyesores remain blot on landscape

VietNamNet Bridge – Eight years after the Prime Minister's decision to deal with 439 ‘black spots' that have seriously polluted the environment, 101 of these spots are yet to be cleaned up,

Adventurous hobby of men

VietNamNet Bridge – Many motorbike and automobile clubs have been established in recent years, attracting men who have passion for vehicles.

Libyan guest workers leave at a cost

VietNamNet Bridge – Bank for Social Policy deputy director Duong Quoc Thang spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about his bank's plan to cover debts created when guest workers fled the turmoil in the Middle East.

Listed companies’ problem: turnover high, but profit low

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2010’s finance reports of listed companies showed that they obtained an impressive turnover growth of trillions of dong, but their profits were modest.

Where to invest is a puzzle to everyone

The gold and dollar markets froze after the efforts by the government to eliminate the black markets. Meanwhile, the gloomy stock market has not changed in the last two years, and liquidity is low on the real estate market.