Cuba introduces lung cancer vaccine

Cuban health authorities introduced the first vaccine to treat advanced lung cancer in all of the country's clinics, a health official said here Thursday.

AVG – redoubtable rival of Vietnam national TV broadcaster

VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese people want to find out more about AVG which managed to amek the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) part with its long-standing partner, the national television station (VTV)?

U.S. senior official arrives in Pyongyang

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson arrived here Thursday for talks with officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) concerning the situation on the Korean peninsula.

Japanese man with knife wounds 13 near Tokyo

A Japanese man wielding a knife wounded 13 people Friday morning outside a railway station in Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, local media reported.

VN's first insect photo exhibition opens

VietNamNet Bridge – The country's first ever photo exhibition of insects is on display in Ha Noi offering a closer look at Viet Nam's anthropological population.

Passing on folk dance skills

VietNamNet Bridge – Ethnic folk dance training needs improvements including shortened training time and better background music, said professional dancers at a recent conference on ethnic folk dancing.

Fans brave foul weather for Cup tickets

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite cold weather and a 2-0 loss to Malaysia in the first leg semi-final of the ASEAN Football Championship on Wednesday, thousands of Vietnamese fans lined up at My Dinh National Stadium yesterday . . .

High-technology product distributors experiencing a quiet year 2010

VietNamNet Bridge – The technology product market still witnessed growth in 2010, but distributors say the growth rate is expected to be lower than in 2009, and they have been warned about the difficulties ahead.

Evaluating in-service training, why not?

VietNamNet Bridge – While educators argue about the quality of in-service training, someone has suggested that evaluating it would be the best solution to find out the actual quality. Why not?

Over 4000 Vietnamese women and children trafficked abroad in five years

Nearly 1600 human trafficking cases were discovered in Vietnam in the past five years, with over 3500 women and nearly 500 kids being sold abroad, according to statistics by the Public Security Ministry.

Does WWF mean to sell certificate to pangasius farmers?

WWF and Vietnam's Fisheries General Department have failed to reach an agreement on sustainable development of aquaculture in general and tra fish in particular since WWF required that all Vietnam’s tra farmers obtain its ACS certificate.  

HCM City is “poorer” than Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Per capita income in HCM City, Vietnam’s largest city, is higher than the capital city of Hanoi but its poor rate is higher.

Keepsakes survived in wars

VietNamNet Bridge – Letters overflowed with tears, daily utensils like fans, pots, oil stoves, combs, etc. made by the cover of shot-down aircrafts are on display at the Museum of Military History in Hanoi.

FDI in 2010 witnesses big changes

The foreign direct investment (FDI) flow into Vietnam in 2010 witnesses many surprising changes. For the firs time, the Netherlands has become the biggest foreign direct investor in Vietnam.

Seven Viet survivors recovering from Antarctica accident

VietNamNet Bridge - Seven Vietnamese fishermen rescued after the Korean trawler In Sung No 1 sank off Antarctica Monday are recovering in New Zealand, according to the Vietnamese embassy there.

National Television Festival 2010 to open next week

VietNamNet Bridge – The largest annual event of the television industry will take place on December 20-26 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/12

Denmark supports fine arts education in Viet Nam; Festival of ASEAN’s family held in Egypt; President Ho's palm leaf testament recognised; Men fail to make up numbers in quan ho love songs

Senior scholar passes away

VietNamNet Bridge – Professor Tran Van Giau, a senior scholar, who was recognized as a Labor Hero and People’s Teacher died at the age of 100 at a hospital in HCM City on December 16.

Vietnam hands ASEAN baton to Indonesia

Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Dang Dung on Dec. 16 handed over the Chairmanship of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) to Ambassador I Gede Ngurah Swajaya of Indonesia that will chair ASEAN in 2011.

Vietnam team wins consolation prize at its first Rainforest Challenge

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time participating in the Rainforest Challenge for four wheel drive vehicles in Malaysia from December 4 to 13, Vietnam’s team named Otofun ranked 16th out of 48 teams and won the consolation prize.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 17/12

Vietnam focuses int’l youth festival on AO victims; VN adopted Hague Adoption Convention; Law awareness in HCM City’s businesses; HCM City lacks toxic waste disposal facilities; Agribank manager arrested for theft

Thousands of expatriate sailors face risks and difficulties

The local public is paying special attention to the sunken Korean fishing vessel in the Antarctic, which had 11 Vietnamese sailors. At present, thousands of Vietnamese sailors are working on foreign ships and facing lots of difficulties and risks.

Posing in crocodile cage, a young man snapped by a 5m crocodile

To capture memorable moments, some young boys climbed up a fence to get into a crocodile cage in a nature reserve in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho. A boy was attacked by a 5m crocodile.  

Miss Earth 2010 praises Vietnam at home

In interviews with the Indian news agencies, Miss Earth Nicole Faria was lavish in her praises to Vietnam, the host country of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant.

Lesbian wedding in Hanoi heats up online community

Just several hours after a clip featuring a wedding party of two girls in Hanoi was uploaded on Facebook, it became a big controversy on online forums in Vietnam.