Human-triggered floods threaten central Vietnam

While rain-triggered floods have not gone down completely, people in the central region have to face new floods, which are caused by the reservoirs of hydro-power plants.

First Miss Earth contestant arrives in HCM City

Anne Lise Ramooloo from Mauritius arrived at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport in the afternoon of November 3 to prepare for the one-month Miss Earth 2010 pageant in Vietnam, with 90 beauties from all over the world.

Headless bodies drift ashore central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Some bodies which don’t have heads, legs or arms have recently drifted ashore in the central provinces.

PM permits national television station’s deputy chief to resign

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy General Director Tran Dang Tuan of the Vietnam Television (VTV) has been allowed to resign by the Prime Minister after Tuan submitted his resignation to the government.

Bad weather hinders Vietnamese exporters from boosting exports

The current policies by some countries on prohibiting farm produce has pushed the prices up. However, Vietnamese exporters cannot take full advantage of the opportunity to boost exports because of the bad weather

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 4/11

First safe kids traffic park inaugurated; Two wanted men nabbed in Hai Phong; Drugs linked to provincial AIDS; Hanoi hosts int’l exhibition on road transpor; Biosensor detects Japanese encephalitis virus

EDUCATION IN BRIEF 4/11

Ministry of Education overhauling gifted programmes in high schools; Scholarships funding their way into Vietnamese students hearts; Quang Binh needs 173,000 sets of textbooks for pupils in flood areas

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 4/11

Vietnam, Sudan news agencies ink deal; Cuban veterans visit Vietnam; National Border Committee holds 35th anniversary

Crackdown on sale of cheap chemicals to treat waste-water

New regulations on the sale and distribution of chemical products used in waste water treatment have recently been established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/11

London chamber official: Vietnam, an investment destination; Steel exports double in 10 months; State to step up auditing

Qantas plane lands safely in Singapore, no injured report

A Qantas plane that experienced serious engine problems over Indonesia after taking off from Singapore made a safe emergency landing at Changi airport at 11:45 a.m. local time.

Three new private airlines still cannot fly

Three new private airlines have joined the aviation market after they received official operation licenses from the management agency. However, the market still cannot see the benefit brought by the new airlines.

Vietnamese people “addicted” to mobile phones

More and more Vietnamese become addicted to mobile phones, as the service providers continue to lower the fees and the prices of luxury phones with many entertainment functions are also decreasing.

Future nursery school teachers know nothing about maltreatment story

While the society is angry at Tran Thi Xuan Nu, a teacher who threatened a boy by putting him into a lift, many students of pedagogical schools, who will become nursery school teachers in the future, know nothing about the story.

Details of ballot on bauxite projects must be made public

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) needs to make public the list of deputies who back or protest bauxite mining projects for the people and the history to judge their act, suggested deputy Duong Trung Quoc.

Miss Model of the World: Ngoc Thach in top five favorite

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese supermodel Ngoc Thach, 19, was voted as one of the top favorite models by the audience at the opening party of the Miss Model of the World contest in Shenzhen, China on November 1.

Vietnamese movies to be introduced in USA

VietNamNet Bridge – Some outstanding movies like “Lonely”, “Bi, don’t be afraid” and “Floating Life” will be screened in the US from November 5 through 11.

Crackdown on sale of cheap chemicals to treat waste-water

VietNamNet Bridge – New regulations on the sale and distribution of chemical products used in waste water treatment have recently been established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Don’t let Vietnam become the delectable piece of cake for foreign contractors

Vietnamese enterprises can absolutely act as EPC contractors in big projects, Pham Thi Loan, a National Assembly’s Deputy said with decisive tone on the sideline of the ongoing National Assembly session.

Steep fines sought for river polluter

VietNamNet Bridge – Environment Police have asked Ha Noi People's Committee to fine Ha Nguyet Ltd Company VND200 million (US$10,300) for violating environmental regulations.

Five billion dollars, eight tons of gold and corollaries

A large volume of gold and dollars has been kept among people. The volume has been out of circulation and it has not been counted and included when setting up fiscal policies.

Storms forecast for central region

VietNamNet Bridge – A low pressure north of the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago is expected to cause strong winds, heavy rains and rough seas off south-central provinces from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa,

HCM City tries to stop big holes appearing in roads

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Party and government leaders have asked agency authorities to prevent further large holes appearing in roads to lower the number of traffic accidents that have been occurring.

Chemists rush to meet good-practice deadline

VietNamNet Bridge – Pharmacies are racing to register their facilities under Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) standards as the Ministry of Health's January 1 deadline nears.

New proposals to manage online games shops

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Information and Communications Department yesterday suggested that online games businesses should relocate to amusement zones in supermarkets to allow the city to manage the sector more easily.