Global oil to run out before alternatives become available: study

The global oil supply is set to run dry 90 years before alternatives become available worldwide, a new study suggests.

Singapore Airlines keeps three A380s grounded

Singapore Airlines said on Thursday that three of its Airbus A380 superjumbos will be out of service for at least one week.

Sotheby's expects record price for rare pink diamond

An unnamed world-class 24.78 carat pink diamond with the potential for a record-breaking price will be auctioned by Sotheby's, the auction house says.

Dragging pork on Hanoi streets

VietNamNet Bridge – In the early morning, dozens of motorbikes drag slaughtered pigs from Hanoi’s biggest slaughtering house in Thinh Liet street to markets in Hanoi.

Overall inspection finishes at troubled shipbuilding group

The Chief Government Inspector said on November 10 that the comprehensive inspection of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group has been completed. Inspectors will report the results to the Prime Minister to conclude the case.

Lamborghinis bewitching Vietnamese car connoisseurs

More and more Lamborghinis have appeared in Vietnam, though the owners of the cars well understand that they will not have many opportunities to drive them

K+ must share broadcast right of English Premier League

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications met companies related to the broadcast right of some elite European football events last week to find out a solution for this case.

Megastar rejects cinemas’ accusation

Megastar, a company with  90 percent of foreign capital, confirmed at a video conference on November 9 that it didn’t violate Vietnamese law. However, the legal representative of complainants said that Megastar provided wrong information.

Anti-terrorism rehearsal in the Red River

An international terrorist group transports a large volume of weapons and explosives by boat in the Red River. This is the circumstance in the rehearsal on November 10 at the Red River wharf in Hanoi.

Bureaucratic officials must be replaced immediately

After hearing the complaints of National Assembly deputies in the National Assembly meeting on November 9, the Government Office’s Chair Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the government is trying its best in administrative reform.

Get used to it: elite European football matches will cost you

VietNamNet Bridge - The notion of paying to watch a European football match continues to jangle Vietnamese opinion.

Exclusive broadcasting rights hit football audience

VietNamNet Bridge – K+, a digital television channel, has obtained exclusive broadcasting rights for seven major world football tournaments.

New energy for Vietnam: Producing power from rice husks

VietNamNet Bridge – A top rice producer like Vietnam also produces lots of rice husks. In the Mekong Delta, entrepreneurs are learning how to turn this ‘waste’ into electricity.

Renewable energy’s difficult birth

VietNamNet Bridge – While the demand for energy is rising dramatically in Vietnam, development of renewable energy is still in its infancy and faces big obstacles.

Dong Nai: Four kids run away from charity house

VietNamNet Bridge – Four kids who had just fled from a charity house in the southern province of Dong Nai, have been rescued when found  tramping Saigon streets with many wounds on their bodies.

Indonesia's volcano toll rises to 191, eruption continues

Indonesia's volcano in Central Java re-erupted on Wednesday, spewing hot ash by up to 1, 500 meters high and spread by up to 50 km to all direction, the death toll rose to 191, officials said.

Football Association official urges equitisation at football clubs

VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Ngoc Vien, Vice Chair of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that equitising football clubs is a compulsory step toward the development of professional football in Vietnam.

Buddha’s robes welcomed in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Three robes of the Buddha were brought from India’s Kushinagar relics, where the Buddha entered the Nirvana 2589 years ago, to Vietnam on November 9.

American audience welcome “Floating Lives”

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese movie “Floating Life” was screened at the Billy Wider theater in California last week. The director and leading actors talked with the audience after the show.

SCI-TECH IN BRIEF 10/11

Vinasat-2 credit package into orbit; China Unicom opens Southeast Asia Regional RO in Vietnam; Vietnam’s first joint venture on LTE-based internet broadband services launched

Miss Earth contestants play Vietnamese musical instruments

Participating in a cultural exchange in HCM City on November 8, 20 contestants of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant enjoyed many unique performances. They were very interested in trying Vietnamese traditional musical instruments.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/11

Shares rebound on sluggish volume; Companies receive gold quotas; Industry, retail recover, but currency woes remain

Non-state universities puzzled by the “gift” from MOET

The decision by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) allowing non-state universities to receive more applications does not make them happy as expected.

Business prospers, mini hotels mushrooming in HCM City

The increasingly high number of tourists visiting HCM City has raised the demand for accommodation services. That explains why mini hotels have been mushrooming in the city.

School headmasters do not live on salaries, but on commissions

Every month, headmaster of a day-boarding primary school with 1000 students can pocket 20 million dong which is the “commission” paid by private catering companies.