Red carpet opening

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam International Film Festival officially opened yesterday, Oct 17, in Ha Noi.

Japanese comic monologist to perform

VietNamNet Bridge – Rakugo master Utazo Katsura will treat Ha Noi audiences to a traditional Japanese form of entertainment in performances on October 19-20.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 18/10

Quyen signs with Song Lam Nghe An; Thien targets higher ranking; Viet Nam beat India 3-1 in friendly

Asian spice may extend lifespan of humans: study

Curcumin, a spice that is common in Indian curries and other Asian dishes, might extend the lifespan of humans because it is full of anti-oxidants and other good chemicals, a new study reveals.

First Int’l Film Festival opens in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge - 70 films from 23 countries and territorries will be shown during the first International Film Festival opening in Hanoi on October 17 morning.

Vietnamese film at Pusan Film Fest gets high reviews

Vietnam’s Floating Lives screened at the 15th Pusan International Film Festival is described by The Hollywood Reporter as a sensuous and timeless film on love, loss and yearning.

Life sentence proposed to former transport official

HCM City People’s Procuracy on Saturday proposed the life sentence to Huynh Ngoc Si, former deputy director of the HCMC Transport Department.

Nine Vietnamese fishermen safe at Paracel

VietNamNet Bridge - Nine Vietnamese fishermen, provided with food and drinks by China, were safe and healthy on Phu Lam (Woody) island of the Paracel archipelago in East Sea, according to Vietnamese Embassy in China Saturday.

More lives claimed by flood in Central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Rain-triggered floods have killed 12 people, with three others still missing in the central provinces as of October 17.

Life’s slow rhythm in Thi Tuong Lagoon

VietNamNet Bridge – Thi Tuong Lagoon, which spans the two districts of Cai Nuoc and Tran Van Thoi in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, offers a slice of quiet rural life to tourists.

Gone Fishing in Vam Nao

VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta is inherently famous for immense rice fields, floating markets on alluvial rivers, colorful orchards and serpentine canals. The excellent fishing in the delta has become a tourism drawcard . . .

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/10

Miss Vietnam not selected to Beach Beauty event; Vietnam film week opens in Germany; Vietnam joins ASEAN Family Day in Japan; Ho Chi Minh City Days festival begins in Pusan

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 17/10

Cold spells to cast over Vietnam; Cambodia, Japan offer sympathy over VN floods; Prosecution sought for drug trafficking; Int’l organisations pledge aid to flood victims; 40th UPU letter writing contest gets underway

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 17/10

Vietnam attends APEC food security meeting; State to develop fertiliser plan; Unitel launches 3G services in Laos; Commercial pilots to be trained in Vietnam; Japan finances waste treatment project in VN

POLITICS IN BRIEF 17/10

Vice President visits Bulgaria, attends Francophone Summit; Party General Secretary urges Police to modernise; Singapore’s naval ship visits Da Nang; German Left Party leader visits Vietnamese-run mart

Intel to open 1 bln USD factory in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Intel Corporation, the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker, will open its 1 billion USD chip assembly and testing facility in Vietnam by the end of this month, an executive said.

ADB urges multi-national effort against “Dollarisation”

The ADB has pointed out a need for regional cooperation in monetary and financial issues, particularly to deal with the issues of multiple currencies within domestic economies.

First wind energy turbine factory opens

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ’s first wind power turbine production factory was inaugurated at the Nomura industrial zone in the northern port city of Hai Phong on October 15.

Communication received from missing boat

VietNamNet Bridge - The mainland could contact the captain and the crew on fishing boat QNg 66487 TS at 12:45hrs on Oct. 16, 2010, reported the People’s Committee of the central coastal province of Quang Ngai.

U.S. budget deficit reaches 1.3 trillion USD in 2010

The United States registers a 1. 294 trillion-U.S.-dollar budget deficit in the just-completed fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday.

Death toll rises to 26 in central China coal mine accident

The death toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China's Henan Province has risen to 26 as of Sunday morning as five more bodies were found, rescue headquarters said.

NATO casualties in Afghanistan soaring in October

The casualties of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is on rise as over 45 service members have been killed since the beginning of this month in militancy-ridden Afghanistan.

Vietnam remains attractive to IT investors

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam remains an attractive destination for information technology and telecom investment, heard the 4th Technology Business Conference organized in HCMC on Wednesday by Strategic Alliance Vietnamese Venture International.

Drought threatens southern rice crops

VietNamNet Bridge – Drought and salt water intrusions are expected to affect the upcoming winter-autumn crop in the Mekong Delta and the country's southern region as the rainy season comes to an end.

Labour exports reach 70 percent of annual target in nine months

VietNamNet Bridge – Last month, the total number of Vietnamese workers sent abroad 7,135, bringing the total since the total since the beginning of this year to 58,710 and fulfilling 70 percent of the annual target.