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VFF sets new high standard for clubs

As of the 2014 season, each club attending the V-League and the First Division is required to have its own football institute or training center for young footballers from 11 to 19 years old.

Researchers create “wonderful hat” for the blind

A research group led by Dr Nguyen Ba Hai, a lecturer at the HCMC Technical Teacher Training University, has successfully invented a prototype instrument that facilitates the blind when they travel.

Vietnam Airlines offers cheap air tickets

VietNamNet Bridge – Customers can buy cheap domestic and international air tickets via www.vietnamairlines.com from now until May 31 and from September 1 to October 31.

Young man proposes marriage by flashmob dance

VietNamNet Bridge – Manh Cuong, 28, asked for his girlfriend’s hand by a romantic flashmob dance on the bank of Hanoi’s West Lake on April 20.

Phu Yen’s man finds fossil stick

VietNamNet Bridge – Local residents have come to the home of Mr. Tra Van Duong in Tuy An district of the central province of Phu Yen in the last few days to see his fossil stick.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/5

Lord Buddha’s birthday celebrated in Hanoi; Vietnamese, Lao women strengthen cooperation; Prison officer hangs self at home; Central Highlands girls quit school to get married

What’s behind the 6700 dead businesses?

Sixty eight new businesses get the “certificates of birth” every day in HCM City, while 74 businesses reportedly stop operation every day in the city.

Bikes make comeback as urban transport

VietNamNet Bridge – More and more people in Ha Noi are returning to riding bicycles instead of motorbikes as a way to save money and get exercise.

Vietnamese tourists top list in Cambodia

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese tourists ranked top among foreign visitors to Cambodia in the first three months this year.

Sculpture garden on Da Nang’s riverbank

VietNamNet Bridge – The west bank of Han River in Da Nang city has become an exhibition of sculptural works during the April 30-May Day holiday.

Dollar rises on global economic concerns

The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies Wednesday on concerns over global economy after U. S. and Europe posted weak data.

Woman gets 20-years younger

VietNamNet Bridge – After over two months of treatment by doctors of the Central Dermatology Hospital in Hanoi, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy has returned to her true age – 40 – after four years living with the face and in the body of a 60-year-old woman.

40 Vietnam sweatshop workers in Russia seek help

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 40 Vietnamese workers who are forced to work 12-14 hours per day on a poor diet at a shoe factory in Ekaterinbua, Russia, have appealed to Vietnam’s concerned agencies for help.

Putin views 4-year as prime minister "a hard work"

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called his four-year work as prime minister "a hard word" and praised the government for its great work.

30% of domestic waste in Ha Noi goes untreated

VietNamNet Bridge – Only 70 per cent of Ha Noi's household waste is collected for treatment, leaving stagnation in most of the capital's rural areas.

China, U.S. start high-level dialogue

The fourth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) started Thursday morning in Beijing.

Teams gear up for Asian taekwondo champs

VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty four nations and territories are gearing up for the four Asian taekwondo tournaments which will take place in HCM City from May 4-11.

Coach Calisto may return to Vietnam

Tiago Calisto, the son of former coach of the Vietnamese national football squad Henrique Calisto and a well-known football agent, was unexpectedly in the audience at the match between Saigon FC and Navibank Saigon last week.

Wedding taxi dives into river, five people die

VietNamNet Bridge – A wedding taxi ran straight into a river in Hai Duong city on April 29. Only the driver quickly escaped from the car. Five others sunk into the river with the car.

Australian education to be introduced in Hanoi, HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – An Australian education exhibition will take place in Hanoi and HCM City on May 12-13 respectively, with the participation of 14 private and public Australian high schools.