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First victim in Thai Nguyen’s rockslide found

VietNamNet Bridge – After eight days of searching, part of the body of the first victim in the rockslide in the northern province of Thai Nguyen was found on April 23.

Vietnamese ao dai collection by Quynh Paris

VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Vietnam 2008 and 2010, Thuy Dung and Ngoc Han, performed the first-ever ao dai collection by designer Quynh Paris.

South Africa urges G20 trade ministers to strengthen coordination in global uncertainty

The G20 trade ministers should strengthen coordination in promoting a concerted response to current global economic uncertainties, a statement released by South African Department of Trade and Industry said on Sunday.

Wen, Merkel jointly open Hannover trade fair

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Angela Merkel jointly opened the Hannover trade fair here Sunday.

Foreign “big sharks” eyeing Vietnamese famous brands (part 1)

It takes tens or hundreds of years to build up a brand, but it just takes a few days to lose it. A lot of Vietnamese famous brands have reportedly fallen into the hands of foreigners recently.

The most beautiful Khmer pagoda in the Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge – Pitu Khosa Rangsey in Can Tho City is considered as the most beautiful Khmer pagoda in the Mekong Delta.

Da nang’s hotels raise room prices before firework festival

VietNamNet Bridge – The international firework festival (April 29-30) is coming, but many tourists cannot book rooms in Da nang because of room shortage and the prices have pushed up by 2-3 times.

Hollande, Sarkozy to face off in run-off election

After the first round polling day smoothly passed, French voters have chosen, among 10 candidates, Socialist Francois Hollande and incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy, to face off in the decisive second round presidential election

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 23/4

Fire tears through Tan Loc market; Ex-military delegations receive hero title; New border representative office in Lao Cai opened; Vietnam nabs Cambodian carrying 5.2 kg of drugs

PM Noda reaffirms support for Vietnam’s development

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has reaffirmed his country’s strong support for Vietnam’s socio-economic development, committing to continuing the provision of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam,

Hanoi’s schoolgirl urges her boyfriend to shoot sex clip with rival

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi police are investigating the case in which a young man shot a sex video clip featuring himself and his girlfriend, a high-school student, and then gave the clip to another girlfriend to diffuse at her school.

Child dancers enchant the audience at Got Talent finale (video)

VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Quan and Ngoc Bao continued proving their dancing talent in the first final show of the Vietnam’s Got Talent 2012 on the evening of April 22.

70kg dolphin released back to the sea

VietNamNet Bridge – Fishermen in Hoang Hoa district of the central province of Thanh Hoa netted a dolphin on April 21. The rare animal, which is named in the Vietnam Red Book, was released back to the sea after that.

500kg bomb detected in central province

VietNamNet Bridge – At 4pm on April 20, while doing some site clearance for a water supply project in Ky Anh district in the central province of Ha Tinh, sappers of the Engineer Brigade 414 unveiled a bomb of more than 500kg.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 23/4

CAMA Music Festival 6 to take place in Hanoi; Classical ‘Tuong’ form of theatre struggles to survive; Northwestern colours to be highlighted in Hanoi; Photo exhibition portrays solidarity; HCM City notary wins singing contest

Diverse candidates bid for coaching job

VietNamNet Bridge – Three top contenders for national football head coach have differing views about whether the coach should be allowed to work for two teams at the same time.

Garment workers run for safety

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 3,500 workers from 35 garment factories in HCM City and the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai took part in a Fun Run for Safety yesterday, April 22.

Devotion Music Awards granted in HCM City

Pop singer Tung Duong was named "Singer of the Year 2011" at the seventh Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards at HCM City Television Studios (HTV) last night.

Hailstorms devastate northern provinces

More than 4,500 houses and offices had their roofs torn off or sustained other damage when whirlwinds and hailstorms caused by a late cold spell hit northern mountain provinces on April 20.

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan negotiate FTA with Vietnam

Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are entering into negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Vietnam, according to Viktor Khristenko, head of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC).