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Disabled need support to find employment

VietNamNet Bridge – Clutching his first salary payment of VND2 million (US$95), Nguyen Van Minh, 41, who lives in northern Hung Yen Province, could hardly contain his joy.

Cooler summer likely, but not without heavy storms

VietNamNet Bridge – The heat will not be as cruel this summer as in previous years, but more storms are expected, according to Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.

APEC discusses air cargo security

VietNamNet Bridge – Ensuring aviation security is vital for economic growth and is a key part of regional co-operation efforts in the Asia Pacific region, speakers said at a workshop in HCM City yesterday, April 19.

Travel demand decrease puts hotels in very reduced circumstances

VietNamNet Bridge – In the economic downturn, when the travel demand decreases sharply, hotels, both big and small, have to go through many hardships. A lot of businessmen have decided to sell the hotels.

Strange exam questions raise debate

The strange question raised by the FPT University at the university entrance exams has raised controversy on education forums and local newspapers.

WB president stresses growth, structural reforms in European countries

World Bank president Robert Zoellick said on Thursday that euro zone countries have to promote growth and implement structural reforms to tide over the economic crisis.

No solution found, Hanoi still bears pollution

Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department for Natural Resources and the Environment--Pham Van Khanh has admitted that the environment pollution has existed for many years, but still cannot be settled.

New materials struggle to find foothold on the market

VietNamNet Bridge – Unfired bricks, or lightweight concrete bricks, are considered a kind of “green material,” friendly to the environment which have been encouraged to use.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 20/4

Brazil’s experience in poverty reduction useful for Vietnam; Cuba’s Giron victory marked in Vietnam; Vietnam, Russia review military cooperation; Deputy meets former US trade official

Vietnamese beauty queen meets with Hollywood stars

VietNamNet Bridge – The first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Hoang My, met with some Hollywood movie stars of “The Avengers” at the global release ceremony of this blockbuster in Los Angeles on April 13-14.

Vietnamese businessmen attempt to sell 2 coffee brands to Chinese

VietNamNet Bridge – Taking big losses, the owners of “Coffee Duc Lap Minh An” and “Coffee Duc Lap Dakmil” are planning to sell the two brands to the Chinese enterprise, which stole “Buon Ma Thuot coffee” brand, for 18 billion dong

Pentagon chief says other options prepared but unilateral actions not favored against Syria

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday that additional options still remain on the table for the U.S. military alongside diplomacy effort, but unilateral actions not a favorable effective solution.

Difficulties, losses spare no one

The reports by the Hanoi and HCM City Stock Exchanges-- show that 30 stocks have received warnings from the watchdog agency.

Saigon’s 38-year-old woman has 10 children

VietNamNet Bridge – A woman named Phuong in Ward 17, Phu Nhuan District, HCM City has become “well-known” because she had 10 children when she was only 36 years old.

Vietnam's urbanization: At the cross roads of opportunity

VietNamNet would like to introduce an article about Vietnam’s urbanization by Victoria Kwakwa, Country Director of the World Bank in Vietnam.

Iran asks EU to reconsider sanctions on oil exports

Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi on Thursday asked the European Union (EU) to reconsider its sanctions on the Islamic republic's oil exports.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/4

Lower cost loans for businesses; Petroleum wholesalers seek approval for price hike; Bleak outlook forecast for seafood firms; Hard to seek funds for new expressway project; Leading shareholders to divest from Sacombank

Venezuela, Vietnam boost cooperation

VietNamNet Bridge – The second Inter-govermental Committee meeting, co-chaired by Venezuelan Vice President Rafael Ramirez and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, opened in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 18. 

India testfires intercontinental Agni-V ballistic missile off eastern coast

India Thursday successfully testfired its homemade nuclear-capable Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile, with a range of 5,000 kms, off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

Makeshift businesses clutter new urban areas

VietNamNet Bridge – The cries of shop vendors ring out across a playground in the Nam Trung Yen urban area in Cau Giay District, tempting residents with the promise of delicious food.