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Seismic observation to be conducted near Song Tranh 2 hydro-power plant

VietNamNet Bridge - The Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, is located on an active fault zone, which can cause earthquakes anytime, scientists from the Geo-physics Institute said.

Table-tennis star re-joins the national team

VietNamNet Bridge – Athlete Tran Tuan Quynh returned home on April 10 to get a visa to Hong Kong for the Asian qualifier round of the Olympics 2012.

HCM City to give natural disaster warnings by text messages

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in HCM City did not know that the city would be hit by the first storm of 2012, Pakhar--so they still were on the road when the storm came.

No cash incentives for Britain's Olympic gold medalists

Britain's gold medalists at the London Olympics will be offered no cash incentive by the British Olympic Association and the UK government, reports said here on Tuesday.

Nam Dinh’s family ‘terrorized’ by coffins

VietNamNet Bridge – Mr Do Trong Hung, in Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh Province, has asked the local authorities’ urgent assistance after some men placed two caskets in front of the door of his house.

Personnel crisis embarrassing Vietnamese businesses

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese enterprises, which have been bent with the high tax, capital shortage, high interest rate and market fluctuation burdens, now face a serious human resource crisis.

Quang Nam’s coal mine on fire

VietNamNet Bridge – Fires at the Nong Son coal mine in the central province of Quang Nam has blazed up after several years of smoldering underground.

SPORTS NEWS 11/4

National Billiards & Snooker Champs opens in Danang; National women’s football tourney kicks off; Hanoi tops national rowing tourney; Danang to host national U19 football finals; Young tennis star loses bid to turn pro  

Couples welcome sex education classes

Twenty-eight-year-old Nguyen Hong Hanh says she remembers all the details of her marriage registration ceremony held three years ago as if it had occurred yesterday.

Lawmakers propose hike in civil penalties

Top lawmakers have agreed on fines up to VND2billion (US$96,000) for companies and organisations who violate civil laws and regulations, a five-fold increase over the current fine.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 11/4

Eternal spring from the late Nguyen Van Phuong; Ho Chi Minh’s prison diary on display in RoK; Paris Orchestra children’s choir to entertain Hanoi; Book exhibition on Vietnam-Laos friendship opens; Over 30,000 foreigners attend Hue Festival

Ambassador’s photo helps catch thief

A thief pinching a mobile phone from the Argentinean ambassador was seized thanks to a photo taken by his Venezuelan counterpart.

Famed fiddler returns to Ha Noi

Violin virtuoso Sarah Chang will return to Viet Nam tomorrow to perform with local musicians.

Party leader treasures nation's ties with Cuba

Viet Nam attaches a great deal of importance to fostering solidarity, friendship, mutual trust and comprehensive co-operation with Cuba.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 11/4

UK organization presents wheelchairs to AO victims; Three killed as man-made mountain collapses in Dong Nai; Providing eye care for the disabled; Vietnam helps build boarding school in Laos; Lethal gas explosion leads to safety calls  

Chinese held in City crime bust

Forty-three foreigners were arrested in HCM City last Friday after police launched simultaneous raids on four residences in different parts of the city, busting what they said was a hi-tech crime ring.

Thai citizen arrested for carrying heroin at HCM City airport

Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on September 9 arrested a Thai citizen, C.K, who was transporting 6kg of heroin.

GOVERNMENT NEWS 11/4

NA Standing Committee convenes seventh session; Australia, Vietnam look towards stronger ties; Improving literary criticism quality; 

Ignoring digital copyright, Vietnamese openly use stolen products

VietNamNet Bridge – Providing digital content through technological devices is now in the heyday. However, copyright infringement remains a stinging issue.

Private lessons provide main income to teachers

Despite a lot of exertions, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) still fails to restrict private teaching.