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Vietnam, Singapore agree to boost trade, investment

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Singapore will soon sign an agreement on mutual recognition of hygiene and quarantine of animals and plants to boost farm produce exports.

More than a dozen people hurt in Texas tornadoes

More than a dozen people were wounded when multiple tornadoes slammed the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the U.S. state of Texas on Tuesday, local media reported.

Little dancers picked up for Got Talent finale

VietNamNet Bridge – Winners of the fifth semi-final show of the Vietnam’s Got Talent 2012 were announced on the evening of April 3, including two little dancers Bao Ngoc and Dang Quan and Moc group.

Vietnam needs billions of USD for landmine clearance

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam needs over US$10 billion to clear the huge volume of landmines and unexploded ordnances that pollute more than 20 percent of the country’s area, said Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan.

More bear protection activities

VietNamNet Bridge – The Education for Nature (ENV) has launched a film making competition called “Say No to Bear Gall” to encourage Vietnamese people to protect bears in Vietnam.

HTV, partner to make US reality TV show

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Television and Cat Tien Sa Company are producing a music-based reality show based on Star Academy broadcast on American television.

HCM City plans more one-way streets

More streets will be turned into one-way streets this year as part of efforts to streamline traffic flow and reduce congestion in HCM City which is home to more than 8 million people and have 5 million motorbikes and thousands of automobiles.

Concert with Trio Smooth in Hanoi

Going to Vietnam for the Hue Festival 2012 but the French jazz trio ‘Smooth’ will have a pop/rock/electron/soul show to serve a Hanoian audience at the French Cultural Centre L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on April 5. 

Exhibition “Static Friction” by Propeller Group

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition entitled “State Friction” will open at Galerie Quynh, 65 De Tham Street, District 1, HCM City from April 5 to 21.

Nation's top player stuns France's Botti in Futures Tournament

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's No 1 tennis player Do Minh Quan stunned Frenchman Kevin Botti yesterday, April 3, in the first round of the men's singles event at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures Tournament.

Hanoi sends a letter for the future generation

VietNamNet Bridge – This special letter is being preserved in the best condition, in a strictly confidential status and will be opened in October 2110, 100 years after it was written.

Female artists display unique works in Hue

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 40 paintings and sculptures by two Vietnamese-French female artists are on display in Hue City.

Hue fest offers taste of Belgium

VietNamNet Bridge – Two Belgian artists will take part in the upcoming Hue festival, which is considered by many as the most important art activity in Viet Nam, starting this Sunday.

NA Chairman bids farewell to Romanian, Iraqi ambassadors

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received outgoing Romanian Ambassador Dumitru Olaru and Iraqi Ambassador Faris Al-Ani in Hanoi on April 3.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 4/4

Iraqi ambassadors; Yunnan, VN localities boost cooperation; Vietnam consistent with human rights protection; Senior police officers awarded Australian medal

Bianfishco’s huge debts put bankers on tenterhooks

VietNamNet Bridge – The total bank debts incurred by Bianfishco have reached 1000 billion dong. The names of the nine banks which are the creditors of Bianfishco have been made public.

S.Korea's imported car sales hit record high in March

Imported car sales in South Korea posted the new record monthly high of 10,648 vehicles in March due to brisk sales of new models, a local trade association said Wednesday.

The tragedy of child prodigies

One day, parents realize their children’s ability of reading and doing sums, though the children are very small. They decide that the kids need to be well trained to prove their unusual ability. And the children’s tragedy begins.

Beauties returning to online game market

The appearance of Ngoc Trinh and Ngoc Quyen, the two famous beauties and models in Vietnam on teaser game websites of domestic game distributors--may kick off a new wave of beauties returning to the online game market.

No engine failure found in Russia's crashed plane: investigators

The engines of the ATR-72 plane that crashed Monday in Russia's Siberia had worked until the final moment of the flight, the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) said Tuesday.