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Myanmar election commission announces NLD wins overwhelmingly in by-elections

Myanmar's Union Election Commission Monday formally announced that the National League for Democracy (NLD) has won the majority parliamentary seats in Sunday's just- ended by-elections.

Low-value products hinder electronics, IT development

The electronics and IT sector has seen high profits in recent years but it is still facing with a problem of low-value products, according to the General Statistics Office.

“Sinh Tu Lenh” hacker – who is he?

The name “Sinh Tu Lenh” has become famous in Vietnam after the Ministry of Public Security stated that the culprit who attacked BKAV’s website and VietNamNet online newspaper, is a group of hackers called “Sinh Tu Lenh.”

Seven killed in Oakland school shooting

Seven people have been killed and three others injured in a school shooting on Monday in Oakland, a city in the U.S. state of California, local police said.

Danang fireworks expects to attract 400,000 tourists

Every year, more tourists are coming to the annual Danang international fireworks competition, which has helped the city develop its tourism trademark.

HCM City seeks hi-tech, science investors

HCM City authorities are encouraging local and foreign enterprises in the city to invest in fields that deal with science and high technology, as part of their economic restructuring plan to reach certain targets by 2015.

Party General Secretary to visit Cuba and Brazil

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, will pay an official visit to Cuba and a State-level visit to Brazil in the near future.

Museums lack funds, qualified staff

HCM City's museums lack the funds and staff required to preserve their thousands of valuable artefacts and other objects which face the danger of being damaged by the elements and deteriorating with the passage of time.

Earth Hour 2012 attracts youth, helps Vietnam save 546,000 kWh

The Earth Hour 2012 campaign drew the participation of hundreds of thousands of young people in Hanoi and HCM City on March 31. 

A pilgrimage tour of Holy Temple

Dong Bang Temple or King Temple was built during the reign of Due Vuong (the 18th Hung King) to worship the father king Bat Hai Dong Dinh, who succeeded in protecting the kingdom’s peace and sovereignty 

Indonesian university creates new rice-like staple food

The Agricultural Technology Faculty (FATETA) of the Bogor Agriculture University (IPB) in Indonesia's West Java province has developed a new staple food similar to rice in a bid to support food diversification programs,

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 3/4

Award-winning film premiered in Vietnam; Ivory Coast female band to rock Hanoi, Hue;  Music show in Russia commemorates renowned Vietnamese musician;  Hue Festival 2012 media centre debuts;  Vietnam’s image highlighted in Italy

FAST 500 enterprises maintain high growth by diversifying business fields

Not only getting more heavily into research and development (R&D) for applying new technologies, a lot of enterprises have been trying to expand their business fields to maintain the high growth.

PCI 2011: signs of standstill

VietNamNet Bridge – In early March, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) made public the provincial competitiveness index (PCI) 2011, which reveals some problems.

PM Dung in Phnom Penh for ASEAN Summit

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Phnom Penh on April 2 to attend the 20th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the invitation of Cambodian PM Samdec Hunsen.

Female wrestler qualifies for Olympics 2012

Vietnamese hopeful Nguyen Thi Lua has taken a berth to the world’s largest sporting event after wining a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic-Asian Wrestling Qualifiers in Kazakhstan on April 1.

Plane crash kills 31 in Russia's Siberia

Thirty-one people were confirmed killed and 12 others injured in a passenger plane crash in Russia's Siberian region early Monday, Russian emergency authorities said.

Jury out on telco merger deal

Competition Law question marks hang over VNPT’s VinaPhone and MobiFone merger plan.

Vietnam fails to control cash outflow via credit cards

After the public got amazed by the information about Google and Facebook alleged tax evasion, it has been shocked again by the news that Vietnam fails to control the cash flow which goes out of the Vietnamese territory, via credit cards.

EU pledges to strengthen business relations with ASEAN

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht pledged here Sunday to strengthen EU's business relations with ASEAN amid global financial crisis.