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Students petition against Raffles School fraud

Hundreds of students and parents have accused Raffles International School in Ho Chi Minh City, of not reimbursing for tuition fees as itpromised.

Whitney Houston dies of drowning, heart disease, cocaine use

The Los Angeles County coroner's office revealed Thursday that U.S. pop icon Whitney Houston died of "drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use."

Vietnam gives priority to nuclear safety

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam considers nuclear security and safety as top priority in developing nuclear power, in addition to supporting every country’s right to use nuclear power for peaceful purposes,

$680,000 earmarked for training national footballers

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training has allocated US$680,000 for the training of Vietnamese national men and women football squads for the 2012 season.

Real estate firms have to pay 7 trillion dong a month in loan interest

The total bank loans provided to real estate developers have reached 200 trillion dong. With the current average interest rates of 20-22 percent per annum, real estate firms have to spend 7 trillion dong a month for bank loans’ interest.

First hip-hop competition on TV launched

VietNamNet Bridge – “One Love” is the first hip-hop dancing competition on television in Vietnam, which opens for both Vietnamese and foreign dancers.

Miss Kinh Bac 2012 crowned

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Truyen--from Lim town, the home of Quan ho folk music, became Miss Kinh Bac 2012 on March 22.

VN plans for thrifty Asian Games

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has summitted a plan to organise an economical Asian Games (ASIAD) with a budget of only US$120 million if the country wins the right to host the tournament's 18th edition in 2019 in Ha Noi.

Vietnam’s ten outstanding young people of 2012 announced

VietNamNet Bridge – The list of ten outstanding young people of 2011 was made public last night, March 22, 2012.

National swimming team gets trouble in USA

Three months ago, the Vietnamese national swimming team was praised to the sky for its great success at the Southeast Asian Games 2011. The team is now in a mess, in the unprecedentedly long training course in the USA.

False bomb alarm in Rome, 300 evacuated

A public building in Italy's Rome was evacuated on Thursday after someone said there was a bomb inside it, local media reported.

Unemployment insurance regulations needed

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Employment Service Centre has asked the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to draft new regulations to deal with violations related to unemployment insurance benefits.

Vietnamese fans eager for Lady Gaga’s show in Thailand

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of Vietnamese fans of Lady Gaga will go to Bangkok to see their idol on May 25.

Ha Noi village opens archaeological museum

VietNamNet Bridge – A museum of ancient pottery has been built in Ha Noi's Gia Lam District as a result of co-operation between villagers and archaeologists.

Ban Ki-moon urges Syria to enter political negotiations

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Syria to enter "inclusive political negotiations" to address the conflict in the country as he reiterated calls for an end to violence.

Czech Republic prioritizes trade cooperation with Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The Czech Republic always attaches importance to its relations with Vietnam and lists the country among 12 trade priority markets during the 2011-2015 period. 

Vietnamese teachers called super rich men

Vietnamese teachers, who specialize in preparing students for the university entrance exam or the entrance exams to the schools for the gifted, are called the “super rich men” because of their huge profits of hundreds of millions of dong a year.

Cruise tourism development plan still awaiting inter-ministerial cooperation

Vietnam’s natural conditions are good enough to receive both big cruise ships and yachts. However, in order to develop cruise tourism, Vietnam would have to settle many problems, Singaporean experts say.

VinaPhone and MobiFone merger not the best solution

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) has decided to merge VinaPhone and MobiFone – the two biggest mobile networks in Vietnam, putting an end to the long debate about the fate of the two networks.

Sai Gon earn first win in AFC Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Navibank Sai Gon (NSG) easily defeated Indonesia's Arema 3-1 in their second match of group H of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup at Thong Nhat stadium on Wednesday.