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Wild deer damage rubber plantation

VietNamNet Bridge – Herds of deer from the central province of Thua Thien Hue's Sao La Conservation Reserve have broken into a rubber plantation in A Luoi District, destroying over 22ha of trees in the last few days.

Van Rompuy re-elected as European Council President

Top leaders of the European Union (EU) on Thursday all agreed to extend the mandate of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy for another two and a half years during a summit in Brussels.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 2/3

Le Tan The turns neglected shells into artworks; Designer donates ao dai collection to museum; Ninh Binh promotes art of blind minstrel singing; TV extravaganza to boost traffic safety awareness; Japanese artist’s ‘Human Opera’ on show in HCMC  

‘The Amazing Race’ comes in Vietnam

Vietnam Television (VTV) and BHD Star Cinema have bought the copyright from the Disney Media Distribution to bring ‘The Amazing Race’, a world popular reality show, to the Vietnamese audience. 

13 Vietnamese killed in bus accident in Laos

Thirteen Vietnamese passengers were killed and 7 others injured in a bus accident in Laos’ Attapu province at about 6pm on March 1.

Businesses getting more cautious when expanding business scale

Only when the interest rates go down, paving the way for enterprises to access bank loans, will they consider expanding the production scale.

First human bird flu case successfully treated

A patient infected with the lethal A/H5N1 virus is gradually recovering after nearly one week treatment.

Passengers of adrift ship safely land in Port Victoria

All passengers of crippled cruise liner Costa Allegra have safely landed in the Seychelles capital Port Victoria on Thursday after spending three days adrift without power, local media said.

Authorities to amend tourism law to protect travelers

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will receive suggestions on the amendment and supplement of different articles in tourism policies from now until June before making a proposal to the National Assembly in March next year,

Hue fest seeks private sponsors

Organisers of the biennial Hue Festival were aiming to seek sponsors for and privatise more of the festival events as a strategy to increase the festival's success, Hue Festival Centre director Nguyen Duy Hien told a recent meeting

Twelve movies for March

VietNamNet Bridge - Pearls of The Far East, John Carter, Dr. Seuss, The Lorax and Touch are among the movies which will be screened at Vietnamese cinemas this month.

‘Get it right' PM tells provinces

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the leaders of eight provinces to conduct self-criticism for submitting inaccurate natural disaster and disease loss reports, offering late support to victims and using financial assistance incorrectly.

TV extravaganza to boost traffic safety awareness

A programme of song, dance and comedy will be broadcast live from the Au Co Theatre in Ha Noi on Viet Nam Television's VTV 3 on March 11 to bring attention to the Goverment's Traffic Safety Year 2012 community awareness campaign.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 2/3

HCM City says motorbike racing ‘terrifying'; Hard times for female workers; Vietnam arrests man for selling sex toys; Foreigners scam local man

TRAVEL IN BRIEF 2/3

Off to the fireworks competition; Lao carrier to fly to central VN; Northern mountain hiking tour; Korean island pays for tours; Tour to HCM City eco-tourism park

Electronics market lucrative, but full of distributors

The unsatisfactory result of the 2011 year-end sale season discouraged electronics distributors. Then they put high hopes on the Tet sale season, and once more felt back into despair. And they continue waiting for new opportunities.

Million dollar wedding stirs up central province

A million dollar wedding last Wednesday and Thursday was organized by a magnate for her son, and featured famous singers. The event has attracted the attention of local people in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Vietnamese navy receives three modern ships

VietNamNet Bridge – Three modern ships were given to some naval units on March 1 to serve training activities and to patrol and defend Vietnam’s waters, islands and continental shelf.

Vietnam successfully reconstructs Javan rhino skeleton

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials at Cat Tien National Park in Dong Nai Province, and scientists at the Tay Nguyen Institute of Biology, last Thursday successfully reconstructed the skeleton of a one-horned Javan rhino,

HCM City to take tougher measures to prevent illegal races

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Council on March 1 approved new measures to curb motorcycle races in the city, which will take effect as of March 11.