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Rescuing wildlife: the family of water rats (Part 1)

The Cu Chi Wildlife Center is now saving 1500 individuals of wildlife, including the rare species which are on the verge of extinction.

Artistic postcard, photo exhibit to open

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition by the Plonk and Replonk group will begin tomorrow, Feb 1, in Ha Noi to call attention to the need for protecting timeless UNESCO heritage sites.

State management of religious affairs under review

VietNamNet Bridge – On February 28, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government Committee for Religious Affairs organized a conference to review tasks assigned for 2011 and discuss the implementation of the tasks set for this year.

Two more officials punished in land revocation case

VietNamNet Bridge – After two senior officials of Tien Lang district were dismissed, two officials of Vinh Quang commune have been punished for their mistakes in the land withdrawal case.

President Sang welcomes Chile's chief Senator

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Chile should consider opening direct air routes to facilitate their trade, State President Truong Tan Sang told visiting Senate President Guido Girardin Lavín in Hanoi on February 28.

Donors give 89 mln USD for Khmer Rouge tribunal

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign donors, including Australia, the European Union, Germany, Japan and the UK, have pledged 89 million USD for the Khmer Rouge tribunal in 2012-2013.

Vietnamese fishermen rescue a drifting foreigner

VietNamNet Bridge – While fishing in the northwestern sea of Song Tu Tay Island in Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, fishermen from the central province of Quang Ngai rescued a foreigner.

Occupy protesters evicted from London site

Riot police evicted anti-capitalist protesters and removed their tents from the courtyard of St Paul's Cathedral in London on Tuesday.

Second student dies after Ohio school shooting

A second student had died from Monday's shooting rampage at Chardon High School in Ohio, local media reported Tuesday.

Steel industry: big fish swallowing small fish

VietNamNet Bridge – While five steel companies have announced their bankruptcy, and many others have become clinically dead, some big scale steel companies still keep stable growth.

When will “buying” projects stop?

VietNamNet Bridge – The fact shows that preventing corruption among state officials through asking them to make asset declaration or rotating civil servants are insufficient.

A new species of bat discovered in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and international scientists have discovered a new species of bat in the Cat Ba and Chu Mom Ray national parks of Vietnam.

Obesity threatens Canadian children: minister

Canada is facing an epidemic of childhood obesity, with more children being diagnosed today with dangerous conditions like high blood pressure and Type 2 Diabetes, Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq warned on Monday.

National Assembly does not settle the case of Got Talent’s contestant

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly’s function is supervising agencies, not settling specific cases, said the Vice Chair of the NA Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, Ngo Thi Minh.

FDI firms less optimistic despite revenue rise

Foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises have become less optimistic about their business outlook in Vietnam though their revenues still continue growing, according to a survey of 1,970 foreign-invested firms.

Minister of Home Affairs to be questioned about policies on civil servants

VietNamNet Bridge – At the sixth session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, which is scheduled in mid-March, the Ministers of Home Affairs and Health will be questioned.

Petition of composers is invalid, says management agency

Nearly 60 composers signed a petition accusing the Performing Arts Department of violating copyrights. However, this agency has stated that the petition is invalid because composers had signed it before the contents was compiled.

Danang to supervise traffic policemen by camera

VietNamNet Bridge – The Traffic Police Bureau of the central city of Danang is going to correct traffic police officers’ style of work, at the instruction of the city’s Party Secretary, said a senior traffic police officer.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 28/2

26 countries to participate in Hue Festival 2012; Russians celebrate Spring Welcome Festival in HCMC; Exhibition introduces Vietnamese-French artist’s self-created style; HCMC to implement 11 cultural projects this year   

German parliament passes bailout deal to Greece

The German parliament on Monday passed the much-anticipated second bailout package for Greece worth some 130 billion euros (174.4 billion U.S. dollars) to help the country avoid a default.