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200 children drowned in two months

VietNamNet Bridge – In the past two months, up to 200 children have drowned in Vietnam, causing a big concern among the public.

Facebook increases IPO size due to strong demand

Facebook Inc. on Wednesday increased its IPO shares by 84 million, totaling 421 million shares in an offering expected on Friday.

HCM City: park projects turn into housing projects

The HCM City inter-ministerial inspection delegation has found a series of real estate projects which have turned the land areas reserved for parks and verdure into the land for housing, office buildings and car parking lots.

The controversial “education technology” favored by Vietnamese parents

Why do Hanoian parents all want to send their children to the Giang Vo Experimental School instead of other state owned schools in Hanoi? The answer lies in the “education technology” that the school is following.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/5

Vinamilk imports 300 cows; Landmark Tower, nation's tallest, makes debut; Vietinbank to sell 20% to partner; Drought hits 50,000ha of crop; Quang Tri to host mid-year consultative meeting; Dung Quoc refinery temporarily closes for maintenance

SOEs pledge to save VND13 trillion in costs

Some 83 State-owned groups, corporations and four banks as of May 9 have registered to cut expenditures with a combined value of nearly VND13 trillion, but some experts have played down the significance of the figure.

Sua woodchoppers to face trial

Investigation police in the central province of Quang Binh have decided to bring to court the case of illegal removal of three sua trees, an endangered species in Viet Nam,

Police ambush nail spreaders on Can Tho Bridge

VietNamNet Bridge – Spreading nails has become a big trouble for travelers on Can Tho Bridge, the longer cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia. Can Tho City’s Chair Nguyen Thanh Son instructed police to deal with the matter.

Crack down on pavement parking

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport started inspections on the usage and management of pavements in HCM City yesterday after a similar 20-day-long initiative in Ha Noi conducted to curb illegal activities in big cities.

Vocational training in a mess

VietNamNet Bridge – There are 1,700 vocational training schools in Vietnam which annually provide more than 1.6 million technical workers but the market is still running short of highly skilled workers.

UK a capella group set to sing in cities

The British a capella group Black Voices, who built up their reputation for delivering stunning performances through soulful and inspirational harmonic blends, will have their Viet Nam debut performance in HCM City on Sunday.

Eurozone fears continue to weigh on Wall Street

The U.S. stocks failed to hold early gains on Wednesday and ended lower for the third straight day, as fears about Europe continued to weigh on the market.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 17/5

Tam wins 2nd stage, Tung retains yellow; Futsal championships to attract top teams; Duyen fails to qualify for London Games

Dong Nai: 2 dead, 16 injured in coach-truck collision

VietNamNet Bridge – A serious traffic accident happened on National Highway 1A in the southern province of Dong Nai on May 16, killing two and injuring 16 others.

Bio-fuel use to be compulsory by 2015

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Tuesday ordered the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to make the schedule to use bio-fuel compulsorily by next year.

Directions function on Google Maps stopped in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Users have been unable to use the Directions feature provided by Google Maps on their cell phones and tablets in Vietnam for the last couples of days.

Chinese merchants welch on their debts, harass domestic market

Under the cover of tourists, Chinese merchants have been going to every corner in rural areas, where they scramble for aquatic products, then escape from the localities, leaving big debts, and thus making local farmers suffer.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/5

Exhibitions mark President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday; Fest for President Ho's birthday; Grand concert celebrates late President’s birthday; First exhibition in Spratly Archipelago encourages soldiers

Building pig farm, hundreds of bombs unearthed

VietNamNet Bridge – While digging the foundation of a pig farm in the central province of Nghe An, a group of builders detected hundreds of bombs and mines. Some people collected them to sell to scrap traders.

Dong Tam FC accuse Tay Ninh of fixing match

VietNamNet Bridge – Two players of Dong Tam FC was offered $2,500 to commit match fixing before the game between Dong Tam and Tay Ninh in the 17th round of the First Division Tournament, on May 12.