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Tay Nguyen grave statues may be history

VietNamNet Bridge – Charnel house statues – part of the unique cultural identity of the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) ethnic groups, are likely to disappear, experts warn.

Football looks to be more profitable

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) decided to move the national premier football championship closer to a fully professional regime by setting up the Viet Nam Professional Football JSC (VPF) last year.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 14/2

Angola’s Vice President praises Vietnam’s past struggle; Party leader praises senior retired cadres’ contributions; Lao military officer welcomed in Hanoi; Ambassador presents credentials to Monaco's Prince Albert II

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 14/2

Bird flu epidemic spreads to Haiphong; Man caught with $110,000 on entering Vietnam; HCM City market busy for Valentine’s Day; Road safety week launched in Quang Ninh

Boxers vie for Olympics

VietNamNet Bridge – Vuong Thi Vy and Luu Thi Duyen will compete at the Asian boxing Olympic qualifiers from April 4-13 in Kazakhstan.

VN ref heads to Olympics

VietNamNet Bridge – Taekwondo referee Vu Xuan Thanh has been invited to officiate at the 2012 London Olympics this summer.

Hoa Lac key to VN's IT future, says PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday said the management board of Hoa Lac High-Tech Park should focus on adjusting the park's timetable to speed up the investment and construction process.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 14/2

Jazz hero Franck Amsallem comes to Hanoi; Hanoi presented with cherry blossom trees; Dak Lak preserves over 2,300 sets of gongs; Hearing-impaired dancers impress at talent show; Spring festival in northern Vietnam: sexier than you think   

Syria under fresh pressure as new draft looms at UN

Syria came under fresh pressure on Monday from states seeking UN action against its crackdown on protesters, as a new Arab-backed draft resolution surfaced amid a heated debate at the General Assembly.

PM urges faster land clearance

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday sent an urgent message asking four northern provinces to finish land clearance and residential resettlement for the Ha Noi-Hai Phong Highway project by the end of next month.

Ba Ria Vung Tau $1.3b Wonderful World park axed

The Ba Ria-Vung Tau People's Committee has agreed in principle to withdraw Good Choice USA-Viet Nam Co's US$1.3 billion investment licence for a tourism project in the southern coastal city.

Greece heals wounds after riots during crucial vote on rescue deal

In the aftermath of riots across central Athens early Monday during a crucial parliamentary vote on an austerity rescue deal, authorities started healing the wounds caused in buildings and the political landscape.

Vietnam proposes events at Asian Beach Games

Vietnam has proposed 15 sporting events for the fifth Asian Beach Games, to be hosted by the country in June 2016.

People flock to “odd garden” to seek disease treatment

VietNamNet Bridge – A garden in Long An Province that was rumored 7 years ago to have an ability to treat various diseases, has been crowded again recently, with hundreds of people coming everyday, authorities reported.

Lanta-Vietnam’s full refund to resorts in Mui Ne

Lanta-Viet, a subsidiary of Russia’s Lanta Tour, has paid its VND10 billion debt to 17 resorts at Mui Ne town in southern Binh Thuan province, 

Artists show love for kids with cancer

VietNamNet Bridge – A concert entitled Thuong (Compassion) will take place at the Ha Noi Opera House tonight to raise funds for Vietnamese children with cancer.

Polishing Vietnam’s image in Greece

A Greek Television station will continue to work with the Vietnamese embassy in Athens to promote Vietnam’s image through diplomatic, business and cultural events organised by the embassy.

Fish die en mass in Quang Ngai Province

Binh Thuan Commune in central Quang Ngai Province's Binh Son District has seen large numbers of dead fish surfacing over the past four days, according to Nguyen Quang Huy, Chairman of Commune's People's Committee on Sunday.

Salaries in SOEs sky high somewhere, very low elsewhere

Workers in some state owned enterprises (SOEs) can get very high monthly salaries, even though their enterprises take loss. Meanwhile, the salaries of laborers of other SOEs are so low that they cannot live on the salaries.

French pianist Michael Bourdoncle to perform at Ha Noi Opera House

VietNamNet Bridge – French pianist Michael Bourdoncle will perform for two nights with the Viet Nam Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) at the Ha Noi Opera House this week.