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China issues alert on "chromium-contaminated" capsules

China's drug watchdog issued an emergency notice late Sunday night to suspend the selling and consumption of a list of capsules with reported excessive chromium contamination.

Calligrapher preserves art in Hoi An

VietNamNet Bridge – Calligrapher Do Minh Nhan is preserving Viet Nam's ancestral penmanship in the historic port town of Hoi An.

Floating in the land of love with the “Red Pillows”

VietNamNet Bridge – An installation art called “Red Pillows” was displayed at the Dien Tho Palace in the Hue royal citadel for five nights of the Hue Festival, creating a peaceful and sweet place for visitors.

Five Buddhist monks go to Truong Sa Islands

VietNamNet Bridge – Five Buddhist monks who volunteered to practice Buddhism at pagodas in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands left Khanh Hoa province to Truong Sa on April 12.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 16/4

Signed rice export deals reach 3.6 million tons; Vietnam Super Model contest announces jury member; Chol-chnam-Thmay festival held in HCM City; Hanoi to host exhibition of rivers in SEA 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/4

Banks finally begin to trim interest rates; US new technical barrier hinders local honey exports; VN is world’s biggest woodchip exporter in 2011; $3.7 billion spent on animal feed imports; FPT to be Apple’s official distributor in Vietnam

Iran's nuclear issue: hopes emerging, bumpy road ahead

The long-awaited talks over Tehran 's controversial nuclear program concluded in Istanbul of Turkey on Saturday between Iran and six world powers, with both sides describing the talks as positive and constructive.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 16/4

Malaysian gets 2 years in jail for fake cards; VNA gives books to Truong Sa island commune; Project to upgrade northern waterway transport; Cabby fleecing Interpol guests jailed for 5 years

Green Climate Fund to be set up in VN

VietNamNet Bridge – A national Green Climate Fund will soon be set up to facilitate future financial flow from the global Green Climate Fund into Viet Nam.

UN advance observers team arrives in Syria to monitor truce

A United Nations advance observers' team arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus late Sunday to monitor the fragile cease-fire brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan, sources told Xinhua anonymously.

Stiffer penalities proposed for use of lean-meat feed additives

VietNamNet Bridge – Animal feed industry representatives and health officials have called for slapping criminal charges against those who use lean-meat additives in feed.

Waging a new war against low salaries

Vietnam’s new minimum salary regulations will put a smile on blue-collar workers’ faces.

A river runs through it

VietNamNet Bridge – A new art installation at the Goethe Institute by Hue-based artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai is entitled The Vestiges and features about 60 wooden boxes with sandals and other objects found along the Huong River,

Numerous businesses fire workers, others don’t pay salaries

As capital gets exhausted, numerous enterprises have to scale down their production and cut down the labor force. Other enterprises do not sack workers, but encourage them to resign from the posts, or delay salary payment.

Sai Gon FC defeat Hai Phong

VietNamNet Bridge – Sai Gon FC showed great skill in beating Hai Phong 3-2 during their round 14 match at Lach Tray Stadium yesterday, April 15.

HCM City getting increasingly warmer

VietNamNet Bridge – The average temperature in HCM City has been increasing rapidly and steadily in the last three decades, while the gap between the temperature of the city and neighboring areas has widened.

Students turn backs to exam preparatory centers, go to tutoring classes

12th graders, who are gearing up to prepare for the university entrance exams, nowadays are ready to pay a high price to go to private tutoring classes, which are believed to provide higher quality training.

Construction of Sai Gon Bridge No 2 starts

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai broke ground on Saturday for the Sai Gon Bridge No 2 between HCM City's Districts 2 and Binh Thanh.

The scientific work that changes blood transfusion service basics in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – The work on applying modern scientific and technical innovations to renovate the blood transfusion, producing and standardizing blood products used for treating diseases, has won the state prize in science and technology.

Vinaracing opens first all-terrain-vehicle track

VietNamNet Bridge – Vinaracing has officially opened an all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) track, the first of its kind in Viet Nam, at the Suoi Tien Theme Park in HCM City.