SEARCH RESULTS

Advanced search

U.S. study shows exercise better than stents for PAD patients

Supervised exercise was shown to be more effective than stenting or medication for improved walking ability in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD),

Muong Cha - a glimpse of Cham Muslim culture

An Giang is famous nationwide for festivals such as Ba Chua Xu, Chol Chnam Thomay and Dolta.

Vocational schools told to get practical

VietNamNet Bridge – Vocational schools in Viet Nam should combine theoretical instruction with on-the-job training to improve the quality of services they provide, an overseas Vietnamese expert said at a conference on Nov 17.

IAEA may adopt resolution on Iran as soon as on Friday: Russian FM

The six international mediators on the Iran nuclear issue have agreed on a new resolution on Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may adopt it as soon as on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Festival to feature cultural heritage

VietNamNet Bridge – A festival will be held to celebrate Northern Central Heritage Cultural Tourism Week at the Viet Nam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts at 2 Hoa Lu Street on November 21-23.

Danish Prince to pedal around Hoan Kiem Lake

VietNamNet Bridge – Danish crown prince Frederik will pay a visit to Vietnam later this month and ride around Hanoi’s iconic Hoan Kiem Lake.

Vietnam warned its export won’t go through if producers use pirated software

Not only the two states of the US, but maybe all the 50 states of the country and some other countries would also apply the regulation, under which import countries will not accept the products made by the companies using pirated software.

Occupy Wall Street protesters march on NYC's financial district

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in New York's financial district Thursday, swarming sidewalks near the New York Stock Exchange amid scuffles with police, on the Occupy Wall Street movement's two-month anniversary.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/11

Vietnam’s inflation to drop: Standard Chartered; FDI firms face dilemma of unskilled local workforce; The Philippines to import Vietnamese rice; More companies make moves to de-list shares as market stalls  

Japanese fusion group to perform in Ha Noi

VietNamNet Bridge – Music group Trinity will fuse traditional Japanese folk tunes with contemporary music in a performance in Ha Noi this weekend.

EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 21-30

Exhibition “Fullness of Absence”; Denmark Gala Concert and Ballet; A Music Concert by TRINITY; Going together Concert with 2NE1; Dengue Fever Live Music Night; European Music Festival 2011; Exhibition “Rhythm and Game”

Maritime shipping firms up to their neck in debt

VietNamNet Bridge – Required investment capital, high financial costs, global economic crisis all have led shipping firms into unprofitable business.

France, Germany, Italy pledge full responsibility for eurozone stability

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the newly appointed Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti have agreed to take full responsibility to strengthen the eurozone,

Brangelina’s 6-day holiday – the gift for Pax Thien and Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to Vietnam secretly and seeking every way to maintain their privacy but Brangelina was still the center of attention.

Chatting with 10-year-old novelist

At the age of ten, Nguyen Binh is the author of a fiction novel entitled “The fight against Fantom planet, which tells a story about the fight of people on Earth against aliens.

Schoolgirls offer their babies free online

VietNamNet Bridge – Being infertile, a woman recently kidnapped a 2-day baby to raise up. But some pregnant women who are students, offer their babies for free online.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 18/11

School healthcare improves, still faces problems: forum; Man with hemorrhoid suffers more pain at Chinese clinic; Men hospitalized after drinking challenge

Vinashin’s executive and 8 accomplices prosecuted

VietNamNet Bridge – 58 year-old Nguyen Thanh Binh, former chairman and general director of state-owned Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) and his accomplices have been indicted

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 18/11

Vietnamese woman owns Michael Jackson memorabilias; Binh Thuan approves water sports firm; Disconnection and connection exhibition in Hanoi; Shop for a good cause at Consular Club Bazaar

Vietnam to build US$ 600 million national space center

he Vietnamese Government has assigned the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology to build a national space center at a cost of about US$600 million with support from Japanese designers and technicians.