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Man survives for 19 years with a broken heart

VietNamNet Bridge – A 21-year-old man was accidentally discovered to have a broken heart. It turns out that the man was butted to his chest by a buffalo when he was only two.

Vietnam Next Top Model may not sue contestants

VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of the Vietnam Next Top Model program and its lawyers met with the three contestants who are said to have leaked out information about the reality show on December 5.

Airfare to increase from December 15

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national air carrier Vietnam Airlines has just announced to raise airfare of domestic air routes as of December 15.

Giant Christmas pine tree made by used cell phones

VietNamNet Bridge – A 4.5m pine tree made of 2,500 secondhand cell phones is now on display at an electronic store in My Tho city, the southern province of Tien Giang.

Hanoi fails to achieve 2011 goals

VietNamNet Bridge – This year the capital city’s GDP grows only 10.1 percent while it targets to reach 12 percent. Many other goals on housing and clean water for citizens and reducing the number of third child are not achieved.

Two Vietnamese FCs compete in AFC Cup 2012

The draw for the qualifier round of the AFC Cup 2012 took place at the office of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Malaysia on December 6. Two Vietnamese football clubs – Song Lam Nghe An and Navibank Saigon – joined the event.

Yemeni vice president announces lineup of new reconciliation government

Yemeni Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi Wednesday disclosed in a republican decree the new opposition-led national reconciliation government's line-up according to a Gulf-brokered power-transfer initiative,

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 8/12

Christmas decorations on the rise; Famous tragedy to be staged in Hanoi; Heavy rock band The Wall to perform live; Gourmet tea tasting; Photo exhibition on children by French artist; Art festival surprised by copy scandal    

NA Chairman begins UK visit

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung left Belgium for London, starting his official visit to the UK at the invitation of Baroness D'Souza, the newly elected Speaker of the House of Lords.

Cambodia opens controversial mega-dam

Energy-starved Cambodia on Wednesday opened the country's largest hydropower dam to date, a multi-million dollar Chinese-funded project that has attracted criticism from environmental groups.

Hai Phong City waste projects get under way

VietNamNet Bridge – Construction on sewerage and resevoir for Hai Phong City’s environmental improvement project started on Tuesday in Hai Phong City.

MOET’s plan on six-subject university entrance exam not applauded

While high school students complain that the higher number of exam subjects will put a heavier burden on them, teachers say that the Ministry of Education and Training MOET’s plan on six-subject exam is unfeasible.

Vietnamese IT firms struggle to sell their products

While the demand for hi-tech products is very high on the domestic market, Vietnamese brad information technology (IT) products still cannot get a foothold on the lucrative market.

Binh Dinh: tourism product distorts Thi Nai lagoon

The river mouths of Kon and Ha Thanh, the two big rivers that flow to the Thi Nai lagoon, are in the danger of changing their shape due to the implementation of a tourism project, which may seriously influence the seaport system in Quy Nhon City

U.S. virtual embassy to Iran blocked: Iranian media

Iran has blocked a web-based embassy provided by the U.S. government to Iranians only a day after it was officially launched, local Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

Chinese products exported under the cloak of Vietnamese goods

Foreign invested enterprises import products, then label the products as Vietnam goods and export to other countries. The trick helps them escape from trade barriers and enjoy the preferential tariffs offered by import countries.

Gap between city, rural internet use widens

VietNamNet Bridge – Though Viet Nam ranks among the top 20 countries for access to the internet, there remains a widening gap between users in urban and rural areas, IT experts said.

Party leader visits senior monks in Phnom Penh

VietNamNet Bridge – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday, Dec 7, laid wreaths at the Independence Monument and the Viet Nam Friendship Monument in the Cambodian capital city.

Vietnamese actor passes away in America

Don Duong, who is known for many famous movie roles in Vietnamese movies from the 1990s and early 2000s, passed away at the age of 55 at a hospital in San Francisco, California Wednesday morning after a post – stroke surgery.

UN creates basis for marine cooperation, says Vietnamese diplomat

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982 is considered the basis for national, regional and global cooperation in the marine sector, says Vietnamese Ambassador Bui The Giang.