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Forbes lists Oprah Winfrey as highest-earning woman in entertainment

Although she no longer hosts a top- rating television talk show, Oprah Winfrey still keeps her money- making title as the highest-earning woman in entertainment, according to latest Forbes magazine.

Businesses struggle against rising uncertainty

A pandemic collapse in business optimism during the third quarter of 2011 lays bare the dramatic impact of economic uncertainty and financial instability on the global business community, including Vietnam.

Swedish poet wins 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature

Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer has won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.

Vials of Propofol found in Michael Jackson's home: coroner

Los Angeles County Coroner's Office coroner investigator Elissa Fleak testified on Wednesday that she found 12 vials of the anesthetic Propofol, determined as the drug which played a vital role in Michael Jackson's death,

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/10

Rice exporters shrug off global ranking; Local airports report massive losses; Japan to favor female employees from Vietnam; Kuwait gets funding for Vietnam refinery-KUNA; Vietnamese still doubt market economy   

ASEAN promotes food security and trade

VietNamNet Bridge – The third ASEAN Food Security Conference with the theme of food trade, investment and food security wrapped up in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 5.

Loosened law makes it difficult to control FIEs: MPI

The fact that a lot of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have fled, refused to pay debts and carried out the so called “price transfer” to evade taxes, has been blamed on the management loosening by state management agencies.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 6/10

New fund to help fishermen; Lam Dong cop in the dock for gun threat; HCM City to recruit 95,000 labourers in Q4; Illegal coal mining 'causing land subsidence'

Senescent girl could grow young again

VietNamNet Bridge - The 26-year-old woman in Ben Tre Province who looks like a 70-year old woman can become young again, doctors said.

Government puts forward five-month maternity leave

The Government on October 5, submitted the draft amended Labor Code to the National Assembly Standing Committee, in which the maternity leave is five months, one month less than the Ministry of Labor’s suggestion.

100 models to perform in Dep Fashion Show 10

VietNamNet Bridge – The most famous fashion show in Vietnam will introduce collections of ten well-known designers in HCM City on October 15.

Transport Minister proposes to destroy racers’ vehicles

VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang told an online newspaper that he had proposed to destroy vehicles of illegal racers, but the idea is not approved yet.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 6/10

6th int’l photo exhibition ends in Hanoi; Ex-model sued for grabbing $11 mln by husband; CNN introduces 40 Vietnamese dishes; Musicians perform to fight climate change; ‘Whisper to lotus’ with artist Nguyen Thi Tam    

‘Rising Planet' wins art photo prize

VietNamNet Bridge – The winners of the sixth International Artistic Photo Contest that was launched four months ago have been announced.

Famous classical quartet to perform in Vietnam

Four of the world’s leading classical musicians are set to play together in Vietnam.

Chinese rush to collect Vietnam’s seafood, and what’s next?

Vietnamese fishermen are happy because they can sell seafood at good prices to Chinese businessmen. But no one can say for sure what will happen in the future.

Food firm found polluting environment

A food and agricultural producer based in Central Highland Lam Dong Province's Duc Trong District has been detected discharging untreated waste water into a local stream,

Vietnam's once-hot property market cools

Four years after a real estate boom that saw investors camp out on the streets waiting to pay cash for unbuilt apartments, Vietnam's once-hot property market has caught a chill.

Vietnamese model to host show in London

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese model Jessica Minh Anh will host the J Models Autumn Fashion Show on the 61m-long walkway of England's iconic London Tower Bridge on October 19.

Story around rice for export

VietNamNet Bridge – There are two pieces of information about rice that we must be interested in.