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Hospital boosts security after baby vanishes

VietNamNet Bridge – Increased security has been enforced at the National Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology where a two-day-old baby boy disappeared last week.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 8/11

JICA helps Vietnam reduce landslides; Vietnamese dies in Malaysia, family in the dark; Khanh Hoa hosts int’l conference on typhoon

Minh looks for gold at upcoming SEA Games

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh is looking to win gold at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Indonesia.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 8/11

Cuban war veterans welcomed in Hanoi; Russian Revolution – an epoch-making event; NA leader sends condolences to Japan

HCM City police nab provincial drug ring

VietNamNet Bridge – Police here have busted a major inter-provincial drug-trafficking ring that has been under investigation since November last year.

Vietnamese sailors escape from Somali pirates

Five Vietnamese sailors were among the crewmen of a fishing vessel of Taiwan, China, who escaped from Somali pirates after it was hijacked in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Seychelles. 

Change of working time needs consent of Hanoi & Transport Ministry

The government received the Ministry of Transport’s petition on changing working hours in Hanoi but the final solution must be approved by both the Ministry and Hanoi authorities, said Chairman of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam.

President visits S Korea on way to APEC talks

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang begins a three-day visit to South Korea today at the invitation of President Lee Myung Bak and from Thursday will attend the 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit in Hawaii

Earthquake hits Thanh Hoa province

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck Yen Dinh and Vinh Loc districts of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa on November 7, according to the Vietnam Geophysics Institute.

Floods cause 15 deaths in central region

The on-going floods in Central Vietnam have left 15 people dead, including 10 in Quang Nam province, and many areas submerged under water.

Boosting Vietnam-Estonia relationship

Estonian Prime Minister Adrus Ansip’s visit to Vietnam plays an important role in boosting traditional relations and cooperation between the two countries.

VN pushes new round at Kyoto

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is strongly advocating the adoption of the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol.

Strengthening Vietnam-RoK strategic partnership

The official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by State President Truong Tan Sang, starting on November 8, is to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Congressmen ask government to close polluted craft villages

VietNamNet Bridge – Many out of Vietnam’s 4,600 craft villages are seriously polluted, causing health and environmental problems.

Grand meeting marks Buddhist Sangha’s 30th anniversary

VietNamNet Bridge - A grand meeting was held in Hanoi on November 7, to celebrate the 30th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).

Vietnamese canoeists eye golds at upcoming SEA Games

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese canoeists have left for Jakarta in the hunt for gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Police tracking down person who boast of making traffic accident on Facebook

VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Yen Bai’s police are hunting a person with nickname “Keo mut choi boi” who bragged to make a traffic accident that killed a man in Yen Bai.

Ha Long Bay in list of top 10 world’s wonders

VietNamNet Bridge –Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay has been named in a temporary list of the world’s 10 new wonders of nature by the New Open World Corporation, four days before the poll ends.

Vietnamese contestant in Miss International top 15

VietNamNet Bridge – Highly expected to rank highly at the Miss International 2011 pageant, Vietnam’s Truc Diem only entered the top 15. Miss Ecuador, Maria Fernanda Cornejo, defeated 66 rivals to become the beauty queen.

Ready-to-wear line graces HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – Six designers have launched their ready-to-wear fall-winter collections in HCM City.