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Discovering Vietnamese youth’s “online cemetery”

For different reasons, many characters in online games have to “die”. Some gamers have “built” tombs for their beloved characters in an online cemetery.

The athletes, who teach swimming to earn livings

Every summer, the swimming pools in Hanoi receive more swimming teachers. They are athletes or gym teachers, who try to teach swimming to earn extra money.

Study links anti-smoking drug to heart disease

A new study found that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix linked to higher risk of heart disease, according to media reports Tuesday.

Local consumers turn away from Chinese motorcycle

VietNamNet Bridge - Sales of motorbikes imported from China have dropped dramatically in Hanoi since local consumers favored domestic products, which have higher quality and offer installment payment agreement. 

Tests show 45% kids in Japan's nuke disaster area exposed to thyroid radiation

A survey conducted in the wake of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture reveled that of more than 1,000 children screened, 45 percent of them tested positive for thyroid exposure to radiation,

Renewing classical literature with pictures

In an effort to draw young readers back to the classics, Phan Thi Comic Company is turning the likes of Vu Trong Phung’s Giong to (The Storms) to picture books.

Vietnamese manufacturers contrive to compete with Chinese goods

Competing with Chinese goods in terms of prices is really unthinkable for Vietnamese small and medium enterprises. They have to use their own advantages to expand the distribution network and dominate the domestic market.

Tours to central region, economy tours attract travelers

he central coast is really the favorite destination for travelers this summer, who like beautiful beaches and professional services. 

iPhone 4 prototype on sale on eBay, highest bidding 1 mln dollars

A black iPhone 4 prototype has appeared for sale on eBay and the highest bidding hit one million U.S. dollars as of Monday, according to media reports.

The forest worth a trillion dong at the foot of Ca Dam Mountain

It would be a nice surprise to everyone that a mature forest has existed for the last many generations and staying safe from illegal loggers.

35 Iraqis killed in twin bomb attacks in north of Baghdad

At least 35 people were killed and 28 others wounded Tuesday in two coordinated bomb attacks on a government building in north of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

Student of Vietnam origin wins golf event in US

Brianna Do of The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) won the Women’s US Amateur Public Links last Saturday, rallying to beat Texas high school star Marissa Dodd 1-up in the 36-hole final on Bandon Dunes’ Old Macdonald course.

Big social networks shake hands to become stronger

VietNamNet Bridge – The big guys who own big social networks in the world are all considering cooperating with each other to become stronger in the fierce competition, and Vietnam is no exception to this growing tendency.

Free lunch for candidates of university entrance exams

VietNamNet Bridge – After the first exam in the morning of July 4, candidates of the Hanoi Law University and their parents were supplied with free lunches.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 5/7

City orchestra to put on a 'different' music and dance performance ; Vietnam’s first movie subtitle company formed; MTV channel debuted in Vietnam

HCM City to develop river tourism

HCM City with its proximity to a diverse river and canal system is focusing now more on river tourism for both domestic and foreign visitors.

Is China provoking an Asian war?

Beijing is trying to push its neighbors out of the oil-rich East Sea, and one think-tank warns that the tensions could soon boil over.

Japan's monetary base increases 17% in June

Japan's monetary base rose 17.0 percent in June from a year earlier, rising for the 34th consecutive month from a 16.2 percent annual increase logged in the previous month, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said in a report on Monday.

Vietnam advances 20 grades for innovation level

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released the Global Innovation Index 2011 (GII), in which Vietnam claims 20 grades to rank 51st.

Young girl sits with crossed legs to drive motorbike

Many people were giddy when they saw a young girl who did not wear a helmet to drive a motorbike, while sitting with crossed legs on Nguyen Van Linh Road in Long Bien district, Hanoi on the afternoon of July 2.