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Vietnamese bamboo-made architectural work honored in US

VietNamNet Bridge – Bamboo Wing, an architectural work made from bamboo in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, has won the International Architecture Award of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum in the US.

Son wins national chess event

VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son won the men's singles of the National Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships which wrapped up in HCM City on Wednesday.

Buyers now shop for value

Vietnamese consumers, compared to other Asian shoppers, are more inclined to seek promotions as inflation causes more people to become price-sensitive, according to the latest edition of the Nielsen Shopper Trends Study released on Tuesday.

Rare skin cancer more deadly than melanoma: Australian study

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare skin cancer is more aggressive than the deadly skin disease melanoma, according to an Australian study revealed on Friday.

Offspring of rush-mat village

VietNamNet Bridge – Ut Linh is a skillful rush-mat maker; though she is only nine years old. She is among rare descendants of the Cai Chanh rush-mat making village in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

South Sudan declares independence

The Republic of South Sudan declared independence Saturday, waiting to be recognized as the 193rd member of the United Nations and hoping to keep peace with the north after decades of war.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 10/7

Van Ngoc Tu ranks 45th in world Judoka ranking; Vinh Long table tennis event begins with a bounce; U16 Vietnam lose 0-5 to Singapore; HCM City badminton team to attend US Open; Vietnam to attend international Olympiads  

Hang wins silver at Asian Champs

VietNamNet Bridge - Viet Nam's Truong Thanh Hang won a silver medal in the women's 1,500m event at the ongoing 19th Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, July 8.

Facebook still dominant in social plug-in, homepage links

An analysis of the front pages of Internet's 10,000 largest sites showed that Facebook still enjoys a dominant position on the adoption of social sharing plug-ins and links to social sites, according to a study released Friday.

Exporters sell more but earn less

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese exporters of major products are selling more but earning less, leading economic experts have said.

Plane crash kills 127 in DR Congo: transport ministry

An airliner crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Friday as it tried to land in bad weather, killing 127 people, the country's transport ministry said.

MOIT wants to follow Thai way in developing auto industry

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is drafting the automobile industry development strategy for 2020-2030, which shows two most important tasks: increasing the localization ratios and setting up powerful mechanical engineering centers.

EVN cut 12.5 trillion on investment

VietNamNet Bridge - The Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) and its subsidiaries have decided to cancel construction of 300 projects with total investment of VND12.5 trillion (US$609 million) in response to Government Resolution 11.

Indonesia ‘can play role’ in East Sea dispute

VietNamNet Bridge -  Indonesia should use regional forums and its leadership position in ASEAN to help relieve tensions between China and its Southeast Asian neighbors over the East Sea territorial disputes, an expert says.

Summertime on Con Dao Island

Since June 1, tourists have been able to embark on a 40-minute flight, in an ATR-72 aircraft, from Can Tho to Con Dao, where they can immerse themselves in the pristine beauty of Nature and seek solace in historical and spiritual reflections.

Second phase of university entrance exam begins

VietNamNet Bridge - Around 633,800 candidates are sitting for the second phase of the 2011 university entrance exams on July 9-10.

Ha Noi prepares for 9m people

VietNamNet Bridge – In its master plan for socio-economic development from now till 2020 with vision till 2030, Ha Noi sets a target to become a driving force in national development.

Apple's App Store tops 15 billion downloads

Apple announced Thursday that over 15 billion applications have been downloaded from its App Store by more than 200 million Apple mobile devices users worldwide.

British PM announces inquiry into phone hacking scandal

A public inquiry into the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World, a best selling Sunday newspaper to be closed after this Sunday, would be staged, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday.

U.S. obesity epidemic continues unabated: report

Obesity rates in the United States climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overweight residents, according to a report released on Thursday.