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Doctors discover new virus causing hand-foot-mouth

VietNamNet Bridge – The current outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease among children in HCM City is being caused by the coxsackie B2 virus and not EV71, doctors at Children's Hospital No 1 said on Sunday.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 24/5

Turnout nearly 100% in general elections; VN, Korea to boost legal knowhow; UK labour unionists visit Ha Noi; Cambodia Deputy PM meets Vietnamese AO delegation

Retrieving local antiques from abroad is impossible

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Duc Anh Son, former director of the Hue Imperial Court Antique Museum, says for now, it’s impossible for Vietnamese museums to buy back valuable local antiques that are being traded abroad.

Hotel room rates in Khanh Hoa to rise 50% in festival

VietNamNet Bridge - The provincial government of Khanh Hoa has allowed two- to five-star hotels to increase their room rates by a maximum of 50% during the Beach Festival 2011 due to take place from this June 11 to 15, an official said.

Youngsters go mountaineering indoors

VietNamNet Bridge – Indoor mountaineering is a popular sports in many countries. It has been in Vietnam for several years now.

Large-caps leave markets blue

VietNamNet Bridge - Blue chip wash outs concluded a disappointing week for domestic investors.

Photo contest flashes into capital city

VietNamNet Bridge – The 6th international artistic photo contest and exhibition began yesterday, May 23, in Ha Noi.

Mekong Delta at risk from landslides during dry season

VietNamNet Bridge – Unlike in the past landslides are now a threat even during the dry season along the Tien and Hau Rivers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

Mysterious ancient square wells in Vinh Phuc

VietNamNet Bridge – Old square wells of over 600 years old in the northern province of Vinh Phuc are special, for their square shape and are mysterious through tales told by locals.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 24/5

VN competes at chess tourney; Hue set to host futsal event; Young judokas ready for battle; Junior athletes to race in Vinh; MILO Cup 2010 kicks off

Manga Exhibition draws Vietnamese viewers

VietNamNet Bridge – “Manga Realities: Exploring the Art of Japanese Comics Today”, a young, modern and interesting exhibition has attracted many young and old viewers in Hanoi since its opening at the Vietnam Art Museum on May 19.

Joplin tornado death toll rises to 116

A massive storm system Sunday night dropped a devastating tornado into Joplin, a city of 50,000 people in the southwest corner of Missouri, killing at least 116 people and leaving churches, schools, and homes reduced to ruins.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 24/5

Relocation obstacles for uprooted farmers;  Tremors felt in Lao Cai Province; Drugs hike again in Vietnam; Rubella causing 20 abortions a day; Digital broadcasting workshop opens in Hanoi      

Bobbing Ba Na

Ba Na is located on Chua Mount in the Truong Son mountain chain, around 1,487m above the sea, in Hoa Vang District, 30km from the centre of Danang City

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/5

Local businesses well adapted to hard times in second quarter; Vietnam may disclose foreign reserves data in 2012; Truong Hai aims to top Vietnam car market; Inflation impact on poor needs check    

U.S. president Obama visits ancestral home in trip to Ireland

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday afternoon visited his Irish ancestral home in Moneygall, central Ireland's County Offaly.

Vietnam Airlines fines coach for unruly behavior

Vietnam Airlines on May 23 imposed a fine on the national taekwondo coach for alleged unruly behavior on a flight, but the martial art master refuses to pay up, saying security officers illegally beat him with electric batons.

At least 14 killed, 38 injured in clashes in Yemen's capital

At least 14 government soldiers were killed and 38 others, including two civilians, were injured in clashes on Monday between government forces and tribesmen in Yemen 's capital, an official of the interior ministry told Xinhua.

“Made-in-Vietnam” 3D website

Three years is the  period that researchers from HCM City University of Technology have spent to study and improve the first 3D website in Vietnam, namely www.web3d.com.vn, using the technology such as NET 2.0, Maya, VRay, 3Ds Max, Flash, etc.

Pakistani interior minister on navy air base attack in Karachi

Ten security personnel were killed and 15 others injured in the fight against the terrorist attack on a navy air base in Karachi, said the Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday.