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NATO denies involvement in migrant deaths on drifting boat

NATO on Tuesday denied allegations that its naval vessels failed to help a drifting boat with Libyan migrants aboard, leaving 61 of them dead.

Cracks found in tunnel of Vietnam’s longest avenue

VietNamNet Bridge – Cracks for dozens of meters long, 1-2cm wide are appearing at the tunnel of Hanoi’s Thang Long, Vietnam’s longest avenue. The contractor – Vinaconex – said that it is checking the cracks.

French artist shows love for Vietnam in paintings

VietNamNet Bridge – Helene Kling has been living in Vietnam for over 15 years. She is preparing for a solo exhibition entitled “Art Beat for Vietnam” in HCM City.

China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue yields tangible fruits

China and the United States wrapped up the two-day China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) here on Tuesday following comprehensive and productive discussions and yielded a host of constructive results.

Craft villages still cannot attract tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – Some articles have exaggerated when reporting that craft village tourism is now in “death throes”. However, it is true that many craft villages have been in misfortune.

Vietnam building up legal framework for competitive PPP market

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has every reason to believe that just in the next 3-4 years or less, Vietnam will have a real PPP market, first in the power sector, and then in the water and road sectors.

U.S. first full face transplant patient makes first public appearance

America's first full face transplant recipient, Dallas Wiens, made his first public appearance at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, according to media reports Tuesday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/5

Da Nang takes lead in competitiveness index; Loans to non-production sectors axed; Metro starts work on Ha Long outlet; Capital hosts medical exposition; Surge in new mobile subscribers; Supermarkets do big trade during holiday

Multi-millionaire sues gov’t over villas, loses

VietNamNet Bridge - One of Vietnam’s richest people has lost a lawsuit against the Lam Dong Province Finance Department over a property dispute.

Over 100 people killed in southwest Cote d'Ivoire

The Cote d'Ivoire government has revealed massive executions that happened in the southwest coastal regions of the country where at least 100 people were killed in the last five days by the remnants of fighters

Super Junior's perfect show in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The Korean boy band, Super Junior (SuJu) heated up the Go Dau stadium in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 7. Its Super Show 3 began by its famous hit “Sorry, Sorry”.

Summer services for children and students booming

VietNamNet Bridge – Though grammar school students in big cities will only begin the summer holiday in late May, summer services for children and students have mushroomed, offering different choices for parents.

Events from May 10 to 20

Exhibition by Karol and Meeshle; Exhibition – Designing in Dialogue; Exhibition “Saper Fare, il Restauro”; Exhibition “Flat Lands”; Charity Concert at Hanoi Opera House

Required modern trade methods make rice exporters hesitant to penetrate hard markets

Picky markets such as South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong have been seeking to purchase Vietnam’s rice. However, to penetrate the markets, Vietnamese enterprises have to join electronic bids and make transactions via trading floors.

Domain names in Vietnamese language becoming “hot”

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Center has allocated 126,000 domains over the last week, which is 17 times higher than the total number of Vietnamese domain names allocated in the last four years.

Vietnamese model crowned Asian Model 2011

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Next Top Model 2010’s runner-up, Tuyet Lan won the top prize of the Asian Model Talent Search, which closed on May 6 in Singapore.

Son Doong among most beautiful caves in the world

VietNamNet Bridge – The world’s largest cave located in central Vietnam has been selected by the BBC as among the most beautiful caves in the world.

Month-long taxi inspection started

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police, in co-operation with city transport inspectors, started a one-month scheme for inspecting taxi operations throughout the city yesterday, May 9.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 10/5

Man revives renowned piece of literature in ceramic; Lung Lo mountain pass recognised as national historical site; Binh Thuan hosts national boating championship; Vietnam’s quintessence introduced at RoK  

U.S. study links alcohol consumption with computer use among teenagers

Drinking alcohol may raise the likelihood among teenagers to spend more time on computers, a new study suggests.